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2.1  Placements  




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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Indiana.
Not to be confused with Miss India USA.
Miss Indiana USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCarmel
Location

Membership

Miss USA

Official language

English
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The pageant is currently held in Noblesville and has previously been hosted by Anderson, Michigan City, Indianapolis, Carmel and Fort Wayne.[1][2][3][4]

Nine Miss Indiana-USA winners have previously held the Miss Indiana Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA, and three previously competed in other states (Florida, Georgia and Virginia). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at Miss America.

The most recent placement was Alexis Lete in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up.

Stephanie Sullivan from Elkhart, was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2024 on June 8, 2024 in Indianapolis. She will represent Indiana at the Miss USA 2024 pageant.

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Results summary

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Placements

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Indiana holds a record of 15 placements at Miss USA.

Special awards

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Winners

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Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
    • Year Name Hometown Age[a] Local Title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
    2024 Stephanie Sullivan[5] Elkhart 33 Miss Elkhart County TBA
    2023 Haley Jordan Begay Pittsboro 25 Miss Central Indiana
    2022 Samantha Paige Toney Greenwood 27 Miss Clarksville
    2021 A'Niyah Monae Birdsong Anderson 26 Miss Anderson Shortest reigning Miss Indiana USA (8 months and 15 days)
    2020 Alexis Lete New Albany 23 3rd runner-up Longest reigning Miss Indiana USA (1 year, 8 months, and 7 days)
    2019 Tate Elizabeth Fritchley Evansville 20 Miss Congeniality[6][7]
    2018 Darrian Rachel Arch Chesterton 23
    2017 Brittany Winchester[9] Indianapolis 26
    2016 Meryssa Morgan Abel [10] North Vernon[10] 26[10]
    2015 Gretchen S. Reece North Vernon 23 Miss Photogenic
    2014 Mekayla Diehl[11] Bristol[12] 25 Top 20[11]
    • 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 competition
    • Later Mrs. Indiana 2017 and Mrs. America 2018 under her married name, Mekayla Eppers
    2013 Emily Hart[citation needed] Fort Wayne 25
    2012 Megan Myrehn Carmel 20
    2011 Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 19 Top 16
    2010 Allison Biehle North Vernon 21
    2009 Courtni Hall Crawfordsville 20
    2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21 Top 10
    2007 Jami Stallings Newburgh 20
    2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26
    2005 Kaitlyn Christopher Kokomo 18
    2004 Stephanie Keusch Jasper 24
    2003 Tashina Kastigar West Terre Haute 22 Semi-finalist
    2002 Kelly Lloyd Indianapolis 25 2nd runner-up "Triple Crown" winner
    2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22
    2000 Kristal Wile Anderson 23
    1999 Pratima Yarlagadda[15] Shipshewana[15] 22[15] Semi-finalist
    1998 Nicole Llewellyn[16] Munster[16] 23[16]
    1997 Tricia Nosko Evansville 25
    1996 Holly Roehl 23 Semi-finalist
    1995 Heather Hart Newburgh
    1994 Kim Scull Clarksville
    1993 Lisa Higgins South Bend
    1992 Heather Gray Best State Costume
    1991 Cathi Bennett[3] New Albany[3] 24[3]
    1990 Meri Lyn Buker[4] Kokomo[4] 24[4]
    1989 Gwen Rachelle Volpe Griffith 22
    1988 Loetta Earnest[17] East Chicago[17] 22[17]
    1987 Alecia Rae Masalkoski Bremen
    1986 Diane Andrysiak South Bend
    1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington
    1984 Susan Willardo Highland
    1983 Antoniette (Toni) Marie Yudt Portage
    1982 Sara Binkley Greencastle
    1981 Holli Rene Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up
    1980 Susan Osby[2] Hebron[2] Former State director from 1990 to 1998
    1979 Deborah Hayes[2] Kokomo[2]
    1978 Jayme Buecher New Albany 3rd runner-up
    1977 Lynn Flaherty Nappanee
    1976 Annette Anderson Gary
    1975 Jo Ellen Berryman Kokomo 24 Semi-finalist Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1974
    1974 Lisa Childress Spencer 20
    1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh[18] Merrillville
    1972 Julie Clifford Edwardsport[19]
    1971 Debra Dee Downhour[20] Cassville[20] 21
    1970 Mary Ann McBride[21] Michigan City[21]
    1969 Linda Smith
    1968 Nikki Peck Hammond
    1967 Pamela Jo Talmadge Hammond 19 During her reign, Pamela, who was adopted, was reunited with her older siblings (two brothers and a sister) after nearly 19 years being apart.
    1966 Elaine L. Richards Merrillville 2nd runner-up Died age 41 on June 26, 1984 in Florida after a long illness[22]
    1965 Did not compete
    1964 Charlene Kratochvil Kokomo 19
    1963 Vickie Little
    1962 Sue Ekamp Mishawaka Semi-finalist
    1961 Janice Kay Oliver Indianapolis 18
    1960 June Cochran Indianapolis 18
    1959 Anita Watkins
    1958 Shirley Ball
    1957 Patricia (Pat) Dorsett Indianapolis
    1956 Beverly Mattox
    1955 Mary Wasick
    1954 Cecilia Dennis Milan Semi-finalist
    1953 Edith Mae Krumme Seymour
    1952 Virginia Ann Johnson Semi-finalist
    1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

    References

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    1. ^ "Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016". Current in Carmel. 1 November 2016.
  • ^ a b c d e "New Miss Indiana USA". The Kokomo Tribune. 8 March 1980. p. 24.
  • ^ a b c d "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
  • ^ a b c d Carey, Tom (27 February 1990). "High-tech beauty pursuing dream". The Kokomo Tribune.
  • ^ "New Miss Indiana crowned". WTHR. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  • ^ "Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  • ^ "Miss Indiana USA Named Miss Congeniality". 44News | Evansville, IN. 2019-05-14. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  • ^ "Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen". WFYI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  • ^ Ellison, Jillian (28 April 2017). "Miss Indiana talks skin cancer, national competition".
  • ^ a b c d McClure, Julie (3 June 2016). "North Vernon native competes for Miss USA". The Republic.
  • ^ a b Higgins, Will (9 June 2014). "Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: I'm OK with 'normal'". Indy Star.
  • ^ Sloma, Tricia (5 June 2014). "Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful". WNDU.
  • ^ Leach, Robin (30 May 2017). "Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  • ^ "Staff". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  • ^ a b c "Shipshewana woman wins crown". The Kokomo Tribune. 2 November 1998. p. 2.
  • ^ a b c "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
  • ^ a b c "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
  • ^ "Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant". Rushville Republican. 30 April 1973. p. 5.
  • ^ a b "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  • ^ a b "Cass Girl Crowned". The Logansport Press. 22 April 1971. p. 1.
  • ^ a b ""Miss Indiana" in pageant". The Newark Advocate. 19 May 1970. p. 6.
  • ^ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
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