Miss Nebraska USA
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The Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant.
In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.
Nebraska is one of the least successful states at Miss USA, having only placed 9 times. They had many successful in the 1950s, having placed 6 times, with three runner up placements. Their highest placement was in 1955 which was 2nd runner up and their latest placement is in 1980.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Geneice Wilcher | 26 | ||||
| 2006 | Emily Poeschl | 21 | ||||
| 2005 | Jana Murrell | 23 | ||||
| 2004 | Guerin Austin | 24 | ||||
| 2003 | Jessica Perea | 22 | ||||
| 2002 | Stacey Skidmore | |||||
| 2001 | Sujoing Drakeford | |||||
| 2000 | Valerie Cook | |||||
| 1999 | WaLynda Lou Sipple | |||||
| 1998 | Jennifer Naro | |||||
| 1997 | Kimberly Jane Weir | Lincoln | 21 | |||
| 1996 | Kerry Lynn Kemper | 24 | ||||
| 1995 | Chandelle Peacock | Omaha | ||||
| 1994 | Shawn Wolff | |||||
| 1993 | Tish Gade | Lincoln | ||||
| 1992 | Jeanna Margaret Blom | |||||
| 1991 | Ziba Ayeen | |||||
| 1990 | Angela Humphrey | |||||
| 1989 | Renee Harter | |||||
| 1988 | Kellie O'Neil | |||||
| 1987 | Amy Anderson | Kearney | ||||
| 1986 | Ellen Withrow | Papillion | ||||
| 1985 | Lori Leigh Straight | Omaha | ||||
| 1984 | Joni Rundall | Omaha | ||||
| 1983 | Penelope Boynton | |||||
| 1982 | Lori Lynn Novicki | Omaha | ||||
| 1981 | Ladonna Hill | Seward | ||||
| 1980 | Rebecca Ann Staab | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1979 | Rhonda Lundberg | |||||
| 1978 | Shari Alyce Reimers | |||||
| 1977 | Deb Ridge | |||||
| 1976 | Catherine Fricke | |||||
| 1975 | Mary Lee Hoth | |||||
| 1974 | Mary Wolff | |||||
| 1973 | Janice Geiler | Semi-Finalist | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1972 | Theresa Engels | |||||
| 1971 | Lola Butler | |||||
| 1970 | Bonnie McElveen | |||||
| 1969 | Marily Poole | |||||
| 1968 | Linda Dresher | |||||
| 1967 | Not Available | |||||
| 1966 | Karen Weinfurtner | |||||
| 1965 | Constance Kellogg | |||||
| 1964 | Georgia Ann Merriam | |||||
| 1963 | Sandy Zimmer | |||||
| 1962 | No Representative | |||||
| 1961 | Gail Weinstock | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1960 | No Representative | |||||
| 1959 | Priscilla Eckrish | |||||
| 1958 | Dee Kjeldgaard | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1957 | Carolyn McGirr | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1956 | Shari Lewis | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1955 | Donna Jo Streever | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1954 | Margie Winkhoff | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1953 | Berneta Nelson | Semi-Finalist | ||||
| 1952 | No Representative |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] External links
| Nebraska Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss Nebraska |
Miss USA Miss Nebraska USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Nebraska Teen USA |
| Vanbros State Pageants | ||||||
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| Miss Kansas USA 1993- Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992- |
Miss Missouri USA 1993- Miss Missouri Teen USA 1993- |
Miss Nebraska USA 2002- Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2002- |
Miss Oklahoma USA 1997- Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997- |
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