- Miss Louisiana USA
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The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.
Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.
Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders previously held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title, including Ali Landry, who won the Miss USA title in 1996. Jennifer Dupont, Miss Louisiana USA 2000 is one of only seven woman who have held competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants. Jeanne Vaughn Thompson, Miss Louisiana USA 1952 and 1953 is the only woman to compete in Miss USA twice. She is also the only woman to hold the state title twice and) at Miss USA twice.
Louisiana is one only two states to have won both Miss USA title and the Miss Photogenic award in the same year, on two occasions.
Miss Louisiana USA is produced by RPM Productions.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Winners: Eurlyne Howell (1958), Sharon Brown (1961), Ali Landry (1996)
- 1st runners-up: Jeanne Thompson (1952)
- 2nd runners-up: Lisa Lynn Moss (1981)
- 3rd runners-up: Pamela Forrest (1983), Sarie Joubert (1985), Elizabeth Prim (1989)
- 4th runners-up: Robyn Sanders (1976)
- Top 6: Shirelle Hebert (1994), Elizabeth Coxe (1995)
- Top 10: Debbie Delhomme (1998)
- Top 12: Bonnie Martin (1972), Storm Hensley (1973), Karen Hoff (1974), Christy Saylor (1992), Anne-Katherine Lene (2002)
- Top 15: Mary Lobianco (1959), Judy Fletcher (1960), Elizabeth McNulty (2007)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Sharon Renee Brown (1961), Kathy Herbert (1968), Elizabeth Prim (1989), Ali Landry (1996)
- Miss Congeniality: Jeanne Vaughn Thompson (1953) and Judy Rebecca Fletcher (1960)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Page Pennock Shreveport 20 2010 Sara Brooks Houston 22 2009 Lacey Minchew Baton Rouge 24 Previously Miss Teen America 2002, representing Georgia. 2008 Michelle Berthelot Hammond 2007 Elizabeth McNulty Lafayette 25 Top 15 (12th) 2006 Christina Cuenca Chalmette 26 2005 Candice Stewart Metairie 21 Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2002. 2004 Melissa McConnell Ruston 27 2003 Brittney Rogers Shreveport 20 Contestant on The Amazing Race 8 . 2002 Anne-Katherine Lene New Orleans Semi-finalist (7th) 2001 Heather Hayden Amite 2000 Jennifer Dupont Bossier City Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998, Miss Louisiana 2004 and 1st runner up at Miss America 2005 1999 Melissa Bongiovanni Baton Rouge 1998 Debbie Delhomme Lafayette Semi-finalist (7th) 1997 Nikole Viola Walker 1996 Ali Landry Breaux Bridge 22 Winner Miss Photogenic Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990), Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1996 1995 Elizabeth Coxe Springfield 24 Finalist (6th) 1994 Shirelle Hebert Arabi Finalist (4th) 1993 Jennifer Mitchell Baton Rouge 1992 Christy Saylor Baton Rouge Semi-finalist (12th) 1991 Melinda Murphy West Monroe 1990 Jeanne Burns Baton Rouge Currently morning news anchor for CBS affiliate WAFB in Baton Rouge. 1989 Elizabeth Prim Houma 3rd Runner-up Miss Photogenic Miss USA at Miss Asia Pacific 1989, did not place. 1988 Rhonda Vinson Shreveport 1987 Carol Carter Shreveport Previously Miss Louisiana 1985 1986 Celia Brady Iowa 1985 Sarie Joubert Shreveport 3rd Runner-up 1st runner up at Miss International 1985 as Miss USA. 1984 Rusanne Jourdan Baton Rouge 1983 Pamela Forrest Baton Rouge 3rd Runner-up 1982 Lisa Michael Baton Rouge 1981 Lisa Moss Shreveport 2nd Runner-up Later Miss World USA 1981 and Top 5 finalist at Miss World 1981 1980 Kelly Bonin Baton Rouge 1979 Lisa Anderson Gretna 19 1978 Tauny Hanes Baton Rouge 1977 Patti Rosenbalm Bossier City 1976 Robyn Sanders Winnfield 4th Runner-up 1975 Rhonda Shear New Orleans Television program host and actor, best known for her role as host of the USA Network's weekend movie show, USA Up All Night 1974 Karen Hoff Semi-finalist 1973 Storm Hensley Semi-finalist 1972 Bonnie Martin Ashland 21 Semi-finalist 1971 Diana Risenstein 1970 Nadine Robertson Bossier City 1969 Patricia Dupre 1968 Kathy Hebert Miss Photogenic 1967 Diane Madere Houma 21 1965 Terri Sommers Shreveport 19 1964 Linda Graves Shreveport 1963 Peggy Romero 1962 Diana Jane Smith Oak Ridge Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1962 1961 Sharon Brown Minden Winner Miss Photogenic 4th runner up at Miss Universe 1961 1960 Judy Fletcher Semi-finalist Miss Congeniality 1959 Mary Lobianco Semi-finalist 1958 Eurlyne Howell Bossier City Winner 3rd runner up at Miss Universe 1958 1957 Earlyn Regouffre 1956 Cecile Morris Baton Rouge 19 1955 Merlin Garcia Gretna 19 1954 Sadie Vinson New Orleans Finalist in the 1955 Miss Dixie Pageant 1953 Jeanne Thompson Semi-finalist Miss Congeniality Only woman ever to compete in Miss USA pageant twice. Previously Miss Louisiana 1951. Also competed in the 1952 Maid of Cotton Pageant 1952 1st Runner-up 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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