Miss South Carolina USA
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The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980. Four Miss South Carolina USAs have also held the Miss South Carolina Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA. One has also competed at Miss America.
Miriam Stevenson, South Carolina's first Miss USA, and the United States' first Miss Universe was also the first Miss USA winner to have competed at Miss America. She was the first woman to have competed at Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Universe.
RPM's first winner was Shawn Weatherly, who also won Miss USA and went on to win Miss Universe.
[edit] List of winners
- 2006 Lacie Lybrand (Finalist at Miss USA 2006)
- 2005 Sarah Medley -- former Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2002
- 2004 Amanda Pennekamp (1st Runner-up to Miss USA) -- Miss Earth USA 2006 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss Earth 2006
- 2003 Anna Hanks (Top 10 at Miss USA)
- 2002 Ashley Williams (Top 10 at Miss USA)
- 2001 Candace Richards
- 2000 Lisa Rabon (Top 10 at Miss USA)
- 1999 Lauren Poppell (3rd Runner-up at Miss USA) -- former Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1994
- 1998 Sonja Glenn (Miss Photogenic at Miss USA)
- 1997 Casey Mizell
- 1996 Lysa Jackson
- 1995 Danielle Corley
- 1994 Lu Parker (Miss USA)
- 1993 Kelli Gosnell (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1992 Audra Wallace (2nd Runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1991 Traci Rufty
- 1990 Gina Tolleson (1st Runner-up at Miss USA) -- Miss World 1990
- 1989 Angela Shuler -- former Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1986
- 1988 April Abel (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1987 Elizabeth Woodard -- former Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983
- 1986 Maribeth Curry (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1985 Ann Margarete Hughes
- 1984 Ginger Greer
- 1983 Allison Grisso (2nd Runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1982 Margo Wood
- 1981 Zade Turner
- 1980 Shawn Weatherly (Miss USA and Miss Universe)
- 1979 Janice McDonald - co-founder of RPM Productions with her sister Paula Miles
- 1978 Kathryn Threatt
- 1977 Pam Hoover
- 1976 Virginia Murray (3rd Runner-up and Winner "Best Costume" at Miss USA)
- 1975 Robin Morris
- 1974 Carol Lynn Hollis
- 1973 Kiki Kirkland (Miss Amity at Miss USA)
- 1972 Susan Gordon (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1971 Eunice Campbell
- 1970 Vickie Chesser (1st Runner-up and Winner "Best Costume" at Miss USA)
- 1969 Eva Engle (2nd Runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1968 Kathryn Knoy
- 1967 Hope Patterson
- 1966 Joselyn Alarie
- 1965 Vicki Harrison (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1964 Judy Kennedy
- 1963 Cecelia Yoder
- 1962 Judy Clyburn
- 1961 Yvonne Quick
- 1960 Margaret Thompson
- 1959 Mary Powell
- 1958 Patricia Ann Moss (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1957 Jean Spotts (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1956 Betty Cherry (1st Runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1955 Sara Stone (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1954 Miriam Stevenson (Miss USA and Miss Universe) -- former Miss South Carolina (America) 1953
- 1953 Susan Anthony Day (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1952 Margie Allen
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| Miss Louisiana USA 1991- Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990- |
Miss North Carolina USA 1992- Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1992- |
Miss South Carolina USA 1980- Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983- |
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