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The pageant is currently held in [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] and has previously been hosted by [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]] and [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://currentincarmel.com/carmel-in-brief-november-1-2016|title=Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016|date=1 November 2016|work=Current in Carmel}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11569717/|title=New Miss Indiana USA|date=8 March 1980|work=The Kokomo Tribune|page=24}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532198/|title=New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA|date=27 November 1990|work=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|page=4}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532197/|title=High-tech beauty pursuing dream|last=Carey|first=Tom|date=27 February 1990|work=The Kokomo Tribune}}</ref>
The pageant is currently held in [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]] and has previously been hosted by [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]] and [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://currentincarmel.com/carmel-in-brief-november-1-2016|title=Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016|date=1 November 2016|work=Current in Carmel}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11569717/|title=New Miss Indiana USA|date=8 March 1980|work=The Kokomo Tribune|page=24}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532198/|title=New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA|date=27 November 1990|work=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|page=4}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532197/|title=High-tech beauty pursuing dream|last=Carey|first=Tom|date=27 February 1990|work=The Kokomo Tribune}}</ref>

Nine Miss Indiana USA winners have previously held the [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] title and competed at [[Miss Teen USA]], and three previously competed in other states ([[Miss Florida Teen USA|Florida]], [[Miss Georgia Teen USA|Georgia]] and [[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Virginia]]). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at [[Miss America]].


The most recent placement was [[Alexis Lete]] in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up.
The most recent placement was [[Alexis Lete]] in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up.


Stephanie Sullivan from [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]], was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2024 on June 8, 2024 in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]. She will represent Indiana at the [[Miss USA 2024]] pageant.
Nine Miss Indiana-USA winners have previously held the [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] title and competed at [[Miss Teen USA]], and three previously competed in other states ([[Miss Florida Teen USA|Florida]], [[Miss Georgia Teen USA|Georgia]] and [[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Virginia]]). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at [[Miss America]].


==Gallery of titleholders==
Haley Jordan Begay, 25, from [[Pittsboro, Indiana|Pittsboro]], was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2023 on July 17, 2023 at the [[Noblesville High School]] Auditorium in [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]. She will advance to the [[Miss USA 2023]] pageant later this year. Begay is a local sports broadcaster and previously served as Miss Indiana 2017; and was crowned by Miss Indiana-USA 2022, Samantha Paige Toney of [[Greenwood, Indiana|Greenwood]] who won her title on April 10, 2022 in [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]].
<gallery mode="packed" heights="240" style="text-align:left">
File:Alexis Lete - 2016.jpg|[[Alexis Lete]], Miss Indiana USA 2020
File:Mekayla, Miss Indiana USA 2014 interview outfit.jpg|[[Mekayla Diehl]], Miss Indiana USA 2014
File:Allison Biehle.jpg|Allison Biehle, Miss Indiana USA 2010
File:Brittany Mason.png|[[Brittany Mason]], Miss Indiana USA 2008
</gallery>


==Results summary==
==Results summary==
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! width=15%| Hometown
! width=15%| Hometown
! width=3%|Age{{efn|Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant}}
! width=3%|Age{{efn|Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant}}
! width=10%| Local Title
! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA
! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA
! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA
! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA
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|-
| [[Miss USA 2024|2024]]
| [[Miss USA 2024|2024]]
| Stephanie Sullivan<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2024 |title=New Miss Indiana crowned |url=https://www.wthr.com/video/news/local/new-miss-indiana-crowned/531-e2ed9afd-1305-4cf1-9d48-b6c1595f9b0f |publisher=WTHR |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>
| TBA
| [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]]
| TBA
| TBA
| 33
| Miss Elkhart County
| TBA
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| [[Pittsboro, Indiana|Pittsboro]]
| [[Pittsboro, Indiana|Pittsboro]]
| 25
| 25
| Miss Central Indiana
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| Previously [[Miss Indiana]] 2017
* Previously [[Miss Indiana]] 2017
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| [[Miss USA 2022|2022]]
| [[Miss USA 2022|2022]]
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| [[Greenwood, Indiana|Greenwood]]
| [[Greenwood, Indiana|Greenwood]]
| 27
| 27
| Miss Clarksville
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| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| 26
| 26
| Miss Anderson
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| [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany]]
| [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany]]
| 23
| 23
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| 3rd runner-up
| 3rd runner-up
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|20
|20
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| Miss Congeniality<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2019/05/02/evansville-native-tate-fritchley-appears-miss-usa-competition/3657501002/|title=Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant|website=Evansville Courier & Press|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://44news.wevv.com/miss-indiana-usa-named-miss-congeniality/|title=Miss Indiana USA Named Miss Congeniality|date=2019-05-14|website=44News {{!}} Evansville, IN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref>
| Miss Congeniality<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2019/05/02/evansville-native-tate-fritchley-appears-miss-usa-competition/3657501002/|title=Miss USA 2019: Evansville native Tate Fritchley appears in pageant|website=Evansville Courier & Press|language=en|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://44news.wevv.com/miss-indiana-usa-named-miss-congeniality/|title=Miss Indiana USA Named Miss Congeniality|date=2019-05-14|website=44News {{!}} Evansville, IN|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-15|archive-date=2019-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703133657/https://44news.wevv.com/miss-indiana-usa-named-miss-congeniality/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Previously Miss [[Indiana State Fair]] 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indiana-state-fair-crowns-its-2016-queen|title=Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen|publisher=[[WFYI (TV)|WFYI]]|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref>
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* Previously Miss [[Indiana State Fair]] 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indiana-state-fair-crowns-its-2016-queen|title=Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen|publisher=[[WFYI (TV)|WFYI]]|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Miss USA 2018|2018]]
|[[Miss USA 2018|2018]]
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|Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2013
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* Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2013
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| [[Miss USA 2017|2017]]
| [[Miss USA 2017|2017]]
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| [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]
| 26
| 26
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| Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2008<ref name=":4" />
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* Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2008<ref name=":4" />
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| [[Miss USA 2015|2015]]
| [[Miss USA 2015|2015]]
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| North Vernon
| North Vernon
| 23
| 23
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| Miss Photogenic
| Miss Photogenic
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|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
| [[Miss USA 2014|2014]]
| [[Miss USA 2014|2014]]
| [[Mekayla Diehl]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2014/06/09/miss-indiana-beauty-pageants-miss-usa-miss-usa/10254451/|title=Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: 'I'm OK with 'normal''|last=Higgins|first=Will|date=9 June 2014|work=Indy Star}}</ref>
| [[Mekayla Diehl]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2014/06/09/miss-indiana-beauty-pageants-miss-usa-miss-usa/10254451/|title=Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: ''I'm OK with 'normal{{'-}}''|last=Higgins|first=Will|date=9 June 2014|work=Indy Star}}</ref>
| [[Bristol, Indiana|Bristol]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Native-American-roots-provide-strength-for-local-Miss-USA-hopeful-262037441.html|title=Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful|last=Sloma|first=Tricia|date=5 June 2014|work=WNDU}}</ref>
| [[Bristol, Indiana|Bristol]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Native-American-roots-provide-strength-for-local-Miss-USA-hopeful-262037441.html|title=Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful|last=Sloma|first=Tricia|date=5 June 2014|work=WNDU}}</ref>
| 25
| 25
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| Top 20<ref name=":5" />
| Top 20<ref name=":5" />
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| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
| 25
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| [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
| [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
| 20
| 20
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| [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]]
| [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]]
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| 19
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| Top 16
| Top 16
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| North Vernon
| North Vernon
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| 21
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| Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2004
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* Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 2004
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|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
|- style="background-color:#FFFACD;"
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| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| 21
| 21
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| Top 10
| Top 10
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| Director of [[Miss Universe Ireland]] pageant<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/robin-leach/beauty-queen-ex-las-vegas-model-brittany-mason-runs-ireland-pageant/|title=Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant|last=Leach|first=Robin|date=30 May 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref>
* Former Director of [[Miss Universe Ireland]] pageant<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/robin-leach/beauty-queen-ex-las-vegas-model-brittany-mason-runs-ireland-pageant/|title=Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant|last=Leach|first=Robin|date=30 May 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref>
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| [[Miss USA 2007|2007]]
| [[Miss USA 2007|2007]]
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| [[Newburgh, Indiana|Newburgh]]
| [[Newburgh, Indiana|Newburgh]]
| 20
| 20
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| [[Peru, Indiana|Peru]]
| [[Peru, Indiana|Peru]]
| 26
| 26
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| Kokomo
| Kokomo
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| 18
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| [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]]
| [[Jasper, Indiana|Jasper]]
| 24
| 24
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| [[West Terre Haute, Indiana|West Terre Haute]]
| [[West Terre Haute, Indiana|West Terre Haute]]
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| 22
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 1998
* Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 1998
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|- style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
|- style="background-color:#FFFF66;"
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| Indianapolis
| Indianapolis
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| 25
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| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
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| Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 1995
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* Previously [[Miss Indiana Teen USA]] 1995
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| [[Miss USA 2000|2000]]
| [[Miss USA 2000|2000]]
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| Anderson
| Anderson
| 23
| 23
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| [[Shipshewana, Indiana|Shipshewana]]<ref name=":6" />
| [[Shipshewana, Indiana|Shipshewana]]<ref name=":6" />
| 22<ref name=":6" />
| 22<ref name=":6" />
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]]<ref name=":7" />
| [[Munster, Indiana|Munster]]<ref name=":7" />
| 23<ref name=":7" />
| 23<ref name=":7" />
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| Evansville
| Evansville
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| 23
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Heather Hart
| Heather Hart
| Newburgh
| Newburgh
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| Kim Scull
| Kim Scull
| [[Clarksville, Indiana|Clarksville]]
| [[Clarksville, Indiana|Clarksville]]
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| Lisa Higgins
| Lisa Higgins
| [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
| [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
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| [[Miss USA 1992|1992]]
| [[Miss USA 1992|1992]]
| Heather Gray
| Heather Gray
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| [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany]]<ref name=":2" />
| [[New Albany, Indiana|New Albany]]<ref name=":2" />
| 24<ref name=":2" />
| 24<ref name=":2" />
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| Kokomo<ref name=":3" />
| Kokomo<ref name=":3" />
| 24<ref name=":3" />
| 24<ref name=":3" />
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| Griffith
| Griffith
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| 22
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| [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]]<ref name=":8" />
| [[East Chicago, Indiana|East Chicago]]<ref name=":8" />
| 22<ref name=":8" />
| 22<ref name=":8" />
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| Previously [[Miss Michigan]] 1985
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* Previously [[Miss Michigan]] 1985
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| [[Miss USA 1986|1986]]
| [[Miss USA 1986|1986]]
| Diane Andrysiak
| Diane Andrysiak
| South Bend
| South Bend
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| Theresa Hobbs
| Theresa Hobbs
| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Wilmington]]
| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Wilmington]]
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| Susan Willardo
| Susan Willardo
| [[Highland, Lake County, Indiana|Highland]]
| [[Highland, Lake County, Indiana|Highland]]
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| Antoniette (Toni) Marie Yudt
| Antoniette (Toni) Marie Yudt
| [[Portage, Indiana|Portage]]
| [[Portage, Indiana|Portage]]
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| Sara Binkley
| Sara Binkley
| [[Greencastle, Indiana|Greencastle]]
| [[Greencastle, Indiana|Greencastle]]
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| Holli Rene Dennis
| Holli Rene Dennis
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
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| 1st runner-up
| 1st runner-up
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| Susan Osby<ref name=":1" />
| Susan Osby<ref name=":1" />
| [[Hebron, Indiana|Hebron]]<ref name=":1" />
| [[Hebron, Indiana|Hebron]]<ref name=":1" />
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| Deborah Hayes<ref name=":1" />
| Deborah Hayes<ref name=":1" />
| Kokomo<ref name=":1" />
| Kokomo<ref name=":1" />
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| Jayme Buecher
| Jayme Buecher
| New Albany
| New Albany
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| 3rd runner-up
| 3rd runner-up
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| Lynn Flaherty
| Lynn Flaherty
| Nappanee
| Nappanee
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| Annette Anderson
| Annette Anderson
| [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]
| [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]
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| Kokomo
| Kokomo
| 24
| 24
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Spencer
| Spencer
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| 20
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| Debbie Ausenbaugh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532357/|title=Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant|date=30 April 1973|work=Rushville Republican|page=5}}</ref>
| Debbie Ausenbaugh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11532357/|title=Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant|date=30 April 1973|work=Rushville Republican|page=5}}</ref>
| Merrillville
| Merrillville
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| Julie Clifford
| Julie Clifford
| [[Edwardsport, Indiana|Edwardsport]]<ref name="Spokesman-Review">{{Cite web|title=The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19750818&id=hiBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=2934,1316325&hl=en|website=news.google.com|publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
| [[Edwardsport, Indiana|Edwardsport]]<ref name="Spokesman-Review">{{Cite web|title=The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19750818&id=hiBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=2934,1316325&hl=en|website=news.google.com|publisher=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
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| [[Cassville, Indiana|Cassville]]<ref name=":9" />
| [[Cassville, Indiana|Cassville]]<ref name=":9" />
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| 21
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| Mary Ann McBride<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11569992/|title="Miss Indiana" in pageant|date=19 May 1970|work=The Newark Advocate|page=6}}</ref>
| Mary Ann McBride<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11569992/|title="Miss Indiana" in pageant|date=19 May 1970|work=The Newark Advocate|page=6}}</ref>
| Michigan City<ref name=":10" />
| Michigan City<ref name=":10" />
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| [[Miss USA 1969|1969]]
| [[Miss USA 1969|1969]]
| Linda Smith
| Linda Smith
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| Nikki Peck
| Nikki Peck
| Hammond
| Hammond
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| Hammond
| Hammond
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| 19
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| Elaine L. Richards
| Elaine L. Richards
| Merrillville
| Merrillville
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| 2nd runner-up
| 2nd runner-up
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| [[Miss USA 1965|1965]]
| [[Miss USA 1965|1965]]
| Did not compete
| Did not compete
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| Kokomo
| Kokomo
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| 19
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| [[Miss USA 1963|1963]]
| [[Miss USA 1963|1963]]
| Vickie Little
| Vickie Little
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| Sue Ekamp
| Sue Ekamp
| Mishawaka
| Mishawaka
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Indianapolis
| Indianapolis
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| 18
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| Indianapolis
| Indianapolis
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**Contestant at [[Miss USA World 1962]]
**Contestant at [[Miss USA World 1962]]
*Later ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playmate of the Year]] 1963
*Later ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playmate of the Year]] 1963
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*June K. Cochran Bedell Englehart died in Madison, Wisconsin at age 61 on May 20, 2004.
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| [[Miss USA 1959|1959]]
| [[Miss USA 1959|1959]]
| Anita Watkins
| Anita Watkins
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| [[Miss USA 1958|1958]]
| [[Miss USA 1958|1958]]
| Shirley Ball
| Shirley Ball
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| Patricia (Pat) Dorsett
| Patricia (Pat) Dorsett
| Indianapolis
| Indianapolis
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| [[Miss USA 1956|1956]]
| [[Miss USA 1956|1956]]
| Beverly Mattox
| Beverly Mattox
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| [[Miss USA 1955|1955]]
| [[Miss USA 1955|1955]]
| Mary Wasick
| Mary Wasick
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| Cecilia Dennis
| Cecilia Dennis
| Milan
| Milan
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| Semi-finalist
| Semi-finalist
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| Edith Mae Krumme
| Edith Mae Krumme
| Seymour
| Seymour
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| [[Miss USA 1952|1952]]
| [[Miss USA 1952|1952]]
| Virginia Ann Johnson
| Virginia Ann Johnson
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{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}

==Gallery of titleholders==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="240" style="text-align:left">
File:Alexis Lete - 2016.jpg|[[Alexis Lete]], Miss Indiana USA 2020
File:Mekayla, Miss Indiana USA 2014 interview outfit.jpg|[[Mekayla Diehl]], Miss Indiana USA 2014
File:Allison Biehle.jpg|Allison Biehle, Miss Indiana USA 2010
File:Brittany Mason.png|[[Brittany Mason]], Miss Indiana USA 2008
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:27, 17 August 2024

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
HeadquartersCarmel
Location
MembershipMiss USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

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 currently produced by Crown Moxie, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The pageant is currently held in Noblesville and has previously been hosted by Anderson, Michigan City, Indianapolis, Carmel and Fort Wayne.[1][2][3][4]

Nine Miss Indiana USA winners have previously held the Miss Indiana Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA, and three previously competed in other states (Florida, Georgia and Virginia). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at Miss America.

The most recent placement was Alexis Lete in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up.

Stephanie Sullivan from Elkhart, was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2024 on June 8, 2024 in Indianapolis. She will represent Indiana at the Miss USA 2024 pageant.

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Results summary

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Placements

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  • 1st runners-up: Holli Rene Dennis (1981)
  • 2nd runners-up: Elaine L. Richards (1966), Kelly Ann Lloyd (2002)
  • 3rd runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978), Alexis Nicole Lete (2020)
  • Top 10/12: Virginia Ann 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 15 placements at Miss USA.

Special awards

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

Winners

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Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age[a] Local Title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2024 Stephanie Sullivan[5] Elkhart 33 Miss Elkhart County
2023 Haley Jordan Begay Pittsboro 25 Miss Central Indiana
2022 Samantha Paige Toney Greenwood 27 Miss Clarksville
2021 A'Niyah Monae Birdsong Anderson 26 Miss Anderson Shortest reigning Miss Indiana USA (8 months and 15 days)
2020 Alexis Lete New Albany 23 3rd runner-up Longest reigning Miss Indiana USA (1 year, 8 months, and 7 days)
2019 Tate Elizabeth Fritchley Evansville 20 Miss Congeniality[6][7]
2018 Darrian Rachel Arch Chesterton 23
2017 Brittany Winchester[9] Indianapolis 26
2016 Meryssa Morgan Abel [10] North Vernon[10] 26[10]
2015 Gretchen S. Reece North Vernon 23 Miss Photogenic
2014 Mekayla Diehl[11] Bristol[12] 25 Top 20[11]
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 competition
  • Later Mrs. Indiana 2017 and Mrs. America 2018 under her married name, Mekayla Eppers
2013 Emily Hart[citation needed] Fort Wayne 25
2012 Megan Myrehn Carmel 20
2011 Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 19 Top 16
2010 Allison Biehle North Vernon 21
2009 Courtni Hall Crawfordsville 20
2008 Brittany Mason Anderson 21 Top 10
2007 Jami Stallings Newburgh 20
2006 Bridget Bobel Peru 26
2005 Kaitlyn Christopher Kokomo 18
2004 Stephanie Keusch Jasper 24
2003 Tashina Kastigar West Terre Haute 22 Semi-finalist
2002 Kelly Lloyd Indianapolis 25 2nd runner-up "Triple Crown" winner
2001 Sarah McClary Evansville 22
2000 Kristal Wile Anderson 23
1999 Pratima Yarlagadda[15] Shipshewana[15] 22[15] Semi-finalist
1998 Nicole Llewellyn[16] Munster[16] 23[16]
1997 Tricia Nosko Evansville 25
1996 Holly Roehl 23 Semi-finalist
1995 Heather Hart Newburgh
1994 Kim Scull Clarksville
1993 Lisa Higgins South Bend
1992 Heather Gray Best State Costume
1991 Cathi Bennett[3] New Albany[3] 24[3]
1990 Meri Lyn Buker[4] Kokomo[4] 24[4]
1989 Gwen Rachelle Volpe Griffith 22
1988 Loetta Earnest[17] East Chicago[17] 22[17]
1987 Alecia Rae Masalkoski Bremen
1986 Diane Andrysiak South Bend
1985 Theresa Hobbs Wilmington
1984 Susan Willardo Highland
1983 Antoniette (Toni) Marie Yudt Portage
1982 Sara Binkley Greencastle
1981 Holli Rene Dennis Fort Wayne 1st runner-up
1980 Susan Osby[2] Hebron[2] Former State director from 1990 to 1998
1979 Deborah Hayes[2] Kokomo[2]
1978 Jayme Buecher New Albany 3rd runner-up
1977 Lynn Flaherty Nappanee
1976 Annette Anderson Gary
1975 Jo Ellen Berryman Kokomo 24 Semi-finalist Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1974
1974 Lisa Childress Spencer 20
1973 Debbie Ausenbaugh[18] Merrillville
1972 Julie Clifford Edwardsport[19]
1971 Debra Dee Downhour[20] Cassville[20] 21
1970 Mary Ann McBride[21] Michigan City[21]
1969 Linda Smith
1968 Nikki Peck Hammond
1967 Pamela Jo Talmadge Hammond 19 During her reign, Pamela, who was adopted, was reunited with her older siblings (two brothers and a sister) after nearly 19 years being apart.
1966 Elaine L. Richards Merrillville 2nd runner-up Died age 41 on June 26, 1984 in Florida after a long illness[22]
1965 Did not compete
1964 Charlene Kratochvil Kokomo 19
1963 Vickie Little
1962 Sue Ekamp Mishawaka Semi-finalist
1961 Janice Kay Oliver Indianapolis 18
1960 June Cochran Indianapolis 18
1959 Anita Watkins
1958 Shirley Ball
1957 Patricia (Pat) Dorsett Indianapolis
1956 Beverly Mattox
1955 Mary Wasick
1954 Cecilia Dennis Milan Semi-finalist
1953 Edith Mae Krumme Seymour
1952 Virginia Ann Johnson Semi-finalist
  1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

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  1. ^ "Carmel in brief- November 1, 2016". Current in Carmel. 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "New Miss Indiana USA". The Kokomo Tribune. 8 March 1980. p. 24.
  3. ^ a b c d "New Albany Woman Miss Indiana USA". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 27 November 1990. p. 4.
  4. ^ a b c d Carey, Tom (27 February 1990). "High-tech beauty pursuing dream". The Kokomo Tribune.
  5. ^ "New Miss Indiana crowned". WTHR. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  8. ^ "Indiana State Fair Crowns Its 2016 Queen". WFYI. January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Ellison, Jillian (28 April 2017). "Miss Indiana talks skin cancer, national competition".
  10. ^ a b c d McClure, Julie (3 June 2016). "North Vernon native competes for Miss USA". The Republic.
  11. ^ a b Higgins, Will (9 June 2014). "Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl: I'm OK with 'normal'". Indy Star.
  12. ^ Sloma, Tricia (5 June 2014). "Native American roots provide strength for local Miss USA hopeful". WNDU.
  13. ^ Leach, Robin (30 May 2017). "Beauty queen, ex-Las Vegas model Brittany Mason runs Ireland pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  14. ^ "Staff". Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  15. ^ a b c "Shipshewana woman wins crown". The Kokomo Tribune. 2 November 1998. p. 2.
  16. ^ a b c "Munster woman wins title". The Kokomo Tribune. 23 June 1997. p. 3.
  17. ^ a b c "Miss Indiana crowned". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 7 December 1987. p. 6.
  18. ^ "Indiana girl in Miss USA pageant". Rushville Republican. 30 April 1973. p. 5.
  19. ^ a b "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  20. ^ a b "Cass Girl Crowned". The Logansport Press. 22 April 1971. p. 1.
  21. ^ a b ""Miss Indiana" in pageant". The Newark Advocate. 19 May 1970. p. 6.
  22. ^ Associated Press (1984-06-30). "Elaine Richards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
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