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in the

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pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie. The pageant is currently held in

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and has previously been hosted by

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, Michigan City,

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and

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. The most recent placement was Alexis Lete in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up. Nine Miss Indiana USA winners have previously held the

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title and competed at

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and three previously competed in other states (

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and

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). Two Miss winners have also competed at

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. The current titleholder is Samantha Paige Toney of

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was crowned on April 10, 2022 at

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Auditorium in

. She represented Indiana at the

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pageant.

Gallery of titleholders

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Results summary

Placements

*1st runners-up: Holli Dennis (1981) *2nd runners-up: Elaine Richards (1966), Kelly Lloyd (2002) *3rd runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978), Alexis Lete (2020) *Top 10/12: Virginia Johnson (1952), Jo Berryman (1975), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003),

(2008) *Top 16/19/20: Cecilia Dennis (1954), Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011),

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(2014) Indiana holds a record of 15 placements at

Special awards

*Miss Photogenic:

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(2015) *Miss Congeniality: Tate Fritchley (2019) *Best State Costume: Heather Gray (1992)

Winners

;Color key

References

External links

Official websiteMiss USA official website
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Indiana culture