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From 1952 to the early 1960s, there was no rule that stated that if Miss USA won Miss Universe then the 1st runner-up would take over.
| Year |
Titleholder |
State |
Notes |
| 1952 |
Jackie Loughery |
New York |
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| 1953 |
Myrna Hansen |
Illinois |
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| 1954 |
Miriam Stevenson |
South Carolina |
won Miss Universe |
| 1955 |
Carlene King Johnson |
Vermont |
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| 1956 |
Carol Morris |
Iowa |
won Miss Universe |
| 1957 |
Leona Gage |
Maryland |
married; mother; dethroned |
| 1957 |
Charlotte Sheffield |
Utah |
1st runner-up; became Miss USA |
| 1958 |
Eurlyne Howell |
Louisiana |
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| 1959 |
Terry Lynn Huntingdon |
California |
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| 1960 |
Linda Bement |
Utah |
won Miss Universe |
| 1961 |
Sharon Brown |
Louisiana |
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| 1962 |
Macel Wilson |
Hawaii |
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| 1963 |
Marite Ozers |
Illinois |
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| 1964 |
Bobbie Johnson |
District of Columbia |
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| 1965 |
Sue Downey |
Ohio |
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| 1966 |
Maria Remenyi |
California |
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| 1967 |
Sylvia Hitchcock |
Alabama |
won Miss Universe |
| 1967 |
Cheryl Ann Patton |
Florida |
2nd runner-up; became Miss USA |
| 1968 |
Dorothy Anstett |
Washington |
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| 1969 |
Wendy Dascomb |
Virginia |
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| 1970 |
Debbie Shelton |
Virginia |
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| 1971 |
Michele McDonald |
Pennsylvania |
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| 1972 |
Tanya Wilson |
Hawaii |
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| 1973 |
Amanda Jones |
Illinois |
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| 1974 |
Karen Morrison |
Illinois |
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| 1975 |
Summer Bartholomew |
California |
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| 1976 |
Barbara Peterson |
Minnesota |
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| 1977 |
Kimberly Tomes |
Texas |
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| 1978 |
Judi Anderson |
Hawaii |
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| 1979 |
Mary Therese Friel |
New York |
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| 1980 |
Shawn Weatherly |
South Carolina |
won Miss Universe |
| 1980 |
Jineane Ford |
Arizona |
1st runner-up; became Miss USA |
| 1981 |
Kim Seelbrede |
Ohio |
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| 1982 |
Terri Utley |
Arkansas |
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| 1983 |
Julie Hayek |
California |
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| 1984 |
Mai Shanley |
New Mexico |
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| 1985 |
Laura Martinez-Herring |
Texas |
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| 1986 |
Christy Fitchner |
Texas |
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| 1987 |
Michelle Royer |
Texas |
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| 1988 |
Courtney Gibbs |
Texas |
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| 1989 |
Gretchen Polhemus |
Texas |
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| 1990 |
Carole Gist |
Michigan |
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| 1991 |
Kelli McCarty |
Kansas |
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| 1992 |
Shannon Marketic |
California |
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| 1993 |
Kenya Moore |
Michigan |
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| 1994 |
Lu Parker |
South Carolina |
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| 1995 |
Chelsi Smith |
Texas |
won Miss Universe |
| 1995 |
Shanna Moakler |
New York |
1st runner-up; became Miss USA |
| 1996 |
Ali Landry |
Louisiana |
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| 1997 |
Brook Mahealani Lee |
Hawaii |
won Miss Universe |
| 1997 |
Brandi Sherwood |
Idaho |
1st runner-up; became Miss USA |
| 1998 |
Shawnae Jebbia |
Massachusetts |
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| 1999 |
Kimberly Pressler |
New York |
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| 2000 |
Lynnette Cole |
Tennessee |
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| 2001 |
Kandace Krueger |
Texas |
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| 2002 |
Shauntay Hinton |
District of Columbia |
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| 2003 |
Susie Castillo |
Massachusetts |
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| 2004 |
Shandi Finnessey |
Missouri |
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| 2005 |
Chelsea Cooley |
North Carolina |
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| 2006 |
Tara Elizabeth Conner |
Kentucky |
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| 2007 |
Rachel Smith |
Tennessee |
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| 2008 |
Crystle Stewart |
Texas |
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