- Miss South Carolina USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss South Carolina.
Allison Grisso, Miss South Carolina USA 1983
The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980.
Miriam Stevenson, South Carolina's first Miss USA, and the United States' first Miss Universe was also the first Miss USA winner to have competed at Miss America. She was the first woman to have competed at Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Universe. RPM's first winner was Shawn Weatherly, who also won Miss USA and went on to win Miss Universe.
Four Miss South Carolina USAs have also held the Miss South Carolina Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America.
Miss South Carolina USA titleholders have also competed at two other major international pageants. Gina Tolleson, first runner-up at Miss USA 1990, went on to win the Miss World crown that year, and Miss South Carolina USA 2004, Amanda Pennekamp has also competed at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant where she made the top 16.
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Results summary
- Winners: Miriam Stevenson (1954), Shawn Weatherly (1980), Lu Parker (1994)
- 1st runners-up: Betty Cherry (1956), Vickie Chesser (1970), Gina Tolleson (1990), Amanda Pennekamp (2004)
- 2nd runners-up: Eva Engle (1969), Allison Grisso (1983), Audra Wallace (1992)
- 3rd runner-up: Virginia Murray (1976)
- Top 5: Lauren Poppell (1999)
- Top 8: Courtney Turner (2011)
- Top 10: Maribeth Curry (1986), April Abel (1988), Lisa Rabon (2000), Anna Hanks (2003), Lacie Lybrand (2006), Stephanie Murray Smith (2009)
- Top 11/12: Kelli Gosnell (1993), Ashley Williams (2002)
- Top 15: Susan Anthony Day (1953), Sara Stone (1955), Jean Spotts (1957), Patricia Ann Moss (1958), Cecelia Yoder (1963), Vicki Harrison (1965), Susan Gordon (1972), Ashley Zais (2007), Jamie Hill (2008)
Winners
Stephanie Murray Smith, Miss South Carolina USA 2009
Lacie Lybrand, Miss South Carolina USA 2006
Amanda Pennekamp, Miss South Carolina USA 2004, competing as Miss Earth USA in the swimsuit competition at Miss Earth 2006
Maribeth Curry, Miss South Carolina USA 1986Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2012 Erika Powell Easley 26 Previously Miss South Carolina America 2005 Top 10 at Miss America 2006. 2011 Courtney Turner North Augusta 20 Top 8 Previously Miss Teen United States 2009 2nd runner-up Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2009 1st runner-up Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2008 2010 Rachel Law Greenville 21 2009 Stephanie Murray Smith Goose Creek 21 Top 10 Contestant on The Amazing Race 17 2008 Jamie Hill Columbia 24 Top 15 Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 2007 Ashley Zais Newberry 20 Top 15 2006 Lacie Lybrand Lexington 23 Top 10 Miss United States 2002 2005 Sarah Medley North Charleston 18 Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2001 2004 Amanda Pennekamp Columbia 22 1st runner-up Later Miss Earth USA 2006 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss Earth 2006 2003 Anna Hanks Belton 21 Top 10 Miss United States 2005 2002 Ashley Williams Little Mountain 20 Top 10 2001 Candace Richards Fountain Inn 21 2000 Lisa Rabon Myrtle Beach 21 Top 10 1999 Lauren Poppell Rock Hill 23 Top 5 Best in Swimsuit Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1993, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1993 1998 Sonja Glenn Chesnee 21 Miss Photogenic 1997 Casey Mizell Irmo 22 1996 Lysa Jackson Charleston 1995 Danielle Corley Lexington 18 1994 Lu Parker Charleston 26 Winner Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1994 1993 Kelli Gosnell Pacolet 22 Semi-finalist 1992 Audra Wallace Charleston 22 2nd Runner-up 2nd runner up at Miss World USA 1993 1991 Traci Rufty Columbia 21 1990 Gina Tolleson Spartanburg 20 1st Runner-up Later Miss World USA 1990 and Miss World 1990 1989 Angela Shuler Rock Hill 21 Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1986 1988 April Abel Johnston 20 Semi-finalist 1987 Elizabeth Woodard Aiken 21 Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983 1986 Maribeth Curry[1] Greenville 20 Semi-finalist 1985 Ann Margarete Hughes Charleston 1984 Ginger Greer Lugoff 1983 Allison Grisso Columbia 2nd Runner-up 1982 Margo Wood Columbia 1981 Zade Turner[2] Myrtle Beach 21 1980 Shawn Weatherly Sumter Winner Miss Universe 1980 1979 Janice McDonald Myrtle Beach Co-founder of RPM Productions with her sister Paula Miles 1978 Kathryn Threatt Pickens 1977 Pam Hoover Florence 1976 Virginia Murray Chester 3rd Runner-up Best Costume 1975 Robin Morris Columbia 1974 Carol Lynn Hollis 1973 Kiki Kirkland Columbia Miss Amity 1972 Susan Gordon Semi-finalist Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1970 representing South Carolina 1971 Eunice Campbell 1970 Vicki Chesser[3] Mt. Pleasant 19 1st Runner-up Best Costume 1969 Eva Engle Columbia 2nd Runner-up 1968 Kathryn Knoy 1967 Hope Patterson 1966 Joselyn Alarie 1965 Vicki Harrison Semi-finalist 1964 Judy Kennedy 1963 Cecelia Yoder Semifinalist Represented South Carolina in Miss World USA 1963 but did not place. 1962 Judy Clyburn 1961 Yvonne Quick 1960 Margaret Thompson 1959 Mary Powell 1958 Patricia Ann Moss Semi-finalist 1957 Jean Spotts Semi-finalist 1956 Betty Cherry 1st Runner-up Later Miss World United States 1956, 1st runner up at Miss World 1956. 1955 Sara Stone Semi-finalist 1954 Miriam Stevenson Winnsboro Winner Miss Universe 1954
Previously Miss South Carolina 19531953 Susan Anthony Day Semi-finalist 1952 Margie Allen 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ^ Norman, Diane (1986-03-23). "Golden Thread is Common Theme for Miss South Carolina USA". Herald-Journal. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=el8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ns4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6097,7823555&dq=miss-south-carolina-usa&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss South Carolina-USA likes Baryshnikov". The Rock Hill Herald. 1981-02-07. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=QzstAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ib4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3406,4430819&dq=miss-south-carolina-usa&hl=en.
- ^ "Bishopville Beauty Runner-up in Contest". The Sumter Daily Item. 1970-03-21. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=3o0iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w6kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1289,2837865&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en.
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