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Miss U.S. International

Not to be confused with Miss USA, United States representatives at Miss World, Miss Earth USA, Miss United States, or Miss Grand USA.

Miss U.S. International is the official United States preliminary to the Miss International Beauty Pageant (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant).[1] The United States has sent a representative to the Miss International pageant since its inception in 1960. The only year a representative was not sent was in 2006.[citation needed]

Miss U.S. International
Formation1960; 64 years ago (1960)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBurton
Location
Membership
Miss International
Official language
English
National Director
Britt Harrison
WebsiteMiss U.S. International Official Website

The current Miss U.S. International is Alysa Cook of Florida who was crowned on July 26, 2024 and will represent the United States at Miss International 2024 pageant in Japan.

History

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During the early 1960s, the United States was represented by a titleholder called 'Miss National Press Photographer'.[2][3] From 1963 to 1967, the U.S. titleholder sent was called 'Miss American Beauty', and she was crowned few days before the Miss International finals.[4][5]

The Miss International Beauty Pageant moved to Japan in 1968. From 1968 to 1970, 'Miss Welcome to Long Beach', was invited to compete at Miss International in Japan.[6][7]

From 1971 to 1976, Alfred Patricelli, who was the executive director of the Miss World USA competition, was asked to select a U.S. titleholder to compete at Miss International from contestants at the Miss World USA contest.[8] He organized the Miss International USA pageant only 2 times, 1973 and 1975.[9][10]

From 1977 to 1983, California Beauty Pageant Inc. led by Leonard Stallcup, was the license holder for the U.S. representative to Miss International.[11] They organized Miss California International, and the winner every year represented the U.S. at Miss International as 'Miss American Beauty'.[12]

From 1984 to 1989, the Miss Universe organization was the license holder for the U.S. representative to Miss International, and sent runner-ups of Miss USA to Miss International. In 1987, the U.S. representative's sash was changed back to 'United States'.[13][14] It is unknown who was in charge of selecting the contestants from 1990 to 2006, but, mostly Californian titleholders were sent to Japan.

Harrison Productions, LLC has been the license holder for Miss International in the United States since 2007 and the winner of the Miss U.S. International pageant competes at the Miss International Beauty Pageant every years.[citation needed]

Results summary

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Placements in Miss International

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USA holds a record of 32 placements at Miss International.

  • Miss International: Brucene Smith (Miss International 1974), Katherine Ruth (Miss International 1978), Christie Claridge (Miss International 1982)
  • 1st Runners-up: Linda Taylor (1964), Gail Krielow (1965), Anna Rapagna (1979), Charissa Ewing (1980), Sarie Joubert (1985), Dana Richmond (1988), Amy Holbrook (2004)
  • 2nd Runners-up: Pamela Elfast (1967), Karen MacQuarrie (1968)
  • 3rd Runners-up: Joyce Bryan (1963), Jacqueline Jochims (1971), Patricia Bailey (1975), Susan Carlson (1976)
  • 4th Runners-up: Charlene Lundberg (1960), Carolyn Joyner (1962), Lindsay Bloom (1972), Laura Bobbitt (1977), Lindsay Becker (2015), Kaitryana Leinbach (2016)
  • Top 15: Gayle Kovaly (1969), Randi Blesener (1970), Lisa Schuman (1981), Kimberly Bleier (1983), Cindy Williams (1986), Paula Morrison (1987), Deborah Husti (1989), Shawna Bouwman (1990), Amanda Delgado (2012), Andrea Neu (2013)

Awards

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  • Miss International America: Corrin Stellakis (2022), Kenyatta Beaze (2023)
  • Miss Photogenic: Christie Claridge (1982)
  • Miss Mobile Beauty: Aileen Yap (2009)

Titleholders

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This is a list of women who have represented the United States at the Miss International pageant.[15]

Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the Semi-finalists
Year Representative's Name Age[a] State Represented Hometown Placement at Miss International Special Awards Notes
1960 Charlene Lundberg 19   Illinois Joliet 4th Runner-up
1961 Jo Ann Dyer 22   Ohio Lima
1962 Carolyn Joyner† 19   Kansas Freeport 4th Runner-up
1963 Joyce Bryan† 20   Florida Miami 3rd Runner-up
1964 Linda Ann Taylor 18   California San Diego 1st Runner-up
1965 Gail Krielow 21   Ohio Richmond Heights 1st Runner-up Miss Ohio USA 1964, Top 15 at Miss USA 1964.
1966 No competition held (Cancelled)
1967 Pamela Elfast 19   New Jersey East Orange 2nd Runner-up
1968 Karen MacQuarrie 20   California Long Beach 2nd Runner-up
1969 Gayle Kovaly 20   California Long Beach Top 15
1970 Randi Blesener 21   California Long Beach Top 15
1971 Jacqueline Jochims 23   Iowa Carroll 3rd Runner-up Miss Iowa USA 1970.
1972 Lindsay Bloom 22   Arizona Scottsdale 4th Runner-up 2nd Runner-up at Miss World USA 1971.
1973 Pia Canzani 23   Maryland Baltimore
1974 Brucene Smith 23   Texas Port Lavaca Miss International 1974 Miss World USA 1971, Top 7 at Miss World 1971.
1975 Patricia Bailey 20   Virginia Norfolk 3rd Runner-up
1976 Susan Carlson 21   New York Schenectady 3rd Runner-up Miss New York USA 1973, 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1973.
1977 Laura Bobbitt 18   California Fresno 4th Runner-up
1978 Katherine Ruth 18   California Los Angeles Miss International 1978
1979 Anna Rapagna 21   California Burbank 1st Runner-up
1980 Charissa Ewing 18   California Los Angeles 1st Runner-up
1981 Lisa Schuman 18   California Cypress Top 15
1982 Christie Claridge 19   California Los Angeles Miss International 1982 Miss Photogenic
1983 Kimberly Bleier 19   California Los Angeles Top 15
1984 Sandra Percival 20   Missouri Sunrise Beach Miss Missouri USA 1984, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1984.
1985 Laura Bach 23   Illinois Elmhurst Did not compete Bach didn't compete for unknown reasons; Miss Illinois USA 1985, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1985.
Sarie Joubert 22   Louisiana Shreveport 1st Runner-up Elevated to replace Bach; Miss Louisiana USA 1985, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1985.
1986 Tami Tesch 21   Georgia Hephzibah Did not compete Tesch didn't compete for unknown reasons; Miss Georgia USA 1986, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1986.
Cindy Williams 22   Mississippi Hattiesburg Top 15 Elevated to replace Tesch; Miss Mississippi USA 1986, 3rd Runner-up at Miss USA 1986.
1987 Diane Martin 23   Arizona Tucson Did not compete Martin couldn't compete due to overage requirement in the time of international pageant; Miss Arizona 1985; Miss Arizona USA 1987, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1987.
Paula Morrison 22   West Virginia Barboursville Top 15 Selected to replace Martin; Miss West Virginia USA 1987, Top 11 at Miss USA 1987.
1988 Dana Richmond 20   Mississippi Madison 1st Runner-up Miss Mississippi USA 1988, 4th Runner-up at Miss USA 1988.
1989 Deborah Husti 21   New Jersey Rockaway Top 15 Miss New Jersey USA 1989, 2nd Runner-up at Miss USA 1989.
1990 Shawna Bouwman 20   California Artesia Top 15
1991 Kimberly Byers 22   California Oxnard
1992 Sandra Lee Allen 22   California Los Angeles
1993 Lynette MacFee 23   California Pasadena
1994 Karen Kristie Doyle 21   Oklahoma Oklahoma City
1995 Krista Loskota 19   California San Gabriel
1996 Maya Yadira Kashak 18   California Palm Desert
1997 Tanya Miller 19   California Barstow
1998 Susan Paez 22   California South Gate
1999 Jennifer Glover 20   California Castro Valley Miss California USA 2001; Miss California 2002.
2000 Kirstin Cook 22   Florida Miami
2001 Eleana Thompson 19   California Lake Elsinore
2002 Mary Elizabeth Jones 21   California Mira Loma
2003 Masielle Otero 23   Florida Miami
2004 Amy Holbrook 19   California San Diego 1st Runner-up
2005 Anna Ward 24   California Long Beach
2006 Sara Harrigfeld 26   California Palm Springs Did not compete Harrigfeld was disqualified due to overage requirement. No runners-up were sent to Miss International 2006.
2007 April Strong 19   Illinois Chicago
2008 Kelly Best 21   Michigan Troy Miss Michigan USA 2007, Top 15 at Miss USA 2007.
2009 Aileen Jan Yap 20   Texas Willis Miss Mobile Beauty
2010 Casandra Tressler 24   Maryland Oakland Miss Maryland USA 2008.
2011 Kristen Little 22   New Mexico Atlanta, GA
2012 Amanda Delgado 22   California Victorville Top 15
2013 Andrea Neu 22   Colorado Pueblo Top 15 Miss Earth United States 2014, 1st Runner-up at Miss Earth 2014.
2014 Samantha Brooks 23   California Highland
2015 Lindsay Becker 24   Minnesota Apple Valley 4th Runner-up
2016 Kaitryana Leinbach 18   North Carolina Charlotte 4th Runner-up
2017 Shanel James 26   Maryland Fort Meade
2018 Bonnie Walls 24   New York New York City
2019 Ghazal Gill 23   California Fremont
2020 Maritsa Platis 19   South Carolina North Myrtle Beach No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Corrin Stellakis 23   New York Bridgeport Miss International America Miss New York Teen USA 2014; Top 12 at Miss World America 2015; Miss Earth United States 2016, 3rd Runner-up at Miss Earth 2016.
2023 Kenyatta Beazer 25   Maryland Baltimore Miss International America Top 25 at Miss World America 2019; 1st Runner-up at Miss U.S. International 2021.
2024 Alysa Cook 23   Florida Pace

Notes:

  • † Now deceased

By number of states

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States Titles Years
  California 28 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,
1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006,[b] 2012, 2014, 2019[c]
  Maryland 4 1973, 2010, 2017, 2023[d]
  New York 3 1976, 2018, 2022
  Illinois 1960, 1985,[b] 2007
  Florida 1963, 2000, 2003, 2024
  Texas 2 1974, 2009
  New Jersey 1967, 1989
  Mississippi 1986, 1988
  Arizona 1972, 1987[b]
  Ohio 1961, 1965
  South Carolina 1 2020
  North Carolina 2016[e]
  Minnesota 2015
  Colorado 2013
  New Mexico 2011
  Michigan 2008
  Oklahoma 1994
  West Virginia 1987
  Georgia 1986[b]
  Louisiana 1985
  Missouri 1984
  Virginia 1975
  Iowa 1971
  Kansas 1962
  1. ^ Age when crowned the national title.
  2. ^ a b c d Took over or held the title for a brief period of time after the original winner resigned, or before they unable to participate, and thus did not compete at Miss International.
  3. ^ Competed at Miss West Coast
  4. ^ Competed at Miss Northeast
  5. ^ Competed at Miss South Atlantic
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  •  
    Miss U.S. International 2010
    Casandra Tressler
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    Miss International USA 1986
    Cindy Williams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The winner of Miss U.S. International every year will compete at Miss International beauty pageant". missusinternational.com.
  2. ^ "Charlene Lundberg was selected as Miss U.S.A. by the National Press Photographers". oocities.org.
  3. ^ "JoAnn Dyer of Ohio, crowned Miss National Press Photographers". veestarz.com.
  4. ^ "Joyce Bryan was selected as the American Beauty". veestarz.com.
  5. ^ "The American Beauty is Linda Ann Taylor". veestarz.com.
  6. ^ "Mayor of Long Beach and Miss Welcome to Long Beach was invited to attend the 1968 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Homegrown American Beauty seeks world crown (Karen MacQuarrie, Miss Welcome to Long Beach for Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo)". Independent Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Japanese Name Patricelli to Head Miss International Beauty Contest". www.newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miss International USA 1973". www.newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Girl who won pageant here ranked fourth in world test". www.newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miss California International". 7 June 1979.
  12. ^ "Lisa Schuman, Miss California International 1981".
  13. ^ "Sarie Joubert selected as 1st RU". www.newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Dana Richmond was selected to represent USA". www.newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "History of the United States representative at Miss International beauty pageant". missusinternational.com.
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