Miss Oklahoma USA
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Oklahoma City |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant.
Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015 on July 12, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, becoming the first contestant from Oklahoma to win the national title. Oklahoma is in the top 20 states in terms of the number of semi-finalists.
Five Miss Oklahoma USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA, four as Miss Oklahoma Teen USA, and one as Miss Illinois Teen USA. Three have also competed at Miss America.
The current titleholder is Cheyene Darling of Oklahoma City, who was crowned on the evening of December 17, 2017.
Results summary
Placements
- Winners: Olivia Jordan (2015)
- 1st runners-up: Jill Scheffert (1989), Morgan Woolard (2010)
- 3rd runners-up: Lindsey Hill (2004), Lindsey Jo Harrington (2008)
- 4th runners-up: Trula Birchfield (1952)
- Top 6: Julie Khoury (1991), Heather Crickard (1996)
- Top 10: Julia Murdock (1984), Sophia Henderson (1985), Teresa Lucas (1986), Tamara Walker (1988), Trisha Stillwell (1997), Dia Webb (1999), Cortney Phillips (2001), Star Williams (2003), Laci Scott (2005), Lauren Lundeen (2012)
- Top 11/12: Nancy Lippold (1978), Mignon Merchant (1983), DuSharme Carter (1995)
- Top 15: Roberta Mosier (1963), Jackie Maloney (1964), Cheryl Semrad (1965), Taylor Gorton (2016)
- Top 20: Brooklynne Young (2014)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Cheryl Semrad (1965)
- Best State Costume: Gayla Bryan (1975)
Winners
Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma USA 2016 & Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008
Morgan Woolard, Miss Oklahoma USA 2010
Kasie Head, Miss Oklahoma USA 2002
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age[^] | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cheyene Darling | Oklahoma City | 20 | |||
| 2017 | Alex Smith[1] | Mooreland[1] | 22 | |||
| 2016 | Taylor Gorton[2] | Glenpool[2] | 24 | Top 15 | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008.[2] | |
| 2015 | Alex Miller[3] | Oklahoma City | 26 | Succeeded when Olivia Jordan Thomas won Miss USA.[3] | 1st runner-up at Miss Oklahoma USA 2015. Became Miss 52 USA 2016 in a nationwide contest and competed at Miss USA 2016.[3] | |
| Olivia Jordan | Tulsa | 26 | Miss USA 2015 | Previously Miss World United States 2013 and top 20 at Miss World 2013 and later 2nd runner up at Miss Universe 2015. | ||
| 2014 | Brooklynne Young | Norman | 19 | Top 20 Quarter-Finalist | ||
| 2013 | Makenzie Muse[4] | Yukon | 20 | |||
| 2012 | Lauren Lundeen | Edmond | 20 | Top 10 Finalist | ||
| 2011 | Kaitlyn Smith | Norman | 22 | |||
| 2010 | Morgan Woolard | Moore | 21 | 1st Runner-up | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2006 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2006. | |
| 2009 | Lauren Lunday | Altus | 25 | |||
| 2008 | Lindsey Jo Harrington | Frederick | 21 | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2007 | Caitlin Simmons | Lawton | 21 | |||
| 2006 | Robyn Watkins | Norman | 24 | |||
| 2005 | Laci Scott | Oklahoma City | 18 | Top 10 Finalist | Was contestant on Fear Factor in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29 (4th place) | |
| 2004 | Lindsey Hill | Mooreland | 19 | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2003 | Star Williams | Oklahoma City | 22 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 2002 | Kasie Lee Head | Braman | 21 | Briefcase model on Deal or No Deal | ||
| 2001 | Cortney Phillips | Yukon | 21 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 2000 | Amanda Penix | Shawnee | 20 | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997, finished 6th at Miss Teen USA 1997 | ||
| 1999 | Dia Webb | Boise City | 25 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Niece of singer/songwriter/composer Jimmy Webb | |
| 1998 | Anne-Marie Dixon | Oklahoma City | 21 | Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 1995, finished 5th at Miss Teen USA 1995 | ||
| 1997 | Trisha Stillwell | Edmond | 21 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1996 | Heather Crickard | Oklahoma City | 25 | Top 6 Finalist | ||
| 1995 | DuSharme Carter | Oklahoma City | 24 | Top 12 Semi-finalist | Previously Miss Oklahoma 1992, 4th Runner up at Miss America 1993 | |
| 1994 | Angela Parrick | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1993 | Brenda Caudle | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1992 | Maya Walker | Oklahoma City | 24 | Previously Miss Colorado 1988, 1st Runner up at Miss America 1989 | ||
| 1991 | Julie Khoury | Oklahoma City | 22 | Top 6 Finalist | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1985 | |
| 1990 | Lauralynn Norton | Tulsa | 22 | Spokesmodel on Star Search 1990, Toured with USO '90 | ||
| 1989 | Jill Scheffert | Oklahoma City | 20 | 1st Runner-up | Miss World USA 1989, 4th Runner-up at Miss World 1989 | |
| 1988 | Tamara Walker | Norman | 18 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1987 | Dyan Rody | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1986 | Teresa Lucas | Oklahoma City | 23 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | Assumed the state title when the original winner resigned shortly after winner the state crown. | |
| 1985 | Sophia Henderson | Tulsa | 23 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1984 | Julia Murdock | Shawnee | 18 | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1983 | Mignon Merchant | Oklahoma City | 22 | Top 12 Semi-finalist | Later Miss Oklahoma 1986 | |
| 1982 | Jill Ann Liebmann | Oklahoma City | Mother of Lauren Hudman, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 and Britney Barnhart Miss Nevada Teen USA 2018, and Mrs. Nevada 2016 [5] | |||
| 1981 | Stacey Loach | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1980 | Martha Streightoff | Norman | ||||
| 1979 | Susan Gibson | Norman | ||||
| 1978 | Nancy Lippold | Norman | Top 12 Semi-finalist | |||
| 1977 | Kathy Malchar | Dill City | ||||
| 1976 | Lori Hansen | Alva | ||||
| 1975 | Gayla Bryan | Oklahoma City | Best State Costume | |||
| 1974 | Yugonda Willits | Enid | ||||
| 1973 | Martha Buchanan | Stillwater | ||||
| 1972 | Pam Vennerberg | Midwest City | ||||
| 1971 | Kim Hardesty | Tulsa | ||||
| 1970 | Evelyn Walkup | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1969 | Deborah Federsen | El Reno | ||||
| 1968 | Linda Bertozzi | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1967 | Becky Berry | Norman | ||||
| 1966 | Melva Brown | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1965 | Cheryl Semrad | Oklahoma City | Top 15 Semi-finalist | Miss Photogenic | 2nd Runner-up in the 1965 Maid of Cotton Pageant | |
| 1964 | Jackie Maloney | Oklahoma City | Top 15 Semi-finalist | |||
| 1963 | Roberta Mosier | Tulsa | Top 15 Semi-finalist | |||
| 1962 | DID NOT COMPETE | |||||
| 1961 | ||||||
| 1960 | Suzanne Moore | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1959 | Sondra Osbourne | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1958 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1957 | Rose Mary Raab | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1956 | DID NOT COMPETE | |||||
| 1955 | ||||||
| 1954 | ||||||
| 1953 | Barbara Bond | Oklahoma City | ||||
| 1952 | Trula Birchfield | Oklahoma City | 4th Runner-up | |||
^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- 1 2 Tillman, Savannah. "Road to Miss Oklahoma". Ranger Pulse. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 Tramel, Jimmie (28 January 2016). "Former NFL cheerleader from Glenpool graduates to Miss Oklahoma USA". Tulsa World. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 Leach, Robin (2 June 2016). "2016 Miss USA preliminaries: Alex Miller of Oklahoma is Miss 52 USA". The Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ↑ "Makenzie Muse Crowned Miss Oklahoma USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. November 19, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ↑ http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/mar/03/new-mrs-nevada-america-lauren-cahlan-follows-mom-h/
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