Miss Louisiana USA

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

Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.

Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders previously held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title, including Ali Landry, who won the Miss USA title in 1996. Jennifer Dupont, Miss Louisiana USA 2000 is one of only seven woman who have held competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants. Jeanne Vaughn Thompson, Miss Louisiana USA 1952 and 1953 is the only woman to compete in Miss USA twice. She is also the only woman to hold the state title twice and) at Miss USA twice.

Louisiana is one only two states to have won both Miss USA title and the Miss Photogenic award in the same year, on two occasions.

Miss Louisiana USA is produced by RPM Productions.

Contents

Results summary

Placements

Awards

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2012 Erin Edmiston Lafayette 22
2011 Page Pennock Shreveport 20
2010 Sara Brooks Houston 22
2009 Lacey Minchew Baton Rouge 24 Previously Miss Teen America 2002, representing Georgia.
2008 Michelle Berthelot Hammond
2007 Elizabeth McNulty Lafayette 25 Top 15 (12th)
2006 Christina Cuenca Chalmette 26
2005 Candice Stewart Metairie 21 Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2002.
2004 Melissa McConnell Ruston 27
2003 Brittney Rogers Shreveport 20 Contestant on The Amazing Race 8 .
2002 Anne-Katherine Lene New Orleans Semi-finalist (7th)
2001 Heather Hayden Amite
2000 Jennifer Dupont Bossier City Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998, Miss Louisiana 2004 and 1st runner up at Miss America 2005
1999 Melissa Bongiovanni Baton Rouge
1998 Debbie Delhomme Lafayette Semi-finalist (7th)
1997 Nikole Viola Walker
1996 Ali Landry Breaux Bridge 22 Winner Miss Photogenic Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990), Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1996
1995 Elizabeth Coxe Springfield 24 Finalist (6th)
1994 Shirelle Hebert Arabi Finalist (4th)
1993 Jennifer Mitchell Baton Rouge
1992 Christy Saylor Baton Rouge Semi-finalist (12th)
1991 Melinda Murphy West Monroe
1990 Jeanne Burns Baton Rouge Currently morning news anchor for CBS affiliate WAFB in Baton Rouge.
1989 Elizabeth Prim Houma 3rd Runner-up Miss Photogenic Miss USA at Miss Asia Pacific 1989, did not place.
1988 Rhonda Vinson Shreveport
1987 Carol Carter Shreveport Previously Miss Louisiana 1985
1986 Celia Brady Olla
1985 Sarie Joubert Shreveport 3rd Runner-up 1st runner up at Miss International 1985 as Miss USA.
1984 Rusanne Jourdan Baton Rouge
1983 Pamela Forrest Baton Rouge 3rd Runner-up
1982 Lisa Michael Baton Rouge
1981 Lisa Moss Shreveport 2nd Runner-up Later Miss World USA 1981 and Top 5 finalist at Miss World 1981
1980 Kelly Bonin Baton Rouge
1979 Lisa Anderson Gretna 19
1978 Tauny Hanes Baton Rouge
1977 Patti Rosenbalm Bossier City
1976 Robyn Sanders Winnfield 4th Runner-up
1975 Rhonda Shear New Orleans Television program host and actor, best known for her role as host of the USA Network's weekend movie show, USA Up All Night
1974 Karen Hoff Semi-finalist
1973 Storm Hensley Semi-finalist
1972 Bonnie Martin Ashland 21 Semi-finalist
1971 Diana Risenstein
1970 Nadine Robertson Bossier City
1969 Patricia Dupre
1968 Kathy Hebert Miss Photogenic
1967 Diane Madere Houma 21
1965 Terri Sommers Shreveport 19
1964 Linda Graves Shreveport
1963 Peggy Romero
1962 Diana Jane Smith Oak Ridge Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1962
1961 Sharon Brown Minden Winner Miss Photogenic 4th runner up at Miss Universe 1961
1960 Judy Fletcher Semi-finalist Miss Congeniality
1959 Mary Lobianco Semi-finalist
1958 Eurlyne Howell Bossier City Winner 3rd runner up at Miss Universe 1958
1957 Earlyn Regouffre
1956 Cecile Morris Baton Rouge 19
1955 Merlin Garcia Gretna 19
1954 Sadie Vinson New Orleans Finalist in the 1955 Miss Dixie Pageant
1953 Jeanne Thompson Semi-finalist Miss Congeniality Only woman ever to compete in Miss USA pageant twice. Previously Miss Louisiana 1951. Also competed in the 1952 Maid of Cotton Pageant
1952 1st Runner-up

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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