Miss Virginia USA
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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.
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] List of winners
- 2007 - Lauren Barnette -- former Miss Virginia Teen USA 2002
- 2006 - Amber Copley -- former Miss Virginia Teen USA 2003
- 2005 - Jennifer Pitts -- former Miss Virginia (America) 2002
- 2004 - Kristi Lauren Glakas -- Triple Crown winner, former Miss Virginia Teen USA 1999, Miss Virginia 2005 and 3rd runner-up to Miss America 2006
- 2003 - Mimi Abraham
- 2002 - Julie Laipply -- public speaker
- 2001 - Kristel Jenkins former Miss Virginia Teen USA 1995
- 2000 - Crystal Marie Jones
- 1999 - Kellie Lightbourn (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1998 - Meredith Blankenship (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1997 - Audra Wilks (Miss Photogenic) former Miss Virginia Teen USA 1988
- 1996 - Danielle Connors
- 1995 - Susan Elizabeth Robinson
- 1994 - Patricia Southall (1st runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1993 - Stephanie Satterfield former Miss Virginia Teen USA 1989
- 1992 - Brandi Bottrof (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1991 - Traci Dority
- 1990 - Evelyn Green
- 1989 - Kimberly Nicewonder
- 1988 - Denise Adrain Smith
- 1987 - Marsha Ralls (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1986 - Maureen McDonnell
- 1985 - Dana Bryant
- 1984 - Leah Rush
- 1983 - Tanquil Collins -- 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 (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1981 - Pam Hutchens (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1980 - Kelly Humphrey
- 1979 - Betsy Bott (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1978 - Robin Schadle (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1977 - Lynn Herring (4th runner-up at Miss USA) -- 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 at Miss USA)
- 1974 - Hazel Thomas
- 1973 - Brenda Childress
- 1972 - Dede Moore
- 1971 - Brenda Joyce Miller (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1970 - Deborah Shelton (Miss USA and 1st runner-up at Miss Universe)
- 1969 - Wendy Dascomb (Miss USA and Semi-finalist at Miss Universe)
- 1968 - Laurie Burke (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1967 - Elizabeth Kallmyer
- 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 (disqualified)
- 1953 - Dorothy Lee Bailey
- 1952 - Elizabeth Glenn
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