Miss United States

Miss United States Pageant is a pageant held in the United States for unmarried women between the ages of 20-29. The pageant includes women selected to represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Miss United States is part of the system known as Mrs. United States Pageants, Inc. ^[1] which has eight divisions starting at the age of 8: Little Miss United States, Miss Pre-Teen United States, Miss Jr. Teen United States, Miss Teen United States, Miss United States, Ms. United States, Ms. Woman United States, and Mrs. United States. Mrs. United States Pageant, Inc. is the official and exclusive owner of the Mrs.United States Pageants trademarks. In 2016, Miss United States organizers held the national pageant in Las Vegas, where it initially was held, for a 30th anniversary celebration.

The reigning Miss United States 2018 is Andromeda Peters of Virginia, crowned on July 8, 2018 at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate in Orlando, Florida. Notable past Miss United States titleholders include Miss United States 2014 Elizabeth Safrit who represented the United States at Miss World 2014 in London, United Kingdom on December 14, 2014 where she placed as the 2nd runner-up and earned the title Miss World Americas.

Titleholders

This is a list of women who have won the Miss United States beauty pageant since 2001.

Year	Miss United States	State Represented	Host City	International Pageant
2018	Andromeda Peters	Virginia	Orlando, Florida
2017	Rachael Todd	Florida	Orlando, Florida
2016	Alayah Benavidez	Texas	Las Vegas, Nevada
2015	Summer Priester	South Carolina	Washington, District of Columbia
2014	Elizabeth Safrit	North Carolina	Washington, District of Columbia	Miss World 2014 - 2nd Runner-up *Miss Multimedia *Top 5 Performing Talent *Top 19 Interview Scores
2013	Candiace Dillard	District of Columbia	Washington, District of Columbia
2012	Whitney Miller	Texas	Washington, District of Columbia
2011	Ashley Smith	Virginia	Las Vegas, Nevada
2010	Jessica Black	Georgia	Las Vegas, Nevada
2009	Erin Grizzle	Georgia	Las Vegas, Nevada
2008	Brittany Williams	Nevada	Las Vegas, Nevada
2007	Lauren Wanger	Florida	Las Vegas, Nevada
2006	Kayla Downs	Arizona
2005	Nicole Falsone	Arizona
2004	Brandy Baham	Louisiana
2003	Lacie Lybrand	South Carolina
2001	Starla Smith	Alabama

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