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The Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant.
From 1993 - 2006 the Miss Colorado USA state pageant was directed by Carol Hirata and the Carlton Group. It has been announced that in 2007 Colorado will merge into the Future Productions group.
Colorado has been one of the more unlucky states at Miss USA, having not had a finalist since 1963. They have, however been successful with other awards, being one of only four states to have been awarded Miss Photogenic twice.
Two Miss Colorado USAs were former Miss Colorado Teen USAs and four were former Miss America contestants. In a relatively rare occurrence, the titleholders from 2002 and 2003 had previously held Miss Colorado titles in the same order in subsequent years.
List of winners
- 2006 Jacqueline Madera
- 2005 Lauren Cisneros
- 2004 Janel Haw
- 2003 Erin MacGregor -- former Miss Colorado (America) 1999
- 2002 Keely Coe Gaston -- former Miss Colorado (America) 1998
- 2001 Katee Doland (Miss Photogenic)
- 2000 Tiani Jones (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1999 Susan Manuello
- 1998 Michelle Stanley -- former Miss Colorado (America) 1996
- 1997 Damien Munoz
- 1996 Suesan Rajabi
- 1995 Emily Weeks
- 1994 Kimberly Veldhuizen
- 1993 Janna Durbin -- former Miss Colorado Teen USA 1989
- 1992 Laura Dewild
- 1991 Melanie Ness
- 1990 Michelle Harrison
- 1989 Debbie James (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- former Miss Colorado Teen USA 1985
- 1988 Nicola Svaldi
- 1987 Polly Kuska
- 1986 Cheryl Rohleder
- 1985 Lynnette Jessen -- former Miss Colorado (America) 1981
- 1984 Michelle Anderson
- 1983 Lisa Gay Trujillo
- 1982 Dusty Hutton
- 1981 Shannon Davidson
- 1980 Shelley Marks
- 1979 Jene Nelson
- 1978 Linda Potestio
- 1977 Mary Anne Genzel
- 1976 Patricia Sweany
- 1975 Amy Long
- 1974 Connie Larsen
- 1973 Lenita Mosley
- 1972 Patricia Cadigan
- 1971 Diane Knaub (Miss Congeniality)
- 1970 Linda Hicklin
- 1969 Susan Hawkins (Semi-finalist at Miss USA and Miss Photogenic)
- 1968 Ann Bell
- 1967 Kim Kelly
- 1966 Rosemary Barnwell
- 1965 Cathy McPherson
- 1964 Did Not Compete
- 1963 Rhea Looney (3rd runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1962 Penny Jo James (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1961 Did Not Compete
- 1960 Karen Eickermann
- 1959 Diane Lee Gardner (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1958 Devona Hubka
- 1957 Mary Linda Clapham
- 1956 Karen Keeler (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1955 Dorothy Jane Bewley (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1954 Lorna Batterson
- 1953 Jeanie Carroll (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1952 Joan Linn
- 1951 Josephine Barbie
External Links
"Miss Colorado USA"