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in the

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pageant and the name of the title held by those representatives. This pageant is currently produced by Crown Moxie, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The pageant is currently held in Noblesville and has previously been hosted by Anderson, Michigan City,

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. Nine Miss Indiana USA winners have previously held the

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title and competed at

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, and three previously competed in other states (

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). Three Miss Indiana-USA winners (1987, 2002, and 2023) have also previously competed at

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in 2020, who finished 3rd runner-up. Sydney Shrewsbury from

, was chosen as Miss Indiana-USA 2025 on April 5, 2025 in

. She will represent Indiana at the

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pageant.

Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Indiana USA 2008

Results summary

Placements

*1st runners-up: Holli Rene Dennis (1981) *2nd runners-up: Elaine L. Richards (1966), Kelly Ann Lloyd (2002) *3rd runners-up: Jayme Buecher (1978), Alexis Nicole Lete (2020) *Top 10/12: Virginia Ann Johnson (1952), Jo Berryman (1975), Holly Roehl (1996), Pratima Yarlagadda (1999), Tashina Kastigar (2003),

(2008) *Top 16/19/20: Cecilia Dennis (1954), Sue Ekamp (1962), Jillian Wunderlich (2011),

(2014) Indiana holds a record of 15 placements at

Special awards

*Best State Costume: Heather Gray (1992) *Miss Photogenic:

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(2015) *Miss Congeniality: Tate Elizabeth Fritchley (2019)

Winners

;Color key

References

External links

Official websiteMiss USA official website
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