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Miss Ohio USA

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Formation
  
1952

Headquarters
  
Columbus

Membership
  
Miss USA

Type
  
Beauty pageant

Location
  
Ohio

Official language
  
English

Miss Ohio USA

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

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Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years. Ohio is one of only twelve states to win the Miss USA crown twice (Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981).

There are many notable Miss Ohio USA's; most famously actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up to Miss USA in 1986. Others include Kim Mullen (2002) of Survivor: Palau, Melissa Proctor (1990), current director of the Miss Ohio USA and Miss Michigan USA pageants, Lesa Rummell (1977), mother of Miss Teen USA 2005, Allie LaForce, and actress / model / sportscaster Jayne Kennedy, née Jane Harrison (1970).

Two Miss Ohio USAs are former Miss Ohio Teen USAs who competed at Miss Teen USA.

The current titleholder is Dinaleigh Baxter.

Results summary

  • Miss USA: Sue Downey (1965), Kim Seelbrede (1981)
  • 1st runners-up: Halle Berry (1986)
  • 2nd runners-up: Audrey Bolte (2012)
  • 3rd runners-up: Kim Weeda (1982), Stacy Offenberger (2006)
  • 4th runners-up: Kathryn Gabriel (1957), Kathleen Kehlmier (1972)
  • Top 10: Melinda Miller (1999), Kristin Smith (2013)
  • Top 12: Melissa Proctor (1990)
  • Top 15: Eleanore Mack (1953), Barbara Randa (1954), Eleanor Wood (1956), Corrine Huff (1960), Gail Krielow (1964), Karen Dietz (1966), Linda Hoyle (1968), Jane Harrison (1970), Megan Wise (2016)

    • Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Kim Thomas (1980)
  • Miss Congeniality: Monica Day (2008)
  • Best State Costume: Kim Thomas (1980)

    • Winners

    Color key

    1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

    References

    Miss Ohio USA Wikipedia
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