Miss Georgia USA

Beauty pageant competition

Brittany Swann, Miss Georgia USA 2007, at the Peach Bowl

The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989 Kim Greenwood and it is hosted in McDonough, Georgia.^[1]

Georgia has had a fair success at Miss USA, and has yet to win the title. The best placement was Erin Nance, who placed 1st runner-up in 1993, and many 2nd and 4th runner-ups. The most recent placement was Alyssa Beasley in 2020, placing Top 16.

Six former Miss Georgia Teen USAs went on to win this competition, but only three titleholders has previously competed at Miss America. One represented Connecticut.

The current Miss Georgia USA is Emmaline Farmer of Winder who was crowned on June 15, 2024 at Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough. She will represent Georgia at the Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

• 1st Runner-Up: Erin Nance (1993)
• 2nd Runners-Up: Tami Tesch (1986), Donna Rampy (1988), Tiffany Fallon (2001), Lisa Wilson (2006), Tiana Griggs (2014), Emanii Davis (2016)
• 3rd Runners-Up: Dorothy Taylor (1959)
• 4th Runners-Up: Carolann Connor (1955), Diane Austin (1958), Cherie Stephens (1970), Sophia Bowen (1987), Michele Nemeth (1989), Jasmyn "Jazz" Wilkins (2012)
• Top 5/6: Brenda Leithleiter (1990), Jennifer Prodgers (1992), Patti Dunn (2000)
• Top 10/12: Liz Wickersham (1976), Linda Kerr (1977), Lisa Condre (1981), Dotsy Timm (1983), Caroline Medley (2004), Marianny Egurrola (2018)
• Top 15/16: Kimberly Gittings (2009), Kaylin Reque (2011), Alyssa Beasley (2020)

Georgia holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Liz Wickersham (1976), Sophia Bowen (1987)

Titleholders

Color key

•   Winner
•   Runner-up or Finalist
•   Semifinalist

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

1. "Producers". Miss Georgia USA/Teen USA Pageants. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
2. Coyne, Amanda C. (June 17, 2017). "Kennesaw State student wins Miss Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
3. Coyne, Amanda C. (September 11, 2017). "Miss Georgia shines in Miss America top 12; North Dakota wins". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
4. Ashley, Asia (November 24, 2015). "New Miss Georgia and Miss Teen Georgia crowned in McDonough". Clayton News-Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
5. "Sanjuanera Marianny Egurrola representará al estado de Georgia en el próximo Miss USA" [San Juan's Marianny Egurrola representing the state of Georgia as the next Miss USA]. Diario del Norte (in Spanish). November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
6. Ho, Sally (June 6, 2016). "Miss Georgia wins second runner-up in Miss USA competition". 11Alive.com.
7. Ashley, Asia (November 24, 2016). "New Miss Georgia and Miss Teen Georgia crowned in McDonough". Henry Herald.
8. "Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA 2015 crowned in Henry County". Henry Herald. November 27, 2014.
9. "Miss Georgia USA heads to Baton Rouge, La. for 2014 Miss USA pageant". WLTZ. May 27, 2014.
10. Richardson, Marc (October 22, 2010). "Kaylin Reque of Suwanee Wins Miss Georgia USA , Kristen Robinson of Stone Mountain Wins Miss GA Teen". Stone Mountain 11alive.com.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. Carver, Desiree (December 11, 2016). "Former Miss Georgia speaks at VSU". The Valdosta Daily Times.
12. "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

External links

• Official Website