The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 in the Miss USA

Miss USA

The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant.

Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-usa/ranking/index.php at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states since 2000 http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-usa/ranking/2000s.php. Georgia is within the top fifteen states in terms of most semifinalist (or better) placings (20) http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-usa/who-has-the-most.php and is one of only seven states to have won more than one Miss Photogenic award.

Despite having a large number of runners-up, no Miss Georgia USA has won the national title.

Four former Miss Georgia Teen USA

Miss Georgia Teen USA

The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...

s went on to win this competition, but only two titleholders has previously competed at Miss America

Miss America

The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...

. One represented Connecticut.

The pageant is directed by Miss Tennessee USA 1989: Kim Greenwood

Kim Greenwood

Kimberly "Kim" Greenwood is the executive director of the Miss Georgia USA, Miss Georgia Teen USA, Miss Mississippi USA, Miss Mississippi Teen USA, Miss Tennessee USA, and Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageants. She also held the title of Miss Tennessee USA 1989.-Miss USA 1989:She competed in the Miss...

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Placements

• First Runners-up: Erin Nance (1993)
• Second Runners-up: Tami Tesh (1986), Donna Rampy (1988), Tiffany Fallon
  Tiffany Fallon
  Tiffany Fallon is an American model. Fallon was Homecoming Queen, senior Class President at her high school, and was Miss Georgia USA 2001. In 2004, she was photographed by Stephen Wayda for Playboy and was named Playmate of the Month for December...
  
   (2001), Lisa Wilson
  Lisa Wilson
  Lisa Marie Wilson is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on American Idol. She graduated from Armuchee High School in 1998 and also obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.Lisa...
  
   (2006)
• Third Runners-up: Dorothy Taylor (1959)
• Fourth Runners-up: Carolann Conno (1955), Diane Austin (1958), Cherie Stephens (1970), Sophia Bowen (1987), Michele Nemeth (1989), Patti Dunn (2000)
• Top 6: Brenda Leithleiter
  Brenda Leithleiter
  Brenda Leithleiter Sharman is a beauty queen from Vinings, Georgia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Leithleiter won the Miss Georgia USA 1990 title in November 1989. She went on to represent Georgia in the Miss USA 1990 pageant broadcast live from Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990...
  
   (1990), Jennifer Prodgers (1992)
• Top 12: Liz Wickersham
  Liz Wickersham
  Liz Wickersham is an American television personality best known as the host of CNN's entertainment newsmagazine Showbiz Today.-Miss Georgia USA:...
  
   (1976), Linda Kerr (1977), Lisa Condre (1981), Dotsy Timm (1983)
• Top 10: Caroline Medley (2004)
• Top 15: Kimberly Gittings
  Kimberly Gittings
  Kimberly Gittings is a beauty queen from Lilburn, Georgia is the current Miss Georgia USA 2009. She competed in the Miss USA 2009 pageant, placing in the Top 15.In 2004, Gittings won the Teen Miss Gwinnett at the Gwinnett County Fair...
  
   (2009)
• Top 16: Kaylin Reque (2011)

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Liz Wickersham (1976), Sophia Bowen (1987)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2011 Miss USA 2011 Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end...	Kaylin Reque	Suwanee Suwanee, Georgia As of 2010 Suwanee had a population of 15,355. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 67.4% white, 10.8% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 18.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.3% reporting some other race and 2.3% reporting two or more races...	22	Top 16, Finishing in 11th place
2010 Miss USA 2010 Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the...	Cassady Lance Cassady Lance Cassady Lance holds the title of Miss Georgia USA 2010 and competed in the Miss USA 2010 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She competed at Miss Georgia USA as Miss Coastal Georgia USA. She won the pageant on her third try. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media and Performing Arts from Savannah...	Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...	25			Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA Miss Georgia Teen USA The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...  2003
2009 Miss USA 2009 Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009...	Kimberly Gittings Kimberly Gittings Kimberly Gittings is a beauty queen from Lilburn, Georgia is the current Miss Georgia USA 2009. She competed in the Miss USA 2009 pageant, placing in the Top 15.In 2004, Gittings won the Teen Miss Gwinnett at the Gwinnett County Fair...	Lilburn Lilburn, Georgia As of 2010 Lilburn had a population of 11,596. The median age was 36.3. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 52.7% white , 16.4% black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.8% Asian Indian, 10.4% other Asian, 12.3% from some other race and 2.8% from two or more races...	20	Top 15, Finishing in 13th Place
2008 Miss USA 2008 Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee...	Amanda Kozak Amanda Kozak Amanda Kozak-Miliner is a pageant titleholder from Warner Robins, Georgia who competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants.-Miss America:...	Warner Robins Warner Robins, Georgia Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804...	23			Previously Miss Georgia Miss Georgia The Miss Georgia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss America pageant. Georgia has once won the Miss America crown.- Winners :- External links :*...  2006 and Miss America 2007 Miss America 2007 Miss America 2007, the 86th Miss America, pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 29, 2007, which was a Monday, making it the first time that the pageant was held on a weekday, rather than the traditional Saturday....  2nd runner-up; 1st runner-up to National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart....  2005
2007 Miss USA 2007 Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....	Brittany Swann Brittany Swann Brittany Ryan Swann is a beauty queen from Tyrone, Georgia who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Swann won the Miss Georgia USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Newnan, Georgia on 11 November 2006. She competed as Miss Peachtree City in the pageant...	Tyrone Tyrone, Georgia Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,916 at the 2000 census. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 5,789.It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.-Geography:...	23
2006 Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...	Lisa Wilson Lisa Wilson Lisa Marie Wilson is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on American Idol. She graduated from Armuchee High School in 1998 and also obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.Lisa...	Rome Rome, Georgia Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...	26	2nd Runner-up		American Idol (season 3) American Idol (Season 3) The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004. The third season was won by Fantasia Barrino, who defeated Diana DeGarmo by an approximate margin of 2% ; the vote total was the highest recorded vote total in the show's history until the... semi-finalist
2005 Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...	Tanisha Brito Tanisha Brito Tanisha Nicole Brito is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA.Brito is an experienced pageant contestant. Her first major pageant was the 2000 Miss Connecticut state pageant, where she finished second runner-up. The following year she competed in Georgia, where she...	Dunwoody Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. Dunwoody became incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008...	24			Previously Miss Connecticut Miss Connecticut The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once .- Winners :- External links :***...  2002 and top 10 at Miss America 2003
2004 Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...	Caroline Medley	Suwanee	26	Top 10, Finishing in 8th place
2003 Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island...	Erin Haney	Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	21
2002 Miss USA 2002 The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas....	Heather Hogan	Duluth Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...	21
2001 Miss USA 2001 Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee....	Tiffany Fallon Tiffany Fallon Tiffany Fallon is an American model. Fallon was Homecoming Queen, senior Class President at her high school, and was Miss Georgia USA 2001. In 2004, she was photographed by Stephen Wayda for Playboy and was named Playmate of the Month for December...	Duluth	26	2nd Runner-up		Playboy Magazine's Playboy Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...  Playmate of the Year for 2005, contestant on Celebrity Apprentice.
2000 Miss USA 2000 Miss USA 2000, the forty-ninth Miss USA pageant, was held in Branson, Missouri at The Grand Palace on February 4, 2000.At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York....	Patti Dunn Patti Dunn Patti Dunn Simmons is a beauty queen from Lilburn, Georgia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and has held a number of other pageantry titles.- Background :...	Duluth	24	4th Runner-up
1999 Miss USA 1999 Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts...	Meredith Young		25			Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA Miss Georgia Teen USA The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...  1991 and 1st runner up at Miss Teen USA 1991
1998 Miss USA 1998 Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998...	Edlyn Lewis Edlyn Lewis Edlyn Lewis was Miss Fulton County 1996, Miss Georgia USA 1998, and competitor in the Miss USA 1998 pageant. She is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently works as a telecommunications consultant.-References:...		24
1997 Miss USA 1997 Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...	Denesha Reed	McDonough McDonough, Georgia McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. The population was 22084 at the 2010 census. Inclusion of the unincorporated neighborhoods surrounding McDonough, which are not part of a town/city, raises the population to approximately 30,000 from an estimate in 2008. The city is the...	22			Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA Miss Georgia Teen USA The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...  1993 and top 6 at Miss Teen USA 1993
1996 Miss USA 1996 Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996....	Jenny Craig					Later Mrs. Texas America 2004 and Mrs. Photogenic at the Mrs. America Mrs. America Mrs. America Pageant honors married women throughout the United States of America. Each of the 51 contestants , ranging in age from the 20s to 50s, earns the right to participate in the national event by winning her state competition. These state events are under the direction of Mrs. America state...  2004 pageant under her married name, Jennifer Palmieri.
1995 Miss USA 1995 Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995....	Paulette Schier	Atlanta	23			Winner of Miss Oktoberfest 1995, Miss Teen All American 1990
1994 Miss USA 1994 Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994...	Andrea Moore	Atlanta
1993 Miss USA 1993 Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California...	Erin Nance	Calhoun Calhoun, Georgia Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....	21	1st Runner-up		Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA Miss Georgia Teen USA The Miss Georgia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions...  1988, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1994, Miss Teen All American 1991
1992 Miss USA 1992 Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas...	Jennifer Prodgers	Atlanta	23	Top 6 Finalist, Finishing in 6th Place		1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1992
1991 Miss USA 1991 Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan...	Tamara Rhodes Tamara Rhodes Tamara Rhodes is a Canadian jazz singer. She was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has been performing since a young age. After high school, she moved to New York City where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . She then studied with cabaret legend Helen...
1990 Miss USA 1990 Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas...	Brenda Leithleiter Brenda Leithleiter Brenda Leithleiter Sharman is a beauty queen from Vinings, Georgia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Leithleiter won the Miss Georgia USA 1990 title in November 1989. She went on to represent Georgia in the Miss USA 1990 pageant broadcast live from Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990...		22	Top 6 Finalist, Finishing in 6th Place		Miss Flower Queen 1990
1989	Michele Nemeth	Lilburn Lilburn, Georgia As of 2010 Lilburn had a population of 11,596. The median age was 36.3. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 52.7% white , 16.4% black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.8% Asian Indian, 10.4% other Asian, 12.3% from some other race and 2.8% from two or more races...	24	4th Runner-up		1st Runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1989, was Miss USA representative in Miss Maja International 1984, she did not place, Daughter of Miss Maryland USA 1959
1988	Donna Rampy		24	2nd Runner-up		Semi-Finalist in Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1988 as Miss USA
1987	Sophia Bowen	Marietta Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...	21	4th Runner-up	Miss Photogenic
1986	Tami Tesch		21	2nd Runner-up		2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1986
1985	Amanda Smith	Smyrna Smyrna, Georgia -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,999 people, 18,372 households, and 9,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,949.9 people per square mile . There were 19,633 housing units at an average density of 1,412.6 per square mile...
1984	Jayne Poteet	Norcross Norcross, Georgia As of 2010 Norcross had a population of 9,116. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 40.8% white , 19.8% black or African American , 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 21.5% from some other race and 4.3% reporting two or more races...				Miss Oktoberfest 1987
1983	Dotsy Timm	Augusta Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...		Semi-finalist
1982	Kelly Blackston	Savannah Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
1981	Lisa Condre	Atlanta		Semi-finalist
1980	April Reid	Augusta Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
1979	Debbie Freeman Debbie Freeman Debbie Freeman is a former Australian tennis player who won Junior Wimbledon in 1980.In 1978 Freeman won the Australian Open Girl's Doubles title with Kathy Mantle....
1978	Larinda Matthews	Marietta Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
1977	Linda Kerr	Alpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...		Semi-finalist
1976	Liz Wickersham Liz Wickersham Liz Wickersham is an American television personality best known as the host of CNN's entertainment newsmagazine Showbiz Today.-Miss Georgia USA:...	Atlanta		Semi-finalist	Miss Photogenic
1975	Diana Goodman	Forest Park
1974	Vicki Ross
1973	Melanie Chapman
1972	Kaye Ayers
1971	Jenny Andrews
1970	Cherie Stephens	Atlanta		4th Runner-up
1969	Judy Lyons
1968	Midge Ivie
1967	Jane Lineberger
1966	Not available
1965	Judy Simpson
1964	Lynda Tatum
1963	Brenda Seagraves
1962	Genelda Odum	Odum Odum, Georgia Odum is a town in Wayne County, Georgia, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Odum is located at ....				Competed in the 1963 Miss Dixie Pageant
1961	Patsy Giddens
1960	Cecilia Upton	Rockmart Rockmart, Georgia Rockmart is a city in Polk County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,870 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rockmart is located at ....
1959	Dorothy Taylor			3rd Runner-up
1958	Diane Austin			4th Runner-up
1957	Ruth Lycan
1956	Mary Ruff
1955	Carolann Conno			4th Runner-up
1953-54	No representative
1952	Betty Jane Wood
	Rosemarie Bowe					resigned

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant