These 18 states have never won the Miss USA pageant

Fellow contestants embrace Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez (C) after she won the 2014 Miss USA beauty pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana June 8, 2014. Fifty-one state titleholders compete in the swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories for the title of Miss USA 2014 during the 63rd annual Miss USA competition.REUTERS/Adrees LatifNot every state has won Miss USA in its 73-year history. Eighteen states have never taken home the crown, including Alaska, Colorado, Florida, and Oregon. South Dakota, Maine, and Wyoming have also never had a winning contestant. Miss USA held its first pageant in 1952, but not every state has taken home the crown.While Texas, California, and Michigan have repeatedly won the prestigious title, other states — including Alaska, New Jersey, and Florida — have struggled.Here are the 18 states that have never won Miss USA. AlaskaMiss Alaska USA 2017 Alyssa London reacts after being named a top 10 finalist during the 2017 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe closest Alaska has come to the Miss USA crown was in 1964, when Patricia Marlin placed second runner-up. Alaska has placed four additional times in the pageant's history, most recently with Alyssa London, who made the top 10 in 2017. ArizonaMiss Arizona USA 2016 Chelsea Myers is named a top 15 finalist during the 2016 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWhile Arizona has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1980 when Jineane Ford, who originally placed first runner-up, inherited the crown after Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe. Arizona has made frequent appearances in the Miss USA semifinals, including three second runner-ups and two third runner-ups. But it has not placed at Miss USA since 2016, when Chelsea Myers made the top 15. ColoradoMiss Colorado USA Marybel Gonzalez competes in the swimwear competition during the 2012 Miss USA pageant.Isaac Brekken/Getty ImagesColorado was closest to the Miss USA crown in 1963 and 2010, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman placed third runner-up. Colorado most recently placed at the Miss USA 2024 pageant, when titleholder Jessi Kalambayi made it to the top 10. It was the state's first placement in the competition since 2012.DelawareMiss Delaware Renee Bull walks onstage at the 2015 Miss USA Pageant.Josh Brasted/Getty Images for Miss USADelaware has only placed once at Miss USA, becoming the last state to ever place in the pageant's history. Renee Bull broke the streak in 2015 when she made it to the top 11. She also tied for the Miss Congeniality title with Miss Alaska Kimberly Agron. FloridaFloyd H. McCall/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesWhile Florida has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1967. Cheryl Patton, who placed second runner-up, inherited the crown after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe and the first runner-up, Susan Ellen Bradley, declined to take on the title. Florida has also had two first runner-ups, and more than a dozen contestants have made it to the semifinals. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2023 with titleholder Caroline Dixon, who made it to the top 20.Past Miss Florida contestants have also had success at Miss Universe. In 2019, Madison Anderson placed first runner-up at Miss Florida before winning the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico that year. She won first runner-up at Miss Universe 2019, losing the crown to Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi.In 2021, Miss Florida Ashley Cariño won second runner-up at Miss USA. She won Miss Universe Puerto Rico in 2022 and placed in the top five at Miss Universe that year.GeorgiaMiss Georgia USA Emanii Davis competes in the evening gown competition during the 2016 Miss USA pageant.Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesThe closest Georgia has come to the Miss USA crown was in 1993, when Erin Nance was named first runner-up. Contestants from Georgia have also won second runner-up six times — in 1986, 1988, 2001, 2006, 2014, and 2016. Georgia last placed at Miss USA in 2020, when Alyssa Beasley made the top 16. IndianaAlexis Lete during Miss USA 2020.Benjamin Askinas/Miss USAHolli Rene Dennis almost nabbed the Miss USA crown for Indiana in 1981, when she won first runner-up. Indiana contestants also won second runner-up in 1966 and 2002. Indiana last placed in 2020 when Alexis Nicole Lete was third runner-up. MaineSage Media PhotographyThe closest Maine has come to the Miss USA crown was in 2010, when Katie Whittier placed fourth runner-up. It last placed during the Miss USA 2018 competition, when Marina Gray made the top 10. Miss Maine 2023 Juliana Morehouse also made history as the first married woman to compete at Miss USA.MarylandMiss USA Nana Meriwether and Miss Universe Olivia Culpo attend the crowning ceremony of the new Miss USA on January 9, 2013.Andy Kropa/Getty ImagesMaryland actually won the Miss USA crown in 1957, but Mary Leona Gage was dethroned after it was discovered that she was married and had two children. Married women and mothers were not allowed to compete at Miss USA or Miss Universe until 2023.Maryland has assumed the title of Miss USA once. Nana Meriwether, who placed first runner-up in 2012, inherited the crown after Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe that year. Maryland last placed at Miss USA in 2023, when Savena Mushinge made it to the top 20.MontanaMiss Montana at the 2022 Miss USA costume contest.Finesse LevineMontana has placed three times at Miss USA, with all three placements happening before 1960. Montana last placed in the Miss USA competition in 1958, when Sharon Tietjen made it to the top 15. New HampshireCamila Sacco of New Hampshire.Grant FotoThe closest New Hampshire has gotten to the Miss USA crown was in 2000, when Bridget Vezina was named first runner-up. The state has placed five times at Miss USA, most recently in 2022 when Camila Sacco made the top 12. New JerseyMiss New Jersey 2017 Chhavi Verg.Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesNew Jersey nearly nabbed the Miss USA crown in 1991 and 2017, when Charlotte Ray and Chhavi Verg placed first runner-up. Contestants in New Jersey have also taken the second runner-up spot three times — in 1989, 1990, and 2008. New Jersey last placed at the Miss USA competition in 2023, when Derby Chukwudi made it into the top 20.North DakotaCaitlyn Vogel of North Dakota.Felipe Espinal/Miss USANorth Dakota has come close to the Miss USA crown twice. Audra Mari placed first runner-up in 2014, as did Caitlyn Vogel in 2021. Vogel was the last Miss North Dakota titleholder to place at Miss USA.OregonShe is 22 years old.The Miss Universe OrganizationOregon was closest to winning the Miss USA crown in 1976, when Gail Atchison was named second runner-up. The state has had three additional contestants appear in the top 10 — in 1984, 2001, and 2004. Oregon last placed at Miss USA in 2018, when Toneata Morgan reached the top 15. South DakotaCaroline Pettey of South Dakota.Felipe Espinal/Miss USAMiss South Dakota Madison Nipe landed the state's best placement at Miss USA in 2018 when she made the top five. South Dakota most recently placed at Miss USA in 2021 when Caroline Pettey made it into the top 16. West VirginiaGrant FotoWest Virginia has almost won the Miss USA crown twice. Ruth Parr won first runner-up in 1957, as did Kelly Anderson in 1984. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2022, when Krystian Leonard made it to the top 16. WisconsinChance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels UnlimitedWisconsin nearly won the Miss USA crown in 1974 and 2023, when Mary Lynn Cook and Alexis Loomans placed second runner-up.Loomans was the last Miss Wisconsin titleholder to place at Miss USA.WyomingMiss California USA 2008 Raquel Beezley, Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton, Miss Wyoming 2010 Claire Schreiner, supermodel Nicole Williams and Miss Arizona 2010 Brittany Bell on May 26, 2011 in Hollywood.Vivien Killilea/WireImageWyoming's closest attempt at the Miss USA crown was in 1986, when Beth King placed in the top 10. The state has only placed twice at the Miss USA competition, most recently with Claire Schreiner, who made it into the top 15 in 2010. Read the original article on Business Insider

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