- Miss Idaho USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Idaho.
The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant.
Idaho is one of the least successful states in the history of the competition, with only four placements in fifty-seven years. Two of placements were achieved by former Miss Idaho Teen USA titleholders, one of whom was also a former Miss Teen USA.
The first placement came in 1964 with Dorothy Johnson, one of the first African-American semi-finalists in the pageant's history. Their second placement came in 1997 when Brandi Sherwood, Idaho's only Miss Teen USA (1989) placed first runner-up. She later became the first woman to be crowned both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA when she succeeded winner Brook Mahealani Lee who became Miss Universe. Sherwood has since pursued a career as an actress, and is a rotating model on The Price is Right. The third came in 2004 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 Kimberly Glyn Weible made the top 10. Their fourth was in 2009, when Melissa Weber managed to place in the top 15.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Winners: Brandi Sherwood (1997)
- Top 10: Kimberly Glyn Weible (2004)
- Top 15: Dorothy Johnson (1964), Melissa Weber (2009)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Sandra Baldwin (1967)
Titleholders
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Erza Haliti Meridian 20 2010 Jessica Hellwinkel Boise 19 2009 Melissa Weber Boise 27 Top 15, Finishing in 14th Place 2008 Tracey Brown Post Falls 21 Previously Miss Idaho 2005 and Idaho's Jr. Miss 2004 2007 Amanda Rammell Rexburg 21 Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2003 2006 Allyson Swan Twin Falls 22 2005 Sade Aiyeku Boise 24 2004 Kimberly Glyn Weible Eagle 22 Top 10 Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 2003 Lana Wright Pocatello 25 2002 Hilary Renee Ball Nampa 23 2001 Elizabeth Barchas Boise 20 Triple Crown winner, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998 and Miss Idaho 2004 2000 Brooke Gambrell Boise 26 Previously Miss Idaho 1995 1999 Amy Ambrose Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1995 1998 Melinda Grassmick 1997 Calley Anne Slagle Succeeded Brandi Sherwood after she became Miss USA Brandi Sherwood Idaho Falls 26 Winner Became Miss USA 1997 after Brook Mahealani Lee won Miss Universe 1997.
Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1989 and Miss Teen USA 1989
Frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the game show The Price Is Right.First Miss Teen USA to also hold the title of Miss USA.
1996 Tracy Yarbrough Previously Miss Idaho 1994 1995 Amy Michelle Tolzmann Coeur D'Alene 1994 Trenna Wheeler Idaho Falls 1993 Natalie Nukaya Idaho Falls 1992 Cheryl Lin Myers Boise 1991 Lori Easley Wife of Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho 1990 Cindy Estey 1989 Kelli Bean 1988 Kay Kinsey wife of Karl Malone, former NBA player 1987 Vicki Hoffman Idaho Falls 1986 Kelli Catron Coeur D'Alene 1985 Sheri Rose Boise 1984 Valencia Bilyeu Pocatello 1983 Kerry Damiano Coeur D'Alene 1982 Valerie Stephan Boise 1981 Lori Ditch Boise 1980 Marta Vincen Boise 1979 Lori Jukich Boise 1978 Suzette Sanford Pocatello 1977 Leslie Kingon Coeur D'Alene 1976 Cheryl Gilbert Boise 1975 Charlene McArthur Pocatello 1974 Darla Jan Dowden 1973 Karen Hammond 1972 Lianne Fulmer 1971 Kris Riordan 1970 Kathy Cravens Nampa 1969 Karen Ryder 1968 Anna Evanson 1967 Sandra Baldwin Miss Congeniality 1966 Did Not Compete 1965 Did Not Compete 1964 Dorothy Johnson Semi-finalist 1963 Did Not Compete 1962 Kinne Netherlands 1961 Delcene Rositer 1960 Margie Davis 1959 Pat Sherburne 1958 Jeanette Ashton 1954-1957 Did Not Compete 1953 Patricia Rose Carter 1952 Cherrie Jean Lindsey 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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