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 beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1990. Gist was the first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan ...

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

Rima Fakih Rima Fakih Slaiby (; born September 22, 1985) is an American former professional wrestler and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2010. Having previously been crowned Miss Michigan USA 2010, Fakih was the first Arab American wo ...

became the first Arab-American to win the title. The most recent placement was Alma Cooper in 2024, who won the title. 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. Jenae Lodewyk of Bay City was crowned Miss Michigan ...

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. Alma Cooper of

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was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2024 on March 21, 2024 at McMorran Entertainment Center in

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, Michigan. She represented Michigan at Miss USA 2024, and eventually won the title. She represented the country at

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pageant in Mexico but was unplaced.

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 &

Miss USA 2010 Miss USA 2010 was the 59th Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Paradise, Nevada, on May 16, 2010, which was broadcast live on NBC. Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih ...

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Alma Cooper Alma Oralia Minerva Cooper (born March 17, 2002) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe USA 2024. Cooper represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. Cooper was previously crowned Miss Michig ...

, Miss Michigan USA 2024 &

Miss USA 2024 Miss USA 2024 was the 73rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States, on August 4, 2024. Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii crowned Alma Cooper of Michigan as her successor at the end of the event. Sh ...

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

*Miss USAs:

(1990),

(1993),

(2010),

(2024) *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 beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of the 24th season of the American reality television series '' Big Brother'', becoming the fir ...

(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 Recurring events established in 1952 Annual events in Michigan 1952 establishments in Michigan