Your ultimate Miss USA state pageant resource
Take a trip back into the history of the Miss Florida USA and Teen USA pageants, from the very first winner, Yvonne Peairs in 1952 to Caroline Dixon and Sharlysse Nelson in 2023. Get to know every single Miss and Teen titleholder with a full listing, hometown map and extensive photo archive, with state pageant photos, Miss USA and Teen USA competition photos and more.
18 • North Miami
Succeeded Sylvia Hitchcock as Miss USA
18 • Port St. Lucie
26 • Kissimmee
2nd runner-up
at Miss USA
28 • Okeechobee
25 • Homosassa
Semi-finalist
at Miss USA
25 • Orlando
24 • Winter Park
1st runner-up
Marcia Valibus (1958), Cloe Cabrera (1987)
2nd runner-up
Nanita Greene (1959), Cheryl Patton (later Miss USA) (1967), Barbara Bowser (1980), Ashley Cariño Barreto (2021)
3rd runner-up
Coni Ensor (1972), Mary-Margaret Humes (1975), Monica Farrell (1988)
4th runner-up
Nancy Wakefield (1960), Randell “Randy” Beard (1966), Melissa Witek (2005), Cristin Duren (2006), Brittany Oldehoff (2014)
Top 5/6
Shannon Depuy (1995), Angelia Savage (1997), Génesis Dávila (2018)
Semi-finalist
Kay Duggar (1953), Marlies Gessler (1955), Kim Meyer (1956), Maria Junquera (1969), Cheryl Johnson (1970), Susan Deaton (1971), Stacy Evans (1973), Cynthia “Cindi” Zach (1974), April Shaw (1978), Caroline Dixon (2023)
Top 8/10/11/12*
Kristen Berset (2004), Jessica Rafalowski (2008), Nicolette Jennings (2019)
Top 15/16/20*
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Congeniality
Linda LeFevre (1977)
Photogenic
Shannon Ford (2002), Cristin Duren (2006)
State Costume
Peyton Lewis (2024)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025 | Lou Schieffelin* | Winter Park | 24 | ​Previously Miss FL Teen USA 2018 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 2024 | Peyton Lewis | Orlando | 25 | Best State Costume | ||
 | 2023 | Caroline Dixon | Homosassa | 25 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2022 | Taylor Fulford | Okeechobee | 28 | |||
 | 2021 | Ashley Cariño Barreto | Kissimmee | 26 | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 (T5 Miss Universe) | |
 | 2020 | Monique Evans^ | Naples | 28 | Previously Miss TX 2014 (T16 Miss America) | ||
 | 2019 | Nicolette Jennings | Clearwater Beach | 22 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2018 | Génesis Dávila | Miami | 27 | Finalist | ||
 | 2017 | Linette De Los Santos | Miami | 25 | |||
 | 2016 | Brie Gabrielle | West Palm Beach | 26 | |||
 | 2015 | Ashleigh Lollie | Grand Ridge | 23 | |||
 | 2014 | Brittany Oldehoff | Fort Lauderdale | 25 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 2013 | Michelle Aguirre | Hialeah | 20 | |||
 | 2012 | Karina Brez | Wellington | 24 | |||
 | 2011 | Lissette Garcia | Miami | 26 | Top 16 | ||
 | 2010 | Megan Clementi | Orlando | 25 | |||
 | 2009 | Anastagia Pierre* | Plantation | 20 | Previously Miss FL Teen USA 2004; later Miss Bahamas Universe 2011 | ||
 | 2008 | Jessica Rafalowski | DeLand | 21 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2007 | Jenna Edwards^ | North Miami | 25 | Previously Miss FL 2004 | ||
 | 2006 | Cristin Duren* | Panama City | 24 | 4th runner-up | Photogenic | Previously Miss FL Teen USA 1997 (Photogenic @ Teen USA) |
 | 2005 | Melissa Witek | Cocoa Beach | 24 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 2004 | Kristen Berset | St. Petersburg | 22 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2003 | Carrie Ann Mewha | Fort Lauderdale | 24 | |||
 | 2002 | Shannon Ford | Miami | 25 | Photogenic | ||
 | 2001 | Julie Donaldson | Ponte Vedra Beach | 23 | |||
 | 2000 | Kristin Ludecke^ | Eustes | 23 | Previously Miss FL 1995; daughter of Miss FL USA 1970 | ||
 | 1999 | Melissa Quesada | Tampa | 19 | |||
 | 1998 | Jamie Converse | Gainesville | 22 | |||
 | 1997 | Angelia Savage | Jacksonville | 25 | Finalist | ||
 | 1996 | Idalmis Vidal | Miami | 21 | |||
 | 1995 | Shannon Depuy^ | Tallahassee | 24 | Finalist | Previously Miss VA 1990 (SF Miss America) | |
 | 1994 | Cynthia Redding | Deltona | 19 | †2018 | ||
 | 1993 | Shakeela Gajadha | West Palm Beach | 20 | |||
 | 1992 | Sharon Belden | Coral Gables | 25 | SF Miss World 1992 | ||
 | 1991 | Rosa Velilla | Miami | 23 | |||
 | 1990 | Tricia Hahn | Panama City | 20 | |||
 | 1989 | Jennifer Parker | Tallahassee | 18 | |||
 | 1988 | Monica Farrell^ | Jacksonville | 22 | 3rd runner-up | Previously Miss FL 1985 | |
 | 1987 | Cloe Cabrera | Tampa | 22 | 1st runner-up | NF Miss World 1987 | |
 | 1986 | Kathy Rosenwinkel | Altamonte Springs | 21 | |||
 | 1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | 21 | |||
 | 1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | 20 | |||
 | 1983 | Janet Chessor | Daytona Beach | 21 | |||
 | 1982 | Lisa Smith | Largo | 21 | |||
 | 1981 | Valerie Lundeen | Miami | 24 | †2019 | ||
 | 1980 | Barbara Bowser | Miami Springs | 20 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 1979 | Penny Sheridan | Merritt Island | 20 | |||
 | 1978 | April Shaw | Lakeland | 22 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1977 | Linda LeFevre | Gainesville | 19 | Congeniality | ||
 | 1976 | Leigh Walsh | Coral Gables | 18 | |||
 | 1975 | Mary-Margaret Humes | Coral Gables | 21 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1974 | Cynthia "Cindi" Zach | North Miami | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1973 | Stacy Evans | Daytona Beach | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1972 | Coni Ensor | Miami | 23 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1971 | Susan Deaton | Jacksonville | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1970 | Cheryl Johnson | Orlando | 25 | Semi-finalist | Mother of Miss FL USA 2000 Kristin Ludecke | |
 | 1969 | Maria Junquera | Plant City | 19 | Semi-finalist | †2021 | |
 | 1968 | Leslie Candace "Candy" Bauer | New Port Richey | 18 | |||
 | 1967 | CHERYL PATTON | Miami | 18 | 2nd runner-up | Assumed Miss USA title | |
 | 1966 | Randell "Randy" Beard | Cypress Gardens | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1965 | Karol Kelly | Zephyrhills | 20 | |||
 | 1964 | Candyce "Candy" Davenport | Miami | 20 | |||
 | 1963 | Linda Egland | South Miami | 18 | |||
 | 1962 | Sharon Conrad | Tampa | 19 | †2008 | ||
 | 1961 | Peggy Defreitas | Coral Gables | 22 | |||
 | 1960 | Nancy Wakefield | Winter Haven | 19 | 4th runner-up | †2012 | |
 | 1959 | Nanita Greene | Coral Gables | 21 | 2nd runner-up | †2020 | |
 | 1958 | Marcia Valibus | Miami Beach | 20 | 1st runner-up | †2017 | |
 | 1957 | Deanie Cates | Holly Hill | 18 | |||
 | 1956 | Kim Meyer | Oceanway | 26 | Semi-finalist | Stage name for Mavis Russell; †1996 | |
 | 1955 | Marlies Gessler | Tallahassee | 20 | Semi-finalist | †2022 | |
 | 1954 | Rosemary Talucci | Miami Beach | 22 | |||
| 1953 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
 | 1952 | Yvonne Peairs | Jacksonville | 21 | †|
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lou Schieffelin* | Winter Park | 24 | ​Previously Miss FL Teen USA 2018 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 2024 | Peyton Lewis | Orlando | 25 | Best State Costume | ||
| 2023 | Caroline Dixon | Homosassa | 25 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2022 | Taylor Fulford | Okeechobee | 28 | |||
| 2021 | Ashley Cariño Barreto | Kissimmee | 26 | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 (T5 Miss Universe) | |
| 2020 | Monique Evans^ | Naples | 28 | Previously Miss TX 2014 (T16 Miss America) | ||
| 2019 | Nicolette Jennings | Clearwater Beach | 22 | Top 10 | ||
| 2018 | Génesis Dávila | Miami | 27 | Finalist | ||
| 2017 | Linette De Los Santos | Miami | 25 | |||
| 2016 | Brie Gabrielle | West Palm Beach | 26 | |||
| 2015 | Ashleigh Lollie | Grand Ridge | 23 | |||
| 2014 | Brittany Oldehoff | Fort Lauderdale | 25 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 2013 | Michelle Aguirre | Hialeah | 20 | |||
| 2012 | Karina Brez | Wellington | 24 | |||
| 2011 | Lissette Garcia | Miami | 26 | Top 16 | ||
| 2010 | Megan Clementi | Orlando | 25 | |||
| 2009 | Anastagia Pierre* | Plantation | 20 | Previously Miss FL Teen USA 2004; later Miss Bahamas Universe 2011 | ||
| 2008 | Jessica Rafalowski | DeLand | 21 | Top 10 | ||
| 2007 | Jenna Edwards^ | North Miami | 25 | Previously Miss FL 2004 | ||
| 2006 | Cristin Duren* | Panama City | 24 | 4th runner-up | Photogenic | Previously Miss FL Teen USA 1997 (Photogenic @ Teen USA) |
| 2005 | Melissa Witek | Cocoa Beach | 24 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 2004 | Kristen Berset | St. Petersburg | 22 | Top 10 | ||
| 2003 | Carrie Ann Mewha | Fort Lauderdale | 24 | |||
| 2002 | Shannon Ford | Miami | 25 | Photogenic | ||
| 2001 | Julie Donaldson | Ponte Vedra Beach | 23 | |||
| 2000 | Kristin Ludecke^ | Eustes | 23 | Previously Miss FL 1995; daughter of Miss FL USA 1970 | ||
| 1999 | Melissa Quesada | Tampa | 19 | |||
| 1998 | Jamie Converse | Gainesville | 22 | |||
| 1997 | Angelia Savage | Jacksonville | 25 | Finalist | ||
| 1996 | Idalmis Vidal | Miami | 21 | |||
| 1995 | Shannon Depuy^ | Tallahassee | 24 | Finalist | Previously Miss VA 1990 (SF Miss America) | |
| 1994 | Cynthia Redding | Deltona | 19 | †2018 | ||
| 1993 | Shakeela Gajadha | West Palm Beach | 20 | |||
| 1992 | Sharon Belden | Coral Gables | 25 | SF Miss World 1992 | ||
| 1991 | Rosa Velilla | Miami | 23 | |||
| 1990 | Tricia Hahn | Panama City | 20 | |||
| 1989 | Jennifer Parker | Tallahassee | 18 | |||
| 1988 | Monica Farrell^ | Jacksonville | 22 | 3rd runner-up | Previously Miss FL 1985 | |
| 1987 | Cloe Cabrera | Tampa | 22 | 1st runner-up | NF Miss World 1987 | |
| 1986 | Kathy Rosenwinkel | Altamonte Springs | 21 | |||
| 1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | 21 | |||
| 1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | 20 | |||
| 1983 | Janet Chessor | Daytona Beach | 21 | |||
| 1982 | Lisa Smith | Largo | 21 | |||
| 1981 | Valerie Lundeen | Miami | 24 | †2019 | ||
| 1980 | Barbara Bowser | Miami Springs | 20 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1979 | Penny Sheridan | Merritt Island | 20 | |||
| 1978 | April Shaw | Lakeland | 22 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1977 | Linda LeFevre | Gainesville | 19 | Congeniality | ||
| 1976 | Leigh Walsh | Coral Gables | 18 | |||
| 1975 | Mary-Margaret Humes | Coral Gables | 21 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1974 | Cynthia "Cindi" Zach | North Miami | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1973 | Stacy Evans | Daytona Beach | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1972 | Coni Ensor | Miami | 23 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1971 | Susan Deaton | Jacksonville | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1970 | Cheryl Johnson | Orlando | 25 | Semi-finalist | Mother of Miss FL USA 2000 Kristin Ludecke | |
| 1969 | Maria Junquera | Plant City | 19 | Semi-finalist | †2021 | |
| 1968 | Leslie Candace "Candy" Bauer | New Port Richey | 18 | |||
| 1967 | CHERYL PATTON | Miami | 18 | 2nd runner-up | Assumed Miss USA title | |
| 1966 | Randell "Randy" Beard | Cypress Gardens | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1965 | Karol Kelly | Zephyrhills | 20 | |||
| 1964 | Candyce "Candy" Davenport | Miami | 20 | |||
| 1963 | Linda Egland | South Miami | 18 | |||
| 1962 | Sharon Conrad | Tampa | 19 | †2008 | ||
| 1961 | Peggy Defreitas | Coral Gables | 22 | |||
| 1960 | Nancy Wakefield | Winter Haven | 19 | 4th runner-up | †2012 | |
| 1959 | Nanita Greene | Coral Gables | 21 | 2nd runner-up | †2020 | |
| 1958 | Marcia Valibus | Miami Beach | 20 | 1st runner-up | †2017 | |
| 1957 | Deanie Cates | Holly Hill | 18 | |||
| 1956 | Kim Meyer | Oceanway | 26 | Semi-finalist | Stage name for Mavis Russell; †1996 | |
| 1955 | Marlies Gessler | Tallahassee | 20 | Semi-finalist | †2022 | |
| 1954 | Rosemary Talucci | Miami Beach | 22 | |||
| 1953 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1952 | Yvonne Peairs | Jacksonville | 21 | †|
18 • Port St Lucie
Winner of
Miss Teen USA 2021
19 • Cooper City
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
15 • Destin
18 • Dade City
18 • Orlando
Winner
Breanna Myles (2021)
Semi-finalist
Stefanie Smith (1986), Christy Fatzinger (1994), Corinna Clark (1995), Nicole Broderick (1998), Jillian Wunderlich (2008), Alyssa Rivera (2010), Alyssa Khan (2022)
Top 10*
Lou Scheiffelin (2018)
Top 15/16/20*
Jennifer Wooten (2006)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Photogenic
Kelly Gaudet (1996), Cristin Duren (1997), Nicole Broderick (1998)
Other Awards
Best Impact Award • Sharlysse Nelson (2023)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025 | Keira Morehead | Orlando | 18 | |||
 | 2024 | Kennedie Clinton | Dade City | 18 | State Costume | ||
 | 2023 | Sharlysse Nelson | Destin | 15 | Impact Award | ||
 | 2022 | Alyssa Khan | Cooper City | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2021 | BREANNA MYLES | Port Saint Lucie | 18 | Miss Teen USA | ||
 | 2020 | Rylie Spicker | Fort Myers | 19 | |||
 | 2019 | Katia Gerry | Jacksonville | 17 | |||
 | 2018 | Lou Scheiffelin* | Winter Park | 17 | Top 10 | Later Miss FL USA 2025 | |
 | 2017 | Victoria DiSorbo | Pembroke Pines | 19 | |||
 | 2016 | Grace Smith | Ponce Inlet | 17 | |||
 | 2015 | Jara Courson | Lake City | 18 | |||
 | 2014 | Natalie Fiallo | Pembroke Pines | 16 | |||
 | 2013 | Brianne Bailey | Weston | 18 | |||
 | 2012 | Gracie Simmons (resigned) | Ft. Walton Beach | 18 | Resigned prior to Miss Teen USA | ||
 | 2012 | Sydney Martinez | Lake City | 16 | 1st runner-up; assumed title after Gracie Simmons resigned | ||
| 2012 | Gracie Simmons (resigned) | Ft. Walton Beach | 18 | Resigned prior to Miss Teen USA | ||
 | 2011 | Mikyle Crockett | Jacksonville | 18 | |||
 | 2010 | Alyssa Rivera | Miami | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2009 | Kayla Collier | Pahokee | 18 | |||
 | 2008 | Jillian Wunderlich | Fort Myers | 17 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss IN USA 2011 (T16 Miss USA) | |
 | 2007 | Annilie Hastey | Miami | 18 | |||
 | 2006 | Jennifer Wooten | Leesburg | 18 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2005 | Victoria Ratliff | Jasper | 18 | |||
 | 2004 | Anastagia Pierre | Plantation | 15 | Later Miss FL USA 2009 & Miss Bahamas Universe 2011 | ||
 | 2003 | Mary Jeffords | Bradenton | 17 | |||
 | 2002 | Ashlee Cuza | Sarasota | 18 | |||
 | 2001 | Joanna Candelaria | Port Charlotte | 16 | |||
 | 2000 | Tommie Albright | Ormond Beach | 17 | |||
 | 1999 | Michelle Schmotzer | New Smyrna Beach | 18 | |||
 | 1998 | Nicole Broderick | Hallandale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ​Photogenic | |
 | 1997 | Cristin Duren | Lynnhaven | 16 | ​Photogenic | Later Miss FL USA 2006 (Photogenic @ Miss USA) | |
 | 1996 | Kelly Gaudet^ | Miami | 17 | ​Photogenic | Later Miss FL 2001 (Top 10 Miss America) | |
 | 1995 | Corinna Clark | Temple Terrace | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1994 | Christy Fatzinger | Tampa | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1993 | Allyson McKinney | Jacksonville | 18 | |||
 | 1992 | Jennifer Sutter | Lecanto | 17 | |||
 | 1991 | Marnie West | Panama City | 18 | |||
 | 1990 | Michelle Benitez | Perrine . | 16 | |||
 | 1989 | Debbie Knox | Miami | 16 | |||
 | 1988 | Holly Nicholson | Ocala | 15 | |||
 | 1987 | Kimberlee Edwards | Key West | 16 | |||
 | 1986 | Stefanie Smith | Jacksonville | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1985 | Erin Townsend | Davie | 17 | |||
 | 1984 | Mai-Lis Kuniholm | Coral Gables | 17 | |||
 | 1983 | Lora Erdman | Winter Park | 16 |
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Keira Morehead | Orlando | 18 | |||
| 2024 | Kennedie Clinton | Dade City | 18 | State Costume | ||
| 2023 | Sharlysse Nelson | Destin | 15 | Impact Award | ||
| 2022 | Alyssa Khan | Cooper City | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2021 | BREANNA MYLES | Port Saint Lucie | 18 | Miss Teen USA | ||
| 2020 | Rylie Spicker | Fort Myers | 19 | |||
| 2019 | Katia Gerry | Jacksonville | 17 | |||
| 2018 | Lou Scheiffelin* | Winter Park | 17 | Top 10 | Later Miss FL USA 2025 | |
| 2017 | Victoria DiSorbo | Pembroke Pines | 19 | |||
| 2016 | Grace Smith | Ponce Inlet | 17 | |||
| 2015 | Jara Courson | Lake City | 18 | |||
| 2014 | Natalie Fiallo | Pembroke Pines | 16 | |||
| 2013 | Brianne Bailey | Weston | 18 | |||
| 2012 | Gracie Simmons (resigned) | Ft. Walton Beach | 18 | Resigned prior to Miss Teen USA | ||
| 2012 | Sydney Martinez | Lake City | 16 | 1st runner-up; assumed title after Gracie Simmons resigned | ||
| 2012 | Gracie Simmons (resigned) | Ft. Walton Beach | 18 | Resigned prior to Miss Teen USA | ||
| 2011 | Mikyle Crockett | Jacksonville | 18 | |||
| 2010 | Alyssa Rivera | Miami | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2009 | Kayla Collier | Pahokee | 18 | |||
| 2008 | Jillian Wunderlich | Fort Myers | 17 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss IN USA 2011 (T16 Miss USA) | |
| 2007 | Annilie Hastey | Miami | 18 | |||
| 2006 | Jennifer Wooten | Leesburg | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2005 | Victoria Ratliff | Jasper | 18 | |||
| 2004 | Anastagia Pierre | Plantation | 15 | Later Miss FL USA 2009 & Miss Bahamas Universe 2011 | ||
| 2003 | Mary Jeffords | Bradenton | 17 | |||
| 2002 | Ashlee Cuza | Sarasota | 18 | |||
| 2001 | Joanna Candelaria | Port Charlotte | 16 | |||
| 2000 | Tommie Albright | Ormond Beach | 17 | |||
| 1999 | Michelle Schmotzer | New Smyrna Beach | 18 | |||
| 1998 | Nicole Broderick | Hallandale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ​Photogenic | |
| 1997 | Cristin Duren | Lynnhaven | 16 | ​Photogenic | Later Miss FL USA 2006 (Photogenic @ Miss USA) | |
| 1996 | Kelly Gaudet^ | Miami | 17 | ​Photogenic | Later Miss FL 2001 (Top 10 Miss America) | |
| 1995 | Corinna Clark | Temple Terrace | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1994 | Christy Fatzinger | Tampa | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1993 | Allyson McKinney | Jacksonville | 18 | |||
| 1992 | Jennifer Sutter | Lecanto | 17 | |||
| 1991 | Marnie West | Panama City | 18 | |||
| 1990 | Michelle Benitez | Perrine . | 16 | |||
| 1989 | Debbie Knox | Miami | 16 | |||
| 1988 | Holly Nicholson | Ocala | 15 | |||
| 1987 | Kimberlee Edwards | Key West | 16 | |||
| 1986 | Stefanie Smith | Jacksonville | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1985 | Erin Townsend | Davie | 17 | |||
| 1984 | Mai-Lis Kuniholm | Coral Gables | 17 | |||
| 1983 | Lora Erdman | Winter Park | 16 |
