The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant. State nickname: North Star State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Official language(s) None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990... 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

• 2006: Dottie Cannon
• 2005: Carrie Lee
• 2004: Jessica Dereschuk
• 2003: Sarah Cahill
• 2002: Lanore Vanburen
• 2001: Anne Marie Clausen
• 2000: Paige Swenson
• 1999: Crystal Vandenberg
• 1998: Josan Hengen
• 1997: Melissa Hall
• 1996: Karin Smith
• 1995: Angelique de Maison
• 1994: Jolene Stravrakis
• 1993: Kristi Bennecke
• 1992: Amber Rue
• 1991: April Herke
• 1990: Janet Tveita
• 1989: Julie Knutson
• 1988: Julie Nelson
• 1987: Christine Rosenberger
• 1986: Cynthia Peterson
• 1985: Kari Lee Johnson
• 1984: Martha Mork
• 1983: Carolyn Mattson
• 1982: Lori Kmetz
• 1981: Polly Peterson
• 1980: Carla Peterson
• 1979: Cynthia Sue Lee
• 1978: Janey Golh
• 1977: Debbie Cossette
• 1976: Barbara Peterson (Miss USA)
• 1975: Dawn Lamotte
• 1974: Gayle Johnson
• 1973: Cyndi James
• 1972: Darlene Koskiniemi
• 1971: Shirley Kittleson
• 1970: Sally Strickland
• 1969: Laureen Darling
• 1968: Arlene Larson
• 1967: Betty Ann Brewer
• 1966: Patricia Thatcher
• 1965: Elizabeth Jane Carroll
• 1960-64: No Representative
• 1959: Muriel Fairbanks
• 1958: Sue Bouchard
• 1957: Mary Margaret Ford
• 1956: Marilyn Johnson
• 1955: Sally Ann Colombo
• 1954: Dawn Joyce
• 1953: Mary Ann Papke
• 1952: Jodell Stirmlinger

Source

• Website pageant: [1].