The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state

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in the

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pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group since 1992. In 2005, Miss North Carolina USA Chelsea Cooley won the

crown and placed in the top 10 at

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. Cooley is the first former Miss North Carolina Teen USA to win the Miss title, although not the first to have competed at

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. 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. Similar to the

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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,

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became the third woman from the state to win Miss USA. In both occasions, they placed top 10 on their respective

pageants. The most recent placement was Morgan Romano placing 1st runner-up in 2022. North Carolina is currently third tied with

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in number of former teens have competed in this pageant: eight, after

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and

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, including three competed at

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and

, respectively. In addition, two others have also competed at Miss America. 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

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was crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2022 on January 29, 2022, at High Point Theater in

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. She represented North Carolina for the title of Miss USA 2022, finished as 1st runner-up.

Gallery of titleholders

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Results summary

Placements

*Miss USAs: Chelsea Cooley (2005), Kristen Dalton (2009),

(2019) *1st runners-up:

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(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 Ashley Love-Mills (born September 19, 1988, in Orlando, Florida, is a fashion model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss North Carolina USA 2013 and placed top 10 at Miss USA 2013. Personal life Ashley is origina ...

(2013) * Top 15: Shirley Bagwell (1956), Erin O'Kelley (2007) North Carolina holds a record of 20 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Pat Arnold (1991) *Miss Congeniality: Vera Morris (1998), Monica Palumbo (2001)

Winners

;Color key

External links

References

{{Miss USA state

North Carolina culture Women in North Carolina