Miss Indiana USA

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The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.

Seven Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed Miss Teen USA, more than any other state. Two have competed at Miss America. One of these is Kelly Lloyd, the highest placed Miss Indiana Teen USA ever, one of the highest placed Miss Indiana USA's ever, and a Triple Crown winner.

[edit] Results summary

  • First runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981)
  • Second runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002)
  • Third runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978)

[edit] List of winners

  • 2007 - Jami Stallings -- former Miss Indiana Teen USA 2003
  • 2006 - Bridget Bobel
  • 2005 - Kaitlyn Christopher
  • 2004 - Stephanie Keusch
  • 2003 - Tashina Kastigar (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- former Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998
  • 2002 - Kelly Lloyd (2nd runner-up at Miss USA) Triple Crown winner, former Miss Indiana Teen USA 1993 and Miss Indiana (America) 1999
  • 2001 - Sarah McClary -- former Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995
  • 2000 - Kristal Wile
  • 1999 - Pratima Yarlagadda (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1998 - Nicole Llewellyn -- former Miss Indiana Teen USA 1992
  • 1997 - Tricia Nosko
  • 1996 - Holly Roehl (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- former Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990
  • 1995 - Heather Hart -- former Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991
  • 1994 - Kim Scull
  • 1993 - Lisa Higgins
  • 1992 - Heather Gray (Best State Costume award)
  • 1991 - Cathi Bennett
  • 1990 - Meri Buker
  • 1989 - Gwen Volpe
  • 1988 - Loetta Earnest
  • 1987 - Alecia Masalkoski -- former Miss Michigan (America) 1985
  • 1986 - Diane Andrysiak
  • 1985 - Theresa Hobbs
  • 1984 - Susan Willardo
  • 1983 - Toni Yudt
  • 1982 - Sara Binkley
  • 1981 - Holli Dennis (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
  • 1980 - Susan Osby
  • 1979 - Deborah Hayes
  • 1978 - Jayme Buecher (3rd runner-up at Miss USA)
  • 1977 - Lynn Flaherty
  • 1976 - Annette Anderson
  • 1975 - Jo Berryman (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1974 - Lisa Childress
  • 1973 - Debbie Ausenbaugh
  • 1972 - Julie Clifford
  • 1971 - Debra Downhour
  • 1970 - Mary McBride
  • 1969 - Linda Smith
  • 1968 - Nikki Peck
  • 1967 - Pamela Talmadge
  • 1966 - Elaine Richards (2nd runner-up at Miss USA)
  • 1965 - Did Not Compete
  • 1964 - Charlene Kratochvil
  • 1963 - Vickie Little
  • 1962 - Sue Ekamp (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1961 - Janice Oliver
  • 1960 - June Cochran -- Playboy model
  • 1959 - Anita Watkins
  • 1958 - Shirley Ball
  • 1957 - Pat Dorsett
  • 1956 - Beverly Mattox
  • 1955 - Mary Wasick
  • 1954 - Cecilia Dennis (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
  • 1953 - Edith Krumme
  • 1952 - Virginia Johnson (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)


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