Miss Ohio USA
- Ohio
The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe.[1] It is produced by Proctor Productions.
The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by Mentor, Steubenville and Portsmouth.[2][3][4][5]
Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.[6][7][8]
The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986.[9] Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster Jayne Kennedy[10] and two former Survivor contestants, Kim Mullen of Survivor: Palau and Candace Smith of Survivor: Tocantins.[11][12] Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022.
The current titleholder is Macy Hudson of Dayton and was crowned on May 25, 2024 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio at Miss USA 2024.
Gallery of titleholders
- Katherine Justice, Miss Ohio USA 1960, seen in her film The Way West
- Sue Downey, Miss Ohio USA 1965 & Miss USA 1965
- Jane Harrison, Miss Ohio USA 1970 (pictured in 1980)
- Kim Seelbrede, Miss Ohio USA 1981 & Miss USA 1981
- Halle Berry, Miss Ohio USA 1986 and Miss World USA 1986
- Stacy Offenberger, Miss Ohio USA 2006 and Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998
- Madison Gesiotto, Miss Ohio USA 2014
- Deneen Penn, Miss Ohio USA 2018
- Alice Magoto, Miss Ohio USA 2019 (when she was Miss Ohio 2016)
Results summary
- Miss USAs: Sue Downey (1965), Kim Seelbrede (1981)
- 1st runners-up: Halle Berry (1986)
- 2nd runners-up: Audrey Bolte (2012)
- 3rd runners-up: Kim Weeda (1982), Stacy Offenberger (2006), Sir'Quora Carroll (2022)
- 4th runners-up: Kathryn Gabriel (1957), Kathleen Kehlmier (1972), Macy Hudson (2024)
- Top 10/12: Melissa Proctor (1990), Melinda Miller (1999), Kristin Smith (2013), Alice Magoto (2019)
- Top 15/16: Eleanore Mack (1953), Barbara Randa (1954), Eleanor Wood (1956), Corrine Huff (1960), Gail Krielow (1964), Karen Dietz (1966), Linda Hoyle (1968), Jane Harrison (1970), Megan Wise (2016), Sthephanie Miranda (2020)
Ohio holds a record of 24 placements at Miss USA.
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Kim Thomas (1980)
- Miss Congeniality: Monica Day (2008)
- Best State Costume: Kim Thomas (1980), Kim Weeda (1982)
Winners
- Color key
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Finalists or semifinalist
Year | Name | Hometown | Age[a] | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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2024 | Macy Hudson | Dayton | 24 | Miss Gem City | 4th Runner-up | ||
2023 | Mackenzie Schutt | Westerville | 27 | Miss Central Ohio | |||
2022 | Sir'Quora Carrol | Canal Winchester | 23 | Miss Franklin County | 3rd runner-up | ||
2021 | Nicole Wess | Cincinnati | 22 | Miss Cincinnati Metro | Shortest reigning Miss Ohio USA at 10 months and 11 days | ||
2020 | Sthephanie Miranda | Campbell | 26 | Miss Campbell | Top 16 |
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2019 | Alice Magoto[13] | Cincinnati | 20 | Miss Hyde Park | Top 10 |
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2018 | Deneen Penn | Cortland | 20 | Miss Cortland | |||
2017 | Dinaleigh Baxter[8] | Winchester[8] | 23 | Miss Winchester | |||
2016 | Megan Wise[15] | Gallipolis[15] | 26 | Miss Gallia County | Top 15[15] | ||
2015 | Sarah Newkirk | Columbus | 25 | Miss Capital City | |||
2014 | Madison Gesiotto | Massillon | 21 | Miss Mid Ohio | |||
2013 | Kristin Smith[16] | Dayton | 21 | Miss Dayton | Top 10 | ||
2012 | Audrey Bolte | Batavia | 21 | Miss Batavia | 2nd runner-up | ||
2011 | Ashley Caldwell | Gallipolis | 24 | Miss Northwest Ohio | |||
2010 | Amanda Tempel | St. Bernard | 19 | Miss St. Bernard | |||
2009 | Natasha Vivoda | Champion | 22 | Miss Trumbull County | |||
2008 | Monica Day | Whitehall | 25 | Miss Greater Ohio | Miss Congeniality | ||
2007 | Anna Melomud | Richmond Heights | 22 | Miss Richmond Heights | |||
2006 | Stacy Offenberger | Vincent | 26 | Miss Washington County | 3rd runner-up |
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2005 | Aisha Berry | Cincinnati | 25 | ||||
2004 | Lauren Hall | Wellston | 20 | ||||
2003 | Candace Smith | Dayton | 26 | Contestant on Survivor: Tocantins | |||
2002 | Kimberly "Kim" Mullen | Huber Heights | 23 | Miss Dublin | Contestant on Survivor: Palau | ||
2001 | Amanda Canary | Columbus | 19 | ||||
2000 | Cheya Watkins | Cincinnati | 26 |
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1999 | Melinda Miller | Ottoville | 25 | Semi-finalist | |||
1998 | Cynthia Madden | Anderson Township | 18 | ||||
1997 | Michelle Mouser | Columbus | 23 |
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1996 | Melissa Boyd | Massillon | 22 | ||||
1995 | Julia Hughes | Grove City | 22 | ||||
1994 | Lisa Allison | Gahanna | 18 | ||||
1993 | Andrea Pacione | North Royalton | |||||
1992 | Courtney Baber | Cincinnati | |||||
1991 | Amy Glaze | Lucasville | |||||
1990 | Melissa Proctor | West Chester | 22 | Semi-finalist | Current director of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania (both Miss and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford | ||
1989 | Lisa Thompson | Marion | |||||
1988 | Gina West | Pickerington | |||||
1987 | Hallie Bonnell | Akron |
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1986 | Halle Berry[18] | Oakwood | 19[18] | 1st runner-up |
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1985 | Lisa Barlow | Vandalia | |||||
1984 | Roxi Erwin | Pickerington | |||||
1983 | Gina Gangale | Youngstown | |||||
1982 | Kim Weeda | Dayton | 21 | 3rd runner-up | Best State Costume | ||
1981 | Kimberly "Kim" Seelbrede | Germantown | 20 | Miss USA 1981 |
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1980 | Elizabeth Kim Thomas | Circleville | 20 |
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1979 | Carolyn Houlihan | Youngstown | |||||
1978 | Sheila Anderson[20][21] | Cincinnati[20] | 19[20] | ||||
1977 | Lesa Rummell[4] | Paris | 19[4] | Mother of Miss Teen USA 2005 Allie LaForce[22] Later Miss Ohio World 1978 | |||
1976 | Karen Myers | Columbus | |||||
1975 | Sandra Kurdas[23] | Conneaut[23] | |||||
1974 | Kay Phillips[24] | Bedford[24] | 21[24] | ||||
1973 | Jackie Urbanek | Cleveland | Represented Ohio at Miss World USA 1974 | ||||
1972 | Kathleen Ann[25] | Columbus[25] | 18[25] | 4th runner-up | |||
1971 | Karen Haus[25][1] | Chagrin Falls[25] | |||||
1970 | Jane Harrison | Wickliffe | 18 | Semi-finalist | Actress, model and sportscaster; past host of The NFL Today[10] | ||
1969 | Marlynn Singleton[26] | Westerville | 18 | Assumed title[26] | |||
Terry Chellis | Columbus | 21 | Hospitalised for haemorrhaging after checking in for Miss USA and was unable to compete[26] | ||||
1968 | Linda Hoyle[27] | Columbus[27] | 21 | Semi-finalist | |||
1967 | Phyllis Smith | Caldwell | |||||
1966 | Karen Dietz | Willoughby | 21 | Semi-finalist | |||
1965 | Sue Ann Downey | Columbus | 20 | Miss USA 1965 |
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1964 | Gail Karen Krielow | Richmond Heights | 20 | Semi-finalist |
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1963 | Gloria Jean McBride | Columbus | |||||
Andrea Getzlaff[28] | Solon | 17 | Disqualified for being underage | ||||
1962 | Joan Colucy | Massillon | |||||
1961 | Alice Englemann | Ashtabula | |||||
1960 | Corrine Huff | Youngstown | 19 | Semi-finalist |
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Kathy Justice | Poland | 17 | — | Withdrawn because younger than 18 for Miss Universe[29] | |||
1959 | Marie Dicarlo | Poland | |||||
1958 | Cindy Garrison | Canton | |||||
1957 | Kathryn Gabriel | Cleveland | 20 | 4th runner-up[b] | |||
1956 | Eleanor Wood | Canton | 18 | Semi-finalist | |||
1955 | Carol Hagerman | Columbus | |||||
1954 | Barbara Randa | Painesville | 19 | Semi-finalist | |||
1953 | Eleanore Mack | Bellaire | 20 | Semi-finalist | |||
1952 | Margie Broering | Cincinnati |
Notes
- ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
- ^ Finished in 6th place and later awarded 4th runner-up after disqualification of Leona Gage
References
- ^ a b Tiefenbach, Anne (28 October 1971). "Beauty Queens: Traveling is just one of many 'royal' benefits". The Mansfield News-Journal.
- ^ Cooper, Michael (31 March 2016). "Springfield to again host Miss Ohio pageants". Springfield News-Sun.
- ^ Baker, Wayne (20 February 2015). "Miss Ohio USA Pageant Coming To Springfield". WYSO.
- ^ a b c "Woman, 19, from Stark 'Miss Ohio". The Journal News. 13 February 1977. p. 2.
- ^ "Buckeye Beauty Crowned". The Marion Star. 20 April 1971.
- ^ "Stunning Blonde from Ohio named Miss USA". The News. 5 June 1965. p. 1.
- ^ "Modelling instructor representing Ohio is crowned Miss USA". The Index-Journal. 22 May 1981.
- ^ a b c Beech, Patricia (21 November 2016). "Winchester's Baxter wins Miss Ohio USA 2017 pageant". The People's Defender.
- ^ Strauss, Bob (1 April 1997). "Going on with her life". Los Angeles Daily News.
- ^ a b "CBS' Jayne Kennedy a Grid Fan". The Roswell Daily Record. 17 November 1978. p. 20.
- ^ Silverman, Stephen (13 January 2005). "New Survivor: Palau Castaways Announced". People.
- ^ Schulz, Chris (29 May 2009). "Survivor's Candace speaks out". Stuff.
- ^ Brookbank, Sarah (November 5, 2018). "Hyde Park woman wins Miss Ohio USA competition". Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ Motsinger, Carol (September 9, 2016). "Meet the Miss Ohio next door". Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ a b c Sergent, Beth (28 November 2016). "Miss Ohio USA looks back". Gallipolis Daily Tribune.
- ^ "Local contestant wins Miss Ohio USA". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Miss Texas takes the crown". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 21 May 1986.
- ^ Lovece, Frank (16 August 1992). "Bucking for Stardom: Halle takes meandering path". The Index-Journal.
- ^ a b c "1978 Miss Ohio USA is Sheila Anderson". The Circleville Herald. 13 February 1978. p. 8.
- ^ Associated Press (28 February 1979). "Beauty Queen views title as career aid". The Index-Journal. p. 26.
- ^ Fleming, Kirsten (16 March 2015). "Meet the pageant queen who's ruling March Madness". New York Post. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ a b "People..." The Daily Reporter. 7 April 1975. p. 9.
- ^ a b c "Bedford miss is Miss Ohio". The Newark Advocate. 25 March 1974. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e "Miss Ohio Universe". The Marion Star. 17 April 1972. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Miss Ohio Takes Ill, Gives Title to 'Sister'". The Miami Herald. 18 May 1969. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Crowned Miss Ohio". The Mansfield News-Journal. 29 April 1968.
- ^ "Andrea Getzlaff". The Akron Beacon Journal. 6 June 1963. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Miss Ohio Too Young; Negro Girl Takes Place". Florida Star. 9 July 1960. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
External links
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