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in the Miss USA pageant. Four District of Columbia representatives have won the Miss USA title. Of those two,

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won successive Miss USA titles in 2016 and 2017. The most recent placement was Faith Porter in 2022, placing Top 16. Two Miss District of Columbia USA titleholders previously held the

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title and three have competed at

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for the title of Miss USA 2022, placed at the Top 16.

Gallery of titleholders

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, replacement Miss District of Columbia USA 2017

Results summary

Placements

*Miss USAs:

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(1964),

(2002),

(2016),

(2017) *1st runners-up: Michelle Metrinko (1963), Liane Angus (2001) *4th runners-up: Diana Batts (1965), Steffanee Leaming (1984) *Top 10/12: Nikki Phillipp (1970), Susan Pluskoski (1971), Janet Gail Greenawalt (1972), Nancy Plachta (1973), Robin Utterback (1974), Mary Lamond (1975), Sharon Sutherland (1977), Catherine Staples (1990), Candace Allen (2006), Cordelia Cranshaw (2019) *Top 15/16: Laura Farley (1954), Helen Sweeney (1962), Myra Chudy (1967), Sue Counts (1966), Cierra Jackson (2020), Faith Porter (2022) *District of Columbia holds a record of 24 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

*Miss Congeniality: Elva Anderson (1988), Napiera Groves (1997)

Winners

;Color key

References

Bertha Pincus 1932

External links

Miss District of Columbia USA official website
{{Miss USA state

Culture of Washington, D.C. Women in Washington, D.C.