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in the Miss USA 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 Noblesville and has previously been hosted by Anderson, Michigan City,

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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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, Georgia 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 Noblesville. She represented Indiana at the Miss USA 2022 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 Miss USA.

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