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Encyclopedia > Miss Kansas USA

The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ...


Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli McCarty won the crown. In 1992 the state joined the Vanbros group, which led to a surge in placements in the 1990s and early 2000s. This included two first runners-up, one second runner-up, one third runner-up and one fourth runner-up, among others. All but two of Kansas' nine placements have been runners-up. [[Image:MissUSA2007Crowned. ... Kelli McCarty won the Miss USA pageant in 1991, representing the state of Kansas. ... Vanbros is a group that directs state pageants for the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA system. ...


Three former Miss Kansas Teen USAs went on to win the Miss title, and also two Miss Missouri USAs (Missouri is also a Vanbros state). The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. ...

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Results summary

Placements

Kelli McCarty won the Miss USA pageant in 1991, representing the state of Kansas. ... Danielle Boatwright (born July 13, 1975 in Tonganoxie, Kansas), a beauty queen and model from Kansas, won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season of the reality television show Survivor. ... Cara Gorges (born April 6, 1987) is a beauty queen from Clearwater, Kansas who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ... Carol Grow (born Carol Hovencamp on May 23, 1971 in Little Rock, [[Arkansas) is a model and actress. ...

Awards

  • Best State Costume: Tavia Shackles (1993)

Titleholders

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2007 Cara Gorges Clearwater 19 2nd runner-up
2006 Ashley Aull Lansing 20
2005 Rachel Saunders Tonganoxie 21
2004 Lisa Forbes Overland Park 22
2003 Alicia Cabrera Leawood 23
2002 Lindsay Douglas Lawrence 23 1st Runner-up
2001 Kristie Knox Hutchinson 25
2000 Tiffany Meyer Lawrence 23 3rd Runner-up Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1994 and finished 5th at Miss Teen USA 1994, 2nd runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2001 as Miss Missouri
1999 Amanda Carraway Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996
1998 Cammie Morisseau
1997 Kathryn Taylor Overland Park 24
1996 Danielle Boatwright Tonganoxie 20 1st Runner-up Best in Swimsuit Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992 2nd runner up at Miss Teen USA 1992, sports broadcaster and winner of Survivor: Guatemala
1995 Deborah Daulton Salina
1994 Carol Hovenkamp Semi-finalist
1993 Tavia Shackles Shawnee 2nd Runner-up Best State Costume Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 1990 and top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1990
1992 Kimberlee Girrens Wichita 4th Runner-up Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 1986
1991 Kelli McCarty Liberal Winner Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1991
Starred as Beth Wallace in the NBC show Passions
1990 Rebecca Porter
1989 Nancy Burris
1988 Cynthia Decker
1987 Martina Castle Overland Park
1986 Audra Ockerman Wichita
1985 Jill Denzin Leawood
1984 Elizabeth Johnson Prairie View
1983 Renee Ruch Mission
1982 Stefani Larson Overland Park
1981 Missy Kaser Wichita
1980 Lisa Boyd
1979 Linda Shields
1978 Mary Bell
1977 Sherry Brane
1976 Deborah Vitera
1975 Robbin Loomas
1974 Lorraine Breckenridge
1973 Brenda Kopmeyer Semi-finalist
1972 Mona Guesnier
1971 Nancy Bishop
1970 Norma Decker
1969 Molly McGugin
1968 Anne Layton
1967 Not Available
1966 Pat Ravenscroft
1965 Linda Bergsten
1964 Barbara Ford
1963 Diane Stoker
1962 Linda Light
1961 Dixie Cook
1960 Peggy Patterson
1955-59 No Representative
1954 Sue Ravencroft
1953 No Representative
1952 Betty Renick

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Los Angeles, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. ... Cara Gorges (born April 6, 1987) is a beauty queen from Clearwater, Kansas who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ... Clearwater is a city located in Sedgwick County, Kansas. ... Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Ashley Aull, Miss Kansas USA 2006 Ashley Aull is the current Miss Kansas USA 2006. ... Lansing is a city located in Leavenworth County, Kansas. ... Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the fifty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. ... Rachel Saunders Rachel Saunders (born 1984) is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Kansas USA and competed at Miss USA. Robinson, who hails from Tonganoxie, Kansas attended Tonganoxie High School and later Johnson County Community College and Kansas University. ... Tonganoxie is a city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. ... Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 2004. ... Lisa Forbes (born in 1982) is a beauty queen from Overland Park, Kansas who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. ... Location within the state of Kansas Coordinates: County Johnson County Government  - Mayor Carl R. Gerlach Area  - City 147. ... Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas in 24 March 2004. ... Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas and is a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas. ... Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia is crowned Miss USA by outgoing titleholder Kandace Krueger at the conclusion of the Miss USA 2002 pageant The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2002. ... Lawrence is a river city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States, 41 miles (66 km) west of Kansas City, along the banks of both the Kansas (Kaw) and Wakarusa Rivers. ... Kandace Krueger of the Texas is crowned Miss USA by outgoing titleholder Lynnette Cole at the conclusion of the Miss USA 2001 pageant The Miss USA 2001 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2001. ... Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat of Reno County, Kansas, west of Kansas City, Missouri, on the Arkansas River. ... Lynnette Cole takes her first walk as Miss USA following the Miss USA 2000 pageant The Miss USA 2000 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. ... The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss USA 1999 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. ... The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Shawnae Jebbia is crowned Miss USA 1998 by outgoing titleholder Brandi Sherwood The Miss USA 1998 pageant was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. ... The Miss USA 1997 pageant was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. ... Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996. ... Danielle Boatwright (born July 13, 1975 in Tonganoxie, Kansas), a beauty queen and model from Kansas, won $1,000,000 on Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season of the reality television show Survivor. ... The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995. ... Salina is a city and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. ... Carol Grow (born Carol Hovencamp on May 23, 1971 in Little Rock, [[Arkansas) is a model and actress. ... The Miss Missouri Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Missouri in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Miss Kansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Kelli McCarty won the Miss USA pageant in 1991, representing the state of Kansas. ... Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones Miss Universe 1991 was held at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, USA on May 17, 1991. ... Beth Wallace is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera, Passions. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Passions is a multi-Daytime Emmy Award-winning American television serial created by veteran writer James E. Reilly. ... Prairie View is a city located in Phillips County, Kansas. ... Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. ...


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Vanbros State Pageants
Miss Kansas USA
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Miss Kansas Teen USA
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Miss Missouri USA
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Miss Missouri Teen USA
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Miss Nebraska USA
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Miss Nebraska Teen USA
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Miss Oklahoma USA
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Miss Oklahoma Teen USA
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