Miss Massachusetts USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss Massachusetts USA 1952 Vel Dorne

Miss Massachusetts USA 1953 Joan Daly

Miss Massachusetts USA 1954 Nan Cowan

Miss Massachusetts USA 1955 Jean Dernago

Miss Massachusetts USA 1956 Elaine Murphy

Miss Massachusetts USA 1957 Sandra Ramsey

Miss Massachusetts USA 1958 Sally Ann Freedman

Miss Massachusetts USA 1959 Beatrice Duprey

Miss Massachusetts USA 1960 Barbara Feldman

Miss Massachusetts USA 1961 Elaine Cusick

Miss Massachusetts USA 1962 Gayle Pope

Miss Massachusetts USA 1963 Sandra Smith

Miss Massachusetts USA 1964 Barbara Robery

Miss Massachusetts USA 1965 Mary Lou Volpe

Miss Massachusetts USA 1966 Nancy Joan Brackett

Miss Massachusetts USA 1967 Pamela Procter

Miss Massachusetts USA 1968 Sonja Prince

Miss Massachusetts USA 1969 Martha Cawley

Miss Massachusetts USA 1970 Cheryl Stankiewicz

Miss Massachusetts USA 1971 April Dow

Miss Massachusetts USA 1972 Dale Carder

Miss Massachusetts USA 1973 Judy Gregory

Miss Massachusetts USA 1974 Ethellean Hicks

Miss Massachusetts USA 1975 Rilla Posson

Miss Massachusetts USA 1976 Holly Ann Hoyle

Miss Massachusetts USA 1977 Carol Marcil

Miss Massachusetts USA 1978 Diane Pollard

Miss Massachusetts USA 1979 Monica Magnus

Miss Massachusetts USA 1980 Diane Campbell

Miss Massachusetts USA 1981 JoAnn Savery

Miss Massachusetts USA 1982 Janet Marie Flaherty

Miss Massachusetts USA 1983 Robin Silvia

Miss Massachusetts USA 1984 Deborah Neary

Miss Massachusetts USA 1985 Mercedes Waggoner

Miss Massachusetts USA 1986 Sheila Benson

Miss Massachusetts USA 1987 Rosanna Iversen

Miss Massachusetts USA 1988 Anita Lovely

Miss Massachusetts USA 1989 Kimberly Wallace

Miss Massachusetts USA 1990 Laureen Murphy

Miss Massachusetts USA 1991 Laura Wheeler

Miss Massachusetts USA 1992 Christine Netishen

Miss Massachusetts USA 1993 Stacey Blaine

Miss Massachusetts USA 1994 Michelle Atamian

Miss Massachusetts USA 1995 Kristen Mastroianni

Miss Massachusetts USA 1996 Jacquelyn Doucette

Miss Massachusetts USA 1997 Jennifer Chapman

Miss Massachusetts USA 1998 Shawnae Jebbia

Miss Massachusetts USA 1999 Jennifer Krafve

Miss Massachusetts USA 2000 Rosalie Allain

Miss Massachusetts USA 2001 Dana Powell

Miss Massachusetts USA 2002 Latoyia Foster

Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 Susie Castillo

Miss Massachusetts USA 2004 Maria Lekkakos

Miss Massachusetts USA 2005 Cristina Nardozzi

Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 Tiffany Kelly

Miss Massachusetts USA 2007 Despina Delios

Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 Jackie Bruno

Miss Massachusetts USA 2009 Alison Cronin

Miss Massachusetts USA 2010 Lacey Wilson

Miss Massachusetts USA 2011 Alida D'Angona

Miss Massachusetts USA 2012 Natalie Pietrzak

Miss Massachusetts USA 2013 Sarah Kidd

Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 Caroline Lunny

Miss Massachusetts USA 2015 Polikseni Manxhari

Miss Massachusetts USA 2016 Whitney Sharpe

Miss Massachusetts USA 2017 Julia Scaparotti

Miss Massachusetts USA 2018 ​Allissa Latham

Miss Massachusetts USA 2019 Kelly O'Grady

Miss Massachusetts USA 2020 Sabrina Victor

Miss Massachusetts USA 2021 Sarah DeSouza

Miss Massachusetts USA 2022 Skarlet Ramirez

Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 Annika Sharma

Miss Massachusetts USA 2024 Melissa Sapini

Dale Carder is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1972

Judy Gregory is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1973

Holly Ann Hoyle is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1976

Carol Marcil is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1977

Diane Campbell is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1980

JoAnn Savery is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1981

Janet Marie Flaherty is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1982

Robin Silvia is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1983

Mercedes Waggoner is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1985

Anita Lovely is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1988

Christine Netishen is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1992

Stacey Blaine is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1993

Shawnae Jebbia is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 1998

Susie Castillo is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2003

Cristina Nardozzi and Alison Cronin take their first walk as Miss Massachusetts USA and Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2005

Tiffany Kelly is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2006

Despina Delios is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2007

Jackie Bruno is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2008

Alison Cronin is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2009

Lacey Wilson is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2010

Alida D'Angona is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2011

Natalie Pietrzak is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2012

Sarah Kidd is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2013

Caroline Lunny is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2014

Polikseni Manxhari is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2015

Whitney Sharpe is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2016

Julia Scaparotti is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2017

Allissa Latham is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2018

Kelly O'Grady is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2019

Sabrina Victor is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2020

Sarah DeSouza is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2021

Skarlet Ramirez is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2022

Annika Sharma is crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2023

Melissa Sapini takes her first walk as Miss Massachusetts USA 2024

JOAN DALY (left) and Muriel Roy, Miss Massachusetts and Miss New Hampshire, respectively. fix their pretty faces at LaGuardia Field. They arrived yesterday prior to taking off for the Coast, where they'll compete for title of Miss USA.

July 1953 • Contestants for the Miss Universe title visited Universal Studio and found gun-toting Actor Audie Murphy there to protect them. From left the beauties are Miss Canada, Miss California, Miss Greece, and Miss Massachusetts

July 1954 • Some of the beauties from around the world register at "Miss Universe beauty pageant headquarters at Long Beach. Calif., yesterday, following their arrival for the world contest. Standing, from left: "Miss Belgium," Christiane Nackaerts; "Miss Ohio," Barbara Joyce Randa; Miss Sweden, Ragnhild Olausson; "Miss Italy. Maria Palfani; "Miss Maryland," Barbara Ann Eschenburg; "Miss Massachusetts." Nan Cowan: and "Miss Minnesota," Dawn Joyce.

July 1955 • This quintet of pulchritude will represent New England it Long Beach, Calif., in the Miss Universe contest next month. Left to right, Miss New Hampshire, Pat Mowry of Manchester; Miss Connecticut, Jane Bartolotta of Middletown; Miss Rhode Island, Beverly Jansen of Providence; Miss Vermont, Carlene King Johnson of Rutland; and Miss Massachusetts, Jean Dernago of Springfield

July 1955 • Here are four contestants from New England in the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif. Left to right: Carlene King Johnson, Miss Vermont; Jane Louise Bartulotta of Middletown, Miss Connecticut; Jean Dernago, Miss Massachusetts, and Beverly Jensen, Miss Rhode Island.

July 1955 • New England girls in Miss Universe contest shown as they arrived in Los Angeles. Left to right, Patricia O'Kane, New York city, Beverly Rogers, New Jersey; Beverly Jansen, Rhode Island; Pat Mowry, New Hampshire; Hostess Sallie Lux; Jane Bartolotta, Connecticut; Jean Dernago, Massachusetts; Carlene Johnson, Vermont.

July 1957 • Miss Massachusetts Sandra Ramsey, 19, (left) was the only New England entry to survive the semi-finals in Long Beach, Calif., judging last night. Fifteen girls were picked to vie for title which will send the winner to the "Miss Universe" finals Friday. With Miss Ramsey are Miss Connecticut, Rosemary Galliotti (center) and Miss New Hampshire, Lyda Lee Moran.

July 1959 • Posing prettily before flying from New York to Los Angeles for the Miss Universe beauty contest are these New England beauty queens. Left to righjt are Carolyn Ann Komant of Maine, Beatrice Duprey of Massachusetts, Jayne Burghardt of Connecticut, Juanita La Querre of Vermont and Nancy Gray of New Hampshire. Their first competition will be for the title of Miss United States and a place in ’ the Miss Universe contest.

2 Jul 1960 • Hopefuls for Miss U. S. A. crown and subsequently, Miss Universe arrive in Miami for judging. Left to right are Sandy Chudy (Miss New Jersey), Mary Rodites (Miss New York), Evelyn Ely (Miss Alaska), Lorelei White (Miss Rhode Island), Joan Cresleigh (Miss New Hampshire), Terry Tripp (Miss Maine), Barbara Feldman (Miss Massachusetts) and Joyce Trautwig (Miss Connecticut)

6 Jul 1960 • Cooling their feet in a pool are, from left, Barbara Gale Feldman, Miss Massachusetts; Anita Simons, Miss Wyoming: Twila Kathryn Fleckten, Miss North Dakota; Marilyn Jean Stalcup, Miss Missouri, and Judith Richards, Miss Michigan, all contestants in the Miss Universe contest at Miami Beach, Fla.

Miss Massachusetts 1961, Hyde Park's Elaine Cusick.

9 Jul 1962 • Opening ceremonies for the Miss Universe beauty pageant at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Fla., found the M's ganging up. From left, in their state's native costume are Karer Henderson, Miss Maine; Shelda Farley, Miss Maryland, and Gale Pope, Miss Massachusetts.

12 Jul 1963 • Five New England Beauties pose on ramp at Logan International Airport, Boston before boarding plane for Miami, Fla., where they will compete in Miss Universe contest. The beauties seated from bottom to top of ramp are: Laurel Barker, Miss Maine; Gail Dinan, Miss Connecticut; Ellen Centerbar, Miss Vermont; Jonnye McLeod, Miss New Hampshire; and SuSu Smith, Miss Massachusetts.

24 Jul 1964 • A group of contestants from the eastern United States try out their new swim suits and the sunshine in Miami Beach, Fla. The girls are their state representatives to the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Left to right: Miss New Jersey, Barbara Richartz; Miss Massachusetts, Barbara Helen Robery; Miss Delaware, Christina Klose; Miss Rhode Island, Ann Tantimonico, and Miss Pennsylvania, Maryann Reilly.

23 Jul 1964 • The New England delegation may pool their votes during the Miss USA contest in Miami Beach next week as these six beauties gather around for a caucus during their visit to Cypress Gardens. The girls include (L-R) Miss New Hampshire, Beverly Herbert; Miss Vermont, Freda Betts; Miss Massachusetts, Helen Roberts; Miss Maine, Connie Edwards; Miss Rhode Island, Carol Tantimonoco; and Miss Connecticut, Pat Powell.

14 May 1966 • Four of the prettiest girls from New England arrived yesterday in Miami for next week's Miss USA pageant. Left to right are Miss Massachusetts, Nancy Brackett; Miss New Hampshire, Elaine Brandt; Miss Maine, Susan Bartash, and Miss Vermont, Peggy Eckert.

23 May 1966 • A GOOD TRY...4 of the 6 New England entries in the Miss USA Pageant arrived home today from Logan not winners but lovely representatives from this area in the Miami contest. I-R: Nancy Brackett, Miss Massachusetts, Susan Bartash, Miss Maine, Elaine Brandt, MissNew Hampshire and Perry Eckert, Miss Vermont

16 May 1967 • Northeast is well represented in Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla. Left to right are: Miss Vermont, Elaine Farrell; Miss Rhode Island, Nancy Giuliano; Miss New York, Wendy Cox; Miss Massachusetts, Pamela Proctor; Miss New Hampshire, Jenifer Brown, and Miss Maine, Margaret Williams.

14 May 1968 • Here's a sight that should delight every beachcomber – eight young ladies nicely filling their swim suits while romping on the sand at Miami Reach. They are (l. to r.) : Sonja Fritz, Miss Massachusetts; Sue Glynn, Miss Vermont; Janice Shilinsky. Miss Connecticut; Linda Papa, Miss New Jersey; June West. Miss New York; Bette Lou Whitmore. Miss Rhode Island; Deborah Steers, Miss New Hampshire, and Cheryl Campbell, Miss Maine. All are entered in the Miss U.S.A. contest which culminates Saturday night.

23 May 1969 • These are the fifteen girls selected by the judges as the top group in swimsuits in the annual Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant. From left in the first row are Miss New Mexico, Mary Margaret Card; Miss California, Troas Kaye Hayes; Miss Texas, Sande Drewes; Miss Massachusetts, Martha Cawley; and Miss Nevada Karen Esslingcr. Second row from left are Miss Kentucky, Regina Pryor; Miss Arkansas, Leonette Reed; Miss New York, Rosemary Hradek; Miss Colorado, Susan Hawkins; Miss Hawaii, Stephanie Quintana. Third row from left are Miss Virginia Wendy Dascomb; Miss Florida, Maria Junquera; 'Miss Arizona, Ruth Boykin Harris; Miss South Carolina, Eva Engle; and Miss Alabama, Hitsy Parnell.

18 May 1971 • Contestants in Miss USA pageant pose at life guard station in Miami Beach yesterday. In front, from left, are April Dow, Amesbury, Massachusetts; Sandra Taft, West Dover, Vermont; Diane Turetsky, Waterford, Connecticut. In back are Jane Laroche, Rochester, New Hampshire; Laurie Stahle, North Kingston, Rhode Island; Ruth McCleery, Farmington, Maine.

18 May 1971 • Five New Englanders smile for the camera after arriving in Miami Beach for the Miss U.S.A. contest. From left: Miss Massachusetts, April Dow; Miss Vermont, Sandra Taft; Miss New Hampshire, Jane LeRoche; Miss Maine, Ruth McCleery; and Miss Rhode Island. Laurie Stahle.

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.

11 May 1973 • Three entries in this year's Miss U.S.A. take in the sights of New York City. The girls, left to right are: Miss Arizona, Sherry Nix, 21; Miss Louisiana, Storm Hansley, 22, and Judy Gregory, 26, Miss Massachusetts. Storm is a sergeant at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Girls from all the states, and the District of Columbia will find out who is the fairest of them all on May 19.

15 May 1973 • Vying for camera attention in New York are Miss USA Beauty Pageant hopefuls (from left): Miss Massachusetts, Judith Ann Gregory; Miss New Hampshire, Grace Marie Knox; Miss Rhode Island, Gayle White; and Miss Vermont, Bonnie Height. The new Miss USA will be selected Saturday.

15 May 1974 • Lorraine Breckenridge, Miss Kansas, adjusts a hat for Ethellean Hicks, Miss Massachusetts, as the only two black contestants in Miss U S A Pageant prepare for the preliminaries. Says Miss Breckenridge: “If I win I’ll know that I’m really the best, because I’ll have to be 10 times better than the white girls.”

17 May 1975 • Two former Miss USA contestants who are now directors of the pageant for their states prepare their entrants for the personality judging for this year’s Miss USA contest at Niagara Falls NY. From left: the present Miss Tennessee Shelly Smith of Memphis; Pat Tigrett of Memphis who was Miss Tennessee in 1964; the present Miss Massachusets Rilla Posson and Su-Su Smith who was Miss Massachusetts in 1963

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. ,

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

3 May 1977 • Wind blows the hair of six candidates for the Miss U.S.A. crown as they appeared in New York for a photo session atop the city's Americana Hotel yesterday. From left are Deborah Sue Martin, 18, of New York; Juanita Yvonne McCarty, 18, of Pemberton, New Jersey; Sharon Kathleen Sutherland, 21 , of Alexandria, Virginia; Lorraine Lincoski, 23, of Daisytown, Pennsylvania; Carolyn Ann Marcil, 20, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and Twyla Sue Littleton, 21, of Oxon Hill, Maryland.

1 May 1978 • Miss Indiana, Jayme Buecher of Jasper, is flanked by the other four finalists in the Miss USA contest. From left are Marlena Garland of New Mexico, Diane Pollard of Massachusetts, Miss Buecher, Barbra Horan of Texas and Judi Andersen of Hawaii who won the title.

14 Apr 1978 • Getting together in New York yesterday were these contestants in the upcoming Miss USA contest. From left are Nancy Jeanne Wierzbicki, Miss Vermont; Diane Elizabeth Pollard, Miss Massachusetts; Sharon Lee McGarry, Miss Rhode Island; Barbara Jean Miller, Miss New Hampshire; and Catherine Ursula Ledue of Portland, Miss Maine.

30 Apr 1979 • Miss U.S.A. contestants from the Northeastern United States posed for photographers Tuesday in Biloxi, where the April 30 pageant will be broadcast from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. They are, from left, Miss New Hampshire, Patricia Brous, 24, of Manchester: Miss Maine, Valerie Ann Crooker, 23, of Brunswick; Miss Rhode Island, Theresa Patterson, 22, of Lincoln; Miss Massachusetts, Monica Magnus, 24, of Boston; Miss Connecticut. Mary Beth Lombarde, 23, of Vernon: Miss Vermont. Katherine Rechsteiner, 26, of Waitsfield.

April 1980 • VISITING STATE HOUSE — Paying a visit to the State House in Boston Wednesday newly crowned Miss Massachusetts Diane Campbell, 21, found time to chat with her hometown representative, William G Robinson of Melrose, in his office. She will be competing in the Miss USA Pageant on national television May 15.

May 1980 • AT THE CIRCUS – In New York's Madison Square Garden, a clown posed with Diane Marie Campbell, of Melrose, Mass., who is Miss Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant.

April 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.

May 1980 • Miss Hawaii, Carol Lee Ching (back) teaches Miss Massachusetts, Diane Marie Campbell how to surf at the Wave Pol in Waveland

May 1981 • Miss Massachusetts Jo Ann Savery (above) and Miss New Jersey Christy Garthwaite received an extra measure of Southern hospitality during their visit to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the Miss USA Pageant. Officials of the City of Long Beach learned that neither of the contestants would have family members in the audience last Thursday night to cheer them to victory, so Mayor Glenn Mitchell, on behalf of the city, "adopted" the pretty pair, making them honorary citizens of Long Beach

May 1981 • Candidates for the Miss U.S.A. title in the Miss Universe Pageant preview the swimsuit competition atop the Summit Hotel in New York Monday, from left: Joann Savery, Miss Massachusetts; Deborah Ann Fountain, Miss New York, from the Bronx and Nena Hale Stone, Miss Pennsylvania from Bethel Park.

May 1981 • The scallop-shell costume worn by Miss Massachusetts Jo Ann Savery of East Bridgewater has won her first place in costume competition at the Miss USA Pageant in Biloxi, Miss. Miss Savory’s garb was made from the shells found on the beaches of her state. Second place went to Miss Texas Diana Durnford of El Paso who wore a rhinestone ranger outfit with ostrich feather chaps. In third place was Miss Illinois Leslie Renfrow of Chicago whose costume represented the Fermi National Accelerator, a nuclear research facility in her state. The finals will be next Thursday.

May 1982 • Hawaii, California, Missouri, Texas, Minnesota, Michigan, District of Columbia and Massachusetts are among the contestants participating in a photoshoot.

April 1983 • Miss Pennsylvania Julie Lynn Page, 18, gives Miss Massachusetts Robin Jeanne Silvia, 21, a taste of cotton candy as Miss New York Jennifer Anne Mikelinich, 20, watches on during a guest appearance by the beauties in New York recently.

May 1983 • New England contestants in the Miss USA Pageant gather around one the buses before traveling to an appearance in Knoxville, Tenn. They are: Miss Rhode Island, Allegra Mary Henricks, Providence; Miss Maine, Rosemarie Louise Hemond, McFalls; Miss Vermont, Leslie Caroline Lucchina, Barre; Miss Massachusetts, Robin Jeanne Silvia, Swansea; and Miss New Hampshire, Lynn Toby Stockwell, Hampton. The pageant is May 12.

April 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.

May 1985 • Two contestants in the Miss USA competition work on their tans at poolside in Lakeland, Fla., yesterday. That's Sandi Ferguson, Miss Pennsylvania, on the left and Mercedes Waggoner. Miss Massachusetts, beside her. Finals will be telecast Monday night.

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.

May 1986 • These Miss USA Pageant contestants enioy a few minutes splashing in Biscayne Bay during a break in video taping for the May 20 telecast. They are from left, Miss Massachusetts USA Sheila Benson, Quincy; Miss Missouri USA Barbara Webster, Kansas City; Miss Oregon Kimberly Stubblefield, Lake Oswego, and Miss Connecticut, USA Jennifer Benusis, Ridgefield.

Feb 1987 • Gun-toting Miss USA delegates take aim at a cowboy party at the Miss USA competition in Albuquerque, N.M. From left are Miss New York, Constance McCullough, New York City; Brian Denk; Miss Massachusetts, Rosanna Iverson, from Barrington;' Andrew Garcia, and Miss Pennsylvania, Lisa Rynkiewicz, from Larksville.

July 1988 • Miss Teen Massachusetts, Alicia Gawrys of Medway, flees 114-degree heat in Palm Springs, Calif., with an interlude at Oasis water park. Miss Teen USA will be selected tomorrow evening.

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.

Feb 1988 • Contestants in the 37th annual Miss USA Pageant pose for photographers in New York Thursday, before traveling to El Paso, Texas where the pageant final will be televised live on CBS, March 1. The winner will represent the United States in the 1988 Miss Universe Pageant in Taipei. From left are Susan Gray, Miss Pennsylvania; Anita Lovely, Miss Massachusetts and Linnea Mancini, Miss New York.

Feb 1988 • Miss USA contestants tossed Miss Wyoming Kristen Youmans into the Marriott swimming pool Wednesday during judging for the. Miss Photogenic title. Taking, part in the fun are, from left, Miss Maryland Rowanne Brewer, Miss California Diana Magana, Miss Massachusetts Anita Marie Lovely, Miss New York Linnea Mancini and Miss Texas Courtney Gibbs. The pageant will be March 1 in El Paso

Feb 1989 • Miss USA Pageant contestants take a break on the beach while preparing for the Feb. 28 finals at Mobile, Ala. Top, Kimberly Wallace, Miss Massachusetts; Second row, from left, Jacqueline Padgett, Miss North Carolina; Kirsten Blakemore, Miss Maine; Kelly Holub, Miss Illinois; Bottom row, from left, Karyn Finucan, Miss Michigan; Jennifer Parker, Miss Florida; Denise Epps, Miss Pennsylvania; and Lisa Vendetti, Miss Connecticut.

Feb 1989 • Anchors away: Three Miss USA finalists salute before shoving off on a Gulf of Mexico sailing outing in Mobile Ala., Tuesday. From left are Deborah Husti, 21, Miss New Jersey; Kimberly Wallace, 18, Miss Massachusetts; and Lisa Thompson, 24, of Marion Ohio, Miss Ohio.

Mar 1998 • Miss Massachusetts Shawnae Jebbia and Miss Louisiana Debbie Delhomme react after being selected to the top 10 Tuesday night.

A bevy of New England girls left via TWA Constellation for California to compete for the title of Miss United States and later Miss Universe at Long Beach. Shown (left to right) are Miss Rhode Island Myrna Altieri of Cranston; Miss Connecticut Rosemary Gale of Hartford; Miss Maine Roberta Aymie of Jackman; Miss New Hampshire Lila Moran of Hampton Beach; Miss Massachusetts Sandra Ramsey of Haverhill and Miss Vermont Marjorie Link of East Hardwick.

Cristina Nardozzi competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2005

Jackie Bruno competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2008

Lacey Wilson competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2010

Natalie Pietrzak competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2012

Sarah Kidd competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2013

Caroline Lunny competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2014

Polikseni Manxhari competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2015

Whitney Sharpe competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2016

Julia Scaparotti competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2017

Allissa Latham competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2018

Kelly O'Grady competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2019

Sabrina Victor competing in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2020

Sarah DeSouza competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2021

Skarlet Ramirez competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2022

Annika Sharma competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2023

Melissa Sapini competes in swimsuit at Miss Massachusetts USA 2024

Jackie Bruno competing in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2008

Alida D'Angona competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2011

Natalie Pietrzak competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2012

Sarah Kidd competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2013

Caroline Lunny competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2014

Polikseni Manxhari competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2015

Whitney Sharpe competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2016

Julia Scaparotti competing in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2017

Allissa Latham competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2018

Kelly O'Grady competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2019

Sabrina Victor competing in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2020

Sarah DeSouza competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2021

Skarlet Ramirez competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2022

Melissa Sapini competes in evening gown at Miss Massachusetts USA 2024

Miss Maryland USA 1993 Mary Ann Cimino's official headshot at Miss USA 1993

Miss Massachusetts USA 1996 Jacquelyn Doucette's official headshot at Miss USA 1996

Miss Maryland USA 1997 Ann Coale's official headshot at Miss USA 1997

Miss Maryland USA 1999 Kelly Donohue's official headshot at Miss USA 1999

Miss Maryland USA 2001 Megan Gunning's official photo at Miss USA 2001

Miss Massachusetts USA 2002 Latoyia Foster's official headshot at Miss USA 2002

Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 Susie Castillo's official headshot at Miss USA 2003

Miss Massachusetts USA 2004 Maria Lekkakos' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2004

Miss Massachusetts USA 2005 Cristina Nardozzi's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2005

Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 Tiffany Kelly's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2006

Miss Massachusetts USA 2007 Despina Delios' official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2007

Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 Jacqueline Bruno's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2008

Miss Massachusetts USA 2009 Alison Cronin's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2009

Miss Massachusetts USA 2010 Lacey Wilson's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2010

Miss Massachusetts USA 2011 Alida D'Angona's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2011

Miss Massachusetts USA 2012 Natalie Pietrzak's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2012

Miss Massachusetts USA 2013 Sarah Kidd's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2013

Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 Caroline Lunny's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2014

Miss Massachusetts USA 2015 Polikseni Manxhari's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2015

Miss Massachusetts USA 2016 Whitney Sharpe's official headshot by Jonathan Carter at Miss USA 2016

Miss Massachusetts USA 2017 Julia Scaparotti's official headshot by Georgina Vaughan at Miss USA 2017

A photo of Miss Massachusetts USA 2018 Allissa Latham taken at Miss USA 2018

A photo of Miss Massachusetts USA 2019 Kelly O'Grady taken at Miss USA 2019

Miss Massachusetts USA 2020 Sabrina Victor's official headshot for Miss USA 2020

Miss Massachusetts USA 2021 Sarah DeSouza's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2021

Miss Massachusetts USA 2022 Skarlet Ramirez's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2022

Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 Annika Sharma's official headshot at Miss USA 2023

Miss Massachusetts USA 1998 Shawnae Jebbia in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 1998

Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 Susie Castillo in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss Massachusetts USA 2004 Maria Lekkakos in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss Massachusetts USA 2005 Cristina Nardozzi in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 Tiffany Kelly in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss Massachusetts USA 2007 Despina Delios in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 Jacqueline Bruno in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2008

Miss Massachusetts USA 2009 Alison Cronin in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2009

Miss Massachusetts USA 2010 Lacey Wilson in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss Massachusetts USA 2011 Alida D'Angona in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss Massachusetts USA 2012 Natalie Pietrzak in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss Massachusetts USA 2013 Sarah Kidd in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 Caroline Lunny in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2014

Miss Massachusetts USA 2015 Polikseni Manxhari in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2015

Miss Massachusetts USA 2016 Whitney Sharpe in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2016

Miss Massachusetts USA 2017 Julia Scaparotti in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2017

Miss Massachusetts USA 2018 Allissa Latham in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2018

Miss Massachusetts USA 2019 Kelly O'Grady in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2019

Miss Massachusetts USA 2020 Sabrina Victor in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2020

Miss Massachusetts USA 2021 Sarah DeSouza in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2021

Miss Massachusetts USA 1998 Shawnae Jebbia in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 1998

Miss Massachusetts USA 2002 Latoyia Foster competing in evening gown at Miss USA 2002

Miss Massachusetts USA 2003 Susie Castillo in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss Massachusetts USA 2004 Maria Lekkakos in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss Maryland USA 2005 Marina Harrison in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 Tiffany Kelly in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss Massachusetts USA 2007 Despina Delios in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 Jacqueline Bruno in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2008

Miss Massachusetts USA 2009 Alison Cronin in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2009

Miss Massachusetts USA 2010 Lacey Wilson in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss Massachusetts USA 2011 Alida D'Angona in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss Massachusetts USA 2012 Natalie Pietrzak in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss Massachusetts USA 2013 Sarah Kidd in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 Caroline Lunny in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2014

Miss Massachusetts USA 2015 Polikseni Manxhari in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2015

Miss Massachusetts USA 2016 Whitney Sharpe in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2016

Miss Massachusetts USA 2017 Julia Scaparotti in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2017

Miss Massachusetts USA 2018 Allissa Latham in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2018

Miss Massachusetts USA 2019 Kelly O'Grady in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2019

Miss Massachusetts USA 2020 Sabrina Victor in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2020

Miss Massachusetts USA 2021 Sarah DeSouza in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2021

Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 Annika Sharma in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2023

Miss Massachusetts USA 2021 Sarah DeSouza's state costume at Miss USA 2021

Miss Massachusetts USA 2022 Skarlet Ramirez's state costume at Miss USA 2022

Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 Annika Sharma's state costume at Miss USA 2023

Miss Massachusetts USA 2004 Maria Lekkakos's farewell walk at Miss Massachusetts USA 2005

Miss Massachusetts USA 2012 Natalie Pietrzak's farewell walk at Miss Massachusetts USA 2013

Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 Caroline Lunny's farewell walk at Miss Massachusetts USA 2015

Miss Massachusetts USA 2016 Whitney Sharpe's farewell walk at Miss Massachusetts USA 2017

Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 Annika Sharma takes her farewell walk at Miss Massachusetts USA 2024