The Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Washington in the
Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in
Puyallup, Washington, which also produces
Idaho,
Montana and
Oregon state pageants.
Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA.
Dorothy Anstett won the crown in 1968 and went on to place 4th runner-up at Miss Universe. The most recent placement was Tara McCormick in 2004, placing Top 15.
Prior to 2017, no Washington delegate had previously competed at
Miss Teen USA
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, although one has competed at
Miss America
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. Alex Carlson-Helo,
Miss Washington Teen USA 2012, became the last state to have made her the first Teen to Miss crossover for the state.
Samantha Gallia of
Sacramento, California, residing in
Seattle, was crowned Miss Washington USA 2023 on November 13, 2022 at Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center in
Renton, Washington
Renton is a city in King County, Washington, and an inner-ring suburb of Seattle. Situated southeast of downtown Seattle, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington, at the mouth of the Cedar River. As of the 2020 census, the ...
. She will represent Washington for the title of Miss USA 2023.
Results summary
*Miss USA:
Dorothy Anstett (1968)
*1st runners-up: Tracey Goddard (1979)
*3rd runners-up: Nancy Petraborg (1953)
*Top 10/12: Norene Gilbert (1976), Kathi Tucker (1983), Natasha Vantramp (1998)
*Top 15: Shirley Givins (1955), June Svedin (1956), Diana Schafer (1957), Rose Nielsen (1958), Deborah Gieberson (1969), Susan Hyde (1970), Tara McCormick (2004)
*Washington holds a record of 13 Placements at
Miss USA.
Awards
*
Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality may refer to:
* ''Miss Congeniality'' (film), 2000 film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt
**'' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'', a 2005 sequel
*A special award, the "Miss Congeniality A ...
: Breann Parriott (2003), Imani Blackmon (2020)
Winners
;Color key
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss USA state
Washington
Miss Washington USA winners
Washington (state) culture
Women in Washington (state)