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Miss Florida USA
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The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.
Whilst Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists the state has never won the Miss USA pageant (although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe.
Florida's heyday was from the mid-sixties to mid-seventies, although they have had pockets of success from then on. Their most recent finalist was Cristin Duren who placed 4th runner-up in 2006.
Whilst only one Miss Florida Teen USA has won this competition, three Miss Florida USAs have also competed at Miss America.
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- First runner-up: Marcia Valibus (1958), Helen Cabrera (1987)
- Second runner-up: Nanita Greene (1959), Cheryl Ann Patton (1967 - later became Miss USA)
- Third runner-up: Mary-Margaret Humes (1975), Barbara Bowser (1980), Monica Farrell (1988)
- Fourth runner-up: Nancy Wakefield (1960), Randy Beard (1966), Melissa Witek (2005), Cristin Duren (2006)
- Top 6: Shannon Depuy (1995), Angelia Savage (1997)
- Top 10: Kristen Berset (2004)
- Top 12: Cheryl Johnson (1970), Susan Aileen Deaton (1971), Stacy Evans (1973), Cynthia Zach (1974), April Shaw (1978)
- Top 15: Kay Duggar (1953), Mariles Gessler (1955), Mary Junquera (1969)
- Miss Photogenic: Shannon Ford (2002), Cristin Duren (2006)
- Miss Congeniality: Linda LeFevre (1977)
- Best State Costume: Nancy England (1963)
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jenna Edwards | North Miami | 25 | Previously Miss Florida 2004 | ||
| 2006 | Cristin Duren | Panama City | 24 | 4th runner-up | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 1997 |
| 2005 | Melissa Witek | Cocoa Beach | 24 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 2004 | Kristen Berset | St. Petersburg | 22 | Finalist | ||
| 2003 | Carrie Ann Mewha | Fort Lauderdale | 24 | |||
| 2002 | Shannon Ford | Miami | 25 | Miss Photogenic | Miami Dolphins NFL Cheerleader | |
| 2001 | Julie Donaldson | Ponte Vedra Beach | 23 | |||
| 2000 | Kristin Ludecke | Eustes | 23 | Style Award | Previously Miss Florida 1995 | |
| 1999 | Melissa Quesada | |||||
| 1998 | Jamie Converse | |||||
| 1997 | Angelia Savage | Jacksonville | 25 | Finalist | ||
| 1996 | Idalmis Vidal | Miami | 21 | |||
| 1995 | Shannon Depuy | Tallahassee | Finalist | Previously Miss Virginia 1990 | ||
| 1994 | Cynthia Redding | Deltona | ||||
| 1993 | Shakeela Gajadha | Coral Gables | ||||
| 1992 | Sharon Belden | Miss World America 1992 and semi-finalist Miss World 1992 | ||||
| 1991 | Rosa Velilla | |||||
| 1990 | Tricia Hahn | |||||
| 1989 | Jennifer Parker | |||||
| 1988 | Monica Farrell | 3rd runner-up | Perviously Miss Florida 1985 | |||
| 1987 | Clotilde Helen Cabrera | Tampa | 22 | 1st runner-up | Miss World 1987 | |
| 1986 | Kathy Rosenwinkel | Orlando | ||||
| 1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | ||||
| 1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | ||||
| 1983 | Janet Chesser | Daytona Beach | ||||
| 1982 | Lisa Smith | Margate | ||||
| 1981 | Valerie Lundeen | Miami | ||||
| 1980 | Barbara Bowser | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1979 | Penny Sheridan | |||||
| 1978 | April Shaw | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1977 | Linda LeFevre | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| 1976 | Leigh Walsh | |||||
| 1975 | Mary-Margaret Humes | 3rd runner-up | actress best known for playing Gale Leery on the television drama Dawson's Creek. | |||
| 1974 | Cynthia Zach | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1973 | Stacy Evans | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1972 | Coni Ensor | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1971 | Susan Deaton | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1970 | Cheryl Johnson | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1969 | Mary Junquera | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1968 | Leslie Bauer | |||||
| 1967 | Cheryl Patton | 2nd runner-up | became Miss USA after Sylvia Hitchcock became Miss Universe 1967 and 1st runner up declined title | |||
| 1966 | Randy Beard | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1965 | Karol Kelly | |||||
| 1964 | Candance Davenport | |||||
| 1963 | Nancy England | Best State Costume | ||||
| 1962 | Sharon Conrad | |||||
| 1961 | Peggy Defreitas | |||||
| 1960 | Nancy Wakefield | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1959 | Nanita Greene | 2nd runner-up | ||||
| 1958 | Marcia Valibus | 1st runner-up | ||||
| 1957 | Deanie Cates | |||||
| 1956 | Kim Meyer | |||||
| 1955 | Mariles Gessler | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1954 | Rosemary Talucci | |||||
| 1953 | Kay Duggar | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1952 | Yvonne Peairs | |||||
| 1954 | Rosemary Talucci | |||||
| 1953 | Kay Duggar | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1952 | Yvonne Peairs |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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