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Miss USA 1952
miss usaMiss USA 1952, the first annual Miss USA pageant, was held on 27 June, 1952 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. 39 states competed for the inaugural Miss USA. The winner was Jackie Loughery, New York.
Results
- Miss USA 1952: Jackie Loughery, ( New York)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st Runner-up: Jeanne Thompson, ( Louisiana)
- 2nd Runner-up: Carolyn Carlew, ( Missouri)
- 3rd Runner-up: Jean Harper, ( Tennessee)
- 4th Runner-up: Trula Birchfield, ( Oklahoma)
Miss USA 2001
miss usaThe Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee.
Krueger was the eight Texan to win the pageant, extending Texas' record for the most wins by any state. She was the first from Texas to win since Chelsi Smith in 1995.
