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in the

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pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe. It is produced by Proctor Productions. The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by

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and

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. Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner

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. Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster

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and two former ''Survivor'' contestants, Kim Mullen of '' Survivor: Palau'' and Candace Smith of '' Survivor: Tocantins.'' Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at

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. Two have also competed at

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. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022. The current titleholder is Macy Hudson of

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and was crowned on May 25, 2024 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in

. She will represent Ohio at

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Gallery of titleholders

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Miss Ohio The Miss Ohio Scholarship Program selects the representative for the U.S. state of Ohio to compete for the title of Miss America. The pageant is held annually, during the "Miss Ohio Festival" week, at the historic 1,600 seat Ohio Theatre (Mansfi ...

2016)

Results summary

*Miss USAs: Sue Downey (1965), Kim Seelbrede (1981) *1st runners-up:

(1986) *2nd runners-up: Audrey Bolte (2012) *3rd runners-up: Kim Weeda (1982), Stacy Offenberger (2006), Sir'Quora Carroll (2022) *4th runners-up: Kathryn Gabriel (1957), Kathleen Kehlmier (1972), Macy Hudson (2024) *Top 10/12: Melissa Proctor (1990), Melinda Miller (1999), Kristin Smith (2013), Alice Magoto (2019) *Top 15/16: Eleanore Mack (1953), Barbara Randa (1954), Eleanor Wood (1956), Corrine Huff (1960), Gail Krielow (1964), Karen Dietz (1966), Linda Hoyle (1968), Jane Harrison (1970), Megan Wise (2016), Sthephanie Miranda (2020) Ohio holds a record of 24 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Kim Thomas (1980) *Miss Congeniality: Monica Day (2008) *Best State Costume: Kim Thomas (1980), Kim Weeda (1982)

Winners

;Color key

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miss Ohio Usa

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