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This article is about the modern competition. For the 1920s event, see International Pageant of Pulchritude.
The Miss United States pageant is a beauty contest held in the United States for young women between the ages of 20-28 and has been held every year since 2001.
Many delegates and winners in these pageants have either competed at or later went on to compete in other state and national pageants, particularly the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA systems. One of the most famous winners is Chelsea Cooley, who won the 2001 title after being Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000, and later went on to become Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA 2005.
Unlike many other pageants, the United States pageant has been contested among at-large delegates and delegates who won their state competitions.
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Titleholders
Year Miss United States State Other titles held 2001 Starla Smith Alabama 2002 Lacie Lybrand South Carolina Miss South Carolina USA 2006 2003 Julie Roberts South Carolina 2004 Trinity Wright Kansas Miss United States Teen 2002 2005 Anna Hanks South Carolina Miss South Carolina USA 2003 2006 Shannon Haggard North Carolina 2007 Ashley Kazian South Carolina 2008 Brittany Williams Nevada 2009 Erin Grizzle Georgia 2010 Jessica Black Georgia 2011 Ashley Christian Smith Virginia Notable past delegates
- Che'vonne Burton
- Michigan Teen 1998
- Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997, Miss Michigan 2000
- Jennifer Nichole Connor
- Miss Texas United States 2008
- Miss Louisiana United States 2010
- Miss New Orleans Pageant (1st Runner Up) 2007
- Misty Horn
- Virginia Teen 1999
- Miss Virginia Teen USA 1998
- Rana Jones
- New Mexico Teen 1999
- Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1998, Miss New Mexico 2003
- Stevie Ficker
- North Oregon Teen 1999, Oregon Teen 2000 (1st runner-up)
- Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996
- Jessica Furrer
- Arkansas Teen 2000 (3rd runner-up)
- Miss Arkansas USA 2005
- Brandy Drake
- Atlanta Teen 2000
- Miss Alabama Teen USA 2001
- Whitney Veach
- West Virginia Teen 2000
- Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003
- Monique Jones
- Massachusetts Teen 2001
- Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2000
- Ashley Hanson
- Iowa Teen 2002
- Miss Iowa Teen USA 2001
- Sarah Medley
- South Carolina Teen 2002
- Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2002, Miss South Carolina USA 2005
- Ellen Chapman
- Miss Teenage California 1999
- California Miss 2002
- Miss California USA 2004
- Clarissa Kroese
- Iowa Miss 2002
- Miss Iowa USA 2001
Trivia
- Miss United States was the title of the fictional pageant in the movie Miss Congeniality. Said film was released in 2000, the year before the pageant of the same name began.
- Miss United States was original a title awarded in the 1920s International Pageant of Pulchritude in Galveston, Texas.
- Miss South Carolina is the only state to win four (4) Miss United States crowns.
- Miss South Carolina is the first to win back to back Miss United States titles.
See also
External links
Categories:- Beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in the United States
- Che'vonne Burton
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