Miss Nevada USA

Miss Nevada USA

Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Las Vegas
Location	Nevada
Membership	Miss USA
Official language	English
Website	Official Website

Nia Sanchez, Miss Nevada USA 2014, Miss USA 2014

Julianna Erdesz, Miss Nevada USA 2010

Veronica Grabowski, Miss Nevada USA 2008

Helen Salas, Miss Nevada USA 2007

Lauren Scyphers, Miss Nevada USA 2006

Sarah Chapman, Miss Nevada USA 2011

The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.

While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001.

Many Miss Nevada USA titleholders previously competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss America pageants. Six titleholders previously held the Miss Nevada Teen USA title and three held the Miss Nevada Crown in the Miss America Pageant.

Nia Sanchez of Las Vegas became the first Miss USA ever from the state of Nevada when she was crowned Miss USA 2014.

Results summary

Placements

• Miss USA: Nia Sanchez (2014)
• First runner-up: Mary O'Neal Contino (1977)
• Second runner-up: Joan Adams (1957), Karen Weller (1961), Patricia Howe (1964), Kathy Landry (1968), Sheri Schruhl (1970)
• Third runner-up: Gina Giacinto (2001), Jade Kelsall (2012), Brittany McGowan (2015)
• Fourth runners-up: Janet Hadland (1962), Helen Salas (2007)
• Top 10: Earlene Whitt (1953), Joy Blaine (1959), Kathee Francis (1963), Denyse Turner (1965), Jacqueline Moore (1967), Karen Esslinger (1969), Linda Dryden (1974), Christa Lane Daniel (1983), Tammy Perkins (1987), Chelsea Caswell (2013)
• Top 15: Lauren Scyphers (2006)

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (1992)
• Best State Costume: Lagracella Omran (1988)

Winners

Color key

•      Declared as Winner
•      Ended as runner-up
•      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age^1	Placement	Special awards	Notes
2016	Emelina Adams	Henderson	24	TBA		1st Runner-Up Miss Arizona USA 2015
2015	Brittany McGowan	Las Vegas	25	3rd runner-up
2014	Nia Sanchez[1]	Los Angeles	24	Miss USA 2014		1st runner-up at Miss Universe 2014
2013	Chelsea Caswell[2]	Summerlin	23	Top 10
2012	Jade Kelsall[3]	Las Vegas	26	3rd runner-up
2011	Sarah Chapman[4]	Henderson	27			Sister of Miss California USA 2004 Ellen Chapman
2010	Julianna Erdesz	Reno	25			Previously Miss Nevada 2008
2009	Georgina Vaughan	Las Vegas	20			Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2006.
2008	Veronica Grabowski	Henderson	23			Was in a relationship with Criss Angel in 2008.[5]
2007	Helen Salas	Las Vegas	21	4th runner-up		Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004, 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2004
	Katie Rees	St. Petersburg, Florida	22			Stripped of her title due to inappropriate photographs.[6][7]
2006	Lauren Scyphers[8]	Gardnerville	20	Top 15
2005	Shivonn Geeb[9]	Las Vegas	25
	Sloan Bailey	Las Vegas				Resigned in January 2005 for personal reasons.[9]
2004	Victoria Franklin	Las Vegas	23			Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1998, 2nd runner up in Miss Teen USA 1998
2003	Ashley Huff	Henderson	22			Previously Miss Nevada 2001
2002	Jenny Valdez[10]	Las Vegas				Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 & 2001
2001	Gina Giacinto	Las Vegas	26	3rd runner-up		Previously Miss Nevada 1999
2000	Alicia Carnes[11]	Las Vegas				Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1995
1999	Shaynee Smith[12]	Las Vegas	23
1998	Tammie Rankin	Las Vegas				Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1993
1997	Ninya Perna[13]	Green Valley	23
1996	Alisa Castillo	Las Vegas	23
1995	Brook Hammond	Las Vegas				Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1991
1994	Angela Lambert	Las Vegas
1993	Alexis Oliver	Las Vegas
1992	Alesia Prentiss	Las Vegas			Miss Congeniality
1991	Jodi Jensen	Las Vegas
1990	Michele Yegge	Las Vegas
1989	Janu Tornell	Las Vegas				Contestant on Survivor: Palau[14]
1988	Lagracella Omran	Las Vegas	20		Best State Costume[15]
1987	Tammy Perkins	Las Vegas	21	Semi-finalist, Finishing in 8th Place
1986	LeAnna Grant	Las Vegas				Previously Miss Nevada 1984
1985	Alicia Berger[16]	Las Vegas				Host of Access Hollywood,[17] judge of Miss USA 2009 pageant[18]
1984	Donna Lee McNeil	Las Vegas
1983	Christa Lane Daniel	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place
1982	Andrea Pennington	Las Vegas
1981	Mary Lebsock	Las Vegas
1980	Kimberlee Guider	Las Vegas
1979	Aleasha Magleby	Las Vegas
1978	Dawn Jameson	Las Vegas
1977	Mary O'Neal Contino	Las Vegas		1st runner-up		Played lead role in Australian television series Chuck Finn[19]
1976	Janice Carrell	Las Vegas				represented Nevada at the 1975 Miss World USA pageant
1975	Madonna Allison	Las Vegas
1974	Linda Dryden	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1973	Laura Fritz	Las Vegas
1972	Tracey Lynn Whitney	Las Vegas
1971	Anita Laurie	Las Vegas
1970	Sheri Schruhl	Las Vegas		2nd runner-up
1969	Karen Esslinger	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1968	Kathy Landry	Las Vegas		2nd runner-up
1967	Jacqueline Moore	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1966	Mary Martin	Las Vegas
1965	Denyse Turner	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
	Bunny Baxter	Las Vegas				Resigned
1964	Pamela Diane Morris	Las Vegas
1963	Kathee Francis	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1962	Janet Hadland	Las Vegas		4th runner-up
1961	Karen Weller	Las Vegas		2nd runner-up
1960	Did Not Compete
1959	Joy Blaine	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1958	Terry Jeffers[20]	Las Vegas
1957	Joan Adams	Las Vegas		2nd runner-up
1956	Marley Sanderson	Las Vegas
1955	Did Not Compete
1954	Mary Jane Arnold	Las Vegas
1953	Earlene Whitt	Las Vegas		Semi-finalist
1952	Barbara Jean Clark	Las Vegas

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

1. Plaisance, Stacey (8 June 2014). "Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez wins Miss USA; she is Silver State’s first winner". Las Vegas Sun. Associated Press. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
2. Leach, Robin (29 January 2013). "2013 Miss Nevada USA Chelsea Caswell wins pre-23rd birthday". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
3. Przybys, John (31 May 2012). "Chance meeting leads Jade Kelsall to Miss Nevada USA crown". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
4. Katsilometes, John (16 June 2011). "Miss Nevada USA Sarah Chapman: Preschool exec, model, beauty queen — and children’s book author". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
5. Clarke, Norm (2008-04-11). "NORM: Miss Nevada adds bling to pageant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
6. Sedensky, Matt (2006-12-23). "Ex-Miss Nevada USA Apologizes for Photos". Fox News.
7. Associated Press (2006-12-30). "Miss Nevada USA won't get her tiara back". East Valley Tribune.
8. Rafferty, Jo (2006-02-26). "Douglas High graduate represents state in Miss USA competition". The Record-Courier.
9. Frigard, Monique (2005-03-28). "NEWSMAKERS: Las Vegan prepares for her run in Miss USA Pageant.(living)". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
10. Di Dio, Deana (2001-11-19). "NEWSMAKERS: Pageant winner keeps busy schedule while reaching goals". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
11. Whitely, Joan (2000-01-30). "Former magician's assistant hopes to pull a win out of the hat as Miss USA". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
12. Kern, Kirk (1999-01-30). "Pageant winner in finals". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
13. Willert, Tim (1996-10-16). "Perna's plans for pageant lofty". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
14. "Reality check". Newsday. 2005-04-25.
15. "Work Clothes Win". The Victoria Advocate. 1988-02-23.
16. "1992 Miss Nevada Teen USA Executive Directors". Miss Nevada USA pageant. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
17. "Alicia Jacobs". My News Three. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
18. "Miss USA judge yanks essay due to threats". UPI. 2009-04-29.
19. Clarke, Norm (2000-07-17). "Ex-Miss Nevada USA a hit down under".
20. Koch, Ed (3 December 2013). "Philanthropist had long love affair with Nevada history, dance troupe Rhythmettes". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

External links

• Official Website