For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Virginia.
Miss Virginia USA
Formation
1952
Type
Beauty pageant
Headquarters
Richmond
Location
Virginia
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Kimberly Nicewonder-Johnson, Executive Director
Website
Official Website
The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.
Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists. They have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only four states to have had two Miss USAs in succession (the others being Illinois, Texas, and District of Columbia). Virginia's greatest success came from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Virginia should have had the first Miss USA crown in 1954, as Ellen Whitehead finished 1st runner-up, and Miss USA 1954, Miriam Stevenson, became Miss Universe 1954. However, there was no rule until the 1960s that the 1st runner-up became Miss USA after the winner won Miss Universe. If that was true, 2nd runner-up, Miss New York USA, Karin Hultman would have become Miss USA 1954, as Whitehead was disqualified due to being underage.
Ten Miss Virginia USA winners have previously held the Miss Virginia Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA and three were previously competed in other states (Georgia, New Jersey and New York), at thirteen. Virginia also currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA state title from the same state. Two Miss winners have also competed at Miss America.
The current titleholder is Ashley Williams Reston was crowned on April 30, 2023, at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. She will represent Virginia for the title of Miss USA 2023.
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