# Miss Michigan USA

The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by Proctor Productions.
Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist was the first African-American to win the title. Following in her footsteps, Kenya Moore, also African-American, won the title in 1993. In 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih became the first Arab-American to win the title. The most recent placement was Alma Cooper in 2024, who won the title.
Until 2012, no Michigan delegate had been previously competed at either Miss Michigan or Miss Michigan Teen USA to appear a crossover with Miss USA. Kristen Danyal became the first Michigan delegate to have a Teen to Miss crossover in Miss USA.
Alma Cooper of Okemos was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2024 on March 21, 2024 at McMorran Entertainment Center in Port Huron, Michigan. She represented Michigan at Miss USA 2024, and eventually won the title. She represented the country at Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico but was unplaced.

## Gallery of titleholders

* Jill Dobson, Miss Michigan USA 2000
* Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a USO tour, visiting U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
* Elisabeth Crawford, Miss Michigan USA 2008
* Rima Fakih, Miss Michigan USA 2010 & Miss USA 2010
* Alma Cooper, Miss Michigan USA 2024 & Miss USA 2024

## Results summary
### Placements in Miss USA

* Miss USAs: Carole Gist (1990), Kenya Moore (1993), Rima Fakih (2010), Alma Cooper (2024)
* 1st runner-up: Kevin Gale (1976)
* 3rd runner-up: Elisa Schleef (2003)
* Top 6: Natasha Bell (1996)
* Top 10/11/12: Judy Hatula (1952), Pat Glannon (1971), Marilyn Ann Petty (1972), Diane Arabia (1982), Kimberly Mexicotte (1983), Johnelle Ryan (1998), Shannon Grace Clark (1999), Jill Dobson (2000), Kenya Howard (2001), Rashontae Wawrzyniak (2015)
* Top 15/16: Barbara Sias (1956), Judith Richards (1960), Patricia Lyn Squires (1961), Pamela Lee Sands (1963), Susan Pill (1965), Virginia Clift (1968), Crystal Hayes (2005), Kelly Best (2007), Kristen Danyal (2012), Elizabeth Johnson (2018)
Michigan holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

### Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Taylor Hale (2021)

## Winners
### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
| 2024 | Alma Cooper | Okemos | 22 | Miss Okemos | Miss USA 2024 | | Non-semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2024 |
| 2023 | Alexis Fagan-Williams | Detroit | 22 | Miss Motown | | | |
| 2022 | Aria Hutchinson | Plymouth | 23 | Miss Plymouth | | | Daughter of Chris Hutchinson and Melissa Sinkevics Hutchinson, Miss Michigan Teen USA 1988; and sister of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson |
| 2021 | Taylor Hale | Detroit | 26 | Miss Spirit of Detroit | | Miss Congeniality | Shortest reigning Miss Michigan USA (9 months and 21 days) Winner of Big Brother 24 and America's Favorite Houseguest. |
| 2020 | Chanel Johnson | Southfield | 25 | Miss Southfield | | | Longest reigning Miss Michigan USA (1 year, 10 months, and 17 days) Second longest reigning Miss USA state titleholder in the organization's history |
| 2019 | Alyse Madej | Garden City | 25 | Miss Garden City | | | |
| 2018 | Elizabeth Johnson | Plymouth | 25 | Miss Wayne County | Top 15 | | |
| 2017 | Krista Ferguson | Detroit | 23 | Miss North Shore Bay | | | |
| 2016 | Susie Leica | Livonia | 25 | Miss Livonia | | | |
| 2015 | Rashontae Wawrzyniak | Detroit | 24 | Miss St. Clair Lake | Top 11 | | |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Ivezaj | Macomb | 24 | Miss Macomb | | | Born in Albania |
| 2013 | Jaclyn Schultz | Wyandotte | 24 | Miss Wyandotte | | | Runner-up on Survivor: San Juan del Sur |
| 2012 | Kristen Danyal | Sterling Heights | 21 | Miss Blue Water | Top 16 | | Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 |
| 2011 | Channing Pierce | Royal Oak | 23 | Miss Royal Oak | | | |
| 2010 | Rima Fakih | Dearborn | 24 | Miss Wayne County | Miss USA 2010 | | Born in Lebanon Non-semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2010 |
| 2009 | Lindsey Tycholiz | Sterling Heights | 26 | Miss Great Lakes | | | |
| 2008 | Elisabeth Crawford | Canton | 25 | Miss East Michigan | | | |
| 2007 | Kelly Best | Troy | 20 | Miss Troy | Top 15 | | Later Miss U.S. International 2008 Non-finalist at Miss International 2008 |
| 2006 | Danelle Gay | Lapeer | 24 | Miss Lapeer | | | |
| 2005 | Crystal Hayes | Rock | 20 | Miss Northville | Top 15 | | |
| 2004 | Stacey Lee | Rochester Hills | 26 | Miss Oakland County | | | |
| 2003 | Elisa Schleef | St. Joseph | 23 | Miss Great Lakes | 3rd runner-up | | |
| 2002 | Rebekah Lynn Decker | Ferndale | 24 | | | | |
| 2001 | Kenya Howard | Detroit | 24 | | Top 10 | | |
| 2000 | Jill Dobson | Quincy | 22 | | Top 10 | | Michigan's Junior Miss 1995 |
| 1999 | Shannon Grace Clark | Troy | 26 | | Top 10 | | Semi-finalist at Miss World America 1993 |
| 1998 | Johnelle Ryan | Cassopolis | 25 | | Top 10 | | |
| 1997 | Jennifer Reed | Taylor | 25 | | | | Later Mrs. Michigan America 2001 |
| 1996 | Natasha Bell | Berrien Springs | 20 | | Top 6 finalist | | |
| 1995 | Keisha Eichelberger | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1994 | Kelly Richelle Pawlowski | Allen Park | | | | | |
| 1993 | Kenya Summer Moore | Detroit | 22 | | Miss USA 1993 | | Top 6 at Miss Universe 1993 |
| 1992 | Lainie Lu Howard | St. Joseph | | | | | 1st runner-up at Miss World America 1994 |
| 1991 | Leann Rothi | | 18 | | | | |
| 1990 | Carole Gist | Detroit | 20 | | Miss USA 1990 | | 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1990 |
| 1989 | Karen Finucan | Birmingham | | | | | |
| 1988 | Anthonia Dotson | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1987 | Elizabeth Puleo | Grosse Pointe | | | | | |
| 1986 | Lisa Bernardi | Carleton | | | | | |
| 1985 | Nancy Mazuro | Washington | | | | | |
| 1984 | Adriana Krambeck | Dearborn Heights | | | | | |
| 1983 | Kimberly Mexicotte | Livonia | | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1982 | Diane Marie Arabia | Warren | | | Semi-finalist | | 4th runner-up in Miss Oktoberfest 1981 Previously Miss Michigan World 1980 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World America 1980. |
| 1981 | Karen Eidson | Hazel Park | | | | | |
| 1980 | Teena Hammonds | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1979 | Susan James | Hazel Park | | | | | |
| 1978 | April Patrick | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1977 | Jenny Pinks | Trenton | | | | | |
| 1976 | Kevin Gale | Dearborn Heights | | | 1st runner-up | | |
| 1975 | Debra Holland | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1974 | Patricia Loftis | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1973 | Linda East | Warren | | | | | |
| 1972 | Marilyn Ann Petty | Roseville | | | Semi-finalist | | Represented Michigan in Miss World USA 1974, 2nd runner-up |
| 1971 | Pat Glannan | Detroit | | | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1970 | Duane Marie Bergen | Detroit | 19 | | | | |
| 1969 | Lisa Brenner | Reed City | | | | | |
| 1968 | Virginia Clift | Delhi | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1967 | Sonja Dunson | Detroit | | | | | |
| 1966 | Kathlene Blascak | Allen Park | | | | | |
| 1965 | Susan Lynne Pill | | | | Top 15 | | represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1964, 3rd runner up |
| 1964 | Johneane Teeter | | | | | | Represented Michigan in the Miss USA World 1966 |
| 1963 | Pamela Lee Sands | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1962 | Judith Lamparter | | | | | | |
| 1961 | Patricia Squires | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1960 | Judith Richards | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1959 | Susan Westergaard | | | | | | |
| 1958 | Shirley Ann Black | Flint | 19 | | | | |
| 1957 | Sharon Moore | | | | | | |
| 1956 | Barbara Sias | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1955 | Martha Smith | | | | | | |
| 1954 | Gerri Hoffman | | | | | | |
| 1953 | Jo Ann Page | | | | | | |
| 1952 | Judy Hatula | | | | Top 10 | | |
$^1$ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant