Miss Wisconsin USA

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

{{Short description|Beauty pageant competition}}

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The Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2007, the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota.{{Cite web|url=http://www.misswisconsinusa.com/wi-about-us.html|title=Future Productions, LLC State Directors|access-date=8 February 2017}}

Wisconsin is one of the least successful states in the Miss USA system with only eight placements in over sixty years as the state has yet to win the Miss USA title. The most recent placement was Alexis Maria Loomans in 2023, placing 2nd runner-up that is the state highest placing since Mary Cook earning 2nd runner-up in 1974 as well, and they had no placements from 1979 until 2007, when Caitlin Morrall made the top fifteen. In 2005, Melissa Ann Young won the Miss Congeniality award. Elyzabeth Lee Pham won Miss Photogenic in 1999 and Kate Redeker at Miss USA 2016.

Tori Trittin of Madison was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA 2024 on June 15, 2024, at VAHS Performing Arts Center in Verona. She will represent Wisconsin for the title of Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

File:MelissaAnnYoung.jpg|Melissa Ann Young, Miss Wisconsin USA 2005

File:AnnaPiscitello.jpg|Anna Piscitello, Miss Wisconsin USA 2006

File:CaitlinMorrall-headshot.jpg|Caitlin Morrall, Miss Wisconsin USA 2007

File:BisharaDorre.jpg|Bishara Dorre, Miss Wisconsin USA 2014 and Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006

Results summary

=Placements=

2nd runner-up: Mary Lynn Cook (1974), Alexis Maria Loomans (2023)
3rd runner-up: Jodi Bonham (1967)
Top 10/12: Kathryn Wituschek (1979), Bishara Dorre (2014)
Top 15/20: Rita Delores Younger (1954), Jeanne Boulay (1955), Caitlin Morrall (2007)

Wisconsin holds a record of 8 placements at Miss USA.

=Awards=

Miss Photogenic: Elyzabeth Lee Pham (1999), Kate Redeker (2016)
Miss Congeniality: Melissa Ann Young (2005)
Best State Costume: Diane Modrow (1973)

Winners

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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=20%| Name

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! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA

! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA

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| Tori Trittin

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| Miss South Central Wisconsin

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Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2017

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| Alexis Maria Loomans

| 21

| Miss Dane County

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| Hollis Brown

| 26

| Miss Southeast Wisconsin

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| Samantha Catherine Keaton

| 20

| Miss Milwaukee

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Later Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024

| Gabriella Deyi

| 27

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| Longest reigning Miss Wisconsin USA at {{age in years, months and days|2019|9|8|2021|5|23}}

|Danika Tramburg

|22

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Previously Miss Wisconsin United States 2017

| Regina Gray

| 27

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Later Miss Supranational USA 2019
7th at Miss Supranational 2019[https://www.facebook.com/MissSupranational/photos/a.611633905610345/2356369951136723/?type=3 Miss Supranational Facebook]

| Skylar Witte{{Cite news|url=http://www.leadertelegram.com/News/Front-Page/2016/09/13/Crowning-achievement-2.html|title=Crowning achievement: Altoona native Skylar Witte wins Miss Wisconsin USA title|last=Miels|first=Emily|date=13 September 2016|work=Leader-Telegram|access-date=21 March 2017}}

| 19

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| Formerly an event coordinator for Future Productions

| Kate Redeker

| 19

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| Miss Photogenic

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Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2013
Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2013

| Haley Laundrie

| 21

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| Bishara Dorre{{cite web|first= Steve |last= Kabelowsky |title=Fox Sports' Bishara Dorre makes Miss USA Top 10 |publisher=On Milwaukee |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/bisharatop10.html |date=June 9, 2014}}

| 24

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| Top 10

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Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006{{cite news|title=Pageant Winners Crowned|publisher=Madison.com|date=2005-10-18|url=http://host.madison.com/lifestyles/article_85b91586-9dcc-5f31-87fc-ce25e548086b.html}}
Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007{{cite news|title=Milwaukee's Dorre crowned Miss Wisconsin Outstanding Teen |publisher=The Northwestern|date=2007-06-25}}
Top 10 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
Previously National American Miss 2010
Former Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader

| Chrissy Zamora

| 25

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| Emily Guerin

| 23

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| Jordan Morkin{{cite web|title=Miss Wisconsin USA Jordan Marie Morkin|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/585187/year:2011/|publisher=Miss Universe|access-date=2011-05-14|archive-date=2011-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515075354/http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/profile/585187/year:2011|url-status=dead}}

| 21

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| Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Shaletta Porterfield's resignation. Competed at Miss USA.

Shaletta Porterfield

| Madison/West Bloomfield, MI

| 26

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| Resigned on May 12, 2011, after being charged with three counts of identity theft.{{cite news|title=Shaletta Porterfield, Miss Wisconsin USA, drops out of pageant facing identity theft charges|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shaletta-porterfield-miss-wisconsin-usa-drops-out-of-pageant-facing-identity-theft-charges/|publisher=CBS News|date=16 May 2011}}

| Courtney Lopez{{cite news|title=New Miss Wisconsin Crowned|publisher=WSAW|url=http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/62458712.html|date=28 September 2009}}

| 20

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Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2008
2013 Houston Texans Cheerleader

| Alexandra Wehrley

| 21

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| Host of Oklahoma Live on KSBI, co-host of the Miss USA 2015 pageant, and host of the Miss USA 2017 preliminary competition.

| Michelyn Butler

| 25

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| Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007

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| Caitlin Morrall

| 23

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| Top 15

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| Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003

| Anna Piscitello

| 20

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| Melissa Ann Young

| 25

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| Miss Congeniality

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| Jenna Schultz

| 20

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| Judith Eckerle

| Milwaukee

| 26

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| Cortney Owen

| 18

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| Kari Jo Dodge

| 19

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| Samantha Jo Picha

| 25

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| Elyzabeth Pham

| Madison

| 26

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| Miss Photogenic

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| Michelle Altman

| 21

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| Tara Johnson

| Onalaska

| 21

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| Mary Stoker{{cite news|title=Miss Wisconsin on a Mission|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=8VRFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3rsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749,5176123&dq=miss-wisconsin-usa&hl=en|date=25 November 1995|publisher=The Telegraph-Herald}}

| Madison/West Salem

| 26

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| First African American titleholder

| Tanae Geisler

| Hudson

| 19

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Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1993

| Gina Desmond

| 25

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| Heather Hanson

| Madison/Cascade

| 20

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| Kelly Bright

| Greenfield

| 25

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| Kimberly Totdahl{{cite news|title=Miss Wisconsin USA crowned|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=i1ExAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1BIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6243,3310103&dq=miss-wisconsin-usa&hl=en|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=15 January 1991}}

| 24

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Previously Miss Wisconsin 1989

| Lynn Mulcahy

| Madison

| 20

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| Sherri Baxter

| Madison/Plymouth, MN

| 19

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| Mary Anderson

| 22

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Previously Miss Wisconsin 1985.{{cite news|title=Miss Wisconsin USA was Miss Wisconsin America|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=tZddAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5876,651165&dq=miss-wisconsin-usa&hl=en|publisher=The Telegraph-Herald|date=2 November 1987}}

| Regina Part

| Stevens Point

| 19

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| Bonnie Bonnicksen

| Madison

| 23

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| Deborah Strauss{{cite news|title=Special Dream: Pageant winner wants to be kept busy|publisher=The Milwaukee Journal|date=9 January 1985|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=2GsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HyoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2299,5985042&dq=miss-wisconsin-usa&hl=en}}

| Thiensville

| 22

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| Tamara Su Schoof

| 24

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| Susan Peters

| Menomonee Falls

| 20

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| Cheryl Maslowski

| 21

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| Dawn Spreeman

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| Susan McGaffigan

| Pewaukee

| 21

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| Kathryn Wituschek

| 24

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| Semi-finalist

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| Cynthia Paulson

| 24

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| Vicki Payne

| 24

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| Susan Femrite

| 19

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| Rita Pedder

| Madison

| 22

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| Mary Cook

| Wind Lake

| 23

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| 2nd runner-up

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| Diane Modrow

| 20

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| Best State Costume (Tied with Miss Texas USA)

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| Suzan Nass

| 19

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| Pamela Martin

| 25

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| Joann Soller

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| Christine Sachen

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| Janice Kopps

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| Jodi Bonham

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| 3rd runner-up

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| Janet Driscoll

| 22

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| Judith Ann Achtor

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| Died on January 18, 2016, in Milwaukee at age 70.

| Carolyne Limquite

| 26

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| Lynn Korchunoff

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| Sherri Mathson

| 20

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| Karen Reisweber

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| Sharyn Chalik

| 22

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| Charlene Krause

| 24

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| Did not compete

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| Natalie Lueck

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| Priscilla Perkins

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| Jeanne Marianne Boulay

| 19

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| Semi-finalist

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| Rita Delores Younger

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| Semi-finalist

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| Jacque Kimmel

| 24

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| Jeannie Eleanor Huston

| 20

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| Withdrew

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{{notelist}}

References

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External links

{{official|http://www.missminnesotausa.com/wi-home.html}}

{{State pageantry|State=Wisconsin}}

{{Wisconsin Pageant Winners}}

{{Miss USA state}}

Category:Wisconsin culture

Category:Women in Wisconsin

Category:Recurring events established in 1952

Category:1952 establishments in Wisconsin

Category:Annual events in Wisconsin