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

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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. It is currently produced by The Clemente Organization based in

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, which also produces the

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pageant.

Shawnae Jebbia Shawnae Nicole Jebbia (born September 13, 1971) is an American entertainer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1998. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 1998, where she was placed in the Top 5. Jebbia won t ...

was crowned

in 1998 and

Susie Castillo Susie Castillo (born October 27, 1979) is an American actress, TV host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2003. She competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She pursued a career in the media, making various ...

won the crown in 2003. Both Miss USA winners from Massachusetts were asked the same final question during the live telecasts. The most recent placement was Melissa Sapini in 2024, placing Top 10. Perianne Caron of

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was crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2025 on June 15, 2025 at the Plymouth Memorial Hall in

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Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Massachusetts USA and

Miss USA 2003 Miss USA 2003 was the 52nd Miss USA pageant, held at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas on March 24, 2003. It was the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island. Thi ...

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Results summary

*Miss USAs:

(1998),

(2003) *1st runners-up: Diane Pollard (1978) *Top 10/12: Monica Magnus (1979), Janet Marie Flaherty (1982), Mercedes Waggoner (1985), Kristen Mastroianni (1995), Jacqueline Bruno (2008), Melissa Sapini (2024) *Top 15: Sandra Ramsey (1957), Barbara Feldman (1960), Elaine Cusick (1961), Sandra Smith (1963), Nancy Brackett (1966), Sarah Kidd (2013), Allissa Latham (2018) *Massachusetts holds a record of 16 placements at

Awards

*Miss Photogenic: Annika Sharma (2023), Melissa Sapini (2024) *Miss Congeniality: Stacey Blaine (1993) *Best State Costume: JoAnne Savery (1981)

Winners

;Color key ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

External links

Official Website
{{Miss USA state

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