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

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Future Productions based in

Savage, Minnesota Savage is a suburban city south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city is on the south bank of the Minnesota River in a region commonly called ''South of the River,'' comprising the southern ...

since 2008. While Iowa has not been greatly successful in the past four decades, they were one of the most consistent states in the first decade of the pageant's existence. The second Miss USA to win the

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

Crown was

Carol Morris Carol Ann Laverne Morris (born April 8, 1936) is an American actress, model and beauty queen who was the second Miss USA to win the Miss Universe title in the pageant's fifth edition in 1956. She was crowned by Hillevi Rombin, Miss Universe 1955, ...

of Iowa in 1956. The most recent placement was Baylee Drezek in 2019, placing Top 15.

Jamie Solinger Jamie Grimes ( née Solinger formerly Patterson, born c. 1975) is an American model and beauty queen who became the first and so far only woman from Iowa to capture the Miss Teen USA crown and placed third runner-up to Mrs America 2005. Modeli ...

Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mis ...

1992 and Miss Iowa USA 1998, crowned her sister Jaclyn Solinger as Miss Iowa USA 1999. The current titleholder is Randi Estabrook of Mitchellville and was crowned on May 21, 2022 at Des Moines Marriott Downtown in Des Moines. She represented Iowa for the title of Miss USA 2022.

Gallery of titleholders

File:Carol Morris (cropped).jpg,

, Miss Iowa USA 1956,

Miss USA 1956 Miss USA 1956 was the 5th Miss USA pageant, held on July 18, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. From the 43 contestants Miss Iowa USA, Carol Morris, won the competition and later became Miss Universe. She became t ...

and Miss Universe 1956 File:Jamie Solinger Patterson.jpg,

, Miss Iowa USA 1998 File:SarahCorpstein.jpg, Sarah Corpstein, Miss Iowa USA 2006 File:DaniReeves.jpg,

Dani Reeves The Miss Iowa USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since 2008. While Iowa has not been greatly successful ...

, Miss Iowa USA 2007 File:Katherine Connors.jpg, Katherine Connors, Miss Iowa USA 2010

Results summary

Placements

*Miss USA:

(1956) *5th Runner-up: Carlyn Bradarich (2014) *Top 10/12: Jan Hoyer (1993), Jensie Grigsby (2000) *Top 14/15/19/20: Marilyn Shonka (1953), Ione Lucken (1954), Judy Hall (1957), Kay Nielson (1959), Trudy Shulkin (1960), Baylee Drezek (2019) Iowa holds a record of 10 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

*Miss Congeniality: Dana Ruth Mintzer (1983), Rebecca Hodge (2012)

Winners

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

References

External links

* {{Miss USA state

Iowa culture Women in Iowa