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'{{about|the state pageant to select a California delegate to the [[Miss USA]] pageant|the [[Miss America]] state pageant|Miss California}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss California USA |image = |image_border = |size = |caption = |map = |msize = |mcaption = |motto = |formation = 1952 |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Los Angeles]] |location = [[California]] |membership = [[Miss USA]] |language = [[English language|English]] |leader_title = |leader_name = |key_people = |num_staff = |budget = |website = [http://www.misscaliforniausa.com/ Official website] }} '''Miss California USA''' is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of [[California]] in the [[Miss USA]] pageant. This pageant is part of [[Miss Universe Organization]]. The pageant has been held every year since 1952. Host locations have included [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]], [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], and [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17190806/|title=New rules make runner-up in beauty contest a winner|last=Gladstone|first=Mark|date=10 January 1983|work=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17190465/|title=Countdown begins for title quest|last=Russell|first=Kelle|date=29 July 1988|work=The Desert Sun|access-date=}}</ref> Erica Dann of [[San Francisco]] was crowned Miss California USA 2019 on January 27, 2019 at Arcadia Performing Arts Center in [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]]. She represented California for the title of Miss USA 2019 on May 2, 2019 in [[Reno, Nevada]]. ==History== The Miss California USA Pageant was produced by Carolee Munger. Prior to Ms. Munger, Guyrex Productions held the franchise for a number of years and produced successful televised pageants with over 100 participants. Before Guyrex, the pageant was produced by Dr. Leanord Stallcup, who took over the directorship after Faye Smith successfully led the way through the 1970s and 1980s. Also was produced by Top 10 Productions, Inc. San Diego-based. Top 10 was led by Pam Wilson and Alex Kuty, who have been involved in pageant and fashion production for many years. Top 10 took over for K2 Productions in 2013. K2 had a number of controversies but during its 9 years producing the pageant, it managed to be the top placing state at Miss USA, growing the entry numbers to the largest state pageant in the history of Miss USA and doing the first live television airing in over 10 years. In the beginning, K2 Productions was directed by former [[Miss Teen USA 1995]], [[Keylee Sue Sanders]], and Keith Lewis. K2 Productions was later directed by Lewis and briefly co-produced by [[Miss USA 1995]], [[Shanna Moakler]]. In 2009 [[Carrie Prejean]] was forced to resign after placing 1st runner-up at [[Miss USA 2009]] after a [[Miss USA 2009 same-sex marriage controversy|controversy]] developed regarding the answer she gave to her final interview question at the national pageant.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.today.com/style/carrie-prejean-stripped-miss-california-title-wbna31210117|title=Carrie Prejean stripped of Miss California title|last=|first=|date=11 June 2009|work=Today|access-date=}}</ref> Pageant organisers claimed she was fired due to contractual violations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/11pageant.html|title=Donald Trump Fires Miss California|last=McKinley|first=Jesse|date=10 June 2009|work=|access-date=}}</ref> California has produced a Miss USA every decade (except the 2000s) and is ranked second highest among states in terms of placements, after Texas. [[Shauna Gambill]], who won the national [[Miss Teen USA]] crown in [[Miss Teen USA 1994|1994]], is the only Miss California USA who has previously held the Miss California Teen USA title. As Miss California USA in 1998, Gambill placed 1st Runner-Up to [[Shawnae Jebbia]] of [[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]. Three Miss California USA titleholders have also competed in the [[Miss America]] pageant while two were former winners of the Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant. ==Gallery of titleholders== <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" style="text-align:left"> File:Erica Dann 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|Erica Dann, Miss California USA 2019 File:Nadia_Mejia_2015.jpg|[[Nadia Mejia]], Miss California USA 2016 File:Natasha_Martinez_2013.jpg|Natasha Martinez, Miss California USA 2015 (pictured in 2013) File:Cassandra_Kunze_2014.jpg|Cassandra Kunze, Miss California USA 2014 File:Mabelynn Capeluj 2013.jpg|Mabelynn Capeluj, Miss California USA 2013 File:Natalie Pack 2 2012.jpg|[[Natalie Pack]], Miss California USA 2012 File:Katie Blair 2010.jpg|[[Katie Blair]] after placing first Runner-Up at Miss California USA 2011. She later assumed the title after Campanella won Miss USA 2011 (pictured in 2010) File:Alyssa Campanella 2010.jpg|[[Alyssa Campanella]], Miss California USA and [[Miss USA 2011]] (pictured in 2010) File:Miss California 2010.jpg|[[Nicole Johnson (Miss California USA)|Nicole Johnson]], on-stage after being crowned Miss California USA 2010 File:Tami Farrell 2 2009.jpg|[[Tami Farrell]] after placing first runner-up at Miss California USA 2009. She later assumed the title after Prejean dethroned File:Carrie Prejean Miss California.jpg|[[Carrie Prejean]], Miss California USA 2009. She was later dethroned File:Raquel Beezley 2011.jpg|[[Raquel Beezley]], Miss California USA 2008 File:Meagan Tandy 2015.jpg|[[Meagan Tandy]], Miss California USA 2007 (pictured in 2015) File:TamikoNash.jpg|[[Tamiko Nash]], Miss California USA 2006 File:Ellen_Chapman_2015.jpg|Ellen Chapman, Miss California USA 2004 (pictured in 2015) File:Julie Hayek Miss USA 1983.png|[[Julie Hayek]], Miss California USA and [[Miss USA 1983]] </gallery> ==Results summary== *'''Miss USA:''' [[Terry Huntingdon]] (1959), [[Maria Remenyi]] (1966), [[Summer Bartholomew]] (1975), [[Julie Hayek]] (1983), [[Shannon Marketic]] (1992), [[Alyssa Campanella]] (2011) *'''1st Runners-Up:''' Pamela Stettler (1961), Susan Bradley (1967), Diana Magaña (1988), [[Shauna Gambill]] (1998), [[Brittany Hogan]] (2005), [[Tamiko Nash]] (2006), [[Carrie Prejean]] (2009) *'''2nd Runners-Up:''' Kim Hobson (1972), Diane Schock (1991), Angelique Breaux (1999) *'''3rd Runners-Up:''' Donna Schurr (1955), Marilyn Tindall (1962), Gayle Gorrell (1974), Pamela Gergley (1977), Cynthia Kerby (1981), [[Meagan Tandy]] (2007) *'''4th Runners-Up:''' Francine Herack (1963), Troas Hayes (1969), [[Kelly Parsons]] (1986) *'''Top 5:''' [[Nadia Mejia|Nadia Mejía]] (2016) *'''Top 10'''/'''12:''' Karin Morrell (1971), Carol Herrema (1973), Joni Pennock (1976), Donna Adrain (1978), Linda Fogarty (1979), Christina Faust (1989), Jane Olvera (1993), Tarah Peters (2002), [[Nicole Johnson (Miss California USA)|Nicole Johnson]] (2010), Cassandra Kunze (2014), India Williams (2017), [[Kelley Johnson]] (2018) *'''Top 15'''/'''20:''' Marcella Roulette (1953), Sandra Constance (1954), Peggy Jacobson (1957), Donna Brooks (1958), Teri Janssen (1960), Jeanne Venables (1964), Kathryn Hage (1965), Suzanne Fromm (1968), Linda Hall (1970), [[Raquel Beezley]] (2008), Mabelynn Capeluj (2013) '''California''' holds a record of 49 placements at [[Miss USA]], second overall behind [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]] and ahead of [[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]. ===Awards=== *'''Miss Congeniality:''' Jeanne Venables (1964), Cynthia Kerby (1981), Lori Dickerson (1987) *'''Miss Photogenic:''' [[Maria Remenyi]] (1966), Cynthia Kerby (1981), [[Shannon Marketic]] (1992), Cassandra Kunze (2014) *'''Best State Costume:''' Suzanne Fromm (1964) == Winners == ;Color key {{plainlist| * {{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 }} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! width=5% | Year ! width=20%| Name ! width=10%| Hometown ! width=3%|Age¹ ! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA ! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA ! width=31%| Notes |- | [[Miss USA 2020|2020]] | colspan="6" align="center"|'''Miss California USA 2020''' will be held on January 26, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MissCaliforniaUSA/photos/a.78336955644/10157114354855645/?type=3&theater|title=Location|date=June 23, 2019|publisher=Miss California USA}}</ref> |- | [[Miss USA 2019|2019]] | Erica Dann | [[San Francisco]] | 27 | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" |[[Miss USA 2018|2018]] |[[Kelley Johnson]]<ref name="JohnsonUSA">{{cite web |first= Todd |last= Harding |title=Former Miss Colorado Wins Miss California USA Pageant |publisher=K99 News |url=http://k99.com/former-miss-colorado-wins-miss-california-usa-pageant/ |date=December 4, 2017}}</ref> |[[Los Angeles]] |25 |Top 10 | |Previously [[Miss Colorado]] 2015 and 2nd Runner-Up to [[Miss America 2016]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/2018/01/02/former-miss-colorado-nabs-california-crown/996945001/|title=Former Windsor resident mocked by 'The View' co-host named Miss California|last=Udell|first=Erin|date=2 January 2018|work=The Coloradoan|access-date=}}</ref> |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 2017|2017]] | [[India Williams]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://westsidetoday.com/2017/01/17/lmu-junior-represents-santa-monica-and-takes-coveted-crown/|title=Miss California: LMU Junior Represents Santa Monica and Takes Coveted Crown|last=Taylor|first=Evelyn|date=17 January 2017|work=|newspaper=Westside Today|access-date=8 February 2017|via=}}</ref> | [[Lafayette, California|Lafayette]] | 20 | Top 10 | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 2016|2016]] | [[Nadia Mejia]] | [[Diamond Bar, California|Diamond Bar]] | 20 | Top 5 | |Daughter of [[Gerardo (musician)|Gerardo Mejia]] and Kathy Eicher, [[Miss West Virginia USA]] 1989<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/06/rico_suaves_daughter_miss_cali.html|title='Rico Suave's' daughter: Miss California is Nadia Mejia, daughter of '90s pop star Gerardo|last=Gore|first=Leada|date=6 June 2016|work=AL.com|access-date=}}</ref> |- | |[[Miss USA 2015|2015]] | Natasha Martinez | [[Chino Hills, California|Chino Hills]] | 23 | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | |[[Miss USA 2014|2014]] | Cassandra Kunze | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | 20 | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | |[[Miss USA 2013|2013]] | Mabelynn Capeluj<ref>{{cite news|title=Mabelynn Capeluj Crowned Miss California USA 2013|url=http://beautypageantnews.com/mabelynn-capeluj-crowned-miss-california-usa-2013/|accessdate=January 23, 2013|newspaper=Beauty Pageant News|date=January 13, 2013}}</ref> | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | 21 | Top 15 | |Competed on [[Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015|''Nuestra Belleza Latina'' 2015]] |- | |[[Miss USA 2012|2012]] | [[Natalie Pack]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17190566/|title=Miss California USA crowned|last=Gruszecki|first=Debra|date=9 January 2012|work=The Desert Sun|access-date=}}</ref> | [[Palos Verdes, California|Palos Verdes]] | 22 | | | Contestant of [[America's Next Top Model (season 12)|cycle 12]] on ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' |- | rowspan=2| '''[[Miss USA 2011|2011]]''' | [[Katie Blair]] | [[Los Angeles]] | 23 |colspan=2 align=center|''Did not compete'' |Succeeded when Alyssa Campanella won Miss USA. Previously [[Miss Montana Teen USA|Miss Montana Teen USA 2006]] and [[Miss Teen USA 2006]]. |-style="background-color:gold" |'''[[Alyssa Campanella]]'''<ref name="California2011" /> | '''[[Los Angeles]]''' |'''21''' | '''Miss USA 2011''' | |Previously [[Miss New Jersey Teen USA|Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007]]; 1st Runner-Up to [[Miss Teen USA 2007]]. Top 16 semifinalist at [[Miss Universe 2011]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | |[[Miss USA 2010|2010]] | [[Nicole Johnson (Miss California USA)|Nicole Johnson]] | [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]] | 24 | Top 10, Finished 9th at Miss USA 2010 | | Later married Olympian and 22-time gold medalist [[Michael Phelps]] |- | rowspan=2| [[Miss USA 2009|2009]] | [[Tami Farrell]] | [[Los Angeles]] | 25 | colspan=2 align=center|''Did not compete'' | Previously [[Miss Oregon Teen USA|Miss Oregon Teen USA 2003]] and [[Miss Teen USA 2003]]. Succeeded when Carrie Prejean dethroned. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Carrie Prejean]] | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | 21 | 1st Runner-Up | | Involved in the [[Miss USA 2009 same-sex marriage controversy]]; later dethroned.<ref name=":1" /> |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 2008|2008]] | Raquel Beezley | [[Barstow, California|Barstow]] | 21 | Top 15, Finished 12th at Miss USA 2008 | | Raquel Beezley was crowned Miss California USA 2008 after an accounting error in vote counting had previously crowned Christina Silva.<ref>[http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3956981&page=1 Mix-Up Strips Miss California-USA of Her Title]</ref> |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 2007|2007]] | [[Meagan Tandy]] | [[Fontana, California|Fontana]] | 21 | 3rd Runner-Up | | Actress known for roles on [[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|''Teen Wolf'']] and [[Unreal (TV series)|''UnREAL'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-cristi/will-you-take-this-rose-u_b_10756544.html|title=WILL YOU TAKE THIS ROSE? UNREAL Beauty MEAGAN TANDY Dishes on Season 2 of Lifetime’s Hit Show!|last=Cristi|first=Andrew|date=6 December 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=}}</ref> |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 2006|2006]] | [[Tamiko Nash]] | [[Los Angeles]] | 26 | 1st Runner-Up | | Model on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' in 2007 and 2008. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 2005|2005]] | Brittany Hogan | [[Escondido, California|Escondido]] | 20 | 1st Runner-Up | | Contestant on Miss USA episode of [[Fear Factor]] in 2005. |- | [[Miss USA 2004|2004]] | Ellen Chapman | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] | 22 | | | Sister of [[Miss Nevada USA]] 2011 Sarah Chapman; Previously Miss Teenage California 1999 |- | [[Miss USA 2003|2003]] | [[Candice Sanders]] | [[La Habra, California|La Habre]] | 26 | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 2002|2002]] | Tarah Peters | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | 21 | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- | [[Miss USA 2001|2001]] | Jennifer Glover | [[Castro Valley, California|Castro Valley]] | 21 | | | Later [[Miss California]] 2002. Previously [[Miss United States International]] 1999, competed at [[Miss International 1999]] in Tokyo, Japan. |- | [[Miss USA 2000|2000]] | [[Rebekah Ann Keller]] | [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]] | 25 | | | Previously [[Miss California]] 1997 and 4th Runner-Up at [[Miss America 1998]] |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1999|1999]] | Angelique Breaux | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | 21 | 2nd Runner-Up | | Later [[Miss World USA]] 2000 and semi-finalist at [[Miss World 2000]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1998|1998]] | [[Shauna Gambill]] | [[Acton, California|Acton]] | 21 | 1st Runner-Up | | Previously [[Miss California Teen USA]] 1994 and [[Miss Teen USA]] 1994. Later [[Miss World USA]] 1998 and semi-finalist at [[Miss World 1998]]. |- | [[Miss USA 1997|1997]] | Alisa Kimble | [[Lake Elsinore, California|Lake Elsinore]] | 27 | | | |- | [[Miss USA 1996|1996]] | Shauna Lyn Searles | [[Tustin, California|Tustin]] | 26 | | | First woman to hold the Miss California USA title twice |- | [[Miss USA 1995|1995]] | Deana Avila | [[Laguna Niguel, California|Laguna Niguel]] | | | | Won the 1988 Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant |- | [[Miss USA 1994|1994]] | Toay Lynn Foster | [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]] | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1993|1993]] | Jane Olvera | [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] |23 | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- | rowspan=2|'''[[Miss USA 1992|1992]]''' | Shauna Lyn Searles | [[Los Angeles]] | |colspan=2 align=center|''Did not compete'' | Succeeded [[Shannon Marketic]] when she became [[Miss USA 1992]], later became Miss California USA 1996 |-style="background-color:gold" | '''[[Shannon Marketic]]'''<ref name="California1992" /> | '''[[Malibu, California|Malibu]]''' |'''21''' | '''Miss USA 1992''' | Miss Photogenic | Semifinalist at [[Miss Universe 1992]] |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1991|1991]] | Diane Schock | [[Fontana, California|Fontana]] |24 | 2nd Runner-Up | | |- | [[Miss USA 1990|1990]] | Cynthia Nelson | [[Gilroy, California|Gilroy]] | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1989|1989]] | Christina Maria Faust | [[San Fernando Valley]] |23 | Top 10 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1988|1988]] | Diana Magaña<ref>{{cite news|title=New Miss California |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=1987-08-31|page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bringing Up Beauty / In the months before the Miss USA Pageant, advisers work on Miss California |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=1987-10-01|page=6}}</ref> | [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]] |22 | 1st Runner-Up | | Later [[Miss World USA]] 1988 and Top 10 semifinalist at [[Miss World 1988]]. |- | [[Miss USA 1987|1987]] | Lori Dickerson<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss California-USA |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=1986-10-30|page=6}}</ref> | [[Lodi, California|Lodi]] | | | Miss Congeniality<ref>{{cite news|title=Personal Mention|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=1987-02-13}}</ref> | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1986|1986]] | [[Kelly Parsons]] | [[Los Angeles]] | 22 | 4th Runner-Up | | [[Mouseketeer]], Model and Actress |- | [[Miss USA 1985|1985]] | Zina Ponder | [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] | | | | |- | [[Miss USA 1984|1984]] | Theresa Ring | [[San Diego]] | | | | 1987 [[Star Search]] spokesmodel |- |-style="background-color:GOLD;" | '''[[Miss USA 1983|1983]]''' | '''[[Julie Hayek|Julie Lynne Hayek]]'''<ref name="California1983" /> | '''[[Westwood, Los Angeles, California|Westwood]]''' | '''22''' | '''Miss USA 1983''' | | 1st Runner-Up at [[Miss Universe 1983]], has starred in ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' and ''[[As the World Turns]]''; Future actress [[Mariska Hargitay]] placed 4th Runner-Up in this competition |- | [[Miss USA 1982|1982]] | Suzanne Dewames | [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1981|1981]] | Cynthia Kerby | [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]] | | 3rd Runner-Up | Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality | First woman to win Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality at Miss USA |- | [[Miss USA 1980|1980]] | Kari Lloyd | [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]] | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1979|1979]] | Linda Fogarty | [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] | | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1978|1978]] | Donna Adrain | [[Anaheim]] | | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1977|1977]] | Pamela Gergely | [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]] | | 3rd Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1976|1976]] | [[Joni Pennock]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Sharing Gospel is Great Joy for Miss California|date=1976-11-06|publisher=The Deseret News|url=https://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=PEoOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5544,1707068&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] | 20 | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:GOLD;" | '''[[Miss USA 1975|1975]]''' | '''[[Summer Bartholomew]]''' | '''[[Merced, California|Merced]]''' | '''23''' | '''Miss USA 1975''' | | 2nd Runner-Up at [[Miss Universe 1975]], Past hostess of ''[[Sale of the Century]]'' |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1974|1974]] | Gayle Gorrell | [[Los Angeles]] | | 3rd Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1973|1973]] | Carol Herrema | [[Artesia, California|Artesia]] | | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1972|1972]] | Kim Hobson | [[San Mateo, California|San Mateo]] | | 2nd Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1971|1971]] | Karin Morrell | [[Auburn, California|Auburn]] | | Top 12 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1970|1970]] | Linda Hall | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1969|1969]] | Troas Hayes | [[Sacramento]] | | 4th Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1968|1968]] | Suzanne Fromm | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | Best State Costume | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1967|1967]] | Susan Bradley | [[Tustin, California|Tustin]] | | 1st Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:GOLD;" | '''[[Miss USA 1966|1996]]''' | '''[[Maria Remenyi]]''' | '''[[El Cerrito, California|El Cerrito]]''' | '''20''' | '''Miss USA 1966''' | Miss Photogenic | Semifinalist at [[Miss Universe 1966]] |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1965|1965]] | Kathryn Lee Hage | [[Santa Monica]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1964|1964]] | Jeanne Venables | [[Sacramento]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | Miss Congeniality | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1963|1963]] | Francine Herack | [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino]] | | 4th Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1962|1962]] | Marilyn Tindall | [[Los Angeles]] | | 3rd Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1961|1961]] | Pamela Stettler | [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]] | | 1st Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1960|1960]] | Teri Janssen | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:GOLD;" | '''[[Miss USA 1959|1959]]''' | [[Terry Huntingdon|Terry Lynn Huntingdon]]''' | '''[[Mount Shasta, California|Mount Shasta]]''' | '''19''' | '''Miss USA 1959''' | | 2nd Runner-Up at [[Miss Universe 1959]] |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1958|1958]] | Donna Kay Brooks | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1957|1957]] | Peggy Jacobson | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 15 semifinalist | | |- | [[Miss USA 1956|1956]] | Shirlee Witty | [[Los Angeles]] | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1955|1955]] | Donna Schurr | [[Los Angeles]] | | 3rd Runner-Up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1954|1954]] | Sandra Constance | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 20 semifinalist | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1953|1953]] | Marcella Roulette | [[Los Angeles]] | | Top 20 semifinalist | | |- | [[Miss USA 1952|1952]] | Gloria Maxwell | [[Los Angeles]] | | | | |} ¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant ==Hosts== *[[Chuck Henry]]-1986 *[[Bob Eubanks]]-1990 *[[Chris Jacobs (actor)|Chris Jacobs]]-2009 ==Venue== *[[Knott's Berry Farm]]-1986 *[[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)]]-2008 *[[La Mirada Civic Theatre]]-1978-81 ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs= <ref name=California1992>{{cite news|title=Miss USA crowned|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D219A2260145&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]]|date=February 8, 1992|agency=[[Associated Press]]|quote=Shannon La Rhea Marketic, Miss California USA, was crowned Miss USA 1992 Friday night in Wichita, Kan. The 22-year-old Pepperdine University student, a native of Malibu, looked upward when she realized she had won. She then made a thank-you gesture to the audience and judges.}}</ref> <ref name="California1983">{{cite news|title=Would-be dentist wears a crown|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB29542D9D54E20&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|date=May 13, 1983|quote=Miss California, Julie Lynne Hayek, a green-eyed student model who wants to be a dentist, was crowned Miss USA last night.}}</ref> <ref name="California2011">{{cite news|title=Glitz, glamour, gowns|url=http://www.mydesert.com/article/20101122/NEWS01/11220306/Glitz-glamour-gowns|accessdate=22 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Desert Sun]]|date=November 22, 2010}}</ref> }} ==External links== {{Portal|California}} *[http://www.misscaliforniausa.com/ Official Miss California USA website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055024/http://pageantsnews.com/natasha-martinez-will-represent-california-at-miss-usa-2015/ Natasha Martinez will represent California at Miss Usa 2015] {{Miss USA state}} {{State pageantry|State=California}} [[Category:Miss USA state pageants|California]] [[Category:California culture]] [[Category:Women in California]] [[Category:1952 establishments in California]]'