Miss Maryland USA

The Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Investments.

Maryland had one winner in 1957: Leona Gage. However, she was later discovered to be a mother of two sons and was therefore dethroned.

Four Maryland titleholders are former Miss Maryland Teen USAs. These four all reigned in the early 1990s, and in fact four out of six titleholders from 1990 to 1995 were former teens. Only one Miss Maryland USA has competed at Miss America.

From 2006 to 2008, each woman who won Miss Maryland USA was the previous year's first runner-up.

Contents

Results summary

Awards

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2012 Nana Meriwether Potomac 26 TBA
2011 Allyn Rose Newburg 22 Top 8 Miss Sinergy 2010
2010 Simone Feldman North Potomac 23
2009 Gabrielle Carlson Marion Station 24
2008 Casandra Tressler Damascus 22 Miss U.S. International 2010
2007 Michaé Holloman Bowie 25 Cheerleader for Washington Redskins
2006 Melissa DiGiulian Ocean City 20
2005 Marina Harrison[1] Severn 24 Top 10 Previously Miss Maryland 2003, 3rd runner-up at Miss America 2004
2004 Tia Shorts Gaithersburg 24
2003 Jamie Kramer Pasadena
2002 Mistie Adams Silver Spring
2001 Megan Gunning Fallston Style award
2000 Christie Davis Silver Spring Sister of Wendy Davis, Miss Maryland USA 1994[2]
1999 Kelly Donohue
1998 Maria Lynn Sheriff
1997 Ann Coale Baltimore
1996 Michele Michael
1995 Jennifer Wilhoit Top 12 (9th) Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1991
1994 Wendy Davis Sister of Christy Davis, Miss Maryland USA 2000[2]
1993 Mary Ann Cimino Baltimore Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1990
1992 Renee Rebstock Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1987
1991 Lisa Lawson
1990 Julie Stanford Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 1986
1989 Jackie Carroll Gaithersburg
1988 Rowann Brewer Silver Spring Semi-finalist (9th) Miss Photogenic Married rock musician Jani Lane.
1987 Michelle Snow Germantown
1986 Kelly Koehler
1985 Christine Marie Baldwin
1984 Betsy Cook Bethesda
1983 Shawn Keller Ashton
1982 Angie Boyer Dunkirk Semi-finalist
1981 Linda Lambert Baltimore Semi-finalist
1980 Tonja Walker Kingsville Semi-finalist (7th) Miss Teen All American 1979
1979 Jean Bourne Silver Spring
1978 Rhonda Koch
1977 Twyla Littleton
1976 Linda Lee Potter Adelphi
1975 Ellen Bowie Temple Hills
1974 Mary Jo Ruppert
1973 Betty Jo Grove 4th runner-up
1972 Patty Townsend
1971 Carol Theis Semi-finalist
1970 Beckie Price Camp Springs
1969 Ardis Fowler
1968 Paulette Reck 1st runner-up 2nd runner up at Miss World USA 1969
1967 Sandy Clevering Semi-finalist
1966 Roselaine Zetter Semi-finalist
1965 Barbara Keefer
1964 Royette Tarry Semi-finalist Represented Delaware in Miss World USA 1970, did not).
1963 Marsha Metrinko Represented New York City in the Miss America 1964 pageant.[3] Sister Michele Metrinko also competed at Miss USA 1963 as Miss District of Columbia and later represented the United States at Miss World.[3]
1962 Shelda Farley
1961 Gail Baxter
1960 Jerri Fiorilli
1959 Diane White Semi-finalist 3rd runner up at Miss World USA 1961, mother of Miss Georgia USA 1989
1958 Patricia Vogts
1957 Mary Leona Gage Winner Dethroned after it was discovered she was married and had two children.[4]
1956 Charlene Holt Semi-finalist
1955 Gloria Ruth King
1954 Barbara Eschenburg Semi-finalist
1953 Diane Gale Durham
1952 Did Not Compete

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

  1. ^ "Meade, UMd. Grad Crowned Miss Maryland USA". WBALTV. 7 December 2004. http://www.wbaltv.com/r/3979213/detail.html. 
  2. ^ a b "University Senior Wins Miss Maryland USA Pageant". Howard University. 1999-12-13. http://www.founders.howard.edu/communications/hh19991215MissMD.htm. 
  3. ^ a b >"Miss USA roots sister on in Miss America bid". Hartford Courant. 1963-09-02. p. 20A. 
  4. ^ Woestendiek, John (10 April 2005). "The long, unhappy pageant of Mary Leona Gage". Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-missusa041005,0,6686993.story. 

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