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pageant. Up until the 2017 pageant, both Miss and Teen state pageants were held separately in different months. In recent years, the organization was decided that both pageants would compete at the same time from 2018 onwards, just like the most of state pageants in the Miss USA system. While Florida has had number of runners-up, finalists, and semi-finalists, the state has yet to win the Miss USA title. Although

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, who placed 2nd runner-up in Miss USA 1967, became Miss USA after

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. The most recent placement was Caroline Dixon who placed Top 20 in 2023. Three former

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titleholders have won this competition, and five titleholders have also competed at

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. In 2019, contestant

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(who finished first runner-up in that pageant) would go on to become

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, and then competed in

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, placed first runner-up to

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of South Africa. On 11 August 2022, contestant

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(who finished second runner-up at

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, ultimately placing in the Top 5 The current titleholder is Lou Schieffelin of Winter Park and was crowned on May 25, 2025, at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in

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. She will represent Florida at Miss USA 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

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Results summary

Placements

*1st runners-up: Marcia Valibus (1958), Clo Cabrera (1987) *2nd runners-up: Nanita Greene (1959),

(1967), Barbara Bowser (1980),

(2021) *3rd runners-up: Connie Ensor (1972), Mary-Margaret Humes (1975), Monica Farrell (1988) *4th runners-up: Nancy Wakefield (1960), Randy Beard (1966),

(2005), Cristin Duren (2006), Brittany Oldehoff (2014) *Top 5/6: Shannon Depuy (1995), Angelia Savage (1997),

(2018) *Top 10/12: Susan Aileen Deaton (1971), Stacy Evans (1973), Cynthia Zach (1974), April Shaw (1978), Kristen Berset (2004), Jessica Rafalowski (2008), Nicolette Jennings (2019) *Top 15/16/20: Kay Duggar (1953), Mariles Gessler (1955), Maria Junquera (1969), Cheryl Johnson (1970), Lissette Garcia (2011), Caroline Dixon (2023) Florida holds a record of 30 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Shannon Ford (2002), Cristin Duren (2006) *Miss Congeniality: Linda LeFevre (1977) *Best State Costume: Nancy England (1963)

Winners

;Color key

Notes

References

External links

Official Website
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