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Miss Louisiana USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAtlanta
LocationGeorgia
MembersMiss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Ariana Blaize
Nic Blaize
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.

Miss Louisiana USA is produced by A Blaize Productions since 2025, which also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants for Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. A Blaize Productions' headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ella Clark of Baton Rouge was crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2026 on July 11, 2026, at Mississippi State University in Starkville. She will represent Louisiana at Miss USA 2026.

History

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Louisiana is one of only seven states to have three or more Miss USA winners (in 1958, 1961, and 1996).

Four Miss Louisiana USA titleholders previously held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title, including Ali Landry, who became the third woman from Louisiana to be crowned Miss USA.

Jennifer Dupont, Miss Louisiana USA 2000, is one of only seven women who have competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants.

Louisiana's future success at Miss USA would be evident in the state's first contestant, Jeanne Vaughn Thompson, Miss Louisiana USA 1952 and 1953. She is the only woman to ever compete twice in the history of Miss USA, and to outright win a Miss USA state title twice.

Thompson was also the only two-time state titleholder in Miss USA history, a record she held for 44 years until Shanna Lyn Searles became the second and only other double state titleholder. Searles won the Miss California USA title outright in 1996 after inheriting the state's 1992 title due to the original winner, Shannon Marketic, being crowned Miss USA 1992.

Thompson's overall pageant success includes winning the Miss Louisiana state title and competing at Miss America in 1951, winning the first two Miss Louisiana USA state titles and competing in the first and second Miss USA pageants, becoming the first-ever 1st runner-up in 1952 and a semi-finalist and Miss Congeniality (Amity) winner in 1953. Her two consecutive participations in Miss USA and subsequent final placements prompted organizers to create a rule allowing a person to compete for the title only once.

Miss Louisiana USA contestants accomplished another feat first, winning both the Miss Congeniality (Amity) and Miss Photogenic awards ever given to a Miss USA state delegate. Thompson was the winner of the Miss Congeniality award given to the first Miss USA state contestant in 1953.

The second Miss Congeniality award given also went to another contestant from Louisiana, Judy Fletcher in 1960. That year, during the era when both Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were held at the same time, Fletcher tied with a Miss Universe contestant from Myanmar (known at the time as Burma) for the award.

Sharon Brown, who represented Louisiana in 1961, won the first Miss Photogenic award given to a Miss USA state delegate. She also won the Miss USA title, the first Miss Photogenic winner to obtain that feat.

Louisiana is one of only two states (California the other) to have won both the Miss USA title and the Miss Photogenic award in the same year on two separate occasions (Brown in 1961 and Landry in 1996).

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Results summary

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Placements

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  • Miss USAs: Eurlyne Howell (1958), Sharon Brown (1961), Ali Landry (1996)
  • 1st runners-up: Jeanne Thompson (1952)
  • 2nd runners-up: Lisa Moss (1981)
  • 3rd runners-up: Kathy Hebert (1968), Pamela Forrest (1983), Sarie Joubert (1985), Elizabeth Primm (1989), Brittany Guidry (2014)
  • 4th runners-up: Robyn Sanders (1976)
  • Top 6: Shirelle Hebert (1994), Elizabeth Coxe (1995)
  • Top 10/11/12: Bonnie Martin (1972), Storm Hensley (1973), Karen Hoff (1974), Christy Saylor (1992), Debbie Delhomme (1998), Anne Katherine Lene (2002), Kristen Girault (2013), Candice Bennatt (2015)
  • Top 15/16/20: Jeanne Thompson (1953), Mary Lobianco (1959), Judy Fletcher (1960), Elizabeth McNulty (2007), Erin Edmiston (2012), Victoria Paul (2019), Mariah Clayton (2020), Tanya Crowe (2021), Francie Millan (2025), Ella Clark (2026)

Louisiana holds a record of 31 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

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  • Miss Photogenic: Sharon Brown (1961), Kathy Hebert (1968), Elizabeth Primm (1989), Ali Landry (1996)
  • Miss Congeniality: Jeanne Thompson (1953), Judy Fletcher (1960)
  • Best State Costume: 2nd Place: Elizabeth Primm (1989)
  • People's Choice Award: Ella Clark (2026)

Winners

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Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up or finalist
  •   Ended as one of the semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2026 Ella Clark Baton Rouge 24 Miss Baton Rouge Top 20 People's Choice Award
2025 Francie Millan New Orleans 23 Miss New Orleans Top 20
2024 Sydney Taylor[1] Livingston 23 Miss Lafayette
2023 Sylvia Kathryn Masters[3] Houma 27 Miss Sportsman's Paradise
2022 Katelyn "KT" Scannell[4] Denham Springs 22 Miss Lafayette
2021 Tanya Lea Crowe[5] Amite City 28 Miss New Orleans Top 16 Professional cheerleader for the New Orleans Saintsations
2020 Mariah Michelle Clayton[6] Zachary 23 Miss Greater Baton Rouge Top 16
2019 Victoria Noel Paul[7] Alexandria 26 Miss Lafayette Top 15 Later a contestant on season 24 of The Bachelor and season 7 of Bachelor in Paradise
2018 Lauren Michele Vizza[8] Shreveport 27 Miss Shreveport
2017 Bethany Michele Trahan[12] Lake Charles 21 Miss Calcasieu
2016 Maaliyah Symone Papillion[13] Lake Charles 21 Miss Lake Charles
2015 Candice Marie Bennatt[14] New Orleans 26 Miss Ville Platte Top 11
2014 Brittany Alyson Guidry Houma 21 Miss Florida Parishes 3rd Runner-up
2013 Kristen Brooke Girault Metairie 21 Miss Florida Parish Top 10 New Orleans Saints cheerleader
2012 Erin Rebecca Edmiston Lafayette 22 Miss Camellia City Top 16
2011 Page Ellen Pennock Shreveport 21
2010 Sara Catherine Brooks New Orleans 22
2009 Katlin Lacey Minchew Baton Rouge 24
2008 Michelle Berthelot Hammond 26
  • Cousin of Brittany Guidry, Miss Louisiana USA 2014
2007 Elizabeth Bienvenu McNulty Lafayette 25 Top 15
  • 2nd runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 2006
2006 Christina Cuenca Chalmette 26
2005 Candice Dontrelle Stewart Metairie 21
2004 Melissa McConnell Ruston 27
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 2002[17]
2003 Brittney Jayne Rogers Shreveport 20
2002 Anne Katherine Lene[17] Abbeville Top 12
2001 Heather Marie Hayden Amite 22
2000 Jennifer Dupont Plaquemine
1999 Melissa Bongiovanni Baton Rouge 19
1998 Debbie Delhomme Lafayette 24 Top 10
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Hawaiian Tropic 1995
  • 3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 1997
1997 Nikole Elizabeth Viola[20] Walker 24[20]
  • 1st runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 1996[20]
1996 Ali Germaine Landry Breaux Bridge 22 Miss USA 1996[21] Miss Photogenic
1995 Elizabeth Mechelle Coxe Springfield 24 Top 6
1994 Shirelle Lea Hebert Arabi 22 Top 6
1993 Jennifer Mitchell Leesville 21
1992 Christy Lynn Saylor Baton Rouge 23 Top 11
1991 Melinda Murphy West Monroe 22
1990 Jeanne Rachel Burns Baton Rouge 21
  • Currently evening news anchor for NBC affiliate WVLA in Baton Rouge
1989 Elizabeth Primm Houma 23 3rd runner-up Miss Photogenic
2nd Place Best Costume
  • Participated at Miss Asia Pacific 1989
  • Later participated in the Spokesmodel category on Star Search in 1990
1988 Rhonda Leigh Vinson[22] Shreveport 22
  • Second runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 1987[23]
1987 Carol Carter[23] Shreveport 21
1986 Cecelia Brady Olla 19
1985 Sarie Nerine Joubert[25] Shreveport[25] 22[25] 3rd runner-up[26]
1984 Rusanne Jourdan[28] Baton Rouge[28] 20[28]
1983 Pamela Jo Forrest Baton Rouge 20 3rd runner-up
1982 Lisa Ann Michael[29] Baton Rouge 24
1981 Lisa Lynn Moss[30] Shreveport 23 2nd runner-up
1980 Kelly Bonin Baton Rouge 19
1979 Lisa Anderson Gretna 19
1978 Tauny Hanes Baton Rouge
1977 Patti Rosenbalm Bossier City
1976 Robyn Denise Sanders Winnfield 4th Runner-up
1975 Rhonda Hazel Shear New Orleans Television program host and actor, best known for her role as host of the USA Network's weekend movie show, USA Up All Night
1974 Karen Ann Hoff Bossier City Top 12
  • First runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 1973
1973 Storm Carleyne Hensley[31] 22 Miss Barksdale AFB Was a sergeant in the Air Force stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City
  • Third runner-up at Miss Louisiana USA 1972
1972 Bonnie Martin Ashland 21
1971 Diana Risenstein Bossier City
1970 Nadine Ruth Robertson[32] 20 Miss Bossier City
1969 Patricia "Pat" Ann Dupre[33] Washington 18 Miss St. Landry Parish
1968 Kathleen Annette "Kathy" Hebert Franklin 19 Miss Lafayette 3rd runner-up Miss Photogenic[34]
Top 15 Best in Swimsuit[35]
1967 Dianne Mader Houma 21
1966 Tanya Becnel Ama
1965 Terri Marie Sommers Shreveport 19
1964 Linda Karen Graves
1963 Margaret Susan "Peggy" Romero Kaplan
1962 Diane Gay DeClouet Oak Ridge Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1962
1961 Sharon Renee Brown Minden Miss USA 1961 Miss Photogenic
1960 Judy Rebecca Fletcher Alexandria 18 Top 15 Miss Congeniality
1959 Mary Margaret Lobianco Top 15
1958 Eurlyne "Arlene" Howell Bossier City Miss USA 1958
1957 Earlyn Regouffre New Orleans
1956 Cecile Morris Baton Rouge 19 Miss Baton Rouge
1955 Merlin Grace Garcia Gretna 19
1954 Sadie Marie Vinson New Orleans Finalist in the 1955 Miss Dixie Pageant
1953 Jeanne Vaughn Thompson Baton Rouge Top 20 Miss Congeniality Only woman ever to compete in Miss USA pageant twice.

Also competed in the 1952 Maid of Cotton Pageant

1952 21 1st Runner-Up

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

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  1. ↑ Gibson, Billy (2 April 2024). "With a pivot, Sydney Taylor secures her legacy in Louisiana lore as 'Miss Louisiana'". The Livingston Parish News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Beile, Kelly Anne (24 October 2019). "Miss Louisiana USA and Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2020 stop by the FOX 44 studio". Louisiana First News. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  3. ↑ Rushing, Bonnie (6 February 2023). "Houma native Sylvia Masters crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2023". The Houma Times. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Gray, David (28 March 2022). "City Council recognizes Miss Louisiana USA". Livingston Parish News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
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  20. 1 2 3 "MISS LOUISIANA USA (SM)". Miss USA. Archived from the original on 6 June 1997. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
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  22. ↑ "HOPEFUL QUEENS". The Press of Atlantic City. 8 February 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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  33. ↑ "BELLE OF ACADIANA". The Daily Advertiser. 20 May 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 8 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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