1952-Jackie Loughery of New York
1953-Myrna Hansen of Illinois
1954-Miriam Stevenson of South Carolina (won Miss Universe)
1955-Carlene King Johnson of Vermont
1956-Carol Morris of Iowa (won Miss Universe)
1957-Leona Gage of Maryland (resigned)
1957-Charlotte Sheffield of Utah (became new Miss USA)
1958-Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana
1959-Terry Lynn Huntingdon of California
1960-Linda Bement of Utah (won Miss Universe)
1961-Sharon Brown of Louisiana
1962-Macel Wilson of Hawaii
1963-Marite Ozers of Illinois
1964-Bobbie Johnson of the District of Columbia
1965-Sue Downey of Ohio
1966-Maria Remenyi of California
1967-Sylvia Hitchcock of Alabama (won Miss Universe)
1967-Cheryl Ann Patton of Florida (became new Miss USA)
1968-Dorothy Anstett of Washington
1969-Wendy Dascomb of Virginia
1970-Deborah Shelton of Virginia
1971-Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania
1972-Tanya Wilson of Hawaii
1973-Amanda Jones of Illinois
1974-Karen Morrison of Illinois
1975-Summer Bartholomew of Callifornia
1976-Barbara Peterson of Minnesota
1977-Kim Tomes of Texas
1978-Judi Andersen of Hawaii
1979-Mary Therese Friel of New York
1980-Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina (won Miss Universe)
1980-Jineane Ford of Arizona (became new Miss USA)
1981-Kim Seelbrede of Ohio
1982-Terri Utley of Arkansas
1983-Julie Hayek of California
1984-Mai Shanley of New Mexico
1985-Laura Herring of Texas
1986-Christy Fichtner of Texas
1987-Michelle Royer of Texas
1988-Courtney Gibbs of Texas
1989-Gretchen Polhemus of Texas
1990-Carole Gist of Michigan
1991-Kelli McCarty of Kansas
1992-Shannon Marketic of California
1993-Kenya Summer Moore of Michigan
1994-Lu Parker of South Carolina
1995-Chelsi Smith of Texas (won Miss Universe)
1995-Shanna Moakler of New York (became new Miss USA)
1996-Ali Landry of Louisiana
1997-Brook Lee of Hawaii (won Miss Universe)
1997-Brandi Sherwood of Idaho (became new Miss USA)
1998-Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts
1999-Kimberly Pressler of New York
2000-Lynnette Cole of Tennessee
2001-Kandace Krueger of Texas
2002-Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia
2003-Susie Castillo of Massachusetts
2004-Shandi Finnessey of Missouri
