Miss Minnesota USA
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The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.
Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall. In more recent years Minnesota has twice received recognition with the Miss Photogenic award.
Barabara Peterson was the first Miss Minnesota USA to be crowned Miss USA (in 1976), and was also the first Miss USA to be unplaced at Miss Universe. Her sister Polly Peterson was Miss Minnesota USA 1981.[1]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alla Ilushka | Eden Prairie | 22 | Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2002 | ||
| 2006 | Dottie Cannon[2] | Eagan | 22 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 2005 | Carrie Lee | Sebeka | 25 | |||
| 2004 | Jessica Dereschuk | Stacy | 20 | |||
| 2003 | Sarah Cahill | Waseca | 24 | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1996 | |
| 2002 | Lanore Vanburen | Edina | 26 | 3rd runner-up | Bluepoint Apparel Swimsuit and Fitness Award | |
| 2001 | Anne Marie Clausen | Golden Valley | ||||
| 2000 | Paige Swenson | Fridley | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1994 | ||
| 1999 | Crystal Vandenberg[3] | Brooklyn Center | ||||
| 1998 | Josan Hengen | Eden Prairie | ||||
| 1997 | Melissa Hall | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1996 | Karin Smith | Brooklyn Park | ||||
| 1995 | Angelique de Maison | St. Louis Park | Finalist | |||
| 1994 | Jolene Stravrakis | Burnsville | Five years after briefly holding the title in 1988, Stravraki won the title again in her last year of eligibility after having her criminal record expunged.[4] | |||
| 1993 | Kristi Bennecke[5] | Anoka | ||||
| 1992 | Amber Rue | Minneapolis | Completed her reign amid publicity about a "public lovers' quarrel involving allegations of coerced sex, extortion, fraud and defamation of character".[6] | |||
| 1991 | April Herke | Eden Prairie | ||||
| 1990 | Janet Tveita | Minneapolis | Semi-finalist | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1989 | Julie Knutson | Crystal | ||||
| 1988 | Julie Nelson | Bloomington | Second runner-up to Bolich, replaced Stavrakis. She was crowned less than a month before she competed in the Miss USA pageant.[1] | |||
| Jolene Stavrakis | Apple Valley | Bolich's first runner-up and replacement. Resigned days later after she too revealed she had pleaded guilty to shoplifting in 1986.[7] | ||||
| Sue Bolich | Mound | Reigned from November 1987 - February 1988, resigned after she was arrested for shoplifting.[8] | ||||
| 1987 | Christine Rosenberger | South St. Paul | ||||
| 1986 | Cynthia Peterson | Edina | ||||
| 1985 | Kari Lee Johnson | Minneapolis | 4th runner-up | |||
| 1984 | Martha Mork | Edina | ||||
| 1983 | Carolyn Mattson | New Hope | ||||
| 1982 | Lori Kmetz | New Brighton | ||||
| 1981 | Polly Peterson | Edina | ||||
| 1980 | Carla Peterson | Albert Lea | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1979 | Cynthia Sue Lee | St. Paul | ||||
| 1978 | Janey Gohl | St. Cloud | ||||
| 1977 | Deborah Cossette | Minneapolis | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1976 | Barbara Peterson | Edina | Winner | Non semifinalist at Miss Universe 1976 | ||
| 1975 | Dawn Lamotte | St. Paul | ||||
| 1974 | Gayle Johnson | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1973 | Cyndi James | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1972 | Darlene Koskiniemi | Roseville | ||||
| 1971 | Shirley Kittleson | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1970 | Sally Strickland | St. Paul | ||||
| 1969 | Laureen Darling | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1968 | Arlene Larson | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1967 | Betty Ann Brewer | Richfield | ||||
| 1966 | Patricia Thatcher | |||||
| 1965 | Elizabeth Jane Carroll | Bloomington | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1960-64 | No Representative | |||||
| 1959 | Muriel Fairbanks | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1958 | Sue Bouchard | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1957 | Mary Margaret Ford | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1956 | Marilyn Johnson | Minneapolis | ||||
| 1955 | Sally Ann Colombo | Stillwater | ||||
| 1954 | Dawn Joyce | Minneapolis | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1953 | Mary Ann Papke | Minneapolis | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1952 | Jodell Stirmlinger | St. Paul | Semi-finalist |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] References
- ^ a b Furst, Randy. "3rd Miss Minnesota-USA has `nothing to hide'", Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul, 1988-02-11, p. 01A.
- ^ Francis, Delma. "Ambition takes local woman to Baltimore; Miss Minnesota USA, Dottie Cannon of Eagan, is competing Friday in the Miss USA pageant.", Star-Tribune, 2006-04-17, p. 10E.
- ^ Associated Press (1998-11-30). New Miss Minnesota-USA, Miss Minnesota Teen USA crowned. Press release.
- ^ Blake, Laurie. "Miss Minnesota USA reaches crown and glory again // Five years ago she had to forfeit her title", Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul, 1993-11-11, p. 03B.
- ^ Freeborn, Dan. "She's got her cap set for an education // `No. 1 priority is school,' says Miss Minnesota USA", Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul, 1992-11-19, p. 07B.
- ^ McAuliffe, Bill. "Public lovers' quarrel mars Miss Minnesota USA's reign // Couple traded lawsuits alleging coerced sex, extortion", Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul, 1992-11-02, p. 01B.
- ^ Krattenmaker, Tom. "Second Beauty Queen Withdraws Over Shoplifting", Associated Press, 1988-02-10.
- ^ "Shoplifting Suspect Won't Be Miss USA", San Francisco Chronicle, 1988-02-09, p. A2.
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