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in the

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pageant. It is currently produced by Pageant NW Productions based in

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. Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has yet to win the title. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to

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title and competed at

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. She will represent Oregon for the title of

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Gallery of titleholders

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Results summary

*2nd runners-up: Gail Atchison (1976) *Top 10: Debbie Epperson (1984), Endia Albrante (2001), Jennifer Murphy (2004) *Top 11: Olga Calderon (1991) *Top 15/16: Maralyn Turner (1956), Joyce Collin (1962), Toye Esch (1964), Maureen Bassett (1967), Laura Smith (1970), Toneata Morgan (2018) *Oregon holds a record of 11 placements at

Awards

*Miss Congeniality: Denise White (1994), Gabrielle Neilan (2013) *Miss Photogenic: Alaina Bergsma (2012)

Winners

;Color key

External links

Official Website

References

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