Miss New York USA

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Miss New York USA 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat (left) visited U.S. troops in Iraq in March of 2004. While in Baghdad, she met her sister, Army Capt. Julie Nesheiwat (right)

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

New York is one of the most successful states at Miss USA, and is ranked third in terms of number and value of placement across all years of competition [1]. New York's strongest run was an unbroken string of placements from 1957 to 1966.

If Shanna Moakler is counted, New York has the third (equal) highest number of Miss USA victories. They also have the third highest number of semi-finalist (or better) placings (33) [2].

Four Miss New York USAs have competed at Miss Teen USA, including two who went on to win the Miss USA crown (Kimberly Pressler and Shanna Moakler). Of these, only two held the title Miss New York Teen USA (including current queen Adriana Diaz); one represented Rhode Island (Moakler) and one New Hampshire (Maureen Murray). Only Miss New York USA has competed at Miss America.

[edit] List of winners

• 2007 Gloria Almonte -- former Miss New York Teen USA 2001
• 2006 Adriana Diaz -- former Miss New York Teen USA 2003
• 2005 Meaghan Jarensky(Finalist at Miss USA)
• 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat
• 2003 Nadia Behette
• 2002 Karla Cavalli (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 2001 Lisa Pavlakis
• 2000 Carrie Tucker (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1999 Melissa Huggins(*)
• 1999 Kimberly Pressler (Miss USA) -- former Miss New York Teen USA 1994
• 1998 Susan Wisdom
• 1997 Ramona Rueter
• 1996 Keelin Curnuck
• 1995 Shanna Moakler (1st runner-up at Miss USA, became Miss USA after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe) -- former Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992, Playboy playmate and actress
• 1994 Jennifer Lynne Gareis(Finalist at Miss USA)
• 1993 Wendy Mock (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1992 Christine Beachak
• 1991 Maureen Murray (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- former Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1983
• 1990 Patricia Murphy
• 1989 Jennifer Fisher
• 1988 Linnea Mancini
• 1987 Constance McCullough
• 1986 Beth Laufer
• 1985 Lovey King
• 1984 Caroline Flury
• 1983 Jennifer Mikelinich (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1982 Annemarie Henderson
• 1981 Deborah Fountain
• 1980 Debra Sue Maurice (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1979 Mary Therese Friel (Miss USA)
• 1978 Darlene Javits
• 1977 Debbie Martin
• 1976 Carol Doerr
• 1975 Sonja Anderson -- future Miss New York (America) 1977
• 1974 Barbara Cooper (1st runner-up at Miss USA and Miss Photogenic)
• 1973 Susan Carlson (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1972 Alberta Phillips (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1971 Barbara Lopez
• 1970 Christina Tefft (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1969 Rosemary Hradek (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1968 June West (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1967 Wendy Cox
• 1966 Nancy Self (Semi-finalist at Miss USA and Best State Costume Award)
• 1965 Gloria Jon (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1964 Dorothy Langhans (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1963 Jeanne Marie Quinn (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1962 Sherralyn Patecell (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1961 Alexa Currey (3rd runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1960 Mary Rodites (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1959 Arlene Nesbitt (4th runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1958 Virginia Fox (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1957 Sanita Pelkey (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1956 Kay Douglas
• 1955 Janet Kadlecik (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1954 Karin Huitman (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1953 Reta Knapp (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1952 Jackie Loughery (Miss USA)

(*) succeeded original titleholder

[edit] External links

• Official site of Miss New York USA
• Miss New York USA 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat on Wikimedia Commons