Miss Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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	Victoria Paul	Alexandria	25	TBA

2018	Lauren Vizza	Shreveport	27	Previously Miss Louisiana 2012

2017	Bethany Trahan	Lake Charles	21

2016	Maaliyah Papillion	Lake Charles	21

2015	Candice Bennatt	New Orleans	26	Top 11	Previously Miss New Mexico 2012. Former Houston Texans Cheerleader.

2014	Brittany Guidry	Houma	21	3rd runner-up	Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2009 and 4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2009; one of few women to place in the top 5 at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Cousin of Michelle Berthelot, Miss Louisiana USA 2008

2013	Kristen Girault	Metairie	21	Top 10 (8th)	New Orleans Saints cheerleader

2012	Erin Edmiston	Lafayette	22	Top 16 (12th)

2011	Page Pennock	Shreveport	21

2010	Sara Brooks	New Orleans	22

2009	Lacey Minchew	Baton Rouge	24	Previously Miss Teen America 2002, representing Georgia. Originally from Marietta.

2008	Michelle Berthelot	Hammond	Cousin of Brittany Guidry, Miss Louisiana USA 2014

2007	Elizabeth McNulty	Lafayette	25	Top 15 (12th)

2006	Christina Cuenca	Chalmette	26

2005	Candice Stewart	Metairie	21	Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2002. Contestant on Big Brother 15.

2004	Melissa McConnell	Ruston	27

2003	Brittney Rogers	Shreveport	20	Contestant on The Amazing Race 8. Winner of Fear Factor Miss USA episode

2002	Anne-Katherine Lene	Abbeville	Semi-finalist (7th)

2001	Heather Hayden	Amite

2000	Jennifer Dupont	Plaquemine	Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998, Miss Louisiana 2004 and 1st runner up at Miss America 2005

1999	Melissa Bongiovanni	Baton Rouge

1998	Debbie Delhomme	Lafayette	Semi-finalist (7th)

1997	Nikole Viola	Walker

1996	Ali Landry	Breaux Bridge	22	Miss USA 1996	Miss Photogenic	Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990), Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1996

1995	Elizabeth Coxe	Springfield	24	Finalist (6th)

1994	Shirelle Hebert	Arabi	Finalist (4th)

1993	Jennifer Mitchell	Leesville

1992	Christy Saylor	Baton Rouge	Semi-finalist (11th)

1991	Melinda Murphy	West Monroe

1990	Jeanne Burns	Baton Rouge	Currently evening news anchor for NBC affiliate WVLA in Baton Rouge.

1989	Elizabeth Primm	Houma	3rd Runner-up	Miss Photogenic, 2nd Place Best Costume	Miss USA at Miss Asia Pacific 1989, did not place; Star Search 1990 Spokesmodel contestant.

1988	Rhonda Vinson	Shreveport

1987	Carol Carter	Shreveport	Previously Miss Louisiana 1985

1986	Cecelia Brady	Olla	Now Cecelia Gonzalez of San Diego, California. Her father was Louisiana State Representative Thomas "Bud" Brady.

1985	Sarie Joubert	Shreveport	3rd Runner-up	1st runner up at Miss International 1985 as Miss USA.

1984	Rusanne Jourdan	Baton Rouge

1983	Pamela Forrest	Baton Rouge	3rd Runner-up	Mrs. America 1987 and Mrs. World 1988

1982	Lisa Michael	Baton Rouge

1981	Lisa Moss	Shreveport	2nd Runner-up	Later Miss World USA 1981 and Top 5 finalist at Miss World 1981

1980	Kelly Bonin	Baton Rouge

1979	Lisa Anderson	Gretna	19

1978	Tauny Hanes	Baton Rouge

1977	Patti Rosenbalm	Bossier City

1976	Robyn Sanders	Winnfield	4th Runner-up

1975	Rhonda Shear	New Orleans	Television program host and actor, best known for her role as host of the USA Network's weekend movie show, USA Up All Night

1974	Karen Hoff	Bossier City	Semi-finalist

1973	Storm Hensley	Bossier City	Semi-finalist	Was a sergeant in the Air Force stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City

1972	Bonnie Martin	Ashland	21	Semi-finalist

1971	Diana Risenstein	Bossier City

1970	Nadine Robertson	Bossier City

1969	Patricia Dupre	Washington

1968	Kathy Hebert	Franklin	3rd Runner-up	Miss Photogenic

1967	Dianne Mader	Houma	21

1966	Tanya Becnel	Ama

1965	Terri Sommers	Shreveport	19

1964	Linda Graves	Shreveport

1963	Peggy Romero	Kaplan

1962	Diana Jane Smith	Oak Ridge	Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1962

1961	Sharon Brown	Minden	Miss USA 1961	Miss Photogenic	4th runner up at Miss Universe 1961

1960	Judy Fletcher	Alexandria	Semi-finalist	Miss Congeniality

1959	Mary Margaret Lobianco	Semi-finalist

1958	Eurlyne Howell	Bossier City	Miss USA 1958	3rd runner up at Miss Universe 1958

1957	Earlyn Regouffre	New Orleans

1956	Cecile Morris	Baton Rouge	19

1955	Merlin Garcia	Gretna	19

1954	Sadie Vinson	New Orleans	Finalist in the 1955 Miss Dixie Pageant

1953	Jeanne Thompson	Baton Rouge	Semi-finalist	Miss Congeniality	Only woman ever to compete in Miss USA pageant twice. Previously Miss Louisiana 1951.

1952	1st Runner-up

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Sharon Brown won the first Miss Photogenic award given to a Miss USA.

final_sentence: Sharon Brown won the first Miss Photogenic award given to a Miss USA.