Miss Michigan USA

Not to be confused with Miss Michigan affiliated with Miss America or Miss Michigan World affiliated with Miss World America.

The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by Proctor Productions.

Miss Michigan USA

Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Cincinnati
Location	Ohio
Membership	Miss USA
Official language	English
Key people	Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director
Website	Official website

Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist was the first African-American to win the title. Following in her footsteps, Kenya Moore, also African-American, won the title in 1993. In 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih became the first Arab-American to win the title. The most recent placement was Elizabeth Johnson in 2018, placed in top 15.

Until 2012, no Michigan delegate had been previously competed at either Miss Michigan or Miss Michigan Teen USA to appear a crossover with Miss USA. Kristen Danyal became the first Michigan delegate to have a Teen to Miss crossover in Miss USA.

Gallery of titleholders

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  Jill Dobson, Miss Michigan USA 2000
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  Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a USO tour, visiting U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
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  Elisabeth Crawford, Miss Michigan USA 2008
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  Rima Fakih, Miss Michigan USA 2010 & Miss USA 2010

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

• Miss USAs: Carole Gist (1990), Kenya Moore (1993), Rima Fakih (2010)
• 1st runner-up: Kevin Gale (1976)
• 3rd runner-up: Elisa Schleef (2003)
• Top 6: Natasha Bell (1996)
• Top 10/11/12: Judy Hatula (1952), Pat Glannon (1971), Marilyn Ann Petty (1972), Diane Arabia (1982), Kimberly Mexicotte (1983), Johnelle Ryan (1998), Shannon Grace Clark (1999), Jill Dobson (2000), Kenya Howard (2001), Rashontae Wawrzyniak (2015)
• Top 15/16: Barbara Sias (1956), Judith Richards (1960), Patricia Lyn Squires (1961), Pamela Lee Sands (1963), Susan Pill (1965), Virginia Clift (1968), Crystal Hayes (2005), Kelly Best (2007), Kristen Danyal (2012), Elizabeth Johnson (2018)

Michigan holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Taylor Hale (2021)

Winners

Color key

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age^1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2024	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
2023	Alexis Fagan-Williams	Detroit	22
2022	Aria Hutchinson	Plymouth	23			Daughter of Chris Hutchinson and Melissa Sinkevics Hutchinson, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1988; and sister of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson
2021	Taylor Hale	Detroit	26		Miss Congeniality	Shortest reigning Miss Michigan USA (9 months and 21 days) Later winner of Big Brother 24 and America's Favorite Houseguest.
2020	Chanel Johnson	Southfield	25			Longest reigning Miss Michigan USA (1 year, 10 months, and 17 days) Second longest reigning Miss USA state titleholder in the organization's history
2019	Alyse Madej	Garden City	25
2018	Elizabeth Johnson	Plymouth	25	Top 15
2017	Krista Ferguson	Detroit	23
2016	Susie Leica	Livonia	25
2015	Rashontae Wawrzyniak	Detroit	24	Top 11
2014	Elizabeth Ivezaj	Macomb	24			Born in Albania
2013	Jaclyn Schultz^[citation needed]	Wyandotte	24			Runner-up on Survivor: San Juan del Sur
2012	Kristen Danyal	Sterling Heights	21	Top 16		Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009
2011	Channing Pierce	Royal Oak	23
2010	Rima Fakih	Dearborn	24	Miss USA 2010		Born in Lebanon Non-semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2010
2009	Lindsey Tycholiz^[1]	Sterling Heights	26
2008	Elisabeth Crawford	Canton	25
2007	Kelly Best	Troy	20	Top 15		Later Miss U.S. International 2008 Non-finalist at Miss International 2008
2006	Danelle Gay	Lapeer	24
2005	Crystal Hayes	Rock	20	Top 15
2004	Stacey Lee	Rochester Hills	26
2003	Elisa Schleef	St. Joseph	23	3rd runner-up
2002	Rebekah Lynn Decker	Ferndale	24
2001	Kenya Howard	Detroit	24	Top 10
2000	Jill Dobson	Quincy	22	Top 10		Michigan's Junior Miss 1995
1999	Shannon Grace Clark	Troy	26	Top 10		Semi-finalist at Miss World America 1993
1998	Johnelle Ryan	Cassopolis	25	Top 10
1997	Jennifer Reed	Taylor	25			Later Mrs. Michigan America 2001
1996	Natasha Bell	Berrien Springs	20	Top 6 finalist
1995	Keisha Eichelberger	Detroit
1994	Kelly Richelle Pawlowski	Allen Park
1993	Kenya Summer Moore	Detroit	22	Miss USA 1993		Top 6 at Miss Universe 1993
1992	Lainie Lu Howard	St. Joseph				1st runner-up at Miss World America 1994
1991	Leann Rothi		18
1990	Carole Gist	Detroit	20	Miss USA 1990		1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1990
1989	Karen Finucan	Birmingham
1988	Anthonia Dotson	Detroit
1987	Elizabeth Puleo	Grosse Pointe
1986	Lisa Bernardi	Carleton
1985	Nancy Mazuro	Washington
1984	Adriana Krambeck	Dearborn Heights
1983	Kimberly Mexicotte	Livonia		Semi-finalist
1982	Diane Marie Arabia	Warren		Semi-finalist		4th runner-up in Miss Oktoberfest 1981 Previously Miss Michigan World 1980 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World America 1980.
1981	Karen Eidson	Hazel Park
1980	Teena Hammonds	Detroit
1979	Susan James	Hazel Park
1978	April Patrick	Detroit
1977	Jenny Pinks	Trenton
1976	Kevin Gale	Dearborn Heights		1st runner-up
1975	Debra Holland	Detroit
1974	Patricia Loftis	Detroit
1973	Linda East	Warren
1972	Marilyn Ann Petty	Roseville		Semi-finalist		Represented Michigan in Miss World USA 1974, 2nd runner-up
1971	Pat Glannan	Detroit		Semi-finalist
1970	Duane Marie Bergen^[2]	Detroit	19
1969	Lisa Brenner	Reed City
1968	Virginia Clift	Delhi		Top 15
1967	Sonja Dunson	Detroit
1966	Kathlene Blascak	Allen Park
1965	Susan Lynne Pill			Top 15		represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1964, 3rd runner up
1964	Johneane Teeter					Represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1966
1963	Pamela Lee Sands			Top 15
1962	Judith Lamparter
1961	Patricia Squires			Top 15
1960	Judith Richards			Top 15
1959	Susan Westergaard
1958	Shirley Ann Black	Flint	19
1957	Sharon Moore
1956	Barbara Sias			Top 15
1955	Martha Smith
1954	Gerri Hoffman
1953	Jo Ann Page
1952	Judy Hatula			Top 10

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

1. "Tycholiz wins Miss Michigan USA at McMorran". The Times Herald. 2008-09-20.
2. "Places first". The Owosso Argus-Press. 1970-04-05.

External links

• Official website
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