Miss Virginia USA

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Amber Copley, Miss Virginia USA 2006
Amber Copley, Miss Virginia USA 2006
Julie Laipply, Miss Virginia USA 2002
Julie Laipply, Miss Virginia USA 2002

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

Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss USAs in succession (the others being Illinois and Texas). Virginia's greatest success came from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Virginia should of have the first Miss USA crown in 1954, as Ellen Whitehead finished 1st runner up, and Miss USA 1954, Miriam Stevenson became Miss Universe 1954. However, there was no rule until the 1960s that the 1st runner up became Miss USA after the winner won Miss Universe. If that was true, 2nd runner up, Miss New York USA, Karin Hultman would of become Miss USA 1954, as Ellen was disqualfied due to underage.

Five Miss Virginia USAs have previously held the Miss Virginia Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most notable of these is Kristi Lauren Glakas, Miss Virginia USA 2004, who is a Triple Crown winner and who placed 3rd runner-up at Miss America 2006.

[edit] Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2007 Lauren Barnette Wise 21 Top 10 Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2002
2006 Amber Copley Abingdon 20 Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2003
2005 Jennifer Pitts 26 Previously Miss Virginia 2002
2004 Kristi Lauren Glakas Centreville 23 Triple Crown winner, Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999, Miss Virginia 2005 and 3rd runner-up to Miss America 2006
2003 Mimi Abraham 24
2002 Julie Laipply Public speaker
2001 Kristel Jenkins Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 1995
2000 Crystal Jones
1999 Kellie Lightbourn Semi-finalist
1998 Meredith Blankenship Semi-finalist
1997 Audra Wilks Miss Photogenic Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 1988
1996 Danielle Connors
1995 Susan Elizabeth Robinson
1994 Patricia Southall 1st runner-up Miss Photogenic
1993 Stephanie Satterfield Virginia Beach Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 1989
1992 Brandi Bottrof Semi-finalist
1991 Traci Dority
1990 Evelyn Green
1989 Kimberly Nicewonder Miss Congeniality
1988 Denise Adrain Smith
1987 Marsha Ralls Alexandria 24 Semi-finalist
1986 Maureen McDonnell Alexandria
1985 Dana Bryant Richmond
1984 Leah Rush Leesburg
1983 Tanquil Collins Virginia Beach Model and actress whose credits include Baywatch, carried on an affair with Chuck Robb whilst he was Governor of Virginia, has appeared in Playboy magazine
1982 Sondra Dee Jones Richmond Semi-finalist Miss Photogenic
1981 Pam Hutchens Newport News Semi-finalist
1980 Kelly Humphrey
1979 Betsy Bott Semi-finalist
1978 Robin Schadle Semi-finalist
1977 Lynn Herring 4th runner-up actress best known for her role as Lucy Coe on General Hospital
1976 Donna Dixon actress best known for her role as Sonny Lumet on the 1980s sitcom Bosom Buddies
1975 Linda McKee Semi-finalist
1974 Hazel Thomas
1973 Brenda Childress
1972 Dede Moore
1971 Brenda Joyce Miller Semi-finalist Miss Photogenic
1970 Deborah Shelton Winner Miss Photogenic 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1970
1969 Wendy Dascomb Winner Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1969
1968 Laurie Burke Semi-finalist
1967 Elizabeth Kallmyer Miss Photogenic
1966 Bev Johnson
1965 Mary Montgomery
1964 Heidi Karen Smith
1963 Did Not Compete
1962 Did Not Compete
1961 Bonnie Lea Jones
1960 Cathy Birch
1959 Pat Poindexter
1958 Betty Marsh
1957 Patricia Bush
1956 Audra Stark
1955 Jeannie Asble
1954 Ellen Whitehead Originally 1st runner up, later disqualified - underage.
1953 Dorothy Lee Bailey
1952 Elizabeth Glenn

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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