the last time minnesota won miss usa was 1976.
the last time minnesota won miss usa was 1976.
when was the last time minnesota won miss usa?
1976
bullet::::- terry lynn huntingdon - miss usa 1959 from california









































bullet::::- marite ozers - miss usa 1963 from illinois









































bullet::::- bobbie johnson - miss usa 1964 from district of columbia









































bullet::::- sue ann downey - miss usa 1965 from ohio









































bullet::::- sylvia hitchcock - miss universe 1967 from alabama









































bullet::::- wendy dascomb - miss usa 1969 from virginia









































bullet::::- tanya wilson - miss usa 1972 from hawaii









































bullet::::- karen morrison - miss usa 1974 from illinois









































bullet::::- barbara peterson - miss usa 1976 from minnesota









































bullet::::- kimberly tomes - miss usa 1977 from texas
miss usa 2011
only in the three years mentioned above did miss teen usa winners automatically gain representation at miss usa. starting in 1988, if the miss teen usa winners want to compete at miss usa, they first must win a miss usa state crown. a total of seven miss teen usa winners have participated at miss usa, with four winning their state miss usa crowns first. the first of these was kelly hu, miss teen usa 1985, who won the miss hawaii usa 1993 title and represented hawaii at miss usa 1993. she finished as a finalist. the next was jamie solinger, miss teen usa 1992. she took the miss iowa usa 1998 title but failed to make the cut at the miss usa pageant. only two miss teen usa winners have made the top 3 of miss usa. brandi sherwood, miss teen usa 1989 won the miss idaho usa 1997 title. succeeding kelly, she took 1st runner up and later inherited the miss usa crown, when brook mahealani lee of hawaii won miss universe 1997. she is the only miss teen usa winner to hold the title miss usa. shauna gambill was close in winning the miss usa 1998 title, but placed 1st runner up to shawnae jebbia, miss massachusetts usa 1998. however, to date it has never happened that the same woman had won the 2 separate pageants officially.
miss teen usa