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Miss Nebraska USA

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Formation
  
1952

Headquarters
  
Omaha

Membership
  
Miss USA

Type
  
Beauty pageant

Location
  
Nebraska

Official language
  
English

Miss Nebraska USA

The Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant.

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In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.

Nebraska is one of the least successful states at Miss USA, having only placed 10 times. They were most successful in the 1950s, placing 6 times, with three runner up placements. Their highest placement was in 1955 which was 2nd runner up. Belinda Wright's top 15 placement in 2010 was Nebraska's first semi-final placement since 1980 and first to win Miss Congeniality.

Placements

  • 2nd runners-up: Donna Jo Streever (1955)
  • 3rd runners-up: Shari Lewis (1956), Carolyn McGirr (1957)
  • Top 12: Janice Geiler (1973), Rebecca Staab (1980)
  • Top 15: Dee Kjeldgaard (1958), Gail Weinstock (1961), Belinda Wright (2010)
  • Top 19: Margie Winkhoff (1954)
  • Top 20: Berneta Nelson (1953), Amanda Soltero (2014)

    • Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Janice Geiler (1973)
  • Honorable Mention: Stacey Skidmore (2002)
  • Miss Congeniality: Belinda Wright (2010)

    • Winners

    Color key

    1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

    References

    Miss Nebraska USA Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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