Miss New York USA
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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. New York also had a streak of 3 consecutive 1st runner up placements from 1972 to 1974. In 1954, Karin Huitman was 2nd runner up. She later moved up to be 1st runner up, as the original 1st runner up, Miss Virginia USA was dethroned due to underage (she was 16). Karin moved up to be 1st runner up. As there was no rule in 1954 that if Miss USA won Miss Universe, first runner up became Miss USA, Karin was only 1st runner up.
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] Winners
Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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2007 | Gloria Almonte | Bronx | 23 | Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2001 (1st Runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001) | ||
2006 | Adriana Diaz | 21 | Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2003 | |||
2005 | Meaghan Jarensky | 26 | Finalist | |||
2004 | Jaclyn Nesheiwat | 23 | ||||
2003 | Nadia Behette | 25 | ||||
2002 | Karla Cavalli | 26 | Semi-finalist | |||
2001 | Lisa Pavlakis | |||||
2000 | Carrie Tucker | Top 10 | ||||
1999 | Melissa Huggins | Successor to crown | ||||
Kimberly Pressler | Franklinville | 21 | Winner | Non-semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1999 Previously Miss New York Teen USA 1994 |
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1998 | Susan Wisdom | |||||
1997 | Ramona Rueter | Rochester | 26 | |||
1996 | Keelin Curnuck | 23 | ||||
1995 | Shanna Moakler | New York | 1st runner-up, became Miss USA after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe | Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992 (Top 12 Semi-Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1992), Playboy playmate and actress | ||
1994 | Jennifer Gareis | Finalist | Actress best known for her role on The Young and the Restless | |||
1993 | Wendy Mock | Long Island | Semi-finalist | |||
1992 | Christine Beachak | |||||
1991 | Maureen Murray | Semi-finalist | Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1983 | |||
1990 | Patricia Murphy | |||||
1989 | Jennifer Fisher | |||||
1988 | Linnea Mancini | |||||
1987 | Constance McCullough | New York City | ||||
1986 | Beth Laufer | West Islip | ||||
1985 | Lovey King | Yonkers | ||||
1984 | Caroline Flury | West Seneca | ||||
1983 | Jennifer Mikelinich | Huntington | Semi-finalist | |||
1982 | Annemarie Henderson | Monroe | ||||
1981 | Deborah Fountain | Was not allowed to compete at Miss USA after she was caught padding her swimsuit during the preliminary competition.[1] | ||||
1980 | Debra Sue Maurice | Semi-finalist | ||||
1979 | Mary Therese Friel | Winner | Semifinalist at Miss Universe 1979 | |||
1978 | Darlene Javits | |||||
1977 | Debbie Martin | |||||
1976 | Carol Doerr | |||||
1975 | Sonja Anderson | Later Miss New York 1977 | ||||
1974 | Barbara Cooper | 1st runner-up | Miss Photogenic | |||
1973 | Susan Carlson | 1st runner-up | ||||
1972 | Alberta Phillips | 1st runner-up | ||||
1971 | Barbara Lopez | |||||
1970 | Christina Tefft | Semi-finalist | ||||
1969 | Rosemary Hradek | Semi-finalist | ||||
1968 | June West | Semi-finalist | ||||
1967 | Wendy Cox | |||||
1966 | Nancy Self | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume | |||
1965 | Gloria Jon | Semi-finalist | ||||
1964 | Dorothy Langhans | Semi-finalist | ||||
1963 | Jeanne Marie Quinn | Semi-finalist | ||||
1962 | Sherralyn Patecell | Semi-finalist | ||||
1961 | Alexa Currey | 3rd runner-up | ||||
1960 | Mary Rodites | 1st runner-up | ||||
1959 | Arlene Nesbitt | 4th runner-up | ||||
1958 | Virginia Fox | Semi-finalist | ||||
1957 | Sanita Pelkey | Semi-finalist | ||||
1956 | Kay Douglas | |||||
1955 | Janet Kadlecik | Semi-finalist | ||||
1954 | Karin Huitman | 2nd runner-up, later 1st runner up | ||||
1953 | Reta Knapp | Semi-finalist | ||||
1952 | Jackie Loughery | Winner | Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1952 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] References
- ^ "Headliners; Truth in Packaging", New York times, 1981-05-24. Retrieved on January 6, 2007.
[edit] External links
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