Miss Georgia USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss Georgia USA 1952 Betty Jane Wood

Miss Georgia USA 1955 Carolann Connor

Miss Georgia USA 1956 Mary Ruff

Miss Georgia USA 1957 Ruth Lycan

Miss Georgia USA 1958 Diane Gail Austin

Miss Georgia USA 1959 Dorothy Gladys Taylor

Miss Georgia USA 1960 Cecilia Upton

Miss Georgia USA 1961 Patsy Giddens

Miss Georgia USA 1962 Genelda Odum

Miss Georgia USA 1963 Brenda Seagraves

Miss Georgia USA 1964 Lynda Tatum

Miss Georgia USA 1965 Judy Simpson

Miss Georgia USA 1966 Flora Goddard

Miss Georgia USA 1967 Jane Lineberger

Miss Georgia USA 1968 Midge Ivie

Miss Georgia USA 1969 Judy Lyons

Miss Georgia USA 1970 Cherie Stephens

Miss Georgia USA 1971 Jenny Andrews

Miss Georgia USA 1972 Kaye Ayers

Miss Georgia USA 1973 Melanie Chapman†

Miss Georgia USA 1974 Vicki Ross

Miss Georgia USA 1975 Diana Goodman

Miss Georgia USA 1976 Liz Wickersham

Miss Georgia USA 1977 Linda Kerr

Miss Georgia USA 1978 Larinda Matthews

Miss Georgia USA 1979 Debbie Freeman

Miss Georgia USA 1980 April Reid

Miss Georgia USA 1981 Lisa Condrey

Miss Georgia USA 1982 Kelly Blackston

Miss Georgia USA 1983 Dotsy Timm

Miss Georgia USA 1984 Jayne Poteet

Miss Georgia USA 1985 Amanda Smith

Miss Georgia USA 1986 Tami Tesch

Miss Georgia USA 1987 Sophia Bowen

Miss Georgia USA 1988 Donna Rampy

Miss Georgia USA 1989 Michele Nemeth

Miss Georgia USA 1990 Brenda Leithleiter

Miss Georgia USA 1991 Tamara Rhoads

Miss Georgia USA 1992 Jennifer Prodgers

Miss Georgia USA 1993 Erin Nance

Miss Georgia USA 1994 Andrea Moore

Miss Georgia USA 1995 Paulette Schier

Miss Georgia USA 1996 Jenny Craig

Miss Georgia USA 1997 Denesha Reed

Miss Georgia USA 1998 Edlyn Lewis

Miss Georgia USA 1999 Meredith Young

Miss Georgia USA 2000 Patti Dunn

Miss Georgia USA 2001 Tiffany Fallon

Miss Georgia USA 2002 Heather Hogan

Miss Georgia USA 2003 Erin Haney

Miss Georgia USA 2004 Caroline Medley

Miss Georgia USA 2005 Tanisha Brito

Miss Georgia USA 2006 Lisa Wilson

Miss Georgia USA 2007 Brittany Swann

Miss Georgia USA 2008 Amanda Kozak

Miss Georgia USA 2009 Kimberly Gittings

Miss Georgia USA 2010 Cassady Lance

Miss Georgia USA 2011 Kaylin Reque

Miss Georgia USA 2012 Jasmyn Wilkins

Miss Georgia USA 2013 Brittany Sharp

Miss Georgia USA 2014 Tiana Griggs

Miss Georgia USA 2015 Brooke Fletcher

Miss Georgia USA 2016 Emanii Davis

Miss Georgia USA 2017 DeAnna Johnson

Miss Georgia USA 2018 Marianny Egurrola

Miss Georgia USA 2019 ​Katerina Rozmajzl

Miss Georgia USA 2020 Alyssa Beasley ​

Miss Georgia USA 2021 Cora Lynn Griffen

Miss Georgia USA 2022 Holly Haynes

Miss Georgia USA 2023 Rachel Russaw

Holly Haynes is crowned Miss Georgia USA 2022

Rachel Russaw is crowned Miss Georgia USA 2023

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.

01 Jul 1960 • Four aspirants to the Miss Universe title got the feel of deep sea fishing here during a visit to the Miami beach docks. L to R, Cecilia Claire Upton of Cedartown (Georgia), Patricia Ann Klith of Sioux Falls (South Dakota), June Cochran of Indianapolis, (Indiana), and Svanhildur Jakobsdotti of (Iceland).

14 Jul 1963 • Miss Alabama, Miss Florida, Miss Georgia... Southern belles salute the space state

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.

12 July 1963 • Miss Arkansas Cheryl Bechtelheimer; Miss Georgia, Brenda Seagraves and Miss Alabama, Dinah Armstrong, take time out during a busy day of costume-fitting to pose for a picture in Miami Beach. They will compete there for the title of Miss Universe 1963.

18 Apr 1979 • Modeling the swimsuits they'll wear during the Miss U.S.A. beauty pageant April 30 are (from left): Miss Texas. Anne Hinnant, of Houston; Miss Georgia, Debra Freeman, of Morrow: Miss Maryland, Jean Bourne, of Silver Springs: Miss Missouri, Virginia Dean, of Rolla; and Miss Florida, Penny Joyce Sheridan, of Merrit They were posing near the pool of the Barbizon Hotel in NYC.

11 Jul 1962 • Beauties from eight southern states in the Wednesday night Miss USA preliminaries at the Miss University Beauty Pageant pose in swim suits with the reigning Miss USA. From left to right are Sandra Mazur, Jackson, Mississippi; Jerolyn Ridgeway, Fort Payne, Alabama; Sharon Conrad, Tampa, Florida.; Genelda Odum, Odum, Georgia.; Judy Clyburn, Gaffney, South Carolina; Sally Carter, Mayfield, Kentucky; Sharon Brown, Miss USA from Louisiana; Gail White, Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Brenda Smith, Charlotte, North Carolina

24 Jul 1964 • Four Southern contestants for the title of Miss Universe in Miami are (from left) Pamela Borgfeldt, of Anniston representing Alabama; Patricia Turk, Mississippi; Linda Graves, Louisiana and Lynda Tatum, Georgia

17 May 1966 • The flower of the South, you might say, is represented by the gorgeous gals putting their dainty footprints in the sands of Miami Beach. They are all here for the Miss U.S.A. pageant which will produce the American representative for the Miss Universe contest in July. The girls are, from left, Susan Scott, Miss Alabama; Jane Sutherland, Mississippi; Flora Goddard, Georgia; Joselyn Alarie, South Carolina, and Randy Beard, Florida.

17 May 1969 • Stepping out with their best foot forward are these girls at the Miss USA Beauty Pageant. From left are Patricia DuPre of Washington, Louisiana; Judy Lyons of Atlanta, Georgia; Hitsy Parnell of Thomasville, Alabama; Leonette Reed of Heber Springs, Arkansas and Rose Marie Ray of Ocean Springs. Mississippi. The finals of the contest are May 24.

23 July 1958 • Marcia Valibus (Florida) and Diane Austin (Georgia)

23 July 1958 • Judith Carlson (Alabama); Donna Kay Brooks (California);Marcia Valibus (Florida); Diane Austin (Georgia); June Pinckney (Illinois); Eurlyne Howell (Louisiana); Sharon Tietjen (Montana); Dee Kjeldgaard (Nebraska); Virginia Fox (New York); Patricia Moss (South Carolina); Helen Youngquist (South Dakota); Martha Boales (Tennessee); Linda Daugherty (Texas); Sandra Pugh (Utah); Rose Marie Nielsen (Washington)

29 May 1965 • Shapely beauties in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant pose for photographs at the start of the contest which will decide who will represent this country in next month's Miss Universe contest. From left are Judy Simpson, of Atlanta, Georgia.; Judith Achtor, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; Barbara Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo.; Leslie Bruchner, of Eugene, Oregon; Elizabeth Carrol, of Bloomington, Minnesota; Elizabeth Matusko, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Andrea Kenyon, of North Bennington, Vermont; and Cheryl Ann Semrad, of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

16 May 1984 • Miss Tennessee, Desiree Daniels, 24, of Chattanooga, takes time out from the Miss USA Pageant to soak up some sunshine in Lakeland, Fla. Joining Desiree is Miss Florida, Stacy Hassfurder, 20, and Miss Georgia, Jaynie Poteet, 19. The new Miss USA will be crowned during a nationally televised show which begins tomorrow on CBS at 9 p.m.

9 May 1980 • The three winners in the Miss USA Pageant state costume competition were (left to right) Miss Kansas (Lisa Boyd of Wichita), third place. Miss Georgia (April Reid of Augusta), second place, and first place winner Miss Ohio (Liz Thomas of Cincinnati). The winner of the Miss USA competition will be chosen on May 15.

Newly crowned Miss USA 1970, Debbie Shelton of Virginia, poses with her four runners up: Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Nevada.

25 Apr 1979 • Miss Florida, Penny J Sheridan of Merritt Island; Miss Maryland, Jean Marie Bourne of Silver Spring; Miss Georgia, Deborah Freeman of Morrow, and Miss Vermont Katherine Rechsteiner of Waltsfield

Eurlyne Howell, MISS USA 1958 from Bossier City, Louisiana is pictured with her runner ups, Florida, Alabama, Illinois and Georgia.

20 May 1969 • Miss Louisiana, Patricia Dupre of Washington, La., poses with other southern contestants at the Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla. The Acadiana beauty won the Louisiana crown last month in a contest at Baton Rouge. The new Miss U.S.A. will be crowned Saturday night. Other beauties pictured are Miss Florida, Maris Junquers; Miss Alabama, Hitsy Parnell; Miss Georgia, Judy Lyons; and Miss Mississippi, Rose Marie Ray.

13 May 1968 • Smiles on faces of these young women, all contestants in "Miss USA" Beauty Pageant and all from Southland, are result of singing "Yankee Doodle" during rehearsal in Miami Beach. Seated is "Miss Georgia," Midge Ivie of Atlanta; "Miss Alabama," Claudia Robinson of Mobile; "Miss Mississippi," Brenda Conerly of McCone, and "Miss Florida," Leslie Bauer of New Port Richey.

16 May 1969 • Arriving in Miami yesterday to take part in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant May 24 are Miss Georgia, left, who is Judy Lyons, 18, of Atlanta, and Miss Alabama, Hitsy Parnell, 20, of Thomasville, posing on a ramp truck at Miami International Airport.

12 May 1970 • The five bathing beauties are representing their states in the Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach. From left are Susan Marsha Ladner, Miss Mississippi from Pass Christian; Kathleen "Kathy" Bryant, Miss Alabama from Bay Minette; Cherie Stephens, Miss Georgia from Tucker; Nadine Robertson, Miss Louisiana from Bossier City, and Cheryl Elizabeth Johnson, Miss Florida from Eustis.

Miss Hawaii USA, Ku'ualoha Taylor of Honolulu, gets a hand – er, hair – up from Miss Georgia USA, Jenny Craig, during a recent hair clinic/fashion show in Texas by the Miss USA contestants.

Miss Georgia USA 1993 Erin Nance's official headshot at Miss USA 1993

Miss Georgia USA 1996 Jenny Craig's official headshot at Miss USA 1996

Miss Georgia USA 1997 Denesha Reid's official headshot at Miss USA 1997

Miss Georgia USA 1999 Meredith Young's official headshot at Miss USA 1999

Miss Georgia USA 2000 Patti Dunn's official photo at Miss USA 2000

Miss Georgia USA 2001 Tiffany Fallon's official photo at Miss USA 2001

Miss Georgia USA 2002 Heather Hogan's official headshot at Miss USA 2002

Miss Georgia USA 2003 Erin Haney's official headshot at Miss USA 2003

Miss Georgia USA 2004 Caroline Medley's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2004

Miss Georgia USA 2005 Tanisha Brito's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2005

Miss Georgia USA 2006 Lisa Wilson's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2006

Miss Georgia USA 2007 Brittany Swann's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2007

Miss Georgia USA 2008 Amanda Kozak's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2008

Miss Georgia USA 2009 Kimberly Gittings' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2009

Miss Georgia USA 2010 Cassady Lance's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2010

Miss Georgia USA 2011 Kaylin Reque's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2011

Miss Georgia USA 2012 Jazz Wilkins's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2012

Miss Georgia USA 2013 Brittany Sharp's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2013

Miss Georgia USA 2014 Tiana Griggs's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2014

Miss Georgia USA 2015 Brooke Fletcher's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2015

Miss Georgia USA 2016 Emanii Davis's official headshot by Jonathan Carter at Miss USA 2016

Miss Georgia USA 2017 DeAnna Johnson's official headshot by Georgina Vaughan at Miss USA 2017

A photo of Miss Georgia USA 2018 Marianny Egurrola taken at Miss USA 2018

A photo of Miss Georgia USA 2019 Katerina Rozmajzl taken at Miss USA 2019

Miss Georgia USA 2020 Alyssa Beasley's official headshot for Miss USA 2020

Miss Georgia USA 2021 Cora Lynn Griffen's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2021

Miss Georgia USA 2022 Holly Haynes's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2022

Miss Georgia USA 2000 Patti Dunn in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2000

Miss Georgia USA 2001 Tiffany Fallon in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2001

Miss Georgia USA 2003 Erin Haney in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss Georgia USA 2004 Caroline Medley in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss Georgia USA 2005 Tanisha Brito in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss Georgia USA 2006 Lisa Wilson in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss Georgia USA 2007 Brittany Swann in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss Georgia USA 2008 Amanda Kozak in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2008

Miss Georgia USA 2009 Kimberly Gittings in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2009

Miss Georgia USA 2010 Cassady Lance in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss Georgia USA 2011 Kaylin Reque in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss Georgia USA 2012 Jazz Wilkins in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss Georgia USA 2013 Brittany Sharp in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss Georgia USA 2014 Tiana Griggs in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2014

Miss Georgia USA 2015 Brooke Fletcher in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2015

Miss Georgia USA 2016 Emanii Davis in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2016