Miss Hawaii USA
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The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaiʻi in the Miss USA pageant.
Hawaiʻi is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as they first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe. Despite their late start, they have been one of the most successful states. There have been four Miss USA's from Hawaiʻi (Hawaiʻi is only one of two states to have had four Miss USA's). Their first winner (Macel Wilson came the first year they competed. In 1997, Brook Mahealani Lee won the Miss USA title, and became one of only seven women from the United States to win Miss Universe. Although they have had many Miss USA winners and many semi-finalists, relatively few women from Hawaiʻi have placed as runners-up.
Two titleholders previously competed at Miss Teen USA, one has competed at Miss World and one at Miss International. Kelly Hu, Miss Teen USA 1985, became the first Teen USA winner to win a Miss title, in 1993. In a rare occurrence, Miss Hawaii USA 2003 and 2004 are sisters.
The franchise is currently held by 2Couture of Honolulu.
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[edit] Results summary
[edit] Placements
- Miss USA: Brook Mahealani Lee (1997 - Miss Universe), Judi Andersen (1978 - Miss USA, 1st runner-up at Miss Universe), Tanya Wilson (1972 - Miss USA, Semi-finalist at Miss Universe), Macel Wilson (1962 - Miss USA, Semi-finalist at Miss Universe)
- Second runners-up: Blanche Maa (1979)
- Fourth runners-up: Teri Lynn (1981)
- Top 5: Kelly Hu (1993)
- Top 10: Alicia Michioka (2003), Chanel Wise (2007)
- Top 12: Lois Wise (1975), Cely De Castro (1977), Vanessa Dubois (1982), Kym Digman (1991), Nadine Tanega (1994)
- Top 15: Wanda Byrd (1964), Judith Wolski (1966), Carol Seymour (1968), Stephanie Quintana (1969), Elith Aguiar (1965)
[edit] Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Ku'ualoha Taylor (1996), Michelle Kaplan (2000)
- Miss Photogenic: Kelly Hu (1993)
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chanel Wise | 21 | Top 10 | |||
| 2006 | Radasha Ho'ohuli | Nanakuli | 26 | Represented Hawaiʻi at Miss World 2001 | ||
| 2005 | Jennifer Fairbank | Honolulu | 25 | |||
| 2004 | Justine Michioka | Kapaa | 22 | |||
| 2003 | Alicia Michioka | Kapaa | 24 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2002 | Juliet Lightner | Honolulu | 26 | |||
| 2001 | Christy Leonard | Lahaina | 22 | |||
| 2000 | Michelle Kaplan | Kona | 23 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1999 | Trini-Ann Kaopuiki | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1991 | ||||
| 1998 | Tiffini Hercules | |||||
| 1997 | Leslie-Ann Lum | Took over Miss Hawaii USA 1997 title when Brook Lee was crowned Miss USA 1997. Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1987 | ||||
| Brook Mahealani Lee | Pearl City | 26 | Winner | Miss Universe 1997 | ||
| 1996 | Ku'ualoha Taylor | 25 | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1995 | Lynn Vesnefski | Style award | ||||
| 1994 | Nadine Tanega | Semi-finalist | represented Hawaiʻi in the Miss International pageant | |||
| 1993 | Kelly Hu | Honolulu | Finalist | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985 and Miss Teen USA 1985, actress | |
| 1992 | Heather Hays | Honolulu | ||||
| 1991 | Kym Digman | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1990 | Leimomi Bacalso | |||||
| 1989 | Julie Larson | |||||
| 1988 | Paula Prevost | |||||
| 1987 | Deborah Laslo | Honolulu | ||||
| 1986 | Toni Costa | Honolulu | ||||
| 1985 | Tina Machado | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1984 | Puna Stillman | Honolulu | ||||
| 1983 | Zoe Roach | Honolulu | ||||
| 1982 | Vanessa Dubois | Honolulu | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1981 | Teri Lynn | Honolulu | 4th runner-up | |||
| 1980 | Carol Ching | |||||
| 1979 | Blanche Maa | 2nd runner-up | ||||
| 1978 | Judi Anderson | Honolulu | 20 | Winner | 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1978 | |
| 1977 | Cely De Castro | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1976 | Brenda Texeira | |||||
| 1975 | Lois Wise | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1974 | Joan Ottensmeyer | |||||
| 1973 | Camille Deubel | |||||
| 1972 | Tanya Wilson | Honolulu | 21 | Winner | Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1972 | |
| 1971 | Deborah Gibson | |||||
| 1970 | Donna Hartley | |||||
| 1969 | Stephanie Quintana | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1968 | Carol Seymour | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1967 | Nancy Banks | |||||
| 1966 | Judith Wolski | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1965 | Elithe Aguiar | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1964 | Wanda Byrd | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1963 | Susan Molina | |||||
| 1962 | Macel Wilson | Honolulu | 18 | Winner | Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1962 | |
| 1961 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1960 | Gordean Lee | withdrew | ||||
| 1952–1959 | Hawaiʻi participated at Miss Universe |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] External links
| Hawaii Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss Hawaii |
Miss USA Miss Hawaii USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Hawaii Teen USA |
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