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

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

in the

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020. ...

pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization based in

Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 66,263 people. History Malden is a hilly woodland area no ...

. Maine has placed nine times at Miss USA. In 2006, Katee Stearns made the semi-finals, becoming the fifth woman from Maine and the first since 1977 to make the cut. In 2010, Katie Whittier became the first delegate from Maine to reach the top five, finishing 4th runner-up. Five Miss Maine USAs were former Miss Maine Teen USA titleholders, who competed at

Miss Teen USA Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant that has been run since 1983 by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19 years old as of January 1st of the competition year. They must be US citizens, and cannot have been married, pregnant, or ...

. One also competed at

Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...

. Shelby Howell of Bangor was crowned Miss Maine USA 2025 on May 11, 2025, at Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in Portland. She will represent Maine at

Miss USA 2025 Miss USA 2025 will be the 74th Miss USA pageant, to be held in 2025. Alma Cooper of Michigan will crown her successor at the end of the event. Her successor will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2025 on November 21, 2025 in Thailand ...

Gallery of titleholders

File:KateeStearns.jpg , Katee Stearns, Miss Maine USA 2006 File:Erin Good, 2007.png , Erin Good, Miss Maine USA 2007 File:Katie Whittier cropped.jpg , Katie Whittier, Miss Maine USA 2010 File:Heather_Elwell_2015.jpg , Heather Elwell, Miss Maine USA 2015 File:Marina Gray at Barksdale Air Force Base.jpg , Marina Gray, Miss Maine USA 2018

Results summary

Placements

*4th Runner up: Katie Whittier (2010) *Top 8: Ashley Lynn Marble (2011) *Top 10/12: Tina Ann Brown (1977), Marina Gray (2018) *Top 15/16/20: Jackie Lee (1953), Carolyn Komant (1959), Margaret McAleer (1970), Katee Stearns (2006), Rani Williamson (2012) Maine holds a record of 9 placements at

Winners

;Color key ¹ Ages at the time of the crowning

References

External links

{{Miss USA state

Maine culture Women in Maine Recurring events established in 1952 1952 establishments in Maine