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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980.
Miriam Stevenson
Miriam Stevenson
Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson born 4 July 1933, of Winnsboro, South Carolina, won the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA in 1954. She was the first Miss USA to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown....
, South Carolina's first 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...
, and the United States' first Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
was also the first Miss USA winner to have 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...
. She was the first woman to have 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...
, 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...
and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
. RPM's first winner was Shawn Weatherly, who also won 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...
and went on to win Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
.
Four Miss South Carolina USAs have also held the Miss South Carolina Teen USA
Miss South Carolina Teen USA
The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception....
title and competed at Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
. Two have also 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...
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Miss South Carolina USA titleholders have also competed at two other major international pageants. Gina Tolleson
Gina Tolleson
Gina Marie Tolleson is a model and the second Miss World titleholder from the United States.-Miss World:...
, first runner-up at Miss USA 1990, went on to win the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
crown that year, and Miss South Carolina USA 2004, Amanda Pennekamp has also competed at the Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
2006 pageant where she made the top 16.
Results summary
- Winners: Miriam StevensonMiriam StevensonMiriam Jacqueline Stevenson born 4 July 1933, of Winnsboro, South Carolina, won the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA in 1954. She was the first Miss USA to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown....
(1954), Shawn Weatherly (1980), Lu ParkerLu ParkerFrances Louise "Lu" Parker is a broadcast journalist and former Miss USA from South Carolina.- Early life :Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Parker attended the College of Charleston, where she was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to...
(1994) - 1st runners-up: Betty Cherry (1956), Vickie Chesser (1970), Gina TollesonGina TollesonGina Marie Tolleson is a model and the second Miss World titleholder from the United States.-Miss World:...
(1990), Amanda Pennekamp (2004) - 2nd runners-up: Eva Engle (1969), Allison Grisso (1983), Audra Wallace (1992)
- 3rd runner-up: Virginia Murray (1976)
- Top 5: Lauren Poppell (1999)
- Top 8: Courtney Turner (2011)
- Top 10: Maribeth Curry (1986), April Abel (1988), Lisa Rabon (2000), Anna Hanks (2003), Lacie LybrandLacie LybrandLacie Lyn Lybrand is a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and who has held the Miss United States title....
(2006), Stephanie Murray SmithStephanie Murray Smith-External links:*...
(2009) - Top 11/12: Kelli Gosnell (1993), Ashley Williams (2002)
- Top 15: Susan Anthony Day (1953), Sara Stone (1955), Jean Spotts (1957), Patricia Ann Moss (1958), Cecelia Yoder (1963), Vicki Harrison (1965), Susan Gordon (1972), Ashley Zais (2007), Jamie Hill (2008)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2012 Miss USA 2012 Miss USA 2012, will be the 61st Miss USA pageant. It will be held in June of 2012. The winner will represent the United States in Miss Universe 2012. Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella of California will crown her successor at the end of this event... |
Erika Powell | Easley Easley, South Carolina Easley is a city in Pickens County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is a principal city of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the city lies in Pickens County, with only a very small portion of the city in Anderson County... |
26 | Previously Miss South Carolina America 2005 Top 10 at Miss America 2006. | ||
| 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... |
Courtney Turner | North Augusta North Augusta, South Carolina North Augusta is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States, on the north bank of the Savannah River. The population was 21,348 at the 2010 census. The city is included in the Central Savannah River Area and is also part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.- History :North... |
20 | Top 8 | Previously Miss Teen United States 2009 2nd runner-up Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2009 1st runner-up Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2008 | |
| 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... |
Rachel Law | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| 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... |
Stephanie Murray Smith Stephanie Murray Smith -External links:*... |
Goose Creek Goose Creek, South Carolina Goose Creek is a city in Berkeley county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 35,938 at the 2010 census. Most of the Naval Weapons Station Charleston is in Goose Creek. As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S... |
21 | Top 10 | Contestant on The Amazing Race 17 The Amazing Race 17 The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 17 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.... |
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| 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... |
Jamie Hill | Columbia Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan... |
24 | Top 15 | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 The Amazing Race 10 The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 10 features twelve teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world.... |
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| 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.... |
Ashley Zais | Newberry Newberry, South Carolina Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county... |
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| 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... |
Lacie Lybrand Lacie Lybrand Lacie Lyn Lybrand is a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and who has held the Miss United States title.... |
Lexington Lexington, South Carolina Lexington is a town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 17,870 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lexington is located at .... |
23 | Top 10 | Miss United States 2002 | |
| 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... |
Sarah Medley Sarah Medley Sarah Ashley Medley is a beauty queen from North Charleston, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.... |
North Charleston North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston is the 3rd largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina with incorporated areas in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. On June 12, 1972 the city of North Charleston incorporated and was the 9th largest city in South Carolina. According to the 2010 Census, North... |
18 | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.... 2001 |
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| 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... |
Amanda Pennekamp | Columbia | 22 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss Earth USA 2006 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss Earth 2006 Miss Earth 2006 Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on November 26, 2006 in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile.... |
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| 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... |
Anna Hanks | Belton Belton, South Carolina Belton is a city in eastern Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,461 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Belton is located at .... |
21 | Top 10 | Miss United States 2005 | |
| 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.... |
Ashley Williams | Little Mountain Little Mountain, South Carolina Little Mountain is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 255 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Buddy Johnson.-Geography:Little Mountain is located at .... |
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| 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.... |
Candace Richards | Fountain Inn Fountain Inn, South Carolina Fountain Inn is a city in Greenville and Laurens counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 6,017 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
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| 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.... |
Lisa Rabon | Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina. It is considered to be a major tourist destination in the... |
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| 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... |
Lauren Poppell | Rock Hill Rock Hill, South Carolina Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between... |
23 | Top 5 | Best in Swimsuit | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.... 1993, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1993 |
| 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... |
Sonja Glenn | Chesnee Chesnee, South Carolina Chesnee is a city in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 868 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:Chesnee is located at .... |
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| 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... |
Casey Mizell | Irmo Irmo, South Carolina Irmo is a town in Lexington and Richland counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina and a suburb of Columbia. It is 12 miles outside of the city center of Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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| 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.... |
Lysa Jackson | Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the... |
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| 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.... |
Danielle Corley | Lexington | 18 | |||
| 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... |
Lu Parker Lu Parker Frances Louise "Lu" Parker is a broadcast journalist and former Miss USA from South Carolina.- Early life :Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Parker attended the College of Charleston, where she was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She then went on to... |
Charleston | 26 | Winner | Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994... |
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| 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... |
Kelli Gosnell | Pacolet Pacolet, South Carolina Pacolet is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,235 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Pacolet is located at .... |
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| 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... |
Audra Wallace | Charleston | 22 | 2nd Runner-up | 2nd runner up at Miss World USA 1993 | |
| 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... |
Traci Rufty | Columbia | 21 | |||
| 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... |
Gina Tolleson Gina Tolleson Gina Marie Tolleson is a model and the second Miss World titleholder from the United States.-Miss World:... |
Spartanburg Spartanburg, South Carolina thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of... |
20 | 1st Runner-up | Later Miss World USA 1990 and Miss World Miss World The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951... 1990 |
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| 1989 | Angela Shuler | Rock Hill | 21 | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.... 1986 |
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| 1988 | April Abel | Johnston Johnston, South Carolina Johnston is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,336 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area... |
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| 1987 | Elizabeth Woodard | Aiken Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South... |
21 | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.... 1983 |
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| 1986 | Maribeth Curry | Greenville Greenville, South Carolina -Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families... |
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| 1985 | Ann Margarete Hughes | Charleston | ||||
| 1984 | Ginger Greer | Lugoff Lugoff, South Carolina Lugoff is a small census-designated place in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 6,278 at the 2000 census. The population was nearly 85% rural in 2000... |
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| 1983 | Allison Grisso | Columbia | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1982 | Margo Wood | Columbia | ||||
| 1981 | Zade Turner | Myrtle Beach | 21 | |||
| 1980 Miss USA 1980 Miss USA 1980, the 29th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 15 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.The pageant was won by Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mary Therese Friel of New York... |
Shawn Weatherly | Sumter Sumter, South Carolina -Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile... |
Winner | Miss Universe 1980 Miss Universe 1980 Miss Universe 1980 was held at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea on July 8, 1980. 20-year-old Shawn Weatherly of USA was crowned as Miss Universe 1980... |
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| 1979 | Janice McDonald Janice McDonald Janice McDonald is a former Miss South Carolina USA. A native of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, she is the daughter of Dorothy McDonald and the late Weyman McDonald. Janice was a 20 year old senior at the University of South Carolina, majoring in broadcast journalism, when she won the title of Miss... |
Myrtle Beach | Co-founder of RPM Productions with her sister Paula Miles | |||
| 1978 | Kathryn Threatt | Pickens | ||||
| 1977 | Pam Hoover | Florence | ||||
| 1976 | Virginia Murray | Chester | 3rd Runner-up | Best Costume | ||
| 1975 | Robin Morris | Columbia | ||||
| 1974 | Carol Lynn Hollis | |||||
| 1973 | Kiki Kirkland | Columbia | Miss Amity | |||
| 1972 Miss USA 1972 Miss USA 1972 was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, , on May 20, 1972. Tanya Wilson of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing titleholder Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania... |
Susan Gordon | Semi-finalist | Non-finalist at Miss World USA 1970 representing South Carolina | |||
| 1971 | Eunice Campbell | |||||
| 1970 | Vicki Chesser | Mt. Pleasant | 19 | 1st Runner-up | Best Costume | |
| 1969 | Eva Engle | Columbia | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1968 | Kathryn Knoy | |||||
| 1967 Miss USA 1967 Miss USA 1967, the 16th Miss USA pageant, was won by Sylvia Hitchcock of Alabama. It took place on the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida.-Final Results:*Miss USA 1967: Sylvia Hitchcock *The runners-up were:... |
Hope Patterson | |||||
| 1966 | Joselyn Alarie | |||||
| 1965 | Vicki Harrison | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1964 | Judy Kennedy | |||||
| 1963 | Cecelia Yoder | Semifinalist | Represented South Carolina in Miss World USA 1963 but did not place. | |||
| 1962 | Judy Clyburn | |||||
| 1961 | Yvonne Quick | |||||
| 1960 Miss USA 1960 Miss USA 1960, the 9th Miss USA pageant, was won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960.-Results:*Miss USA 1960: Linda Bement, *The runners-up were:**1st Runner-up: Mary Rodite ,... |
Margaret Thompson | |||||
| 1959 | Mary Powell | |||||
| 1958 | Patricia Ann Moss | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1957 | Jean Spotts | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1956 Miss USA 1956 The fifth edition of Miss USA was held on 18 July 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. They had 43 young ladies in the competition. Miss Iowa USA, Carol Morris, won the competition and later became Miss Universe... |
Betty Cherry | 1st Runner-up | Later Miss World United States 1956, 1st runner up at Miss World 1956. | |||
| 1955 | Sara Stone | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1954 Miss USA 1954 The third edition of Miss USA was held on 1954, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. South Carolina, Miriam Stevenson, won the competition and later became Miss Universe... |
Miriam Stevenson Miriam Stevenson Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson born 4 July 1933, of Winnsboro, South Carolina, won the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA in 1954. She was the first Miss USA to hold the Miss Universe beauty crown.... |
Winnsboro | Winner | Miss Universe 1954 Previously Miss South Carolina Miss South Carolina The Miss South Carolina competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Carolina in the Miss America pageant. The pageant was first held in Myrtle Beach and moved to Greenville starting in 1958 and remained in that city until the 90s. Spartanburg has hosted the... 1953 |
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| 1953 | Susan Anthony Day | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1952 | Margie Allen |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant