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Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality is chosen by the contestants themselves. From 1952-1964, because Miss USA and Miss Universe were held together, Miss Congeniality could be won by contestants from either pageant. Miss Congeniality has also been referred to as Miss Amity, Miss Friendship and Miss Unity.
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1952 |
Won by Miss Universe contestant |
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| 1953 |
Jeanne Vaughn Thompson |
Louisiana |
| 1954-1959 |
Won by Miss Universe contestant |
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| 1960 |
Judy Rebecca Fletcher (tie) |
Louisiana |
| 1961-1963 |
Won by Miss Universe contestant |
|
| 1964 |
Jeanne Venables |
California |
| 1965 |
Elizabeth Carroll (tie) |
Minnesota |
| 1965 |
Bonnie Perkins (tie) |
Tennessee |
| 1966 |
Linda Leafdale |
Wyoming |
| 1967 |
Sandra Baldwin |
Idaho |
| 1968 |
Julia Pinkley |
Kentucky |
| 1969 |
Mary Verdiani |
Vermont |
| 1970 |
Diane Swendeman |
Texas |
| 1971 |
Diane Knaub |
Colorado |
| 1972 |
Peggy Moore |
Utah |
| 1973 |
Kiki Kirkland |
South Carolina |
| 1974 |
Donna Thornton |
Vermont |
| 1975 |
Constance Crabtree |
Vermont |
| 1976 |
Connie Clark (tie) |
Kentucky |
| 1976 |
Dorothy Westphal (tie) |
South Dakota |
| 1977 |
Linda LeFevre |
Florida |
| 1978 |
Nancy Wierzbicki |
Vermont |
| 1979 |
Pam Williams |
Wyoming |
| 1980 |
Robbin English |
Montana |
| 1981 |
Cynthia Ann Kerby |
California |
| 1982 |
Toni McFadden |
Alaska |
| 1983 |
Dan Ruth Mintzer |
Iowa |
| 1984 |
Diane Gadoury |
New Hampshire |
| 1985 |
Martha Elizabeth Browning |
Tennessee |
| 1986 |
Lisa Summerour-Perry |
New Jersey |
| 1987 |
Lori Lynn Dickerson |
California |
| 1988 |
Elva Anderson |
District of Columbia |
| 1989 |
Kimberly Nicewonder |
Virginia |
| 1990 |
Janet Tveita |
Minnesota |
| 1991 |
Charlotte Ray |
New Jersey |
| 1992 |
Alesia Prentiss |
Nevada |
| 1993 |
Stacey Blaine |
Massachusetts |
| 1994 |
Denise White |
Oregon |
| 1995 |
Chelsi Smith |
Texas |
| 1996 |
Ku'ualoha Taylor |
Hawaii |
| 1997 |
Napiera Groves |
District of Columbia |
| 1998 |
Vera Morris |
North Carolina |
| 1999 |
Cara Jackson |
Arizona |
| 2000 |
Michele Jacqueline Kaplan |
Hawaii |
| 2001 |
Monica Palumbo |
North Carolina |
| 2002 |
Meredith Lynn McCannel |
Montana |
| 2003 |
Breann Parriott |
Washington |
| 2004 |
Michelle Fongemie |
Vermont |
| 2005 |
Melissa Ann Young |
Wisconsin |
| 2006 |
Dottie Cannon |
Minnesota |
| 2007 |
Stephanie Trudeau |
Montana |
| 2008 |
Monica Day |
Ohio |
Miss Photogenic
Miss Photogenic was initially chosen by the press. In recent years, however, Miss Photogenic has been chosen by an Internet vote.¹ From 1952-1964, because Miss USA and Miss Universe were held together, Miss Photogenic could be won by contestants from either pageant.
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1952-1955 |
No Award |
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| 1956-1964 |
Won by Miss Universe contestant |
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| 1965 |
Cheryl Semrad |
Oklahoma |
| 1966 |
Maria Judith Remenyi |
California |
| 1967 |
Elizabeth Kallmyer |
Virginia |
| 1968 |
Kathy Hebert |
Louisiana |
| 1969 |
Susan Hawkins |
Colorado |
| 1970 |
Debbie Shelton |
Virginia |
| 1971 |
Brenda Miller |
Virginia |
| 1972 |
Susan Peters |
Texas |
| 1973 |
Janice Geiler |
Nebraska |
| 1974 |
Barbara Cooper |
New York |
| 1975 |
Pamela Flowers |
Alabama |
| 1976 |
Liz Wickersham |
Georgia |
| 1977 |
Elizabeth Curran |
Illinois |
| 1978 |
Suzanna Timberlake |
Tennessee |
| 1979 |
Michele Sandoval |
New Mexico |
| 1980 |
Jineane Marie Ford (tie) |
Arizona |
| 1980 |
Elizabeth Kim Thomas (tie) |
Ohio |
| 1981 |
Cynthia Ann Kerby |
California |
| 1982 |
Sandra Dee Jones |
Virginia |
| 1983 |
Lisa Allred |
Texas |
| 1984 |
Laura Shaw |
Texas |
| 1985 |
Robin Kay Overby |
Kentucky |
| 1986 |
Beth King |
Wyoming |
| 1987 |
Sophia Marie Bowen |
Georgia |
| 1988 |
Rowanne Brewer |
Maryland |
| 1989 |
Elizabeth Primm |
Louisiana |
| 1990 |
Stephanie Teneyck |
Mississippi |
| 1991 |
Pat Arnold |
North Carolina |
| 1992 |
Shannon LaRhea Marketic |
California |
| 1993 |
Kelly Hu |
Hawaii |
| 1994 |
Pat Southall |
Virginia |
| 1995 |
Nichole Lynn Holmes |
Illinois |
| 1996 |
Ali Landry |
Louisiana¹ |
| 1997 |
Audra Wilks |
Virginia¹ |
| 1998 |
Sonja Glenn |
South Carolina¹ |
| 1999 |
Elyzabeth Lee Pham |
Wisconsin¹ |
| 2000 |
Paige Swenson |
Minnesota |
| 2001 |
Katee Doland |
Colorado |
| 2002 |
Shannon Ford |
Florida¹ |
| 2003 |
Sarah Cahill |
Minnesota¹ |
| 2004 |
Jennifer Sherrill |
Arkansas¹ |
| 2005 |
Tyler Willis |
Texas¹ |
| 2006 |
Cristen Duren |
Florida¹ |
| 2007 |
Rebecca Moore |
Alabama¹ |
| 2008 |
Courtney Carroll |
Alaska¹ |
Best State Costume
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1962 |
Joyce Collin |
Oregon |
| 1963 |
Nancy England |
Florida |
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2. Nina Whaley |
Alaska |
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3. Susan Molina |
Hawaii |
| 1964 |
Pat Kerr |
Tennessee |
| 1965 |
Carla Sullivan |
Alaska |
| 1966 |
Nancy Self |
New York |
| 1967 |
Maureen Bassett |
Oregon |
| 1968 |
Suzanne Fromm |
California |
| 1969 |
Linda Louise Rowley |
Alaska |
| 1970 |
Vicki Lynn Chesser |
South Carolina |
| 1971 |
Katherine Hartman |
Alaska |
| 1972 |
Patricia Ann Lane |
Alaska |
| 1973 |
Lavon McConnell (tie) |
Texas |
| 1973 |
Diane Modrow (tie) |
Wisconsin |
| 1974 |
Charlesy Ann Gulick |
Kentucky |
| 1975 |
Gayla Brian |
Oklahoma |
| 1976 |
Virginia Jan Murray |
South Carolina |
| 1977 |
Kimberly Louise Tomes |
Texas |
| 1978 |
Barbra Jo Horan |
Texas |
| 1979 |
Debbie Ann Niego |
Illinois |
| 1980 |
Elizabeth Kim Thomas |
Ohio |
| 1981 |
JoAnne Savery |
Massachusetts |
| 1982 |
Kim Ann Weeda |
Ohio |
| 1983 |
Julie Page |
Pennsylvania |
| 1984 |
Daria Sparling |
Arizona |
| 1985 |
Michelle Joanne Ducote |
Arizona |
| 1986 |
Tricia Therese Bach |
Illinois |
| 1987 |
Kriston Gayle Killgore |
New Mexico |
| 1988 |
Lagracella Omran |
Nevada |
| 1989 |
Kelly Holub |
Illinois |
| 1990 |
No Award |
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| 1991 |
Maricarroll Verlinde |
Arizona |
| 1992 |
Heather Christine Gray |
Indiana |
| 1993 |
Tavia Shackles |
Kansas |
Style Award
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1995 |
Lynn Vesnefski |
Hawaii |
| 1996 |
Becca Lee |
Tennessee |
| 1997-1998 |
No Award |
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| 1999 |
Kellie Lightbourne |
Virginia |
| 2000 |
Kristen Ludecke |
Florida |
| 2001 |
Megan Gunning |
Maryland |
Best in Swimsuit Award
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1992 |
Candace Brown |
Alabama |
| 1993 |
Erin Nance |
Georgia |
| 1994 |
Patricia Southall |
Virginia |
| 1995 |
Chelsi Smith |
Texas |
| 1996 |
Danielle Boatwright |
Kansas |
| 1997 |
Angelia Savage |
Florida |
| 1998 |
Shawnae Jebbia |
Massachusetts |
| 1999 |
Angelique Breaux (tie) |
California |
| 1999 |
Lauren Poppell (tie) |
South Carolina |
| 2000 |
Lynnette Cole |
Tennessee |
| 2001 |
Larissa Meek |
Missouri |
| 2002 |
Lanore Vanburen |
Minnesota |
Most Popular Girl
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1954 |
Dawn Oney |
Montana |
Most Beautiful Eyes
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1993 |
Tavia Shackles |
Kansas |
Distinguished Achievement Award
| Year |
Name |
State |
| 1998 |
Halle Berry |
1st Runner-Up to Miss USA 1986 |
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