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18 states that have never won Miss USA
There are 18 states that have never won the Miss USA pageant.Matt Sullivan/Getty ImagesNot every state has won Miss USA since it began in 1952.Some states, including Georgia and Indiana, have just fallen short, placing first runner-up.Others, like Florida, have only assumed the title after the Miss USA winner became Miss Universe.Miss USA held its first pageant in 1952, but not every state has taken home the crown.While Texas, California, and Hawaii have repeatedly won the prestigious title, other states — including Arizona, Florida, and New Jersey — have struggled.Here are the 18 states that have never won Miss USA.AlaskaMiss Alaska USA 2017 Alyssa London reacts after being named a top 10 finalist during the 2017 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe closest Alaska has come to the Miss USA crown was in 1964, when Patricia Marlin placed second runner-up. Alaska has placed four additional times in the pageant's history, most recently with Alyssa London, who made the top 10 in 2017. Four of the state's queens have won the Miss Congeniality prize, including in 2022 and 2023.ArizonaMiss Arizona USA 2016 Chelsea Myers is named a top 15 finalist during the 2016 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWhile Arizona has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1980 when Jineane Ford, who originally placed first runner-up, inherited the crown after Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe. Arizona has frequently appeared in the Miss USA semifinals, with three second runners-up and two third runners-up. But it has not placed at Miss USA since 2016, when Chelsea Myers made the top 15. ColoradoMiss Colorado USA Marybel Gonzalez competes in the swimwear competition during the 2012 Miss USA pageant.Isaac Brekken/Getty ImagesColorado was closest to the Miss USA crown in 1963 and 2010, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman placed third runner-up. The state most recently placed at the Miss USA 2024 pageant, when titleholder Jessi Kalambayi reached the top 10. It was the first time Colorado had placed at Miss USA since 2012.DelawareMiss Delaware Renee Bull walks onstage at the 2015 Miss USA Pageant.Josh Brasted/Getty Images for Miss USADelaware has. only placed once at Miss USA, becoming the last state to ever place in the pageant's history. Renee Bull broke the streak in 2015 when she made it to the top 11. She also tied for the Miss Congeniality title with Miss Alaska Kimberly Agron. Miss Delaware 2025 Tetra Shockley made history as the oldest woman to compete at Miss USA. The 44-year-old also won the Miss Congeniality title that year.FloridaFloyd H. McCall/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesWhile Florida has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1967. Cheryl Patton, who placed second runner-up, inherited the crown after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe and the first runner-up, Susan Ellen Bradley, declined to take the title. Florida has also had two first runners-up, and more than a dozen contestants have made it to the semifinals. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2025 with titleholder Lou Schieffelin, who made it to the top 10.GeorgiaMiss Georgia USA Emanii Davis competes in the evening. gown competition during the 2016 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe closest Georgia has come to the Miss USA crown was in 1993, when Erin Nance was named first runner-up. Contestants from Georgia have also won second runner-up six times — in 1986, 1988, 2001, 2006, 2014, and 2016. Georgia last placed at Miss USA in 2025, when Savannah Miles reached the top 10.IndianaAlexis Lete during Miss USA 2020.Benjamin Askinas/Miss USAHolli Rene Dennis almost nabbed the Miss USA crown for Indiana in 1981, when she won first runner-up. Indiana contestants also won second runner-up in 1966 and 2002. Indiana last placed in 2020 when Alexis Nicole Lete was third runner-up. MaineSage Media PhotographyThe closest Maine has come to the Miss USA crown was in 2010, when Katie Whittier placed fourth runner-up.Maine last placed during the Miss USA 2025 competition, when Shelby Howell made the top 20. She also won Miss Photogenic.Miss Maine 2023 Juliana Morehouse made history as the first married woman to compete at Miss USA.MarylandMiss USA Nana Meriwether and Miss Universe Olivia Culpo attend the crowning ceremony of the new Miss USA on January 9, 2013.Andy Kropa/Getty ImagesMiss Maryland Mary Leona Gage won Miss USA in 1957, but she was dethroned after it was discovered that she was married and had two children. Married women and mothers were not allowed to compete at Miss USA or Miss Universe until 2023.Maryland assumed the title of Miss USA in 2012 after Nana Meriwether inherited the crown from Olivia Culpo, who won Miss Universe that year. Maryland last placed at Miss USA in 2023, when Savena Mushinge reached the top 20.MontanaMiss Montana at the 2022 Miss USA costume contest.Finesse LevineMontana has placed three times at Miss USA, all before 1960. Montana last placed in the Miss USA competition in 1958, when Sharon Tietjen made it to the top 15. New HampshireMiss New Hampshire 2025 Mona Lesa Brackett.Courtesy of Miss USAThe closest New Hampshire has gotten to the Miss USA crown was in 2000, when Bridget Vezina was named first runner-up. The state has placed six times at Miss USA, most recently in 2025 when Mona Lesa Brackett made the top 20.Brackett made history as the first woman to compete in Miss USA wearing a hijab and a burkini.New JerseyMiss New Jersey 2025 Ivy Harrington.Manny Carabel/Getty Images for Supermodels UnlimitedNew Jersey nearly nabbed the Miss USA crown in 2025 when Ivy Harrington placed first runner-up.Contestants from the Garden State also placed first runner-up at Miss USA in 2017 and 1991, and took the second runner-up spot three times — in 1989, 1990, and 2008. North DakotaCaitlyn Vogel of North Dakota.Felipe Espinal/Miss USANorth Dakota has come close to the Miss USA crown twice. Audra Mari placed first runner-up in 2014, as did Caitlyn Vogel in 2021. Vogel was the last Miss North Dakota titleholder to place at Miss USA.OregonMiss Oregon 2025 Chantéa McIntyre.Courtesy of Miss USAOregon came closest to winning the Miss USA crown in 2025, when Chantéa McIntyre was named second runner-up.McIntyre, a mother of four, became the first married woman and the first mother to ever reach. the top five at Miss USA.Oregon also won second runner-up in 1976.South DakotaCaroline Pettey of South Dakota.Felipe Espinal/Miss USAMiss South Dakota Madison Nipe landed the state's best placement at Miss USA in 2018 when she made the top five. South Dakota most recently placed at Miss USA in 2021, when Caroline Pettey made the top 16. West VirginiaGrant FotoWest Virginia has almost won the Miss USA crown twice. Ruth Parr won first runner-up in 1957, as did Kelly Anderson in 1984. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2022, when Krystian Leonard made it to the top 16. WisconsinChance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels UnlimitedWisconsin nearly won the Miss USA crown in 1974 and 2023, when Mary Lynn Cook and Alexis Loomans placed second runner-up.The last Miss Wisconsin titleholder to place at Miss USA was Aneisha Cox, who made it to the top 20 during the 2025 pageant.WyomingMiss California USA 2008 Raquel Beezley, Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton, Miss Wyoming 2010 Claire Schreiner, supermodel Nicole Williams and Miss Arizona 2010 Brittany Bell on May 26, 2011 in Hollywood.Vivien Killilea/WireImageWyoming's closest attempt at the Miss USA crown was in 1986, when Beth King placed in the top 10. The state has only placed twice in the Miss USA competition, most recently with Claire Schreiner, who made the top 15 in 2010. Read the original article on Business Insider
