Miss District of Columbia USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss District of Columbia USA 1954 Laura Farley

Miss District of Columbia USA 1956 Joanne Holler

Miss District of Columbia USA 1958 Betty Sue Robertson

Miss District of Columbia USA 1959 Shirley Ann Hobbs

Miss District of Columbia USA 1960 Doris Lee Jones

Miss District of Columbia USA 1961 Patricia Burnette

Miss District of Columbia USA 1963 Michele Metrinko

Miss District of Columbia USA 1964 Bobbi Johnson

Miss District of Columbia USA 1965 Dianna Lynn Batts

Miss District of Columbia USA 1966 Sue Counts

Miss District of Columbia USA 1967 Myra Chudy

Miss District of Columbia USA 1968 Diane Mothershead

Miss District of Columbia USA 1969 Shelley Gosman

Miss District of Columbia USA 1970 Nikki Phillips

Miss District of Columbia USA 1971 Suzanne Pluskoski

Miss District of Columbia USA 1972 Janet Greenawalt

Miss District of Columbia USA 1973 Nancy Plachta

Miss District of Columbia USA 1974 Robin Lee Utterback

Miss District of Columbia USA 1975 Mary Lamond

Miss District of Columbia USA 1976 Nancy Stitt

Miss District of Columbia USA 1977 Sharon Sutherland

Miss District of Columbia USA 1978 Wanda Clineman

Miss District of Columbia USA 1979 Cynthia Ramsay

Miss District of Columbia USA 1980 Marianne Ritter

Miss District of Columbia USA 1981 Belinda Johnson

Miss District of Columbia USA 1982 Lori Estep

Miss District of Columbia USA 1983 Julie Anne Warner

Miss District of Columbia USA 1984 Steffanee Leaming

Miss District of Columbia USA 1985 Christal Chacon

Miss District of Columbia USA 1986 Desiree Keating

Miss District of Columbia USA 1987 Edwina Richard

Miss District of Columbia USA 1988 Elva Anderson

Miss District of Columbia USA 1989 Somaly Sieng

Miss District of Columbia USA 1990 Catherine Staples

Miss District of Columbia USA 1991 LaKecia Smith

Miss District of Columbia USA 1992 Wanda Jones

Miss District of Columbia USA 1993 Alena Neves

Miss District of Columbia USA 1994 Angela McGlowan

Miss District of Columbia USA 1995 Marci Andrews

Miss District of Columbia USA 1996 La Chanda Jenkins

Miss District of Columbia USA 1997 Napiera Groves

Miss District of Columbia USA 1998 Zanice Lyles

Miss District of Columbia USA 1999 Amy Alderson

Miss District of Columbia USA 2000 Juel Casamayor

Miss District of Columbia USA 2001 Liane Angus

Miss District of Columbia USA 2002 Shauntay Hinton

Miss District of Columbia USA 2003 Michelle Wright

Miss District of Columbia USA 2004 Tiara Dews

Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford

Miss District of Columbia USA 2006 Candace Allen

Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 Mercedes Lindsay

Miss District of Columbia USA 2008 Chelsey Rodgers

Miss District of Columbia USA 2009 Nicole White

Miss District of Columbia USA 2010 MacKenzie Green

Miss District of Columbia USA 2011 Heather Swann

Miss District of Columbia USA 2012 Monique Tompkins

Miss District of Columbia USA 2013 Jessica Frith

Miss District of Columbia USA 2014 Ciera Nicole Butts

Miss District of Columbia USA 2015 Lizzy Olsen

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Deshauna Barber

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Jasmine Jones

Miss District of Columbia USA 2017 Kára McCullough

Miss District of Columbia USA 2017 Ryann Richardson

Miss District of Columbia USA 2018 Bryce Armstrong

Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 Cordelia Cranshaw

Miss District of Columbia USA 2020 Cierra Jackson

Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 Sasha Perea

Miss District of Columbia USA 2022 Faith Porter

Miss District of Columbia USA 2023 Cassie Baloue

Miss USA named in the Universe Pageant at Miami Beach, Bobbi Johnson, District of Columbia and the runners-up make any picture pretty. From left to right are Kentucky, Johnna Reid; Alaska, Susan Marlin; Miss USA; Texas, Diane Balloun and Utah, Janet Erikson.

1966 • SEMI-FINALISTS--These 15 girls were chosen as semi-finalists in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant last night at Miami Beach, Fla. From left, front row, Roselaine Zetter, Bowie, Maryland; Dorothy Pickens Edinburgh, Texas; Mary Smith, Memphis, Tennessee; and Denice Blair, Layton, Utah. Middle row, Karen Dietz, Willoughby Ohio; Nancy Self, New York City; Nancy Brackett, Brighton, Mass.; Elaine Richards, Gary, Indiana; and Judy Slayton, Fargo, North Dakota. Back row, Judith Wolski, Honolulu, Hawaii; Sue Counts, District of Columbia; Maria Remenyi, El Cerrito, California; Roxanne Neeley, Phoenix, Arizona; Pat Denne, West Hartford, Connecticut; and Randy Beard, Kissimmee, Florida.

1965 • Barbara Kiefer, Miss Maryland and Dianna Lynn Batts, Miss District of Columbia pose with Miss USA 1964 Bobbi Johnson

18 April 1985 • Fourteen contestants for the upcoming Miss USA Pageant pose beside a bicycle built for twelve in New York,, April 18, 1985 during a promotion for the 12th annual Bike-a-Thon for United Cerebral Palsy. From left to right are; Miss Ohio, Lisa Barlow; Miss Pennsylvania, Sandra Furgusin; Miss Texas, Laura Herring, on handle bars; Miss California, Zina Ponder; Miss District of Columbia Christal Chacon; Miss Florida, Barbara Losh; Miss Illinois, Laura Ann Bach; Miss Massachusetts, Mercedes Waggoner; Miss Michigan, Nancy Mazuro; Miss Minnesota, Kari Johnson; Miss Missouri, Amy Ruth Cloverdale; Miss New Jersey, Francie Knapp; and Miss New York, Lovey King.

15 May 1971 • Suzanne Pluskoski, Miss District of Columbia in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant, tries on a boot at Miami Beach as two other contestants watch. The beauties were being fitted with clothing for next week's contest. At left is Anita Jean Laurie, Miss Nevada, of Las Vegas: and at right is Diane Lynn Knaub, Miss Colorado, of Denver.

15 May 1972 • The District of Columbia lovely is not thumbing a ride, she's merely giving admirers the thumbs-up sign. All three girls are contestants in the Miss USA contest which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They took part in a parade in. Ponce, across the island from San Juan. Miss District of Columbia is Janet Greenwalt. Miss Georgia is Kaye Ayers and Miss Florida is Coni Ensor.

7 Feb 1992 • Six contestants in tonight's Miss USA Pageant – including Michigan, District of Columbia and Kansas – take time for a photo opportunity with Girl Scout Kristie Ryan of Wichita, Kan.

27 Jul 1958 • Bette Sue Robertson, 19, left, Miss District of Columbia, and Mary Ann Guthrie, Miss West Virginia, seem relaxed as they sign autographs for Loren Lindo, 6, at Miss Universe fete. Both are happy event is over.

31 May 1965 • Patricia (Petcee) Bradford of Red Lodge, Miss Montana (right) and Miss U. S. A. (1964) Bobbi Johnson of the District of Columbia, chat at Crandon Park in Miami Beach where the girls are participating in the Miss U. S. A. contest.

28 May 1965 • After a four-day bus ride from New York, four of the Miss U.S.A. contest hopefuls kick off their shoes, massage their feet and still manage to flash big smiles upon arriving at Miami Beach. From the left are Kathryn Hage, Miss California; Judy Simpson, Miss Georgia; Mary Montgomery, Miss Virginia, and Dianna Batts, Miss District of Columbia.

28 Jul 1964 • An old car is a prop for pictures at a garden party in Miami Beach for Miss Universe contest entries. From left in rear are Miss Idaho, Dorothy Johnson; Miss Panama, Maritza Montilla; Miss Kansas, Barbara Ford; Miss Wisconsin, Carolyn Ann Lind- quist; and Miss Paraguay, Miriam Brugada. In front are unidentified car driver; Miss Ecuador, Tanya Klein; Miss District of Columbia, Bobbi Johnson; and Miss Dominican Republic, Clara Edilia Chapuseaux Sone. Miss United States will be named later this week.

4 May 1980 • Contestants for the Miss USA pageant began arriving in Biloxi today. Shown here are Susan Osby, Miss Indiana; Andrea Patrick, Miss Pennsylvania; Karen Giobbe, Miss Delaware; Maria Vincent, Miss Idaho; Marianne Ritter, District of Columbia, and Kim Thomas, Miss Ohio.

3 May 1977 • A dozen contestants in the Miss USA pageant posed Monday atop their New York hotel, as they stopped over in the city en route to the competition in Charleston, S. C. From left, they are: Miss Illinois, Elizabeth Anne Curran; Miss Indiana, Lynn Ann Flaherty; Miss Michigan, Jennifer Lynne Pinks; Miss New York, Deborah Sue Martin; Miss Texas, Kimberly Louise Tomes; Miss Pennsylvania, Lorraine Lincoski; and Miss California, Pamela Lynn Gargely. Also, Miss District of Columbia, Sharon Kathleen Suterland; Miss Maryland, Twyla Sue Littleton; Miss Massachusetts, Ann Marcil; Miss Ohio, Lesa Rummell; and Miss New Jersey, Juanita Yvonne McCarty.

14 Jul 1963 • Digging their toes in Miami Beach sand are four Miss USA contestants at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. From left are Deborah Cardonick of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Marsha Metrinko of Laurel, Maryland; Michele Metrinko of the District of Columbia and Nina Lou Denton of Marmet, West Virginia.

1971 • Miss USA Top 10 Swimsuit Finalists - Missouri, Vermont, Florida, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, back row, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Arizona, and Texas.

5 Jun 1965 • Miss District of Columbia, Dianna Batts (left) was told by Miss USA Beauty Pageant officials to tone down the color and cut the length of her naturally light blonde tresses which they said are too light and too long to look well on the televised finals in Miami Beach. With Miss Batts is her roommate, Miss Oklahoma, Cheryl Semrad, of Tulsa.

20 May 1971 • Miss Iowa Cindy Helmers of Sibley was among the 10 girls judged the best in swimsuit competition in the Miss U.S.A. beauty contest at Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday night. The Iowa State University junior thus became one of the leading contenders for the title to be awarded Saturday night. From left: Nancy Rich, Missouri; Pat Barnstable, Kentucky; Susanne Pottenger, Arizona; Sandra Taft, Vermont; Sue Collins, Tennessee; Miss Helmers; Brenda Box, Texas; Michele McDonald, Pennsylvania; Susan Deston, Florida, and Suzanne Pluskoski, District of Columbia.

25 May 1965 • Rocky Mount was graced with the presence of 14 Miss USA beauty contestants Monday evening and this morning as they stopped over on a bus trip to FL. The contestants are being showered with attention at each of their stops along US 301 from New York to FL where Miss USA will be selected to compete in the Miss Universe contest. They were guests of Coral Court Motel north of the city Monday night and went on a shopping visit to Tarrytown Center this morning. They left before noon for their next stop, Fayetteville. Shown here are Connee Kellogg, Miss Nebraska, and Diana Batts, Miss District of Columbia, at Monday evening's reception; and enjoying a swim at the motel pool, Betty Matusko, Miss Connecticut, and Andrea Kenyon, Miss Vermont.

Brenda Joyce White, heads up half a dozen beauties competing in Miss USA Pageant in Miami – Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia & District of Columbia. New Miss USA will be selected tomorrow.

29 Jul 1964 • These are the finalists seeking the title Miss U. S. A. in conjunction with the Miss Universe contest at Miami Beach. Top row, from left, Ohio, Gail Krielow; Idaho, Dorothy Johnson; Texas, Diane Balloun; Maryland, Royette Tarry; District of Columbia, Bobbi Johnson; California, Jeanne Venables; middle row, Utah, Janet Erikson; Alabama, Pamela Borgfeldt; Kentucky, Johnna Reid; New Jersey, Barbara Richartz; Alaska, Susan Marlin; bottom row, Oregon, Toye Fae Esch; New York, Dorothea Langhans; Oklahoma, Jackie Maloney; Mississippi, Patricia Turk. Winner will hear tonight.

16 Jul 1954 • Seven young women pose .at Washington National Airport yesterday, before flying to California to compete in the "Miss Universe" beauty contest. Left to right: Elsie Whitehead, Chatham, Va., "Miss Virginia;" Carol Hammack, Front Royal, Va., "Miss Front Royal"; Barbara Holly, Elizabethton, Tenn., "Miss Tennessee;" Sandra Waggy, Charleston, W. Va., "Miss West Virginia;" Laura Farley, Washington, "Miss District of Columbia;" Ann Pickett, Liberty, N. C, "Miss North Carolina," and Barbara Ann Eschenburg, Berlin, Md., "Miss Maryland."

16 May 1967 • These young women all hope to be crowned Miss USA Saturday night at Miami Beach, Fla. In the front row are, left to right: Miss Tennessee, Nancy Brackhahn; Miss West Virginia, Pamela Young and Miss Maryland, Sandy Clevering. In the back row are, left to right: Miss Delaware, Dianne Judefind; Miss Pennsylvania, Barbara Woronke; Miss Virginia, Elizabeth Kallmyer and Miss District of Columbia, Myra Chudy.

14 May 1972 • Swinging in a hammock at Pajardo, Puerto Rico, are Miss USA contestants Linda Thompson (Miss Tennessee), left; Janet Potter" (Miss Missouri); Dale Carder (Miss Massachusetts), and Janet Greenawalt (Miss District of Columbia). The contest will be held May 21.

1 Mar 1988 • Miss Maryland (Rowanne Brewer), voted "Miss Photogenic" of the 1988 Miss USA contest poses for Miss District of Columbia (Elva Anderson).

13 May 1985 • On the day of opening ceremonies contestants wore costumes to pay homage to their states. From left. Miss Kansas (Jill Denzin), wheat; Miss Indiana (Theresa Hobbs), race car driver; Miss District of Columbia (Christal Chacon), Statue of Freedom; Miss New Jersey (Francie Knapp), sunbird; Miss Michigan (Nancy Mazuro), Detroit tiger; Miss Arizona (Michelle Ducote), Aztec warrior; Miss Utah (Kim Thompson), salt princess; Miss Wyoming (Wendy Hartwigsen) Old Faithful.

21 May 1981 • Becky Smith, a Girl Scout who has won the highest award in scouting, sits among some of the contestants in the Miss USA pageant to be held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Thursday night. Former Girl Scouts shown with Becky, from left to right, are Miss Ohio Kim Seelbrede; Miss Texas Diana Dumford; Miss District of Columbia Belinda Johnson; Miss Nebraska LaDonna Hill; and Miss Missouri Karyn Smagacz .Thirty six of the contestants in this year's pageant are former Girl Scouts.

17 Jul 1963 • Marite Ozers, Miss 1963 MISS USA and Court: Miss Colorado, Miss Missouri, Miss California and Miss District of Columbia.

5 May 1980 • This gulf coast city is the beauty capital of the universe this week. Contestants have gathered in the warm sun for the Miss USA Pageant. Among them are (from left) Miss Louisiana, Kelly Bonin, Miss District of Columbia, Marianne Ritter, Miss North Carolina, Lori Boggs, and Miss South Carolina, Shawn Weatherly. UPI.

4 May 1975 • Miss USA pageant contestants take a ferry ride. From left they are Marice Love, Miss Rhode Island; Sandy McClure, Miss Delaware; Rilla Posson, Miss Massachusetts; Ellen Bowie, Miss Maryland; Cathy Russell, Miss New Jersey, and Mary Lamond, wearing a Miss Metro banner and representing the District of Columbia. The winner will be crowned May 17 during a nationally telecast show from Niagara. Falls. ,

15 Feb 1988 • Fairfield County's Gina West, of Pickerington, (second from right) is among the 51 contestants in Miss USA competition in El Paso, Texas. Leading the conga line of Miss USA delegates are (from left) Miss District of Columbia, Elva Anderson; Miss Pennsylvania, Susan Gray, from Lansdale; Miss California, Diana Magana, from Palos Verdes; Miss Massachusetts, Anita Lovely, from Franklin; Miss Wyoming, Kristen Youmans, from Casper; Miss Ohio, Miss West, and Miss Nevada, Lagracella Oman, from Henderson. The new Miss USA will be crowned on live television March 1.

26 Apr 1984 • Miss Pennsylvania, Tina Marie Albright of Willow, Street, joined Miss USA Pageant winners from across the nation in New York Wednesday for a sight-seeing and promotional tour for the pageant. From left are: Theresa Ring, Miss California; Lynn Scalo, Miss Connecticut; Steffanee Learning, Miss District of Columbia; Stacy Hassfurder, Miss Florida; Lavonne Ranae Misselle, Miss Illinois; Deborah Neary, Miss Massachusetts; Adriana Krambeck, Miss Michigan; Saundra Percival, Miss Missouri; Diane Everett Qualter, Miss New Jersey; Caroline Flury, Miss New York; Roxi Erwin, Miss Ohio; Miss Albright, and Laura Shaw, Miss Texas.

Hawaii, California, Missouri, Texas, Minnesota, Michigan, District of Columbia and Massachusetts are among the contestants participating in a photoshoot.

28 Apr 1980 • A half dozen state finalists in the Miss USA 1980 contest pose at a New York City restaurant Sunday after a round of appearances in the Big Apple. From the left the girls are: Miss New York, Debra Sue Maurice, 21; Miss Ohio, Elizabeth Kim Thomas, 20; Miss Florida, Barbara Ann Bowser, 20; Miss Massachusetts, Diane Marie Campbell, 21; Miss District of Columbia, Marianne Elizabeth Ritter, 19; Miss Pennsylvania, Andrea Lynn Patrick, 19. All will compete in the nationally televised program in Mississippi to determine who will represent the nation in the Miss Universe Pageant.

Miss District of Columbia USA 2015 Lizzy Olsen's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2015

Miss District of Columbia USA 2020 Cierra Jackson's official headshot for Miss USA 2020

Miss District of Columbia USA 2006 Candace Allen's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2006

Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2005

Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 Mercedes Lindsay's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2007

Miss District of Columbia USA 2008 Chelsey Rodgers' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2008

Miss District of Columbia USA 2009 Nicole White's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2009

A photo of Miss District of Columbia USA 2018 Bryce Armstrong taken at Miss USA 2018

Miss District of Columbia USA 2004 Tiara Dews' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2004

Miss District of Columbia USA 2003 Michelle Wright's official headshot at Miss USA 2003

Miss District of Columbia USA 2002 Shauntay Hinton's official headshot at Miss USA 2002

Miss District of Columbia USA 1999 Amy Alderson's official headshot at Miss USA 1999

Miss District of Columbia USA 1996 La Chanda Jenkins' official headshot at Miss USA 1996

Miss District of Columbia USA 2010 MacKenzie Green's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2010

Miss District of Columbia USA 2011 Heather Swann's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2011

Miss District of Columbia USA 1997 Napiera Groves' official headshot at Miss USA 1997

Miss District of Columbia USA 1993 Alena Neves' official headshot at Miss USA 1993

Miss District of Columbia USA 2012 Monique Tompkins's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2012

Miss District of Columbia USA 2013 Jessica Frith's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2013

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Deshauna Barber's official headshot by Jonathan Carter at Miss USA 2016

Miss District of Columbia USA 2017 Kára McCullough's official headshot by Georgina Vaughan at Miss USA 2017

Miss District of Columbia USA 2014 Ciera Nicole Butts's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2014

A photo of Miss District of Columbia USA 2019 Cordelia Cranshaw taken at Miss USA 2019

Miss District of Columbia USA 2001 Liane Angus' official photo at Miss USA 2001

Miss District of Columbia USA 2021 Sasha Perea's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2021

Miss District of Columbia USA 2022 Faith Porter's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2022

Miss District of Columbia USA 2007 Mercedes Lindsay in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 Deshauna Barber in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2016

Miss District of Columbia USA 2006 Candace Allen in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss District of Columbia USA 2004 Tiara Dews in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss District of Columbia USA 2003 Michelle Wright in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss District of Columbia USA 2010 MacKenzie Green in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss District of Columbia USA 2011 Heather Swann in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss District of Columbia USA 2012 Monique Tompkins in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss District of Columbia USA 2013 Jessica Frith in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss District of Columbia USA 2017 Kára McCullough in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2017