Here's who won the Miss USA pageant the year you were born

The Miss USA pageant has existed for over 70 years.AFP via Getty Images/Miss USAThe 74th annual Miss USA pageant will take place in Reno, Nevada, on October 24.The pageant has crowned a winner every year since 1952.Past winners include Ali Landry, Olivia Culpo, and Noelia Voigt, who became the first Miss USA to resign.It's almost time to crown the next Miss USA.On October 24, a new winner will be named among the 51 contestants at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.It will be the first Miss USA under Thom Brodeur, who replaced Laylah Rose as CEO and president of the pageant following her tumultuous reign.Miss USA has always found time to crown a new queen, no matter what's going on behind the scenes. So in honor of the coming pageant, Business Insider took a look back at every Miss USA winner since its inception in 1952.1952: Miss New York Jackie LougheryMiss USA 1952.CBS via Getty ImagesLoughery was crowned the winner of the pageant after a second round of voting, as the initial vote ended in a tie, according to Reader's Digest.Loughery died in February 2024.1953: Miss Illinois Myrna HansenMiss USA 1953.Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesHansen represented Illinois in the Miss USA pageant, and she was runner-up in the 1953 Miss Universe pageant.1954: Miss South Carolina Miriam StevensonMiss USA 1954.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesStevenson became the first American to win the Miss Universe pageant after being crowned Miss USA.1955: Miss Vermont Carlene King JohnsonMiss USA 1955.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesJohnson is the only Miss Vermont to win the Miss USA pageant to date.1956: Miss Iowa Carol MorrisMiss USA 1956.Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMorris was also crowned Miss Universe in 1956, and she is the only Miss Iowa to win Miss USA to date.1957: Miss Maryland Mary Leona GageMiss USA 1957.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesAlthough she won, Gage's title was revoked because she lied about being married, having two children, and her age. The crown then passed to first runner-up Charlotte Sheffield, who represented Utah.1958: Miss Louisiana Eurlyne HowellMiss USA 1958.Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesHowell went on to pursue a career in acting after winning Miss USA.1959: Miss California Terry HuntingdonMiss USAHuntingdon was the first Miss USA to win the pageant in her home state.1960: Miss Utah Linda BementMiss USA 1960.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesBement went on to be crowned Miss Universe during the first Miss Universe pageant that was televised live.1961: Miss Louisiana Sharon BrownMiss USA 1961.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesIn addition to being Miss USA, Brown was crowned queen of the Sugar Bowl in 1962.1962: Miss Hawaii Macel WilsonMiss USAWilson was the first Miss Hawaii to win the Miss USA pageant, as well as the first woman of color to win the pageant.1963: Miss Illinois Marite OzersMiss USA 1963 Marite Ozers.The Miss Universe OrganizationOzers was born in Latvia, and her family relocated to Illinois because of World War II. She went on to represent the state in Miss USA.1964: Miss District of Columbia Bobbi JohnsonMiss USA 1964CBS Photo Archive/Getty ImagesJohnson was the first contestant from DC to win the pageant.1965: Miss Ohio Sue Ann DowneyMiss USA 1965.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesAfter winning Miss USA, Downey won the National Costume Contest at the Miss Universe pageant.1966: Miss California Maria RemenyiMiss USA 1966.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesRemenyi returned to the pageant world in 1973 when she served as a judge at Miss Universe.1967: Miss Alabama Sylvia Louise HitchcockMiss USA 1967.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesHitchcock went on to win the Miss Universe pageant, and she returned to judge the pageant in 1972.Cheryl Patton, who was second runner-up at Miss USA, became queen in Hitchcock's stead.1968: Miss Washington Dorothy AnstettMiss USAIn addition to participating in the pageant, Anstett was married to famous NBA player Bill Russell for three years.1969: Miss Virginia Wendy DascombMiss USA 1969.Steve Larson/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesDascomb was the first Miss Virginia to win the Miss USA pageant.1970: Miss Virginia Deborah SheltonMiss USA 1970.Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty ImagesAfter the pageant, Shelton went on to star on "Dallas" as Mandy Winger from 1984 to 1987.1971: Miss Pennsylvania Michele McDonaldMiss USA 1971 Michele McDonald.The Miss Universe OrganizationMcDonald was the first representative from Pennsylvania to win Miss USA.1972: Miss Hawaii Tanya WilsonMiss USA 1972.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesWilson competed in the Miss Nevada pageant twice before she relocated to Hawaii and won the state's pageant, leading her to the Miss USA crown.1973: Miss Illinois Amanda JonesMiss USA 1973.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesJones told the South Eastern Missourian in 1973 that she only applied to the pageant at the encouragement of her modeling agent.1974: Miss Illinois Karen Jean MorrisonMiss USA 1974.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesMorrison was one of few Miss USA contestants to be crowned by a winner from her same state.1975: Miss California Summer BartholomewMiss USA 1975.Kevin John Berry/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesFollowing her win, Bartholomew had a brief career as a game-show host, appearing on "Sale of the Century" and "The Price is Right."1976: Miss Minnesota Barbara Elaine PetersonMiss USA 1976.FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty ImagesPeterson was the first Miss Minnesota to win the Miss USA pageant.1977: Miss Texas Kimberly TomesMiss USA 1977.Sunny Lee/South China Morning Post via Getty ImagesTomes was the first Miss Texas to win the pageant, and she later served as a host for the Miss Texas pageant.1978: Miss Hawaii Judi AndersenMiss USA 1978 Judi Andersen.The Miss Universe OrganizationAndersen appeared on TV shows like "Magnum, P.I." and "Fantasy Island" after winning Miss USA.1979: Miss New York Mary Therese FrielMiss USA 1979.Russell McPhedran/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesLess than a decade after winning the pageant, Friel founded her own modeling agency and helped train other pageant contestants.1980: Miss South Carolina Shawn WeatherlyMiss USA 1980.Keystone/Getty ImagesWeatherly became Miss Universe after winning Miss USA, and she later appeared on "Baywatch" as Jill Riley.As first runner-up in the pageant, Miss Arizona Jineane Ford became Miss USA when Weatherly began her reign as Miss Universe.1981: Miss Ohio Kim SeelbredeMiss USA 1981.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesSeelbrede's winnings were valued at around $100,000, according to UPI.1982: Miss Arkansas Terri Lea UtleyMiss USA 1982.Bettmann / Contributor / Getty ImagesUtley was the first Miss Arkansas to win the Miss USA pageant.1983: Miss California Julie HayekMiss USA 1983.Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesHayek placed first runner-up at Miss Universe in 1983. Her Miss USA reign launched an acting career, and she appeared on shows including "Dallas," "Twin Peaks," and "As the World Turns," according to her IMDb.1984: Miss New Mexico Mai ShanleyMiss USA 1984.CBS via Getty ImagesTo date, Shanley is the only Miss New Mexico to win the Miss USA pageant.1985: Miss Texas Laura HarringMiss USA 1985.Images Press/IMAGES/Getty ImagesHarring became a successful model and actor after winning the pageant, appearing on the cover of magazines like Elle and Cosmopolitan and in films like "Mulholland Drive."1986: Miss Texas Christy FichtnerMiss USAFichtner competed against Halle Berry the year she became Miss USA.1987: Miss Texas Michelle RoyerMiss USA 1987.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesThe year Royer was crowned queen, Bob Barker quit his job hosting the pageant because it allowed contestants to wear real fur coats, as Live Now Fox reported.1988: Miss Texas Courtney GibbsMiss USA 1988 Courtney Gibbs.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty ImagesGibbs placed eighth at Miss Universe 1988. She then pursued an acting career and, according to her IMDb, appeared in the soap opera "All My Children" and films including "Naked Truth."1989: Miss Texas Gretchen PolhemusMiss USA 1989.George Rose/Getty ImagesPolhemus was the fifth Miss Texas in a row to win Miss USA from 1985 to 1989. She placed second runner-up at Miss Universe 1989. Polhemus' daughter followed in her pageant footsteps and won Miss Utah USA in 2017.1990: Miss Michigan Carole GistMiss USA 1990 Carole Gist.George Rose/Getty ImagesGist was the first African-American woman to win the Miss USA crown. She was also the first winner from Michigan, breaking a five-year winning streak by contestants from Texas. She placed first runner-up at Miss Universe 1990.1991: Miss Kansas Kelli McCartyMiss USAMcCarty was the first Miss Kansas to win Miss USA, and she placed in the top six at Miss Universe 1991. She went on to star in the soap opera "Passions" for seven years.1992: Miss California Shannon MarketicMiss USABefore she won Miss USA, Marketic had been crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA in 1989. She lost the title a week later after it was discovered she had actually placed first runner-up.1993: Miss Michigan Kenya MooreMISS UNIVERSE,INC./AFP via Getty ImagesMoore's big pageant win kicked off a Hollywood acting career that included stints on TV shows like "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Living Single," and "Girlfriends." In 2012, she became a Bravo star, appearing on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."1994: Miss South Carolina Lu ParkerMiss USAParker placed in the top six at Miss Universe 1994. She's been a co-anchor on KTLA for more than a decade and has won six Emmys for her work.1995: Miss Texas Chelsi SmithMiss USA 1995 Chelsi Smith.PHILIP LITTLETON/AFP via Getty ImagesFollowing her success at Miss USA, Smith also won Miss Universe 1995. She was the sixth American woman to capture the coveted crown and the first to win since 1980.First runner-up Shanna Moakler of New York became Miss USA when Smith's reign as Miss Universe started.1996: Miss Louisiana Ali LandryMiss USA 1996 Ali Landry.MISS UNIVERSE/ho/AFP via Getty ImagesLandry transferred her pageant success into a career in Hollywood. Her biggest role was as Rita Lefleur on UPN's "Eve," which she appeared in from 2003 to 2006, according to her IMDb page, and she most recently appeared in the controversial film "Sound of Freedom."1997: Miss Hawaii Brook LeeMiss USA 1997 Brook Lee.ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter she took the Miss USA crown, Lee went on to win Miss Universe 1997.Her first runner-up, Miss Idaho Brandi Sherwood, then became Miss USA.1998: Miss Massachusetts Shawnae JebbiaMiss USAJebbia was the first Miss Massachusetts to win Miss USA. She placed in the top five at Miss Universe 1998 and went on to become a "Barker Beauty" on "The Price is Right."1999: Miss New York Kimberly PresslerMiss USA 1999 Kimberly Pressler.AFP via Getty ImagesIn addition to Miss USA 1999, Pressler also won Miss New York Teen USA in 1994.After her pageant career came to an end, Pressler hosted MTV shows, including "Senseless Acts of Video" and "Total Request Live." She also hosted "Adrenaline X" on NBC and has worked as a correspondent for ESPN.2000: Miss Tennessee Lynnette ColeMiss USACole was the first Miss Tennessee to win Miss USA. She also won Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 1995, and placed fifth at Miss Universe 2000.The pageant queen has since worked as a TV host for major channels including NBC, MTV, and ESPN.2001: Miss Texas Kandace KruegerMiss USA 2001 Kandace Krueger.PATRICK PRATHER/AFP via Getty ImagesKrueger placed second runner-up at Miss Universe 2001, narrowly missing the crown to Miss Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones.2002: Miss District of Columbia Shauntay HintonMiss USA 2002 Shauntay Hinton.Frank Micelotta/Getty ImagesMiss USA 2002 was only the second pageant Hinton had ever competed in. She has appeared in shows including "Criminal Minds" and "iCarly."2003: Miss Massachusetts Susie CastilloMiss USACastillo was the first Latina woman to win Miss Massachusetts USA. She had previously won Miss Massachusetts Teen USA in 1998.Following her Miss USA reign, Castillo became an MTV VJ and host for "Total Request Live."2004: Miss Missouri Shandi FinnesseyMiss USA 2004 Shandi Finnessey.Michael Caulfield/WireImageFinnessey placed first runner-up in the 2004 Miss Universe competition. She has since appeared on reality shows including "The Apprentice," "Dancing with the Stars," and "Ready for Love," which she won.2005: Miss North Carolina Chelsea CooleyMiss USACooley defended Donald Trump, who previously owned the Miss USA pageant, during his 2016 presidential campaign. She told the Daily Mail that he had been her personal business mentor for years.2006: Miss Kentucky Tara ConnerMiss USAConner almost lost her Miss USA crown after tabloids ran stories about her underage drinking and partying at New York City clubs. Trump allowed Conner to continue her reign after she went to rehab.2007: Miss Tennessee Rachel SmithMiss USA 2007 Rachel Smith.MATT CARASELLA/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesSmith starred in Trump's 2007 MTV reality show "Pageant Place" alongside Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner and Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori.2008: Miss Texas Crystle StewartMiss USAStewart went on to become president of Miss USA in 2020. She ran the pageant for two years but was suspended in October 2022 after contestants claimed that year's Miss USA competition was rigged.The Miss Universe Organization announced in August 2023 that it had found no evidence of rigging but said Stewart would no longer be with the organization.2009: Miss North Carolina Kristen DaltonMiss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.Denise Truscello/WireImageDalton comes from a big pageant family. Her mother was Miss North Carolina USA in 1982 and her sister Julia competed at Miss USA 2015 as Miss North Carolina.2010: Miss Michigan Rima FakihMiss USA 2010 Rima Fakih.Denise Truscello/WireImageFakih was the first Muslim woman to win the Miss USA crown. She became the national director of Miss Universe Lebanon in 2018.2011: Miss California Alyssa CampanellaMiss USACampanella had previously placed first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2007.2012: Miss Rhode Island Olivia CulpoOlivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe in 2012.David Becker/Getty ImagesOlivia Culpo was the first Miss USA to win Miss Universe in 15 years when she took the crown in 2012. She was just 20 years old at the time.Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether was the first runner-up, so she was crowned Miss USA after Culpo became Miss Universe.Culpo has since amassed a huge social media following, dipped her toe into acting, and starred on the TLC reality series "The Culpo Sisters" with her family. She is married to Christian McCaffrey, who plays for the San Francisco 49ers.2013: Miss Connecticut Erin BradyMiss USA 2013 Erin Brady.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesBrady was the first woman from Connecticut to win Miss USA. The finance worker had to postpone her wedding to compete at Miss Universe, which was scheduled on the same day.2014: Miss Nevada Nia SanchezMiss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez.Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesSanchez was the first Miss Nevada to win Miss USA and she placed first runner-up in Miss Universe 2014. She previously worked as a Disney princess in Hong Kong Disneyland.2015: Miss Oklahoma Olivia JordanMiss USA 2015.AP ImagesJordan was crowned after months of controversy at Miss USA. The show was dropped by NBC, and multiple guests and judges backed out from appearing at the pageant because of comments Trump made about Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign. 2016: Miss District of Columbia Deshauna BarberEthan Miller/Getty ImagesBarber joined the Army when she was 17 and was serving as a logistics commander when she won Miss USA."As a commander of my unit, I'm powerful, I am dedicated, and it is important that we recognize that gender does not limit us in the United States," she said during the pageant finals.2017: Miss District of Columbia Kára McCulloughMiss District of Columbia USA Kara McCullough reacts after she was crowned the new Miss USA during the Miss USA contest Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Las Vegas.John Locher/AP ImagesMcCullough was the talk of social media during the Miss USA 2017 pageant when she said she prefers the word "equalism" to "feminism."The pageant queen later told Business Insider that she believed the word "feminist" can sometimes have a negative connotation in the media, and that's why she wanted to "just change the word to equalist."2018: Miss Nebraska Sarah Rose SummersMiss Nebraska Sarah Rose Summers is crowned by Miss USA 2017 Kara McCullough, Miss Universe 2017 Demi Leigh Nel Peters and Miss Teen USA 2018 Hailey Colborn after winning the 2018 Miss USA Competition.Matt Sullivan/Getty ImagesSummers made headlines while competing at Miss Universe after she was accused of mocking some of her fellow contestants' English language skills."In a moment where I intended to admire the courage of a few of my sisters, I said something that I now realize can be perceived as not respectful, and I apologize," Summers wrote in an apology she posted to Instagram at the time.2019: Miss North Carolina Cheslie KrystFrank L. Szelwach/Miss USAKryst was a complex litigation attorney who helped free a man who was sentenced to life in prison for a drug offense. Her death in January 2022 shocked the tight-knit pageant community.2020: Miss Mississippi Asya BranchBenjamin Askinas/Miss USABranch was the first African-American woman to win the title of Miss Mississippi USA.2021: Miss Kentucky Elle SmithFelipe EspinalSmith, a journalist from Kentucky, won Miss USA just six months after she began competing in pageants.2022: Miss Texas R'Bonney GabrielTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty ImagesGabriel was the first Filipino American to win the Miss USA crown. Her reign was consumed with controversy after contestants claimed the pageant had been rigged in her favor.But Gabriel then went on to win Miss Universe, becoming the first American to take the crown in a decade.Miss North Carolina Morgan Romano took over for Gabriel as Miss USA.2023: Miss Utah Noelia VoigtMiss Utah Noelia Voigt was crowned Miss USA in 2023.Miss USAVoigt was the first Venezuelan American to become Miss USA when she won in September 2023. She also became the first Miss USA to give up the crown, relinquishing her title in May 2024. Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava resigned two days later, saying her "personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization." Miss Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz became queen in Voigt's stead.Voigt and Srivastava's mothers told Business Insider that their daughters endured "eight months of torture and abuse" from Laylah Rose, who was the CEO of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA during their reigns. Rose denied the allegations.The Miss Universe Organization recently sued Rose, alleging she created a "toxic workplace environment" and had failed to provide prize packages to winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. Voigt told Business Insider that she felt "vindicated" by the lawsuit.2024: Alma CooperGilbert Flores/Getty ImagesCooper is a second lieutenant and military intelligence officer in the US Army and a graduate of the West Point Military Academy.She is also a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University, where she is currently pursuing a master's degree in data science.Following her win, Cooper told Business Insider that she believes the military and pageantry go hand in hand."I think discipline is a firm aspect between pageantry and the military," Cooper said. "Being able to be intrinsically motivated, to have personal courage, is one of the Army values.""And to get onstage in front of millions of people, a nationally televised audience, and wear a swimsuit — that, in and of itself, is one way to display personal courage and believe in oneself," she added. Read the original article on Business Insider