Miss United States
Miss United States Pageant is a pageant held in the United States for unmarried women between the ages of 20-29. The pageant includes women selected to represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Miss United States is part of the system known as Mrs. United States Pageants, Inc. which has eight divisions starting at the age of 8: Little Miss United States, Miss Pre-Teen United States, Miss Jr. Teen United States, Miss Teen United States, Miss United States, Ms. United States, Ms. Woman United States, and Mrs. United States. Mrs. United States Pageant, Inc. is the official and exclusive owner of the Mrs.United States Pageants trademarks. In 2016, Miss United States organizers held the national pageant in Las Vegas, where it initially was held, for a 30th anniversary celebration.
The reigning Miss United States 2019 is Alexia Robinson of Missouri, who was crowned on August 4, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alexia Robinson is a student and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis with a platform dedicated to raising awareness about the issues facing marginalized communities, advocating for preventive medicine, and promoting secondary STEM education in minorities and women. Alexia began competing in pageants during her junior year of college and has held titles in 3 different pageant systems. She is an aspiring physician. Notable past Miss United States titleholders include Miss United States 2014 Elizabeth Safrit, who also represented the United States at Miss World 2014 in London, England on December 14, 2014 where she placed as 2nd runner-up and earned the title of Continental Queen of Beauty of the Americas.
Titleholders
This is a list of women who have won the Miss United States beauty pageant since 2001.Year | Miss United States | State Represented | Host City | International Pageant |
2019 | Alexia Robinson | Las Vegas, Nevada | - | |
2018 | Andromeda Peters | Orlando, Florida | ||
2017 | Rachael Todd | Orlando, Florida | ||
2016 | Alayah Benavidez | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
2015 | Summer Priester | Washington, District of Columbia | ||
2014 | Elizabeth Safrit | Washington, District of Columbia | Miss World 2014 - 2nd Runner-up
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2013 | Candiace Dillard | District of Columbia | Washington, District of Columbia | |
2012 | Whitney Miller | Washington, District of Columbia | ||
2011 | Ashley Smith | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
2010 | Jessica Black | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
2009 | Erin Grizzle | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
2008 | Brittany Williams | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
2007 | Ashley Kazian | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
2006 | Shannon Haggard | Raleigh, North Carolina | ||
2005 | Nicole Falsone | Los Angeles, California | ||
2004 | Brandy Baham | Houston, Texas | ||
2003 | Lacie Lybrand | New York City, New York | ||
2001 | Starla Smith | New York City, New York |