The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant. It is currently directed by Proctor Productions. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because

Carole Gist Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990, in Wichita, ...

was the first African-American to win the title. Following in her footsteps,

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, also African-American, won the title in 1993. In 2010, Michigan's

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became the first Arab-American to win the title. The most recent placement was Elizabeth Johnson in 2018, placed in top 15. Until 2012, no Michigan delegate had been previously competed at either

Miss Michigan The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Melissa Beyrand of Milford was crowned Miss Michig ...

Miss Michigan Teen USA The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including ...

to appear a crossover with Miss USA. Kristen Danyal became the first Michigan delegate to have a Teen to Miss crossover in Miss USA. Aria Hutchinson of

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was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2022 on May 28, 2022, at McMorran Place Sports & Entertainment Center in

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. She represented Michigan for the title of Miss USA 2022.

Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Michigan USA 2000 Image:Stacey Lee out truck.jpg, Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a

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tour, visiting U.S.

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, Miss Michigan USA 2010 &

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Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

*Miss USAs:

(1990),

(1993),

(2010) *1st runner-up: Kevin Gale (1976) *3rd runner-up: Elisa Schleef (2003) *Top 6: Natasha Bell (1996) *Top 10/11/12: Judy Hatula (1952), Pat Glannon (1971), Marilyn Ann Petty (1972), Diane Arabia (1982), Kimberly Mexicotte (1983), Johnelle Ryan (1998), Shannon Grace Clark (1999), Jill Dobson (2000), Kenya Howard (2001), Rashontae Wawrzyniak (2015) *Top 15/16: Barbara Sias (1956), Judith Richards (1960), Patricia Lyn Squires (1961), Pamela Lee Sands (1963), Susan Pill (1965), Virginia Clift (1968), Crystal Hayes (2005), Kelly Best (2007), Kristen Danyal (2012), Elizabeth Johnson (2018) Michigan holds a record of 26 placements at

Awards

*Miss Congeniality:

Taylor Hale Taylor Mackenzie Dickens Hale (born December 31, 1994), is an American reality television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of the 24th season of the American reality television series '' Big Brother'', becoming ...

(2021)

Winners

;Color key ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

External links

Official website

at Official Website {{Miss USA state

Michigan culture Women in Michigan