The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Maine in the
Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization based in
Malden, Massachusetts
Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people.
History
Malden, a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River, was settled by Puritans in 1640 on la ...
.
Maine has placed nine times at Miss USA. In 2006,
Katee Stearns
The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts.
Maine has placed nine times a ...
made the semi-finals, becoming the fifth woman from Maine and the first since 1977 to make the cut. In 2010, Katie Whittier became the first delegate from Maine to reach the top five, finishing 4th runner up. In 2011, Ashley Marble became Maine's first consecutive placement.
Three Miss Maine USAs were former
Miss Maine Teen USA
The Miss Maine Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization.
Maine is one of the least successful states at Miss Teen ...
titleholders, who competed at
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mis ...
. One also competed at
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
.
Juliana Morehouse of
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
was crowned Miss Maine USA 2023 on November 20, 2022 at
Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in Portland. She will represent Maine for the title of Miss USA 2023.
Gallery of titleholders
File:KateeStearns.jpg , Katee Stearns, Miss Maine USA 2006
File:Erin Good, 2007.png , Erin Good, Miss Maine USA 2007
File:Katie Whittier cropped.jpg , Katie Whittier, Miss Maine USA 2010
File:Heather_Elwell_2015.jpg , Heather Elwell, Miss Maine USA 2015
File:Marina Gray at Barksdale Air Force Base.jpg , Marina Gray, Miss Maine USA 2018
Results summary
Placements
*4th Runner up: Katie Whittier (2010)
*Top 8: Ashley Lynn Marble (2011)
*Top 10/12: Tina Ann Brown (1977), Marina Gray (2018)
*Top 15/16/20: Jackie Lee (1953), Carolyn Komant (1959), Margaret McAleer (1970),
Katee Stearns
The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts.
Maine has placed nine times a ...
(2006), Rani Williamson (2012)
Maine holds a record of 9 placements at
Miss USA.
Winners
;Color key
1 Ages at the time of the crowning
References
External links
{{Miss USA state
Maine
Maine culture
Women in Maine