Miss Kentucky USA
Winners
Color key Declared as Winner Ended as runner-up Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

Miss Kentucky USA

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: Color key Declared as Winner Ended as runner-up Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes

2019	Jordan Weiter	Bluegrass	25	TBA

2018	Braea Tilford	Louisville	25

2017	Madelynne Myers	Louisville	22

2016	Kyle Hornback	Louisville	20

2015	Katie George	Louisville	21	Top 11	Advanced to top 11 as fan vote winner.

2014	Destin Kincer	Whitesburg	21

2013	Allie Leggett	McCreary County	19	December 2017 Playboy Playmate of the Month

2012	Amanda Mertz	Louisville	25	Monster Energy Girl

2011	Kia Hampton	Louisville	21	Miss Congeniality

2010	Kindra Clark	Mt. Washington	19

2009	Maria Montgomery	Danville	19	4th runner-up

2008	Alysha Harris	Carrollton	20

2007	Michelle Banzer	Louisville	24	First minority woman to win state pageant

2006	Tara Conner	Russell Springs	20	Miss USA 2006	Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2002 (2nd runner-up & Best in Swimsuit at Miss Teen USA 2002) and 4th Runner up at Miss Universe 2006

2005	Kristen Johnson	Slaughters	23	2nd runner-up	Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2000 (2nd runner-up & Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2000) / Was contestant on Fear Factor in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29

2004	Lauren Stengel	Louisville	22

2003	Lori Mitchell	Scottsville	21

2002	Elizabeth Arnold	Columbia	24	Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1998 Appears on The Real Housewives of Orange County

2001	Jo Pritchard	Hardin	20

2000	Jolene Youngster	Glasgow	18

1999	Lori Menshouse	Ashland	Previously Miss Kentucky 1997

1998	Nancy Bradley	Franklin

1997	Rachyl Hoskins	Liberty	22

1996	Lorie West	Campbellsville	22

1995	Mitzi Jones	White Plains	Semi-finalist, Finishing in 8th Place

1994	Kim Buford	Paducah

1993	Karen Gibson	Kevil

1992	Angela Hines	Maysville	Finalist, Finishing in 5th place

1991	Susan Farris	Benton	24	Runner-up state costume

1990	Tiffany Tenfelde	Lakeside Park	Top 6 Finalist

1989	Veronica Hensley	Danville

1988	Suzanne Pitman	Murray

1987	Beth Clark	Mayfield

1986	Jackie Taylor	Paducah

1985	Robin Overby	Calvert City	Miss Photogenic	1st runner up at Miss World USA 1979

1984	Tammy Melendez	Murray

1983	Lee Ann Austin	Benton

1982	Kristina Leah Chapman	Owensboro	19	4th runner-up

1981	Denise Gibbs	Paducah

1980	Lisa Devillez	Owensboro	4th runner-up

1979	Linda Passmore	Hopkinsville

1978	Linda Woodruff	Louisville

1977	Sandy Smith	Princeton

1976	Connie Clark	Benton	Miss Congeniality	Current director of the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA pageants under her married name, Connie Clark-Harrison

1975	Carol June Wallace	Somerset	Semi-finalist	Later Miss Wyoming 1976, mother of Miss Kentucky 2002, Mary Catherine Correll

1974	Charlesy Gulick	Williamstown	Best State Costume

1973	Nancy Coplen	Mayfield

1972	Tamara Branstetter	Summer Shade

1971	Patricia Barnstable	Louisville	4th runner-up

1970	Joanna Smith	Morgantown

1969	Regina Pryor

1968	June Pinkley	Miss Congeniality

1967	Debbie Dibble

1966	Jennifer Burcham

1965	Julie Andrus Mayfield Kentucky	3rd runner-up

1964	Johanna Reid	4th runner-up

1963	Mary Ann Arnold

1962	Sally Margaret Carter	Lowes	Semi-finalist

1961	Marcia Chumbler	Mayfield	Semi-finalist

1960	Barbara Joan Lovins

1959	Sherree Owens

1958	Shannon Beasley

1955-57	Did Not Compete

1954	Nikki Horner

1953	Mary Stice	Semi-finalist

1952	Jean Tingle

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Tara Conner became the first Miss Kentucky USA to win the Miss USA title, after Kristen Johnson placed 2nd runner-up in 2005.

final_sentence: Tara Conner became the first Miss Kentucky USA to win the Miss USA title, after Kristen Johnson placed 2nd runner-up in 2005.