- Miss Oregon USA
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Kelci Flowers, Miss Oregon Teen USA 2006 and Allison Machado, Miss Oregon USA 2006 at the Miss Oregon USA 2007 pageant
For the state pageant associated with the Miss America pageant, see Miss Oregon.The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.
Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to Barbara Peterson in 1976. The most recent finalist was Jennifer Murphy in 2004. She is better known as a contestant on The Apprentice.
Two Miss Oregon USAs have formerly held the Miss Oregon Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Anna Prosser Portland 26 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 2010 Kate Paul Bend 24 2009 Sylvie Tarpinian Eugene 24 2008 Mary Lee Horch Corvallis 23 2007 Sharitha McKenzie Portland 23 2006 Allison Machado Medford 24 2005 Jessica Carlson Portland 24 Miss Oregon International 2009 2004 Jennifer Murphy Medford 25 Finalist Contestant on the fourth season of The Apprentice 2003 Myah Moore Portland 21 2002 Kristi Walkoski Wilsonville 23 2001 Endia Albrante Eugene 21 Top 10 2000 Elizabeth Heitmanek Medford 19 1999 Amy Nelson 1998 Kara Jones 1997 Heather Williams Gold Beach 1996 Jill Chartier Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 1993, finished 9th at Miss Teen USA 1993 1995 Karrie Grove Beaverton 24 Previously Miss Oregon Venus USA 1989 1994 Denise White Miss Congeniality 1993 Dawn Kennedy Lake Oswego 1992 Terrie House 1991 Olga Calderon Semi-finalist, finished 11th at Miss USA 1991 Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 1985 1990 Elizabeth Michaud 1989 Jenifer Blaska 1988 Elaine Rohrer 1987 Taime Primiano Portland Mrs. Oregon International 2007 1986 Kimberly Stubblefield Lake Oswego 18 Later Mrs. Oregon America 2007 under her married name, Kimberly Takla.[1] 1985 Jodi Unruh Eugene 1984 Debbie Epperson Portland 21 Semi-finalist 1983 Shelley Kiser Tigard 19 1982 Kristina Bauer Dundee 1981 Dawn Lewis Portland 1980 Martha Viducich Salem 1979 Katie Fitzpatrick Salem 1978 Julie Heater Salem 1977 Charisse Charlton 1976 Gail Atchison 2nd runner-up 1975 Theresa Favreau Portland 1974 Peggy Ann Gerding 1973 Judy Bishop 1972 Yvonne Philes 1971 Connie Oost 1970 Laura Smith Portland 18 Semi-finalist 1969 Karen Morton 1968 Marsha Mayer 1967 Maureen Bassett Semi-finalist 1966 Sharon Gerritz 1965 Leslie Brucher 1964 Toye Esch Semi-finalist 1963 Joset Fisher 1962 Joyce Collin Semi-finalist 1958-1961 Did Not Compete 1957 Sonja Landsem 1956 Maralyn Turner Semi-finalist 1955 Rose Karcha 1954 Charlotte Miller 1953 Did Not Compete 1952 Beth Bailey 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
External links
References
- ^ "2007 Mrs America". http://www.tftj.com/db/delegates.htm/33/Mrs/2007. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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