Miss Colorado USA is the
beauty pageant
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that selects the representative for the state of
Colorado
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in the
Miss USA
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pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner.
The pageant is directed by Future Productions.
Colorado's most successful placements were in
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
and
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman, respectively, placed as the third runner-up. Colorado's most recent placement was in
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, when Jessi Kalambayi placed in the Top 10.
Jessi Kalambayi of
Denver
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was crowned Miss Colorado USA on June 30, 2024 at
Union Colony Civic Center in
Greeley. She represented Colorado at
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 ...
.
Gallery of titleholders
File:Blair Griffith at Buckley.JPG, Blair Griffith, Miss Colorado USA 2011
File:Beckie Hughes.png, Beckie Hughes, Miss Colorado USA 2008
Results summary
Placements
*3rd Runner-Up: Rhea Looney (1963), Jessica Hartman (2010)
*Top 10: Debbie James (1989), Tiani Jones (2000), Marybel Gonzalez (2012), Jessi Kalambayi (2024)
*Top 15/16/20: Jeanie Carroll (1953), Dorothy Jane Bewley (1955), Karen Keeler (1956), Diane Lee Gardner (1959), Penny Jo James (1962), Susan Hawkins (1969)
Colorado holds a record of 12 placements at
Miss USA
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.
Awards
*Miss Congeniality: Diane Knaub (1971), Crystal Grove (1998)
*Miss Photogenic: Katee Doland (2001), Susan Hawkins (1969)
Winners
;Color key
Notes
References
External links
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* (archived; from 2007 to 2010)
* (current)
{{Miss USA state
Colorado
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Colorado culture
Women in Colorado
1952 establishments in Colorado
Recurring events established in 1952
Annual events in Colorado