- Miss District of Columbia USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss District of Columbia.
Mercedes Lindsay, Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 and Jasmine Alexis, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2007
The Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant.
One of the more successful states at Miss USA, the District of Columbia is one of 15 states to win Miss USA more than once and one of only twelve states to win the Miss Congeniality award twice. From 1970 to 1975 they had a streak of six consecutive top 12 placements. This was broken in 1976, but achieved again in 1977.
Two Miss District of Columbia USA titleholderss previously held the Miss District of Columbia Teen USA title and three have competed at Miss America.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Miss USA winners: Bobbie Johnson (1964), Shauntay Hinton (2002)
- First runners-up: Michelle Metrinko (1963), Liane Angus (2001)
- Fourth runners-up: Diana Batts (1965), Steffanee Leaming (1984)
- Top 10: Candace Allen (2006)
- Top 12: Nikki Phillipp (1970), Susan Pluskoski (1971), Janet Gail Greenawalt (1972), Nancy Plachta (1973), Robin Utterback (1974), Mary Lamond (1975), Sharon Sutherland (1977), Catherine Staples (1990)
- Top 15: Laura Farley (1954), Helen Sweeney (1962), Myra Chudy (1967), Sue Counts (1966)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Elva Anderson (1988), Napiera Groves (1997)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Heather Swann Washington, D.C. 22 2010 MacKenzie Green Washington, D.C. 2009 Nicole White Washington, D.C. 20 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2004 2008 Chelsey Rodgers Washington, D.C. 25 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006[1] 2007 Mercedes Lindsay Washington, D.C. 26 2006 Candace Allen Washington, D.C. 22 Top 10 Finalist 2005 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Washington, D.C. 26 Previously Miss District of Columbia 2002 2004 Tiara Dews Washington, D.C. 21 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2000, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2000 2003 Michelle Dollie Wright Washington, D.C. 26 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1995 2002 Shauntay Hinton Washington, D.C. Winner non-semifinalist at Miss Universe 2002 2001 Liane Angus Washington, D.C. 1st runner-up 2000 Rashida Jolley Washington, D.C. 1999 Amy Alderson 1998 Zanice Lyles 1997 Napiera Groves Washington, D.C. 21 Miss Congeniality 1996 La Chanda Jenkins 19 1995 Marci Andrews 1994 Angela McGlowan 1993 Alena Neves Washington, D.C. 1992 Wanda Jones 1991 Lakecia Smith 1990 Catherine Staples 23 Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place 1989 Somaly Susan Sieng 1988 Elva Anderson Miss Congeniality 1987 Edwina Richard 1986 Desiree Keating Washington, D.C. Previously Miss District of Columbia 1984 1985 Christal Chacon Washington, D.C. 1984 Steffanee Leaming Washington, D.C. 21 4th runner-up 1983 Julie Anne Warner Washington, D.C. 1982 Lori Esteep Washington, D.C. 1981 Belinda Johnson Washington, D.C. 1980 Marianne Ritter 1979 Cynthia Ramsay 1978 Wanda Clineman 1977 Sharon Sutherland Semi-finalist 1976 Mary Theresa Clair Finalist Nancy Stitt 1975 Mary Lamond Semi-finalist 1974 Robin Lee Utterback Semi-finalist 1973 Nancy Plachta Semi-finalist 1972 Janet Gail Greenawalt Semi-finalist 1971 Susan Pluskoski Semi-finalist later Miss New Jersey 1973 as Suzanne Plummer, 2nd runner up to Miss America 1974 1970 Nikki Phillipp Semi-finalist 1969 Shelley Gosman 1968 Diane Mothershead semifinalist in Miss World USA 1967 1967 Myra Chudy Semi-finalist 1966 Sue Counts Semi-finalist 1965 Dianna Lynn Batts Falls Church, Virginia 4th runner-up Model on The Price is Right, Miss World USA 1965, 1st runner up in Miss World 1965 1964 Bobbie Johnson Winner Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1964 1963 Michele Metrinko 1st runner-up Later won the Miss World USA pageant and placed top 7 at Miss World 1963. Her sister Marsha Metrinko also competed at Miss USA 1963 as Miss Maryland and in Miss America 1963 as Miss New York City.[2] 1962 Helen Sweeney Semi-finalist 1961 Patricia Brunette 1960 Doris Lee Jones 1959 Shirley Ann Hobbs 1958 Peggy Wolf 1957 did not compete 1956 Joanne Holler 1955 did not compete 1954 Laura Farley Semi-finalist 1953 did not compete 1952 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant 1951 Aletha Agee
References
- ^ "National Sweetheart". Pageantopolis. http://www.pageantopolis.com/national/national_sweetheart.htm. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Miss USA roots sister on in Miss America bid". Hartford Courant. 1963-09-02. p. 20A.
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