- Miss Nevada USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Nevada.
Julianna Erdesz Miss Nevada USA 2010
Veronica Grabowski, Miss Nevada USA 2008, is interviewed during Super Bowl XLII
Helen Salas, Miss Nevada USA 2007
Lauren Scyphers, Miss Nevada USA 2006The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.
While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001.
Many Miss Nevada USA titleholders previously competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss America pageants. Six titleholders previously held the Miss Nevada Teen USA title and three held the Miss Nevada Crown in the Miss America Pageant.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- First runner-up: Mary O'Neal Contino (1977)
- Second runner-up: Joan Adams (1957), Karen Weller (1961), Kathy Landry (1968), Sheri Schruhl (1970)
- Third runner-up: Gina Giacinto (2001)
- Fourth runners-up: Janet Hadland (1962), Helen Salas (2007)
- Top 10: Earlene Whitt (1953), Joy Blaine (1959), Kathee Francis (1963), Denyse Turner (1965), Jacqueline Moore (1967), Karen Esslinger (1969), Linda Dryden (1974), Christa Lane Daniel (1983), Tammy Perkins (1987)
- Top 15: Lauren Scyphers (2006)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (1992)
- Best State Costume: Lagracella Omran (1988)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement Special awards Notes 2011 Sarah Chapman Las Vegas 26 Sister of Miss California USA 2004- Ellen Chapman 2010 Julianna Erdesz Reno 25 Previously Miss Nevada 2008 2009 Georgina Vaughan Las Vegas 20 Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2006. 2008 Veronica Grabowski Henderson 23 Was in a relationship with Criss Angel in 2008.[1] 2007 Helen Salas Las Vegas 21 4th runner-up Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 2004 Katie Rees St. Petersburg 22 Stripped of her title due to inappropriate photographs.[2][3] 2006 Lauren Scyphers[4] Gardnerville 20 Semi-finalist 2005 Shivonn Geeb[5] 25 Sloan Bailey Resigned in January 2005 for personal reasons.[5] 2004 Victoria Franklin Las Vegas 23 Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1998, 2nd runner up in Miss Teen USA 1998 2003 Ashley Huff Henderson 22 Previously Miss Nevada 2001 2002 Jenny Valdez[6] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 & 2001 2001 Gina Giacinto 26 3rd Runner-Up Previously Miss Nevada 1999 2000 Alicia Carnes[7] Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1995 1999 Shaynee Smith[8] 23 1998 Tammie Rankin Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1993 1997 Ninya Perna[9] Green Valley 23 1996 Alisa Castillo 23 1995 Brook Hammond Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1991 1994 Angela Lambert 1993 Alexis Oliver 1992 Alesia Prentiss Miss Congeniality 1991 Jodi Jensen 1990 Michele Yegge 1989 Janu Tornell Contestant on Survivor: Palau[10] 1988 Lagracella Omran Best State Costume[11] 1987 Tammy Perkins Las Vegas 21 Semi-finalist, Finishing in 8th Place 1986 LeAnna Grant Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada 1984 1985 Alicia (Berger) Jacobs[12] Las Vegas Host of Access Hollywood,[13] judge of Miss USA 2009 pageant[14] 1984 Donna Lee McNeil Las Vegas 1983 Christa Lane Daniel Las Vegas Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place 1982 Andrea Pennington Las Vegas 1981 Mary Lebsock Las Vegas 1980 Kimberlee Guider Las Vegas 1979 Aleasha Magleby Las Vegas 1978 Dawn Jameson 1977 Mary O'Neal Contino Las Vegas 1st runner-up Played lead role in Australian television series Chuck Finn[15] 1976 Janice Carrell 1975 Madonna Allison Las Vegas 1974 Linda Dryden Semi-finalist 1973 Laura Fritz 1972 Tracey Lynn Whitney 1971 Anita Laurie 1970 Sheri Schruhl Las Vegas Second runner-up 1969 Karen Esslinger Semi-finalist 1968 Kathy Landry Second runner-up 1967 Jacqueline Moore Semi-finalist 1966 Mary Martin 1965 Denyse Turner Semi-finalist Bunny Baxter Resigned 1964 Pamela Diane Morris 1963 Kathee Francis Semi-finalist 1962 Janet Hadland Fourth runner-up 1961 Karen Weller Second runner-up 1960 Did Not Compete 1959 Joy Blaine Semi-finalist 1958 Terry Lee Jeffers 1957 Joan Adams Second runner-up 1956 Marley Sanderson 1955 Did Not Compete 1954 Mary Jane Arnold 1953 Earlene Whitt Semi-finalist 1952 Barbara Jean Clark 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
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