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Miss Idaho USA

Miss Idaho USA

Beauty pageant competition

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Idaho.

The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington since 2007.

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Idaho's first placement at Miss USA came in 1964 with Dorothy Johnson, the first African-American semi-finalist.[1] Their second placement came in 1997 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1989 Brandi Sherwood placed first runner-up. She later became the first woman to be crowned both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA when she succeeded winner Brook Lee who became Miss Universe. Sherwood has since pursued a career as an actress, and is a rotating model on The Price Is Right. The third came in 2004 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 Kimberly Glyn Weible made the top 10. Their fourth was in 2009, when Melissa Weber placed in the top 15.

Idaho is currently third tied with North Carolina in number of former teens have competed in this pageant: nine, including Sherwood, and they are all from the same state. It is the largest former Teens competed in this pageant from the same state without being won the Teen title previously from other states. In addition, three have also competed at Miss America.

Hannah Menzner of Boise was crowned Miss Idaho USA 2023 on September 11, 2022 at Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River in Post Falls, Idaho.

Results summary

Placements

  • 1st Runner-Up: Brandi Sherwood (1997),[lower-alpha 1] Kim Layne (2020)
  • Top 10: Kimberly Weible (2004)
  • Top 15: Dorothy Johnson (1964), Melissa Weber (2009)

Idaho holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Sandra Baldwin (1967)

Titleholders

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

  1. Brandi Sherwood was 1st runner-up at Miss USA, but succeeded the title when Brook Lee was crowned Miss Universe.
  2. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

  1. [1]
    "Miss USA a calm, lovely math whiz from the East". The Post-Crescent. 1964-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  2. [2]
    Jones, Jim (18 August 2021). "Idaho-grown lawyer nominated by President Joe Biden to become next U.S. solicitor general". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Newsmakers: Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter looks back at his time leading Idaho". East Idaho News. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. [4]
    "The Malones". The Salt Lake Tribune. 17 October 1993. p. 71. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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