Miss Nebraska USA

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Micaela Johnson, Miss Nebraska USA 2008
Micaela Johnson, Miss Nebraska USA 2008
Guerin Austin, Miss Nebraska USA 2004
Guerin Austin, Miss Nebraska USA 2004

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
2008 Micaela Johnson Omaha Dallas Cowboys chearleader 2003-2005
2007 Geneice Wilcher Omaha 26
2006 Emily Poeschl Lincoln 21
2005 Jana Murrell Omaha 23
2004 Guerin Austin Omaha 24
2003 Jessica Perea 22
2002 Stacey Skidmore
2001 Sujoing Drakeford
2000 Valerie Cook
1999 WaLynda Lou Sipple Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 1992
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 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 Photogenic
1972 Theresa Engels
1971 Lola Butler
1970 Bonnie McElveen
1969 Marily Poole
1968 Diane Boldt
1967
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

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