Miss Ohio USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCincinnati
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe.[1] It is produced by Proctor Productions.

The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by Mentor, Steubenville and Portsmouth.[2][3][4][5]

Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.[6][7][8]

The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986.[9] Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster Jayne Kennedy[10] and two former Survivor contestants, Kim Mullen of Survivor: Palau and Candace Smith of Survivor: Tocantins.[11][12] Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022.

The current titleholder is Mackenzie Schutt of Westerville and was crowned on May 20, 2023 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She represented Ohio at Miss USA 2023.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Ohio holds a record of 23 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
Year Name Hometown Age[a] Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2023 Mackenzie Schutt Westerville 27
2022 Sir'Quora Carrol Canal Winchester 23 3rd runner-up
2021 Nicole Wess Cincinnati 22 Shortest reigning Miss Ohio USA at 10 months and 11 days
2020 Sthephanie Miranda Campbell 26 Top 16
  • Born in Puerto Rico
  • Previously Miss Ohio Latina 2013
  • Previously Miss Ohio International 2015
  • Previously Miss Latinoamerica 2018
  • Longest reigning Miss Ohio USA (1 year, 8 months, and 1 day)
2019 Alice Magoto[13] Cincinnati 20 Top 10 Previously Miss Ohio 2016[14]
2018 Deneen Penn Cortland 20
2017 Dinaleigh Baxter[8] Winchester[8] 23
2016 Megan Wise[15] Gallipolis[15] 26 Top 15[15]
2015 Sarah Newkirk Columbus 25
2014 Madison Gesiotto Massillon 21
2013 Kristin Smith[citation needed] Dayton 21 Top 10
2012 Audrey Bolte Batavia 21 2nd runner-up
2011 Ashley Caldwell Gallipolis 24
2010 Amanda Tempel St. Bernard 19
2009 Natasha Vivoda Champion 22
2008 Monica Day Whitehall 25 Miss Congeniality
2007 Anna Melomud Richmond Heights 22
2006 Stacy Offenberger Vincent 26 3rd runner-up Previously Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998
2005 Aisha Berry Cincinnati 25
2004 Lauren Hall Wellston 20
2003 Candace Smith Dayton 26 Contestant on Survivor: Tocantins
2002 Kimberly "Kim" Mullen Huber Heights 23 Contestant on Survivor: Palau
2001 Amanda Canary Columbus 19
2000 Cheya Watkins Cincinnati 26 Previously Miss Ohio 1998
1999 Melinda Miller Ottoville 25 Semi-finalist
1998 Cynthia Madden Anderson Township 18
1997 Michelle Mouser Columbus 23 Previously Miss Ohio Teen USA 1991
1996 Melissa Boyd Massillon 22
1995 Julia Hughes Grove City 22
1994 Lisa Allison Gahanna 18
1993 Andrea Pacione North Royalton
1992 Courtney Baber Cincinnati
1991 Amy Glaze Lucasville
1990 Melissa Proctor West Chester 22 Semi-finalist Current director of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania (both Miss and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford
1989 Lisa Thompson Marion
1988 Gina West Pickerington
1987 Hallie Bonnell Akron
1986 Halle Berry[17] Oakwood 19[17] 1st runner-up Miss World America 1986, 5th Runner-up at Miss World 1986,[18] actress and Academy Award winner, Miss Teen All American 1985
1985 Lisa Barlow Vandalia
1984 Roxi Erwin Pickerington
1983 Gina Gangale Youngstown
1982 Kim Weeda Dayton 21 3rd runner-up Best State Costume
1981 Kimberly "Kim" Seelbrede Germantown 20 Miss USA 1981 Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1981
1980 Elizabeth Kim Thomas Circleville 20 Miss Photogenic, Best State Costume
1979 Carolyn Houlihan Youngstown
1978 Sheila Anderson[19][20] Cincinnati[19] 19[19]
1977 Lesa Rummell[4] Paris 19[4] Mother of Miss Teen USA 2005 Allie LaForce[21]
Later Miss Ohio World 1978
1976 Karen Myers Columbus
1975 Sandra Kurdas[22] Conneaut[22]
1974 Kay Phillips[23] Bedford[23] 21[23]
1973 Jackie Urbanek Cleveland Represented Ohio at Miss World USA 1974
1972 Kathleen Ann[24] Columbus[24] 18[24] 4th runner-up
1971 Karen Haus[24][1] Chagrin Falls[24]
1970 Jane Harrison Wickliffe 18 Semi-finalist Actress, model and sportscaster; past host of The NFL Today[10]
1969 Marlynn Singleton[25] Westerville 18 Assumed title[25]
Terry Chellis Columbus 21 Hospitalised for haemorrhaging after checking in for Miss USA and was unable to compete[25]
1968 Linda Hoyle[26] Columbus[26] 21 Semi-finalist
1967 Phyllis Smith Caldwell
1966 Karen Dietz Willoughby 21 Semi-finalist
1965 Sue Ann Downey Columbus 20 Miss USA 1965 Second runner-up at Miss Universe 1965
1964 Gail Karen Krielow Richmond Heights 20 Semi-finalist 1st runner up at Miss International 1965
1963 Gloria Jean McBride Columbus
Andrea Getzlaff[27] Solon 17 Disqualified for being underage
1962 Joan Colucy Massillon
1961 Alice Englemann Ashtabula
1960 Corrine Huff Youngstown 19 Semi-finalist
  • Replaced Justice for the title
  • First African American representing an American state in a national beauty contest"[28]
Kathy Justice Poland 17 — Withdrawn because younger than 18 for Miss Universe[28]
1959 Marie Dicarlo Poland
1958 Cindy Garrison Canton
1957 Kathryn Gabriel Cleveland 20 4th runner-up[b]
1956 Eleanor Wood Canton 18 Semi-finalist
1955 Carol Hagerman Columbus
1954 Barbara Randa Painesville 19 Semi-finalist
1953 Eleanore Mack Bellaire 20 Semi-finalist
1952 Margie Broering Cincinnati

Notes

  1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
  2. ^ Finished in 6th place and later awarded 4th runner-up after disqualification of Leona Gage

References

  1. ^ a b Tiefenbach, Anne (28 October 1971). "Beauty Queens: Traveling is just one of many 'royal' benefits". The Mansfield News-Journal.
  2. ^ Cooper, Michael (31 March 2016). "Springfield to again host Miss Ohio pageants". Springfield News-Sun.
  3. ^ Baker, Wayne (20 February 2015). "Miss Ohio USA Pageant Coming To Springfield". WYSO.
  4. ^ a b c "Woman, 19, from Stark 'Miss Ohio". The Journal News. 13 February 1977. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Buckeye Beauty Crowned". The Marion Star. 20 April 1971.
  6. ^ "Stunning Blonde from Ohio named Miss USA". The News. 5 June 1965. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Modelling instructor representing Ohio is crowned Miss USA". The Index-Journal. 22 May 1981.
  8. ^ a b c Beech, Patricia (21 November 2016). "Winchester's Baxter wins Miss Ohio USA 2017 pageant". The People's Defender.
  9. ^ Strauss, Bob (1 April 1997). "Going on with her life". Los Angeles Daily News.
  10. ^ a b "CBS' Jayne Kennedy a Grid Fan". The Roswell Daily Record. 17 November 1978. p. 20.
  11. ^ Silverman, Stephen (13 January 2005). "New Survivor: Palau Castaways Announced". People.
  12. ^ Schulz, Chris (29 May 2009). "Survivor's Candace speaks out". Stuff.
  13. ^ Brookbank, Sarah (November 5, 2018). "Hyde Park woman wins Miss Ohio USA competition". Cincinnati Enquirer.
  14. ^ Motsinger, Carol (September 9, 2016). "Meet the Miss Ohio next door". Cincinnati Enquirer.
  15. ^ a b c Sergent, Beth (28 November 2016). "Miss Ohio USA looks back". Gallipolis Daily Tribune.
  16. ^ "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  17. ^ a b "Miss Texas takes the crown". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 21 May 1986.
  18. ^ Lovece, Frank (16 August 1992). "Bucking for Stardom: Halle takes meandering path". The Index-Journal.
  19. ^ a b c "1978 Miss Ohio USA is Sheila Anderson". The Circleville Herald. 13 February 1978. p. 8.
  20. ^ Associated Press (28 February 1979). "Beauty Queen views title as career aid". The Index-Journal. p. 26.
  21. ^ Fleming, Kirsten (16 March 2015). "Meet the pageant queen who's ruling March Madness". New York Post. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  22. ^ a b "People..." The Daily Reporter. 7 April 1975. p. 9.
  23. ^ a b c "Bedford miss is Miss Ohio". The Newark Advocate. 25 March 1974. p. 10.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Miss Ohio Universe". The Marion Star. 17 April 1972. p. 11.
  25. ^ a b c "Miss Ohio Takes Ill, Gives Title to 'Sister'". The Miami Herald. 18 May 1969. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Crowned Miss Ohio". The Mansfield News-Journal. 29 April 1968.
  27. ^ "Andrea Getzlaff". The Akron Beacon Journal. 6 June 1963. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Miss Ohio Too Young; Negro Girl Takes Place". Florida Star. 9 July 1960. Retrieved 2017-08-31.

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