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
28 • Naples
26 • Kissimmee
2nd runner-up
at Miss USA
28 • Okeechobee
25 • Homosassa
Semi-finalist
at Miss USA
25 • Orlando
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | Top 5 | ||
 | 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 | Top 6 | ||
 | 1996 | Idalmis Vidal | Miami | 21 | |||
 | 1995 | Shannon Depuy^ | Tallahassee | 24 | Top 6 | 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 | 20 | |||
 | 1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | 21 | |||
 | 1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | 20 | |||
 | 1983 | Janet Chessor | Daytona Beach | 20 | |||
 | 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 | 22 | Congeniality | ||
 | 1976 | Leigh Walsh | Coral Gables | 20 | |||
 | 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 | 22 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1971 | Susan Deaton | Jacksonville | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1970 | Cheryl Johnson | Orlando | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Top 5 | ||
| 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 | Top 6 | ||
| 1996 | Idalmis Vidal | Miami | 21 | |||
| 1995 | Shannon Depuy^ | Tallahassee | 24 | Top 6 | 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 | 20 | |||
| 1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | 21 | |||
| 1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | 20 | |||
| 1983 | Janet Chessor | Daytona Beach | 20 | |||
| 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 | 22 | Congeniality | ||
| 1976 | Leigh Walsh | Coral Gables | 20 | |||
| 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 | 22 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1971 | Susan Deaton | Jacksonville | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1970 | Cheryl Johnson | Orlando | 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 | † |
