Miss Idaho USA
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Boise |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant.
Idaho is one of the least successful states in the history of the competition, with only four placements in fifty-seven years. Two of placements were achieved by former Miss Idaho Teen USA titleholders, one of whom was also a former Miss Teen USA.
The first placement came in 1964 with Dorothy Johnson, one of the first African-American semi-finalists in the pageant's history. Their second placement came in 1997 when Brandi Sherwood, Idaho's only Miss Teen USA (1989) 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 managed to place in the top 15.
The current titleholder is Cassie Lewis of Moscow.
Results summary
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Brandi Sherwood (1997)
- Top 10: Kimberly Glyn Weible (2004)
- Top 15: Dorothy Johnson (1964), Melissa Weber (2009)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Sandra Baldwin (1967)
Titleholders
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cassie Lewis | Moscow | 25 | TBA | ||
| 2016 | Sydney Blue Halper | Moscow | 21 | |||
| 2015 | Claira Hollingsworth | Preston | 22 | Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2011 | ||
| 2014 | Yvette Bennett | Boise | 23 | |||
| 2013 | Marissa Wickland[1] | Boise | 20 | Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2009 | ||
| 2012 | Erna Palic | Boise | 24 | Born in Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| 2011 | Erza Haliti | Meridian | 20 | Later Miss Idaho World 2015 | ||
| 2010 | Jessica Hellwinkel | Boise | 19 | |||
| 2009 | Melissa Weber | Boise | 27 | Top 15 | ||
| 2008 | Tracey Brown | Post Falls | 21 | Previously Miss Idaho 2005 and Idaho's Jr. Miss 2004 | ||
| 2007 | Amanda Rammell | Rexburg | 21 | Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2003 | ||
| 2006 | Allyson Swan | Twin Falls | 22 | |||
| 2005 | Sade Aiyeku | Boise | 24 | |||
| 2004 | Kimberly Glyn Weible | Eagle | 22 | Top 10 | Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 and was contestant on the TV Show Fear Factor Episode 433 Original Airdate: May 10, 2004 | |
| 2003 | Lana Wright | Pocatello | 25 | |||
| 2002 | Hilary Renee Ball | Nampa | 23 | |||
| 2001 | Elizabeth Barchas | Boise | 20 | Triple Crown winner, Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998 and Miss Idaho 2004 | ||
| 2000 | Brooke Gambrell | Boise | 26 | Previously Miss Idaho 1995 | ||
| 1999 | Amy Ambrose | Boise | 18 | Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1995 | ||
| 1998 | Melinda Grassmick | Boise | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Calley Anne Slagle | Boise | 18 | Succeeded Brandi Sherwood after she became Miss USA | ||
| Brandi Sherwood | Idaho Falls | 26 | 1st runner-up | Became Miss USA 1997 after Brook Mahealani Lee won Miss Universe 1997. Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1989 and Miss Teen USA 1989 Frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the game show The Price Is Right. First Miss Teen USA to also hold the title of Miss USA. | ||
| 1996 | Tracy Yarbrough | Previously Miss Idaho 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | Amy Michelle Tolzmann | Coeur D'Alene | ||||
| 1994 | Trenna Wheeler | Idaho Falls | ||||
| 1993 | Natalie Nukaya | Idaho Falls | ||||
| 1992 | Cheryl Lin Myers | Boise | 25 | |||
| 1991 | Lori Easley | Wife of Butch Otter, Governor of Idaho | ||||
| 1990 | Cindy Estey | |||||
| 1989 | Kelli Bean | Nampa | ||||
| 1988 | Kay Kinsey | Idaho Falls | wife of Karl Malone, former NBA player | |||
| 1987 | Vicki Hoffman | Idaho Falls | ||||
| 1986 | Kelli Catron | Coeur D'Alene | ||||
| 1985 | Sheri Rose | Boise | ||||
| 1984 | Valencia Bilyeu | Pocatello | ||||
| 1983 | Kerry Damiano | Coeur D'Alene | ||||
| 1982 | Valerie Stephan | Boise | ||||
| 1981 | Lori Ditch | Boise | ||||
| 1980 | Marta Vincen | Boise | ||||
| 1979 | Lori Jukich | Boise | ||||
| 1978 | Suzette Sanford | Pocatello | ||||
| 1977 | Leslie Kingon | Coeur D'Alene | ||||
| 1976 | Cheryl Gilbert | Boise | ||||
| 1975 | Charlene McArthur | Pocatello | ||||
| 1974 | Darla Jan Dowden | Pocatello | ||||
| 1973 | Karen Hammond | Rexburg | ||||
| 1972 | Lianne Fulmer | Coeur D'Alene | ||||
| 1971 | Kris Riordan | Nampa | ||||
| 1970 | Kathy Cravens | Nampa | ||||
| 1969 | Karen Ryder | Rigy | ||||
| 1968 | Anna Evanson | Post Falls | ||||
| 1967 | Sandra Baldwin | Coeur D'Alene | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1966 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1965 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1964 | Dorothy Johnson | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1963 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1962 | Kinne Netherlands | |||||
| 1961 | Delcene Rositer | |||||
| 1960 | Margie Davis | |||||
| 1959 | Pat Sherburne | |||||
| 1958 | Jeanette Ashton | |||||
| 1954-1957 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1953 | Patricia Rose Carter | |||||
| 1952 | Cherrie Jean Lindsey |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ↑ "Marissa Wickland Crowned Miss Idaho USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. January 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2012.