Miss Idaho USA

{{for|the state pageant affiliated with Miss America|Miss Idaho}}

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|formation = 1952

|type = Beauty pageant

|headquarters = Puyallup

|location = Washington

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}} The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington since 2007.

Idaho's first placement at Miss USA came in 1964 with Dorothy Johnson, the first African-American semi-finalist.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24148314/|title=Miss USA a calm, lovely math whiz from the East|date=1964-06-30|work=The Post-Crescent|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en}} Their second placement came in 1997 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA and Miss Teen USA 1989 Brandi Sherwood placed first runner-up. She later became the first woman to be crowned both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA when she succeeded winner Brook Lee who became Miss Universe. Sherwood has since pursued a career as an actress, and is a rotating model on The Price Is Right. The third came in 2004 when former Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999 Kimberly Glyn Weible made the Top 10. Their fourth was in 2009, when Melissa Weber placed in the Top 15.

Idaho is currently third tied with North Carolina in number of former teens have competed in this pageant: ten, including Sherwood, and they are all from the same state. It is the largest former Teens competed in this pageant from the same state without being won the Teen title previously from other states. In addition, three have also competed at Miss America.

Kaitlyn Widmyer of Coeur d'Alene was crowned Miss Idaho USA 2024 on June 23, 2024 at Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River in Post Falls, Idaho. Widmyer will represent Idaho at the Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

File: Lori Otter.jpg|Lori Otter, Miss Idaho USA 1991

File:Elizabeth Barchas Prelogar, Solicitor General.png|Elizabeth Prelogar, Miss Idaho USA 2001 & Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998

File:Stephanie Guerrero and Kimberly Weible.jpg| Kimberly Weible (right), Miss Idaho USA 2004

Results summary

=Placements=

1st Runner-Up: Brandi Sherwood (1997),{{efn|name=Sherwood|Brandi Sherwood was 1st runner-up at Miss USA, but succeeded the title when Brook Lee was crowned Miss Universe.}} Kim Layne (2020)
Top 10: Kimberly Weible (2004)
Top 15: Dorothy Johnson (1964), Melissa Weber (2009)

Idaho holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA.

=Awards=

Miss Congeniality: Sandra Baldwin (1967)

Titleholders

;Color key

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{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner
{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as runner-up
{{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

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! width=5% | Year

! width=20%| Name

! width=10%| Hometown

! width=3%|Age{{efn|name=age|Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant}}

! width=12%| Local title

! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA

! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA

! width=31%| Notes

2024

| Kaitlyn Widmyer

| Coeur d'Alene

| 28

| Miss Downtown Coeur d'Alene

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2023

| Hannah Menzner

| Boise

| 27

| Miss Capital City

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2014; second runner-up at National Sweetheart 2021 representing District of Columbia.

2022

| Jordana Dahmen

| Boise

| 26

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2021

| Katarina Schweitzer

| Boise

| 26

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| Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2019 representing Idaho, placed in Top 10

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| 2020

| Kimberly "Kim" Layne

| Nampa

| 25

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| 1st Runner-up

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2012

2019

| Shelby Brown

| Boise

| 24

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| Contestant on The Proposal

2018

| Téa Draganović

| Boise

| 20

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2017

| Cassandra "Cassie" Lewis

| Moscow

| 25

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2016

| Sydney Halper

| Moscow

| 21

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2015

| Claira Hollingsworth

| Preston

| 22

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2011

2014

| Yvette Bennett

| Boise

| 23

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2013

| Marissa Wickland

| Boise

| 20

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2009

2012

| Erna Palić

| Boise

| 24

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2011

| Erza Haliti

| Meridian

| 20

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|Sister of Lorena Haliti, Miss Idaho Teen USA 2013

2010

| Jessica Hellwinkel

| Boise

| 19

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| 2009

| Melissa Weber

| Boise

| 27

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| Top 15

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2008

| Tracey Brown

| Post Falls

| 21

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Previously Miss Idaho 2005

2007

| Amanda Rammell

| Rexburg

| 21

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2003

2006

| Allyson Swan

| Twin Falls

| 22

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2005

| Sade Aiyeku

| Boise

| 24

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| 2004

| Kimberly Weible

| Eagle

| 22

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| Top 10

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1999; sister of Miss Idaho 2002 Christi Weible

2003

| Lana Wright

| Pocatello

| 25

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2002

| Hilary Ball

| Nampa

| 23

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2001

| Elizabeth Barchas

| Boise

| 20

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| Solicitor General of the United States appointed in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jim |title=Idaho-grown lawyer nominated by President Joe Biden to become next U.S. solicitor general |url=https://idahocapitalsun.com/2021/08/18/idaho-grown-lawyer-nominated-by-president-joe-biden-to-become-next-u-s-solicitor-general/ |access-date=9 August 2023 |work=Idaho Capital Sun |date=18 August 2021}}

Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998;
Later Miss Idaho 2004.

2000

| Brooke Gambrell

| Boise

| 26

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Previously Miss Idaho 1995

1999

| Amy Ambrose

| Boise

| 18

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Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1995

1998

| Melinda Grassmick

| Boise

| 18

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rowspan=2|1997

| Calley Slagle

| Boise

| 18

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| colspan="2" {{N/A|did not compete}}

| Originally first runner-up, assumed the title when Brandi Sherwood inherited the Miss USA title

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| Brandi Sherwood

| Idaho Falls

| 26

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| 1st runner-up

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Became Miss USA 1997 after Brook Lee won Miss Universe 1997.
Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1989 and Miss Teen USA 1989. Frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the game show The Price Is Right

1996

| Tracy Yarbrough

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Previously Miss Idaho 1994

1995

| Amy Tolzmann

| Coeur D'Alene

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1994

| Trenna Wheeler

| Idaho Falls

|

1993

| Natalie Nukaya

| Idaho Falls

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1992

| Cheryl Myers

| Boise

| 25

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1991

| Lori Easley

| Kimberly

| 23

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| Wife of Idaho Governor Butch Otter{{cite news |title=Newsmakers: Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter looks back at his time leading Idaho |url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2018/12/newsmakers-gov-c-l-butch-otter-looks-back-at-his-time-leading-idaho/ |access-date=9 August 2023 |work=East Idaho News |date=30 December 2018}}

1990

| Cindy Estey

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1989

| Kelli Bean

| Nampa

|

1988

| Kay Kinsey

| Idaho Falls

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| Wife of former NBA player Karl Malone{{cite news |title=The Malones |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-the-malones/129685902/ |access-date=9 August 2023 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=17 October 1993 |pages=71}}

1987

| Vicki Hoffman

| Idaho Falls

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| Mother of Madison Andreason, Miss Idaho's Outstanding Teen 2021

1986

| Kelli Catron

| Coeur D'Alene

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1985

| Sheri Rose

| Boise