Miss Indiana USA

The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is independently conducted and produced by Sanders & Associates based in Buckhannon, West Virginia.[1]

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Indiana.
Not to be confused with Miss India USA.
Miss Indiana USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersIndianapolis
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Randy Sanders, State Pageant Director
WebsiteOfficial website

The pageant is currently held in Fort Wayne and has previously been hosted by Merrillville, Michigan City, Indianapolis and Carmel.[2][3][4][5]

Nine Miss Indiana USA winners have previously held the Miss Indiana Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA and three were previously competed in other states (Florida, Georgia and Virginia), currently tied with Virginia at twelve. Two Miss winners have also competed at Miss America.

Alexis Lete of New Albany was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2020 on November 24, 2019 at Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne. She will represent Indiana at the Miss USA 2020 pageant on the summer of 2020.

  • Brittany Mason, Miss Indiana USA 2008
  • Courtni Hall, Miss Indiana USA 2009
  • Allison Biehle, Miss Indiana USA 2010

Results summary

Placements
  • 1st runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
  • 2nd runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
  • 3rd runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)
  • Top 10/12: Virginia Johnson (1952), Jo Berryman (1975), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003), Brittany Mason (2008)
  • Top 16/19/20: Cecilia Dennis (1954), Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011), Mekayla Diehl (2014)

Indiana holds a record of 14 placements at Miss USA.

Special awards
  • Miss Photogenic: Gretchen Reece (2015)
  • Miss Congeniality: Tate Fritchley (2019)
  • Best State Costume: Heather Gray (1992)

Winners
Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2020 Alexis Lete New Albany 23 TBA TBA
2019 Tate Fritchley Evansville 20 Miss Congeniality[6][7] Previously Miss Indiana State Fair 2016[8]
2018 Darrian Arch Chesterton 23 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2013
2017 Brittany Winchester[9] Indianapolis 26
2016 Morgan Abel[10] North Vernon[10] 26[10] Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008[10]
2015 Gretchen Reece North Vernon 23 Miss Photogenic
2014 Mekayla Diehl[11] Bristol[12] 25 Top 20[11] 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012, later Mrs. America 2018
2013 Emily Hart[13] Fort Wayne 25
2012 Megan Myrehn Carmel 20 Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008
2011 Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 19 Top 16 Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008
2010 Allison Biehle North Vernon 21
2009 Courtni Hall Crawfordsville 22 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2004
2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21 Top 10 Director of Miss Universe Ireland pageant[14]
2007 Jami Stallings Newburgh 20 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003, Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2003
2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26 Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2004; Sister of Miss Indiana 2000 Betsy Bobel
2005 Kaitlyn Christopher Kokomo 18
2004 Stephanie Keusch Jasper 24
2003 Tashina Kastigar West Terre Haute 22 Semi-finalist Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998
2002 Kelly Lloyd Indianapolis 25 2nd runner-up "Triple Crown" winner, previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 1st runner up Miss Teen USA 1993 and Miss Indiana 1999; 2nd runner-up to National Sweetheart 1998; Current director of operations for the Miss Indiana USA and Miss Indiana Teen USA pageants[15]
2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22 Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995
2000 Kristal Wile Anderson 23
1999 Pratima Yarlagadda[16] Shipshewana[16] 22[16] Semi-finalist
1998 Nicole Llewellyn[17] Munster[17] 23[17] Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992 (semifinalist in Miss Teen USA 1992) and later Mrs. Indiana 2001, Mrs. America 2001 & Mrs. World 2002 under her married name, Nicole Brink.
1997 Tricia Nosko Evansville 25
1996 Holly Roehl 23 Semi-finalist Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990, 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1990
1995 Heather Hart Newburgh Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1991
1994 Kim Scull Clarksville
1993 Lisa Higgins South Bend
1992 Heather Gray Best State Costume
1991 Cathi Bennett[4] New Albany[4] 24[4]
1990 Meri Buker[5] Kokomo[5] 24[5]
1989 Gwen Volpe
1988 Loetta Earnest[18] East Chicago[18] 22[18]
1987 Alecia Masalkoski Bremen Previously Miss Michigan 1985
1986 Diane Andrysiak South Bend
1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington
1984 Susan Willardo Highland
1983 Toni Yudt Portage
1982 Sara Binkley Greencastle
1981 Holli Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up
1980 Susan Osby[3] Hebron[3]
1979 Deborah Hayes[3] Kokomo[3]
1978 Jayme Buecher 3rd runner-up
1977 Lynn Flaherty Nappanee
1976 Annette Anderson Gary
1975 Jo Berryman Kokomo Semi-finalist Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1974
1974 Lisa Childress
1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh[19] Merrillville
1972 Julie Clifford Edwardsport[20] Later Miss Indiana World 1975 and 1st Runner-Up in Miss World USA 1975[20]
1971 Debra Downhour[21] Cass[21]
1970 Mary McBride[22] Michigan City[22]
1969 Linda Smith
1968 Nikki Peck
1967 Pamela Talmadge
1966 Elaine Richards 2nd runner-up Died age 41 in 1984 after a long illness[23]
1965 Did Not Compete
1964 Charlene Kratochvil
1963 Vickie Little
1962 Sue Ekamp Semi-finalist
1961 Janice Oliver
1960 June Cochran Indianapolis Later Miss Indiana World 1962 and a contestant at Miss USA World 1962.
Later Playboy Playmate of Year 1963
1959 Anita Watkins
1958 Shirley Ball
1957 Pat Dorsett
1956 Beverly Mattox
1955 Mary Wasick
1954 Cecilia Dennis Milan Semi-finalist
1953 Edith Krumme
1952 Virginia Johnson Semi-finalist

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References
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  2. "Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016". Current in Carmel. 1 November 2016.
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  4. "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
  5. Carey, Tom (27 February 1990). "High-tech beauty pursuing dream". The Kokomo Tribune.
  6. "Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  7. "Miss Indiana USA Named Miss Congeniality". 44News | Evansville, IN. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. "Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen". WFYI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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  10. McClure, Julie (3 June 2016). "North Vernon native competes for Miss USA". The Republic.
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  12. Sloma, Tricia (5 June 2014). "Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful". WNDU.
  13. "Emily Hart Crowned Miss Indiana USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  14. Leach, Robin (30 May 2017). "Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  15. "Staff". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  16. "Shipshewana woman wins crown". The Kokomo Tribune. 2 November 1998. p. 2.
  17. "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
  18. "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
  19. "Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant". Rushville Republican. 30 April 1973. p. 5.
  20. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  21. "Cass Girl Crowned". The Logansport Press. 22 April 1971. p. 1.
  22. ""Miss Indiana" in pageant". The Newark Advocate. 19 May 1970. p. 6.
  23. Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
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