- Miss Indiana USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Indiana.
Allison Biehle, Miss Indiana USA 2010
Courtni Hall, Miss Indiana USA 2009
Brittany Mason, Miss Indiana USA 2008The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.
Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA state title. Two have competed at Miss America. One of these is Kelly Lloyd, the highest placed Miss Indiana Teen USA ever.
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Results summary
- First runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
- Second runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
- Third runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)
- Top 10: Virginia Johnson (1952), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003), Brittany Mason (2008)
- Top 12: Jo Berryman (1975)
- Top 16: Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 19 Top 16 Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 2010 Allison Lynn Biehle North Vernon 21 2009 Courtni Shabana Hall Crawfordsville 22 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2004 2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21 Top 10 finalist, Finished in 7th Place 2007 Jami Stallings Newburgh 20 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2003 2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26 Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2004; Sister of Miss Indiana 2000 Betsy Bobel 2005 Kaitlyn Christopher Kokomo 18 2004 Stephanie Keusch Jasper 24 2003 Tashina Kastigar West Terre Haute 22 Semi-finalist, Finished in 7th Place Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998 2002 Kelly Lloyd Indianapolis 25 2nd runner-up Triple Crown winner, previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 1st runner up Miss Teen USA 1993 and Miss Indiana 1999; 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 1998; Current director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants[1] 2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995 2000 Kristal Wile Anderson 23 1999 Pratima Yarlagadda Top 10 Semi-finalist, Finished in 6th Place 1998 Nicole Llewellyn Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992 (semifinalist in Miss Teen USA 1992) and later Mrs. Indiana 2001, Mrs. America 2001 & Mrs. World 2002 under her married name, Nicole Brink. 1997 Tricia Nosko Evansville 25 1996 Holly Roehl 23 Top 10 Semi-finalist, Finished in 8th Place Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1990 1995 Heather Hart Newburgh Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1991 1994 Kim Scull Clarksville 1993 Lisa Higgins South Bend 1992 Heather Gray Best State Costume award 1991 Cathi Bennett 1990 Meri Buker 1989 Gwen Volpe 1988 Loetta Earnest 1987 Alecia Masalkoski Bremen Previously Miss Michigan 1985 1986 Diane Andrysiak South Bend 1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington 1984 Susan Willardo Highland 1983 Toni Yudt Portage 1982 Sara Binkley Greencastle 1981 Holli Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up 1980 Susan Osby 1979 Deborah Hayes Kokomo 1978 Jayme Buecher 3rd runner-up 1977 Lynn Flaherty Nappanee 1976 Annette Anderson 1975 Jo Berryman Kokomo Semi-finalist represented Indiana in Miss World USA 1974, did not place 1974 Lisa Childress 1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh 1973 Tessa Seay New Albany Semi-finalist 1972 Julie Clifford 1st runner up in Miss World USA 1975 1971 Debra Downhour 1970 Mary McBride won and was disqualified the next day. Janet Stafford (the first runner up) took over as Miss Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana 1969 Linda Smith 1968 Nikki Peck 1967 Pamela Talmadge 1966 Elaine Richards 2nd runner-up Died age 41 in 1984 after a long illness[2] 1965 Did Not Compete 1964 Charlene Kratochvil 1963 Vickie Little 1962 Sue Ekamp Semi-finalist 1961 Janice Oliver 1960 June Cochran Playboy model 1959 Anita Watkins 1958 Shirley Ball 1957 Pat Dorsett 1956 Beverly Mattox 1955 Mary Wasick 1954 Cecilia Dennis Milan Semi-finalist 1953 Edith Krumme 1952 Virginia Johnson Semi-finalist 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ^ "Staff". http://www.missindianausa.com/staff.html. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=488pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3186,7832859&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en.
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