The Miss Illinois USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... The Miss USA Pageant (not to be confused with the similar Miss America pageant) is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1952, and is the sister pageant of Miss Universe. ...

List of winners

• 2005 - Jill Gulseth (3rd Runner-up at Miss USA)
• 2004 - Molly Graham
• 2003 - Agnieszka Zakreta
• 2002 - Amanda Reynolds
• 2001 - Rebecca Ambrosi
• 2000 - Constance Stoetzer
• 1999 - Christina Lam
• 1998 - Mandy Lane
• 1997 - Jennifer Celenas
• 1996 - Bernadette Przybycien (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1995 - Nichole Holmes (Miss Photogenic at Miss USA)
• 1994 - Kathleen Farrell (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1993 - Susie Park
• 1992 - Leilani Magnussen
• 1991 - Lisa Morgan (Finalist at Miss USA)
• 1990 - Carla Myers (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1989 - Kelly Holub (Winner "Best State Costume" at Miss USA)
• 1988 - Gina Zordani (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1987 - Joan Berge (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1986 - Tricia Bach (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1985 - Laura Bach (2nd Runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1984 - LaVonne Misselle (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1983 - Vanessa Romine
• 1982 - Carla Danielson
• 1981 - Leslie Renfrow
• 1980 - Karen Groat
• 1979 - Debra Ann Niego (3rd Runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1978 - Suzanne Piche
• 1977 - Elizabeth Curran (Winner "Miss Photogenic" at Miss USA)
• 1976 - Kathy Schmalen (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1975 - Connie Reif
• 1974 - Karen Morrison (Miss USA)
• 1973 - Amanda Jones (Miss USA)
• 1972 - Jani Hall
• 1971 - Paulette Breen
• 1970 - Carol Pepoon
• 1969 - Christine Jalloway
• 1968 - Sandra Wolsfeld
• 1967 - Beverly Lacek (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1966 - Cheryl Setser
• 1965 - Diane Gortz
• 1964 - Karen Wiesbrook
• 1963 - Marite Ozers (Miss USA)
• 1962 - Jean Donnelly (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1961 - Dianne Duffey
• 1960 - Pat Thompson
• 1959 - Arlene Kaye
• 1958 - June Pickney (3rd Runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1957 - Marianne Gaba (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1956 - Mickey Blair
• 1955 - Dianne Daniggelis (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
• 1954 - Celeste Ravel (4th Runner-up at Miss USA)
• 1953 - Myrna Hansen (Miss USA)
• 1952 - Sherri Matulis