# Miss Colorado USA

Miss Colorado USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Future Productions.
Colorado's most successful placements were in 1963 and 2010, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman, respectively, placed as the third runner-up. Colorado's most recent placement was in 2024, when Jessi Kalambayi placed in the Top 10.
Jessi Kalambayi of Denver was crowned Miss Colorado USA on June 30, 2024 at Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley. She represented Colorado at Miss USA 2024.

## Gallery of titleholders

* Blair Griffith, Miss Colorado USA 2011
* Beckie Hughes, Miss Colorado USA 2008

## Results summary
### Placements

* 3rd Runner-Up: Rhea Looney (1963), Jessica Hartman (2010)
* Top 10: Debbie James (1989), Tiani Jones (2000), Marybel Gonzalez (2012), Jessi Kalambayi (2024)
* Top 15/16/20: Jeanie Carroll (1953), Dorothy Jane Bewley (1955), Karen Keeler (1956), Diane Lee Gardner (1959), Penny Jo James (1962), Susan Hawkins (1969)
Colorado holds a record of 12 placements at Miss USA.

### Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Diane Knaub (1971), Crystal Grove (1998)
* Miss Photogenic: Katee Doland (2001), Susan Hawkins (1969)

## Winners
### Color key

* Winner
* Runner-Up
* Semifinalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
| 2024 | Jessi Kalambayi | Denver | 26 | Miss Denver | Top 10 | | |
| 2023 | Arianna Lemus | Gunnison | 27 | Miss Gunnison | | | |
| 2022 | Alexis Glover | Colorado Springs | 23 | Miss Colorado Springs | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2017 |
| 2021 | Olivia Lorenzo | Fort Collins | 20 | Miss Fort Collins | | | |
| 2020 | Emily DeMure | Boulder | 21 | | | | Later crowned as Miss Grand United States of America 2022 unplaced at Miss Grand International 2022 |
| 2019 | Madison Dorenkamp | Lamar | 25 | | | | |
| 2018 | Chloe Brown | Grand Junction | 22 | | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2013 |
| 2017 | Sabrina Janssen | Denver | 22 | | | | |
| 2016 | Caley-Rae Pavillard | Castle Pines | 22 | | | | Previously Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2008 Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011 |
| 2015 | Talyah Polee | Denver | 26 | | | | |
| 2014 | Eleanna Livaditis | Centennial | 25 | | | | |
| 2013 | Amanda Wiley | Littleton | 25 | | | | |
| 2012 | Marybel Gonzalez | Denver | 24 | | Top 10 | | |
| 2011 | Blair Griffith | Lakewood | 22 | | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 and Miss Congeniality at Miss Teen USA 2006 Later Miss Grand USA 2013 |
| 2010 | Jessica Hartman | Pueblo | 19 | | 3rd Runner-Up | | Later Miss Missouri 2014 |
| 2009 | Patrice Williams | Colorado Springs | 22 | | | | |
| 2008 | Beckie Hughes | Grand Junction | 21 | | | | |
| 2007 | Keena Bonella | Grand Junction | 21 | | | | |
| 2006 | Jacqueline Madera | Denver | 26 | | | | |
| 2005 | Lauren Cisneros | Castle Rock | 23 | | | | |
| 2004 | Janel Haw | Aurora | 26 | | | | |
| 2003 | Erin MacGregor | Vail | 26 | | | | Previously Miss Colorado 1999 |
| 2002 | Keely Gaston | Morrison | 24 | | | | Previously Miss Colorado 1998 |
| 2001 | Katee Doland | Arvada | 20 | | | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998 Later Miss Colorado 2003 Former Denver Broncos cheerleader |
| 2000 | Tiani Jones | Aurora | 23 | | Top 10 | | |
| 1999 | Susan Manuello | Boulder | | | | | |
| 1998 | Michelle Stanley | Littleton | | | | | Previously Miss Colorado 1996 |
| 1997 | Damien Munoz | Westminster | | | | | |
| 1996 | Suesan Rajabi | Englewood | | | | | |
| 1995 | Emily Weeks | Denver | | | | | |
| 1994 | Kimberly Veldhuizen | Denver | | | | | |
| 1993 | Janna Durbin | Golden | | | | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1989 |
| 1992 | Laura Dewild | Denver | | | | | |
| 1991 | Melanie Ness | Pueblo | | | | | |
| 1990 | Michelle Harrison | Conifer | | | | | |
| 1989 | Debbie James | Denver | 21 | | Top 10 | | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1985 |
| 1988 | Nicola Svaldi | Aurora | | | | | |
| 1987 | Polly Kuska | Northglenn | | | | | |
| 1986 | Cheryl Rohleder | Denver | | | | | |
| 1985 | Lynnette Jessen | Denver | | | | | Previously Miss Colorado 1981 |
| 1984 | Michelle Anderson | Denver | | | | | |
| 1983 | Lisa Gay Trujillo | Denver | | | | | |
| 1982 | Dusty Hutton | Longmont | | | | | |
| 1981 | Shannon Davidson | Boulder | | | | | |
| 1980 | Shelley Marks | Littleton | | | | | |
| 1979 | Jene Nelson | Pueblo | | | | | |
| 1978 | Linda Potestio | Pueblo | | | | | |
| 1977 | Mary Anne Genzel | Denver | | | | | |
| 1976 | Patricia Sweany | Lamar | | | | | |
| 1975 | Amy Long | Lakewood | | | | | |
| 1974 | Connie Larsen | Denver | | | | | |
| 1973 | Lenita Mosley | Denver | | | | | |
| 1972 | Patricia Cadigan | Lakeland | | | | | |
| 1971 | Diane Knaub | Denver | | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1970 | Linda Hicklin | Greeley | | | | | |
| 1969 | Susan Hawkins | Colorado Springs | | | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1968 | Ann Bell | Littleton | | | | | |
| 1967 | Kim Kelly | | | | | | |
| 1966 | Rosemary Barnwell | | | | | | |
| 1965 | Cathy McPherson | | | | | | |
| Did not compete at Miss USA 1964 ||||||||
| 1963 | Rhea Looney | | | | 3rd Runner-Up | | |
| 1962 | Penny James | | | | Top 16 | | |
| Did not compete at Miss USA 1961 ||||||||
| 1960 | Karen Eickermann | | | | | | |
| 1959 | Dianne Gardner | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1958 | Devona Hubka | | | | | | |
| 1957 | Mary Clapham | | | | | | |
| 1956 | Karen Keeler | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1955 | Dorothy Bewley | | | | Top 15 | | |
| 1954 | Lorna Batterson | | | | | | |
| 1953 | Jeanie Carroll | | | | Top 20 | | |
| 1952 | Joan Linn | | | | | | |