- Miss Washington USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Washington.
The Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss USA pageant.
Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA. Dorothy Anstett won the crown in 1968 and went on to place 4th runner-up at Miss Universe.
No Miss Washington USA has competed at Miss Teen USA, although one has competed at Miss America.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Angelina Kayyalaynen Orchards 20 2010 Tracy Turnure Seattle 23 Twin sister of Miss Washington USA 2009 2009 Tara Turnure Seattle 22 Twin sister of Miss Washington USA 2010 2008 Michelle Font Renton 26 2007 LeiLani Jones Tacoma 24 2006 Tiffany Doorn Woodinville 24 2005 Amy Crawford Auburn 25 Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2001 2004 Tara McCormick Seattle 24 Semi-finalist 2003 Breann Parriott Puyallup 25 Miss Congeniality Previously Miss Washington 2001 2002 Carly Shorten Shoreline 2001 Bre Sakas Yakima 24 2000 Jamie Kern Des Moines 22 Big Brother USA season 1 contestant, Finished in 4th Place 1999 Tammy Jansen 1998 Natasha Vantramp Puyallup Semi-finalist Now Natasha Curry, CNN Correspondent 1997 Sara Williams Tacoma 24 1996 Staci Baldwin Kirkland 27 1995 Theresa Cox Stanwood 1994 Angel Ward Seattle 1993 Kandi Fletcher Longview 1992 Stina McLynne Redmond 1991 Lanae Williams Burien 1990 Melissa Dickson 1989 Chiann Fan Gibson Seattle 1988 Sandra Kord Seattle 1987 Jennifer Doerflinger Seattle 1986 Jacqueline McMahon 1985 Sherry Rials Bellevue 1984 Sue Gerrish Seattle 1983 Kathi Tucker Renton Semi-finalist Mother of Tucker Perry, Miss Tennessee USA 2010, who placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA 2010. 1982 Jana Minerich Seattle 1981 Leila Wagner Seattle 1980 Janet Brown Seattle 1979 Tracey Goddard Seattle 1st runner-up 1978 Barbara Bogar 1977 Ivy Lynn Reed Lynnwood 1976 Norene Gilbert Custer Semi-finalist Represented Washington in Miss World USA 1974 did not place 1975 Cindy Baxter Kirkland 1974 Cheryl Rutledge 1973 Cindi Arnett 1972 Connie Ambrose 1971 Christine McComb 1970 Susan Hyde Semi-finalist 1969 Deborah Gieberson Semi-finalist 1968 Dorothy Anstett Kirkland Winner 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1968 1967 Elizabeth Kellmyer 1966 Sandra Carlile 1965 No National Repsentative 1964 No National Repsentative 1963 No National Repsentative 1962 No National Repsentative 1961 No National Repsentative 1960 No National Repsentative 1959 Leah Robinson 1958 Rose Nielsen Semi-finalist 1957 Diana Schafer Semi-finalist 1956 June Svedin Semi-finalist 1955 Shirley Givins Semi-finalist 1954 Darlene Shride 1953 Nancy Petraborg 3rd runner-up 1952 Adele Slaybaugh 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
External links
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- Washington (state) culture
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