- Miss Kansas USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Kansas.
At the conclusion of the Miss Kansas USA and Miss Kansas Teen USA 2008 pageant held in Lawrence, Kansas in December 2007, Michelle Gillespie is crowned by Cara Gorges (left)
The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant.
Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli McCarty won the crown. McCarty's win makes Wichita, Kansas the only state to host one Miss USA and Miss Teen USA to win in their home state. In 1992 the state joined the Vanbros group, which led to a surge in placements in the 1990s and early 2000s. This included two first runners-up, one second runner-up, one third runner-up and one fourth runner-up, among others. All but three of Kansas's ten placements have been runners-up.
Three former Miss Kansas Teen USAs went on to win the Miss title, and also two Miss Missouri USAs (Missouri is also a Vanbros state).
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Winners: Kelli McCarty (1991)
- 1st runners-up: Danielle Boatwright (1996), Lindsay Douglas (2002)
- 2nd runners-up: Tavia Shackles (1993), Cara Gorges (2007)
- 3rd runners-up: Tiffany Meyer (2000)
- Top 6 Finalist: Kimberlee Girrens (1992)
- Top 12: Brenda Kopmeyer (1973), Carol Hovenkamp (1994)
- Top 15: Bethany Gerber (2010)
Awards
- Best State Costume: Tavia Shackles (1993)
- Most Beautiful Eyes: Tavia Shackles (1993)
- Best in Swimsuit: Danielle Boatwright (1996)
Titleholders
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Jaymie Stokes Lenexa 20 Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007, top 10 finalist at Miss Teen USA 2007 2010 Bethany Gerber Winfield 21 Top 15, Finishing in 13th Place 2009 Courtney Courter Olathe 23 2008 Michelle Gillespie Mission Hills 22 2007 Cara Gorges Clearwater 19 2nd runner-up 2006 Ashley Aull Lansing 20 2005 Rachel Saunders Tonganoxie 21 2004 Lisa Forbes Overland Park 22 Later Miss Earth USA 2007, USA representative to Miss Earth 2007. 2003 Alicia Cabrera Leawood 23 2002 Lindsay Douglas Lawrence 23 1st Runner-up 2001 Kristie Knox Hutchinson 25 2000 Tiffany Meyer Lawrence 23 3rd Runner-up Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1994 and finished 5th at Miss Teen USA 1994, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2001 as Miss Missouri 1999 Amanda Carraway Manhattan 21 Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996 1998 Cammie Morisseau 1997 Kathryn Taylor Overland Park 24 1996 Danielle Boatwright Tonganoxie 20 1st Runner-up Best in Swimsuit Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1992, sports broadcaster and winner of Survivor: Guatemala 1995 Deborah Daulton Salina 1994 Carol Hovenkamp Top 12 Semi-finalist, Finishing in 11th Place 1993 Tavia Shackles Shawnee 2nd Runner-up Best State Costume & Most Beautiful Eyes Award Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1990 and top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990 1992 Kimberlee Girrens Wichita Top 6 Finalist, Finishing in 4th Place Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1986, Later Mrs. Kansas America 2004 under her married name, Kimberlee Easter.[1] 1991 Kelli McCarty Liberal Winner Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1991
Starred as Beth Wallace in the NBC show Passions1990 Rebecca Porter 1989 Nancy Burris 1988 Cynthia Decker 1987 Martina Castle Overland Park 1986 Audra Ockerman Wichita 1985 Jill Denzin Leawood 1984 Elizabeth Johnson Prairie View 1983 Renee Ruch Mission 1982 Stefani Larson Overland Park 1981 Missy Kaser Wichita 1980 Lisa Boyd Wichita 1979 Linda Shields Lawrence 1978 Mary Bell Wichita 1977 Sherry Brane Wichita 1976 Deborah Vitera 1975 Robbin Loomas Overland Park 1974 Lorraine Breckenridge 1973 Brenda Kopmeyer Semi-finalist 1972 Mona Guesnier 1971 Nancy Bishop 1970 Norma Decker Tecumseh 1969 Molly McGugin 1968 Anne Layton 1967 Regina Wolfe 1966 Pat Ravenscroft 1965 Linda Bergsten 1964 Barbara Ford 1963 Diane Stoker 1962 Linda Light 1961 Dixie Cook 1960 Peggy Patterson 1955-59 No Representative 1954 Sue Ravencroft 1953 No Representative 1952 Bette Renick 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
External links
References
- ^ "2004 Mrs America". http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2004. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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