The Miss Washington 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 produced by Pageants NW Productions based in

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, which also produces

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and

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state pageants. Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA.

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won the crown in 1968 and went on to place 4th runner-up at Miss Universe. The most recent placement was Tara McCormick in 2004, placing Top 15. Prior to 2017, no Washington delegate had previously competed at

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, although one has competed at

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. Alex Carlson-Helo,

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2012, became the last state to have made her the first Teen to Miss crossover for the state. Samantha Gallia of

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, residing in

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, was crowned Miss Washington USA 2023 on November 13, 2022 at Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center in

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. She will represent Washington for the title of Miss USA 2023.

Results summary

*Miss USA:

(1968) *1st runners-up: Tracey Goddard (1979) *3rd runners-up: Nancy Petraborg (1953) *Top 10/12: Norene Gilbert (1976), Kathi Tucker (1983), Natasha Vantramp (1998) *Top 15: Shirley Givins (1955), June Svedin (1956), Diana Schafer (1957), Rose Nielsen (1958), Deborah Gieberson (1969), Susan Hyde (1970), Tara McCormick (2004) *Washington holds a record of 13 Placements at

Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Breann Parriott (2003), Imani Blackmon (2020)

Winners

;Color key

References

External links

Official website
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Miss Washington USA winners Washington (state) culture Women in Washington (state)