Your ultimate Miss USA state pageant resource
Take a trip back into the history of the Miss Georgia USA and Teen USA pageants, from the first winner to the most recent. 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.
25 • Columbus
26 • Sugar Hill
26 • Atlanta
24 • Winder
24 • Lawrenceville
Top 10
at Miss USA
1st runner-up
Erin Nance (1993)
2nd runner-up
Tami Tesch (1986), Donna Rampy (1988), Tiffany Fallon (2001), Lisa Wilson (2006), Tiana Griggs (2014), Emanii Davis (2016)
3rd runner-up
Dorothy Taylor (1959)
4th runner-up
Carolann Connor (1955), Diane Austin (1958), Cherie Stephens (1970), Sophia Bowen (1987), Michele Nemeth (1989), Patti Dunn (2000), Jasmyn Wilkins (2012)
Top 5/6
Brenda Leithleiter (1990), Jennifer Prodgers (1992)
Semi-finalist
Liz Wickersham (1976), Linda Kerr (1977), Lisa Condrey (1981), Dotsy Timm (1983)
Top 8/10/11/12*
Caroline Medley (2004), Marianny Egurrola (2018)
Top 15/16/20*
Kimberly Gittings (2009), Kaylin Reque (2011), Alyssa Beasley  (2020)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Photogenic
Liz Wickersham (1976), Sophia Bowen (1987)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025 | Savannah Miles* | Lawrenceville | 24 | Top 10 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2008 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | |
 | 2024 | Emmaline Farmer | Winder | 24 | |||
 | 2023 | Rachel Russaw | Atlanta | 26 | |||
 | 2022 | Holly Haynes | Sugar Hill | 26 | |||
 | 2021 | Cora Lynn Griffen | Columbus | 25 | |||
 | 2020 | Alyssa Beasley^ | Brunswick | 22 | Top 15 | Previously Miss GA 2017 (T12 Miss America) | |
 | 2019 | ​Katerina Rozmajzl | Atlanta | 21 | |||
 | 2018 | Marianny Egurrola | Buford | 26 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2017 | DeAnna Johnson | Hazlehurst | 21 | |||
 | 2016 | Emanii Davis | Griffin | 22 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2015 | Brooke Fletcher* | Fayetteville | 23 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2009 (1RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 2014 | Tiana Griggs | Monticello | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2013 | Brittany Sharp* | Duluth | 22 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2006 (4RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 2012 | Jasmyn Wilkins | Johns Creek | 22 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 2011 | Kaylin Reque | Suwanee | 22 | Top 16 | ||
 | 2010 | Cassady Lance* | Savannah | 25 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2003 | ||
 | 2009 | Kimberly Gittings | Lilburn | 20 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2008 | Amanda Kozak^ | Warner Robins | 23 | Previously Miss GA 2006 (2RU Miss America) | ||
 | 2007 | Brittany Swann | Fayetteville | 23 | |||
 | 2006 | Lisa Wilson | Rome | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2005 | Tanisha Brito^ | Dunwoody | 24 | Previously Miss CT 2002 | ||
 | 2004 | Caroline Medley | Suwanee | 26 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2003 | Erin Haney | Atlanta | 22 | |||
 | 2002 | Heather Hogan | Duluth | 21 | |||
 | 2001 | Tiffany Fallon | Duluth | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2000 | Patti Dunn | Lilburn | 24 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1999 | Meredith Young* | Cairo | 26 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1991 (1RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 1998 | Edlyn Lewis | Atlanta | 26 | |||
 | 1997 | Denesha Reed* | McDonough | 22 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1993 (F Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 1996 | Jenny Craig | Atlanta | 24 | |||
 | 1995 | Paulette Schier | Snellville | 23 | |||
 | 1994 | Andrea Moore | Atlanta | 26 | |||
 | 1993 | Erin Nance* | Calhoun | 20 | 1st runner-up | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1988 | |
 | 1992 | Jennifer Prodgers | Atlanta | 22 | Finalist | ||
 | 1991 | Tamara Rhoads | Marietta | 23 | |||
 | 1990 | Brenda Leithleiter | Smyrna | 22 | Finalist | ||
 | 1989 | Michele Nemeth | Lilburn | 23 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1988 | Donna Rampy | Riverdale | 24 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 1987 | Sophia Bowen | Marietta | 21 | 4th runner-up | Photogenic | |
 | 1986 | Tami Tesch | Hephzibah | 21 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 1985 | Amanda Smith | Smyrna | 24 | Mother of Miss TN 2024 Carley Jaymes Vogel | ||
 | 1984 | Jayne Poteet | Norcross | 19 | |||
 | 1983 | Dotsy Timm | Augusta | 22 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1982 | Kelly Blackston | Savannah | 19 | |||
 | 1981 | Lisa Condrey | Atlanta | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1980 | April Reid | Augusta | 26 | |||
 | 1979 | Debbie Freeman | Morrow | 22 | |||
 | 1978 | Larinda Matthews | Marietta | 19 | |||
 | 1977 | Linda Kerr | Alpharetta | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1976 | Liz Wickersham | Riverdale | 21 | Semi-finalist | Photogenic | |
 | 1975 | Diana Goodman | Forest Park | 24 | |||
 | 1974 | Vicki Ross | Warner Robins | 21 | |||
 | 1973 | Melanie Chapman | College Park | 22 | |||
 | 1972 | Kaye Ayers | Atlanta | 21 | |||
 | 1971 | Jenny Andrews | Atlanta | 23 | †2008 | ||
 | 1970 | Cherie Stephens | Tucker | 19 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1969 | Judy Lyons | Atlanta | 18 | |||
 | 1968 | Midge Ivie | Hapeville | 23 | |||
 | 1967 | Jane Lineberger | Atlanta | 18 | †2017 | ||
 | 1966 | Flora Goddard | Atlanta | 24 | |||
 | 1965 | Judy Simpson | Atlanta | 21 | |||
 | 1964 | Lynda Tatum | Cave Spring | 18 | |||
 | 1963 | Brenda Seagraves | Winterville | 19 | |||
 | 1962 | Genelda Odum | Jesup | 18 | |||
 | 1961 | Patsy Giddens | Nashville | 18 | †2021 | ||
 | 1960 | Cecilia Upton | Cedartown | 19 | |||
 | 1959 | Dorothy Gladys Taylor | Valdosta | 18 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1958 | Diane Gail Austin | Atlanta | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1957 | Ruth Lycan | Atlanta | 19 | †2004 | ||
 | 1956 | Mary Ruff | Gainesville | 19 | |||
 | 1955 | Carolann Connor | Atlanta | 19 | 4th runner-up | †2004 | |
| 1954 | Did not compete | ||||||
| 1953 | Did not compete | ||||||
 | 1952 | Betty Jane Wood | Decatur | 18 |
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Savannah Miles* | Lawrenceville | 24 | Top 10 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2008 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | |
| 2024 | Emmaline Farmer | Winder | 24 | |||
| 2023 | Rachel Russaw | Atlanta | 26 | |||
| 2022 | Holly Haynes | Sugar Hill | 26 | |||
| 2021 | Cora Lynn Griffen | Columbus | 25 | |||
| 2020 | Alyssa Beasley^ | Brunswick | 22 | Top 15 | Previously Miss GA 2017 (T12 Miss America) | |
| 2019 | ​Katerina Rozmajzl | Atlanta | 21 | |||
| 2018 | Marianny Egurrola | Buford | 26 | Top 10 | ||
| 2017 | DeAnna Johnson | Hazlehurst | 21 | |||
| 2016 | Emanii Davis | Griffin | 22 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2015 | Brooke Fletcher* | Fayetteville | 23 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2009 (1RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 2014 | Tiana Griggs | Monticello | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2013 | Brittany Sharp* | Duluth | 22 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2006 (4RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 2012 | Jasmyn Wilkins | Johns Creek | 22 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 2011 | Kaylin Reque | Suwanee | 22 | Top 16 | ||
| 2010 | Cassady Lance* | Savannah | 25 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 2003 | ||
| 2009 | Kimberly Gittings | Lilburn | 20 | Top 15 | ||
| 2008 | Amanda Kozak^ | Warner Robins | 23 | Previously Miss GA 2006 (2RU Miss America) | ||
| 2007 | Brittany Swann | Fayetteville | 23 | |||
| 2006 | Lisa Wilson | Rome | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2005 | Tanisha Brito^ | Dunwoody | 24 | Previously Miss CT 2002 | ||
| 2004 | Caroline Medley | Suwanee | 26 | Top 10 | ||
| 2003 | Erin Haney | Atlanta | 22 | |||
| 2002 | Heather Hogan | Duluth | 21 | |||
| 2001 | Tiffany Fallon | Duluth | 26 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2000 | Patti Dunn | Lilburn | 24 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1999 | Meredith Young* | Cairo | 26 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1991 (1RU Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 1998 | Edlyn Lewis | Atlanta | 26 | |||
| 1997 | Denesha Reed* | McDonough | 22 | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1993 (F Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 1996 | Jenny Craig | Atlanta | 24 | |||
| 1995 | Paulette Schier | Snellville | 23 | |||
| 1994 | Andrea Moore | Atlanta | 26 | |||
| 1993 | Erin Nance* | Calhoun | 20 | 1st runner-up | Previously Miss GA Teen USA 1988 | |
| 1992 | Jennifer Prodgers | Atlanta | 22 | Finalist | ||
| 1991 | Tamara Rhoads | Marietta | 23 | |||
| 1990 | Brenda Leithleiter | Smyrna | 22 | Finalist | ||
| 1989 | Michele Nemeth | Lilburn | 23 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1988 | Donna Rampy | Riverdale | 24 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1987 | Sophia Bowen | Marietta | 21 | 4th runner-up | Photogenic | |
| 1986 | Tami Tesch | Hephzibah | 21 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1985 | Amanda Smith | Smyrna | 24 | Mother of Miss TN 2024 Carley Jaymes Vogel | ||
| 1984 | Jayne Poteet | Norcross | 19 | |||
| 1983 | Dotsy Timm | Augusta | 22 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1982 | Kelly Blackston | Savannah | 19 | |||
| 1981 | Lisa Condrey | Atlanta | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1980 | April Reid | Augusta | 26 | |||
| 1979 | Debbie Freeman | Morrow | 22 | |||
| 1978 | Larinda Matthews | Marietta | 19 | |||
| 1977 | Linda Kerr | Alpharetta | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1976 | Liz Wickersham | Riverdale | 21 | Semi-finalist | Photogenic | |
| 1975 | Diana Goodman | Forest Park | 24 | |||
| 1974 | Vicki Ross | Warner Robins | 21 | |||
| 1973 | Melanie Chapman | College Park | 22 | |||
| 1972 | Kaye Ayers | Atlanta | 21 | |||
| 1971 | Jenny Andrews | Atlanta | 23 | †2008 | ||
| 1970 | Cherie Stephens | Tucker | 19 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1969 | Judy Lyons | Atlanta | 18 | |||
| 1968 | Midge Ivie | Hapeville | 23 | |||
| 1967 | Jane Lineberger | Atlanta | 18 | †2017 | ||
| 1966 | Flora Goddard | Atlanta | 24 | |||
| 1965 | Judy Simpson | Atlanta | 21 | |||
| 1964 | Lynda Tatum | Cave Spring | 18 | |||
| 1963 | Brenda Seagraves | Winterville | 19 | |||
| 1962 | Genelda Odum | Jesup | 18 | |||
| 1961 | Patsy Giddens | Nashville | 18 | †2021 | ||
| 1960 | Cecilia Upton | Cedartown | 19 | |||
| 1959 | Dorothy Gladys Taylor | Valdosta | 18 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1958 | Diane Gail Austin | Atlanta | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1957 | Ruth Lycan | Atlanta | 19 | †2004 | ||
| 1956 | Mary Ruff | Gainesville | 19 | |||
| 1955 | Carolann Connor | Atlanta | 19 | 4th runner-up | †2004 | |
| 1954 | Did not compete | ||||||
| 1953 | Did not compete | ||||||
| 1952 | Betty Jane Wood | Decatur | 18 |
19 • Peachtree City
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
16 • Atlanta
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
19 • Bonaire
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
19 • Johns Creek
1st runner-up
at Miss Teen USA
19 • Atlanta
Top 10
at Miss Teen USA
1st runner-up
Meredith Young (1991), Whitney Fuller (1994), Brooke Fletcher (2009), Ava Colindres (2024)
2nd runner-up
Holly Roehl (1990), Shayla Jackson (2020)
3rd runner-up
Kelly Jerles (1983), Abby Vaillancourt (2000), Julia Martin (2013)
4th runner-up
Kimberly Harlan (2002), Brittany Sharp (2006)
Top 5/6
Denesha Reid (1993)
Semi-finalist
Meredith Brown (1985), Hope Allen (1987), Brandy Drake (2001), Kristen Robinson (2011), Courtney Smits (2012), Bentley Wright (2016), Elizabeth Greenberg (2021), Courtney Smith (2022), Denim Lovett (2023)
Top 10*
Katie Conkle (2015), Savannah Miles (2018), Kalysia Negron (2025)
Top 15/16/20*
Brooke Calhoun (2004)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Other Awards
Style Award • Abby Vaillancourt (2000), Brandy Drake (2001)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025 | Kalysia Negron | Atlanta | 19 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2024 | Ava Colindres | Johns Creek | 19 | 1st runner-up | ||
 | 2023 | Denim Lovett | Bonaire | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2022 | Courtney Smith | Atlanta | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2021 | Elizabeth Greenberg | Peachtree City | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2020 | Shayla Jackson | Valdosta | 18 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2019 | Isabella Bloedorn | Acworth | 15 | |||
 | 2018 | Savannah Miles* | Lawrenceville | 17 | Top 10 | Later Miss GA USA 2025 (T10 Miss USA) | |
 | 2017 | Taylor Ward | Valdosta | 18 | |||
 | 2016 | Bentley Wright | Vidalia | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2015 | Mary Calkins | Augusta | 16 | |||
 | 2014 | Noelle Hughley | Lithonia | 18 | |||
 | 2013 | Julia Martin° | Marietta | 19 | ​3rd runner-up | Previously Miss GA's OT 11 (SF MAOTeen) | |
 | 2012 | Courtney Smits | McDonough | 16 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss VA USA 2019 | |
 | 2011 | Kristen Robinson | Stone Mountain | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2010 | Caroline Wade | Acworth | 17 | |||
 | 2009 | Brooke Fletcher | Peachtree City | 17 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 2015 | |
 | 2008 | Shannon Geraghty | Norcross | 16 | |||
 | 2007 | Jena Sims | Winder | 17 | |||
 | 2006 | Brittany Sharp | Roswell | 15 | 4th runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 2013 | |
 | 2005 | Katie Conkle | Hampton | 18 | Top 10 | ||
 | 2004 | Brooke Calhoun | Roswell | 18 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2003 | Cassady Lance | Savannah | 18 | Later Miss GA USA 2010 | ||
 | 2002 | Kimberly Harlan | Marietta | 18 | 4th runner-up | NF Miss World 2003 | |
 | 2001 | Brandy Drake | Danielsville | 18 | Semi-finalist | Style award | |
 | 2000 | Abby Vaillancourt | Fayetteville | 19 | ​3rd runner-up | Style award | |
 | 1999 | Keely Wright | Powder Springs | 17 | |||
 | 1998 | Midori Thompson | Augusta | 18 | |||
 | 1997 | Cheri Wheeler | Savannah | 17 | |||
 | 1996 | Summer Newman | Richmond Hill | 17 | |||
 | 1995 | Gillian Nicholson | Colquitt | 18 | |||
 | 1994 | Whitney Fuller | Sautee Nacoochee | 16 | 1st runner-up | ||
 | 1993 | Denesha Reid | Fayetteville | 18 | Finalist | ||
 | 1992 | Kristie Harmon | Conyers | 18 | NF Miss World 1994 | ||
 | 1991 | Meredith Young | Cairo | 18 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 1999 | |
 | 1990 | Holly Roehl | Griffin | 18 | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss IN USA 1996 (SF Miss USA) | |
 | 1989 | Kim Malloy | Columbus | 18 | |||
 | 1988 | Erin Nance | Calhoun | 16 | Later Miss GA USA 1993 (1RU Miss USA) | ||
 | 1987 | Hope Allen | Thomaston | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1986 | Wendy Neuendorf^ | Dunwoody | 16 | Later Miss AL 1991 | ||
 | 1985 | Meredith Brown | Atlanta | 15 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1984 | Andrea Randall | Marietta | 17 | |||
 | 1983 | Kelly Jerles^ | Perry | 16 | ​3rd runner-up | Later Miss GA 1987 |
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kalysia Negron | Atlanta | 19 | Top 10 | ||
| 2024 | Ava Colindres | Johns Creek | 19 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2023 | Denim Lovett | Bonaire | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2022 | Courtney Smith | Atlanta | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2021 | Elizabeth Greenberg | Peachtree City | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2020 | Shayla Jackson | Valdosta | 18 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2019 | Isabella Bloedorn | Acworth | 15 | |||
| 2018 | Savannah Miles* | Lawrenceville | 17 | Top 10 | Later Miss GA USA 2025 (T10 Miss USA) | |
| 2017 | Taylor Ward | Valdosta | 18 | |||
| 2016 | Bentley Wright | Vidalia | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2015 | Mary Calkins | Augusta | 16 | |||
| 2014 | Noelle Hughley | Lithonia | 18 | |||
| 2013 | Julia Martin° | Marietta | 19 | ​3rd runner-up | Previously Miss GA's OT 11 (SF MAOTeen) | |
| 2012 | Courtney Smits | McDonough | 16 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss VA USA 2019 | |
| 2011 | Kristen Robinson | Stone Mountain | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2010 | Caroline Wade | Acworth | 17 | |||
| 2009 | Brooke Fletcher | Peachtree City | 17 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 2015 | |
| 2008 | Shannon Geraghty | Norcross | 16 | |||
| 2007 | Jena Sims | Winder | 17 | |||
| 2006 | Brittany Sharp | Roswell | 15 | 4th runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 2013 | |
| 2005 | Katie Conkle | Hampton | 18 | Top 10 | ||
| 2004 | Brooke Calhoun | Roswell | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2003 | Cassady Lance | Savannah | 18 | Later Miss GA USA 2010 | ||
| 2002 | Kimberly Harlan | Marietta | 18 | 4th runner-up | NF Miss World 2003 | |
| 2001 | Brandy Drake | Danielsville | 18 | Semi-finalist | Style award | |
| 2000 | Abby Vaillancourt | Fayetteville | 19 | ​3rd runner-up | Style award | |
| 1999 | Keely Wright | Powder Springs | 17 | |||
| 1998 | Midori Thompson | Augusta | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Cheri Wheeler | Savannah | 17 | |||
| 1996 | Summer Newman | Richmond Hill | 17 | |||
| 1995 | Gillian Nicholson | Colquitt | 18 | |||
| 1994 | Whitney Fuller | Sautee Nacoochee | 16 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1993 | Denesha Reid | Fayetteville | 18 | Finalist | ||
| 1992 | Kristie Harmon | Conyers | 18 | NF Miss World 1994 | ||
| 1991 | Meredith Young | Cairo | 18 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss GA USA 1999 | |
| 1990 | Holly Roehl | Griffin | 18 | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss IN USA 1996 (SF Miss USA) | |
| 1989 | Kim Malloy | Columbus | 18 | |||
| 1988 | Erin Nance | Calhoun | 16 | Later Miss GA USA 1993 (1RU Miss USA) | ||
| 1987 | Hope Allen | Thomaston | 16 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1986 | Wendy Neuendorf^ | Dunwoody | 16 | Later Miss AL 1991 | ||
| 1985 | Meredith Brown | Atlanta | 15 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1984 | Andrea Randall | Marietta | 17 | |||
| 1983 | Kelly Jerles^ | Perry | 16 | ​3rd runner-up | Later Miss GA 1987 |
