Miss Ohio USA
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The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant.
Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years. Ohio is one of only twelve states to win the Miss USA crown twice (Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981).
There are many notable Miss Ohio USA's, most famously actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry who was 1st runner up to Miss USA in 1986. Others include Kim Mullen (2002) of Survivor: Palau, Melissa Proctor (1990), current director of the Miss Ohio USA and Miss Michigan USA pageants and Lesa Rummell (1977), mother of Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce.
Two Miss Ohio USAs, including current titleholder Stacy Offenberger, are former Miss Ohio Teen USAs who competed at Miss Teen USA.
[edit] List of winners
- 2007 - Anna Melomud
- 2006 - Stacy Offenberger (Third runner-up at Miss USA 2006) -- former Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998
- 2005 - Aisha Berry
- 2004 - Lauren Hall
- 2003 - Candace Smith
- 2002 - Kimberly Mullen -- contestant on Survivor: Palau
- 2001 - Amanda Canary
- 2000 - Cheya Watkins -- former Miss Ohio (America) 1998
- 1999 - Melinda Miller (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1998 - Cindy Madden
- 1997 - Michelle Mouser -- former Miss Ohio Teen USA 1991
- 1996 - Melissa Boyd
- 1995 - Julia Hughes
- 1994 - Lisa Allison
- 1993 - Andrea Pacione
- 1992 - Courtney Baber
- 1991 - Amy Glaze
- 1990 - Melissa Proctor (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- director of Miss Ohio USA and Miss Michigan USA pageants
- 1989 - Lisa Thompson
- 1988 - Gina West
- 1987 - Hallie Bonnell
- 1986 - Halle Berry (First runner-up at Miss USA) -- 5th Runner-up at Miss World 1986, actress and award winner
- 1985 - Lisa Barlow
- 1984 - Roxi Erwin
- 1983 - Gina Gangale
- 1982 - Kim Weeda (Third runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1981 - Kim Seelbrede (Miss USA, Semi-finalist at Miss Universe)
- 1980 - Kim Thomas
- 1979 - Carolyn Houlihan
- 1978 - Sheila Anderson
- 1977 - Lesa Rummell -- mother of Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce
- 1976 - Karen Myers
- 1975 - Sandra Kurdas
- 1974 - Kay Phillips
- 1973 - Jackie Urbanek
- 1972 - Kathleen Kehlmier (Fourth runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1971 - Karen Haus
- 1970 - Jane Harrison (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- actress, model and sportscaster.
- 1969 - Marilyn Singleton
- 1968 - Linda Hoyle (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1967 - Phyllis Smith
- 1966 - Karen Dietz (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1965 - Sue Downey (Miss USA, Second runner-up at Miss Universe)
- 1964 - Gail Krielow (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1963 - Gloria McBride
- 1962 - Joan Colucy
- 1961 - Alice Lou-Englemann
- 1960 - Corrine Huff (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1959 - Marie Dicarlo
- 1958 - Cindy Garrison
- 1957 - Kathryn Gabriel (Fourth runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1956 - Eleanor Wood (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1955 - Carol Hagerman
- 1954 - Barbara Randa (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1953 - Eleanore Mack (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1952 - Margie Broering
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