One of my favourite site sections since I created Pageant Update, the top fives page (or top three, or four, or six!) is your place to compare the official “court” photos from each state. It’s a celebration of our winners and runners-up for each Miss USA 2011 state pageant. Many 2011 runners-up later went on to compete at Miss USA, from the many who won in 2012 to Jenny Valliere, who represented Iowa at Miss USA 2018. Four went on to compete for states that were different to those where they were finalists in 2011. Who else would you have loved to see on the Miss USA stage?
Mary Margaret McCord (3RU), Rachel Jarvis (1RU), Madeline Mitchell (Miss AL USA), Heather Hodges (2RU), Kaitlyn Jones (4RU)
Mary Margaret McCord – Miss AL USA 2013
Carla Valdiserri (3RU), Brittany Byrdy (4RU), Erika Frantzve (1RU), Katelyn Tanita (2RU), Brittany Brannon (Miss AZ USA)
Erika Frantzve – Miss AZ USA 2012
Anna Norris (4RU), Kayla Delsanto (3RU), Lakynn McBride (Miss AR USA), Amy Beth Earnest (2RU), Grace Osborne (1RU)
Katie Blair (1RU), Colleen Hunter (3RU), Alyssa Campanella (Miss CA USA), Nana Meriwether (4RU), Lindsey Sporrer
Katie Blair – succeeded Alyssa as Miss CA USA 2011
Nana Meriwether – Miss USA 2012
Erica Kerzon (4RU), Andrea Thompson (3RU), Blair Griffith (Miss CO USA), Andrea Neu (1RU), Heidi Hume (2RU)
Back: Sasha Hills (4RU), Amanda David (3RU)
Front: Marie-Lynn Piscitelli (1RU), Regina Turner (Miss CT USA), Kimberly Smith (2RU)
Marie-Lynn Piscitelli – Miss CT USA 2012
Melodie Downing (3RU), Cassandra Williams (1RU), Katie Hanson (Miss DE USA), Erica Montgomery (2RU), Alina Wade (4RU)
Megan Morin (3RU), Annilie Hastey (1RU), Lissette Garcia (Miss FL USA), Marjorie Acosta (2RU), Sheri Riley (4RU)
Lubov Patouga (3RU), Brittany Sharp (2RU), Kaylin Reque (Miss GA USA), Jessie Lysiak (1RU), Jamie Kelton (3RU)
Brittany Sharp – Miss GA USA 2013
Christine Serb (2RU), Erza Haliti (Miss ID USA), Ashly Abramowski (1RU), Courtney Conner (4RU), Wendy Duran (3RU)
Megan Ervin (3RU), Stacie Juris (1RU), Angela Sparrow (Miss IL USA), Ashley Hooks (2RU), Lauren Parkes (4RU)
Ashley Hooks – Miss IL USA 2012
Stacie Juris – Miss IL USA 2013
Back: Emily Hart (3RU), Brooke Becchino (4RU)
Front: Whitney Hatter (1RU), Jillian Wunderlich (Miss IN USA), Hannah Clingan (2RU)
Emily Hart – Miss IN USA 2013
Kaylee Carlberg (4RU), Lauren Medwed (1RU), Rebecca Goldsmith (Miss IA USA), Jenny Valliere (2RU), Dakota Crosswhite (3RU)
Jenny Valliere – Miss IA USA 2018
Staci Klinginsmith (4RU), Tracy Bowman (1RU), Jaymie Stokes (Miss KS USA), Evelyn Johnson (3RU), Gentry Miller (3RU)
Gentry Miller – Miss KS USA 2012
Staci Klinginsmith – Miss KS USA 2013
Patrissa Richard (3RU), Paige McKinney (1RU), Kia Hampton (Miss KY USA), Amanda Mertz (2RU), Destiny Dever (4RU)
Amanda Mertz – Miss KY USA 2012
Holly Peeks (3RU), Faith Good (1RU), Page Pennock (Miss LA USA), Ashley Wilking (2RU), Lauren Whittle (4RU)
Chelsea Leclair (2RU), Rani Williamson (3RU), Breanna Brown (4RU), Ashley Marble (1RU/Miss ME USA), Emily Johnson (W)
Rani Williamson – Miss ME USA 2012
Michelle Vehemente (3RU), Suad Nsouli (1RU), Allyn Rose (Miss MD USA), Kristie Barlow (2RU), Lauren Parkes (4RU)
Polikseni Manxhari (4RU), Sola Oklena (2RU), Alida D’Angona (Miss MA USA), Alyssa Riley (1RU), April Soderstrom (3RU)
Polikseni Manxhari – Miss MA USA 2015
Susie Leica (3RU), Raquel McClendon (1RU), Channing Pierce (Miss MI USA), Michele Drapinski (2RU), Jamie Zade† (4RU)
Susie Leica – Miss MI USA 2016
Chrissy Zamora (3RU), Kristina Ferdig (1RU), Brittany Thelemann (Miss MN USA), Anna Roland (2RU), Delanie Neal (4RU)
Chrissy Zamora – Miss WI USA 2013
Kenlea Blann (3RU), Rebecca Mathis (2RU), Keeley Patterson (Miss MS USA), Myverick Garcia (1RU), Cayla Brooks (4RU)
Myverick Garcia – Miss MS USA 2012
Amber Lawson (4RU), Erin Bagby (1RU), Amy Forrest (3RU), Breanna Huellinghorst (2RU), Hope Driskill (Miss MO USA)
Gretchen Bergquist (4RU), Michelle Rivera (3RU), Haley Herold (Miss NE USA), Paige Morrison (1RU), Amy Spilker (2RU)
Amy Spilker – Miss NE USA 2012
Sarah Chapman (Miss NV USA), Tahnee Harrison (1RU), Whitney Green (2RU), Valerie Pro (3RU), Cara Laursen (4RU)
Sarah Berger (4RU), Nicole Ochoa (3RU), LacyJane Folger (Miss NH USA), Samantha Poirier (2RU), Rebecca Chalpin (1RU)
Samantha Poirier – Miss NH USA 2015
Lee Schneider (3RU), Lindsey Reisenberger (1RU), Julianna White (Miss NJ USA), Jasmine Ellis (2RU), Danielle Green (4RU)
Catherine Muldoon (4RU), Brittany Jasenski (1RU), Amber Collins (Miss NY USA), Patty Holmstrom (2RU), Johanna Sambucini (3RU)
Johanna Sambucini – Miss NY USA 2012
Catherine Muldoon – Miss VA USA 2012