The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state
North Carolina in the
Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group since 1992.
In 2005, Miss North Carolina USA
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.
As M ...
won the
Miss USA crown and placed in the top 10 at
Miss Universe. Cooley is the first former
Miss North Carolina Teen USA
The Miss North Carolina Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant and is part of the RPM Productions group.
North Carolina has been moderately successful ...
to win the Miss title, although not the first to have competed at
Miss Teen USA. The second Miss North Carolina Teen USA to win the Miss title was Erin O'Kelley in 2007. She went on to place in the top 15 at
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007 was the 56th Miss USA pageant, held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith of Tennessee.
The pageant was broa ...
. Similar to the
Miss Utah USA titleholders, both Cooley and Kelley placed at Miss USA, eclipsing their teen performances. In 2009,
Kristen Dalton became the second woman from North Carolina to be crowned Miss USA. In 2019,
Cheslie Kryst became the third woman from the state to win Miss USA. In both occasions, they placed top 10 on their respective
Miss Universe pageants. The most recent placement was Morgan Romano placing 1st runner-up in 2022.
North Carolina is currently third tied with
Idaho in number of former teens have competed in this pageant: eight, after
Indiana and
Virginia, including three competed at
Rhode Island,
Vermont and
Virginia, respectively. In addition, two others have 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 ...
.
In 2019 (billed as 2020 pageant), Madeline Delp was the first woman in a wheelchair to win the top 10 finalists in a statewide Miss USA pageant.
Morgan Romano of
Concord was crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2022 on January 29, 2022, at High Point Theater in
High Point, North Carolina. She represented North Carolina for the title of Miss USA 2022, finished as 1st runner-up.
Gallery of titleholders
File:Katie Coble headshot.png, Katie Coble, Miss North Carolina USA 2017 and Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007
File:Sydney Perry - Miss North Carolina USA 2012.png, Sydney Perry
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group since 1992.
In 2005, Miss North Carolina USA Chelse ...
, Miss North Carolina USA 2012
File:Kristen Dalton (Miss USA).jpg, Kristen Dalton, Miss North Carolina USA 2009 and Miss USA 2009
File:Andrea Duke.png, Andrea Duke, Miss North Carolina USA 2008
File:Erin O'Kelley 1.jpg, Erin O'Kelley, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2001 and Miss North Carolina USA 2007
File:Chelsea Cooley 2.jpg, Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.
As M ...
, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2000, Miss North Carolina USA 2005 and Miss USA 2005
Results summary
Placements
*Miss USAs:
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Scott Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.
As M ...
(2005),
Kristen Dalton (2009),
Cheslie Kryst (2019)
*1st runners-up:
Caelynn Miller-Keyes (2018), Morgan Romano (2022)
*2nd runners-up: Constance Ann Dorn (1975), Lynn Jenkins (1994), Ashley Puleo (2004)
*3rd runners-up: Lyndia Ann Tarlton (1960)
*4th runners-up: Marcia Burton (1974)
* Top 6/8: Pat Arnold (1991), Madison Bryant (2021)
* Top 10/11/12: Deborah Ann Falls (1972), Dianne Jamerson (1979), Cookie Noak (1984), Rhonda Nobles (1986), Tess Elliott (1992),
Ashley Love-Mills (2013)
* Top 15: Shirley Bagwell (1956), Erin O'Kelley (2007)
North Carolina holds a record of 20 placements at
Miss USA.
Awards
*Miss Photogenic: Pat Arnold (1991)
*Miss Congeniality: Vera Morris (1998), Monica Palumbo (2001)
Winners
;Color key
External links
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References
{{Miss USA state
North Carolina
North Carolina culture
Women in North Carolina