Miss Kentucky USA
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The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant.
In 2006, Tara Conner became the first Miss Kentucky USA to win the Miss USA title, putting Kentucky in the top five for the second consecutive year, after Kristen Johnson placed 2nd runner-up in 2005.
In 2005, it was reported that Miss Kentucky USA 2002, Elizabeth Arnold was in a relationship with celebrity Nick Lachey. Arnold is a former Miss Kentucky Teen USA.
Other former Miss Kentucky Teen USA titleholders who later won this title include Kristen Johnson and Tara Conner who both placed 2nd-runner up at Miss Teen USA. Conner became the first Kentuckian to win the Miss USA title.
Two Miss Kentucky USA titleholders have also competed at Miss America, with one representing Wyoming.
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[edit] Results summary
[edit] Placements
- Winners: Tara Conner (2006)
- Second runners-up: Kristen Johnson (2005)
- Third runners-up: Julie Andrus (1965
- Fourth runners-up: Johanna Reid (1964), Patricia Barnstable (1971), Lisa Devillez (1980), Kristina Chapman (1982)
- Top 6: Tiffany Tenfelde (1990), Angela Hines (1992)
- Top 12: Carol Wallace (1975), Mitzi Jones (1995)
- Top 15: Mary Ann Stice (1953), Marcia Chumbler (1961)
[edit] Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Connie Clark (1976)
- Miss Photogenic: Robin Overby (1985)
- Best State Costume: Charlesy Gulick (1974)
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2007 | Michelle Banzer | Louisville | 24 | |||
| 2006 | Tara Conner | Russell Springs | 20 | Winner | 4th runner up at Miss Universe 2006 Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2002 (2nd runner-up & Best in Simsuit at Miss Teen USA 2002) |
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| 2005 | Kristen Johnson | Slaughters | 23 | 2nd runner-up | Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2000 (2nd runner-up & Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2000) | |
| 2004 | Lauren Stengel | Louisville | 22 | |||
| 2003 | Lori Mitchell | Scottsville | 21 | |||
| 2002 | Elizabeth Arnold | Columbia | Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1999 | |||
| 2001 | Jo Pritchard | Hardin | ||||
| 2000 | Jolene Youngster | Glasgow | ||||
| 1999 | Lori Menshouse | Previously Miss Kentucky 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | Nancy Bradley | |||||
| 1997 | Rachyl Hoskins | Liberty | 22 | |||
| 1996 | Lorie West | 22 | ||||
| 1995 | Mitzi Jones | White Plains | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1994 | Kim Buford | |||||
| 1993 | Karen Gibson | Kevil | ||||
| 1992 | Angela Hines | Maysville | Finalist | |||
| 1991 | Susan Farris | |||||
| 1990 | Tiffany Tenfelde | Finalist | ||||
| 1989 | Veronica Hensley | |||||
| 1988 | Suzanne Pitman | |||||
| 1987 | Beth Clark | Mayfield | ||||
| 1986 | Jackie Taylor | Paducah | ||||
| 1985 | Robin Overby | Calvert City | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1984 | Tammy Melendez | Murray | ||||
| 1983 | Lee Austin | |||||
| 1982 | Kristina Chapman | Owensboro | 4th runner-up | |||
| 1981 | Denise Gibbs | Paducah | ||||
| 1980 | Lisa Devillez | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1979 | Linda Passmore | |||||
| 1978 | Linda Woodruff | |||||
| 1977 | Sandy Smith | |||||
| 1976 | Connie Clark | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| 1975 | Carol Wallace | Semi-finalist | Later Miss Wyoming 1976 | |||
| 1974 | Charlesy Gulick | Best State Costume | ||||
| 1973 | Nancy Coplen | |||||
| 1972 | Tamara Branstetter | |||||
| 1971 | Patricia Barnstable | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1970 | Joanna Smith | |||||
| 1969 | Regina Pryor | |||||
| 1968 | Julia Pinkley | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| 1967 | Debbie Dibble | |||||
| 1966 | Jennifer Burcham | |||||
| 1965 | Julie Andrus | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1964 | Johanna Reid | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1963 | Mary Ann Arnold | |||||
| 1962 | Saly Carter | |||||
| 1961 | Marcia Chumbler | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1960 | Barbara Joan Lovins | |||||
| 1959 | Sherree Owens | |||||
| 1958 | Shannon Beasley | |||||
| 1955-57 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1954 | Nikki Horner | |||||
| 1953 | Mary Stice | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1952 | Jean Tingle |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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