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Miss Oklahoma USA

Beauty contest

Field	Value
name	Miss Oklahoma USA
formation	1952
type	Beauty pageant
headquarters	Shawnee
location	Kansas
membership	Miss USA
language	English
key_people	John M. Vannatta
Jason Vannatta
Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director
website

Jason Vannatta Jennifer Vannatta-Fisher, State Pageant Director The Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas. In 1997, Oklahoma joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system.

Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015 on July 12, 2015, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, becoming the first contestant from Oklahoma to win the national title, and as well the 34th state to have the national title. Oklahoma is in the top 20 states in terms of the number of semi-finalists.

Seven Miss Oklahoma USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA, six as Miss Oklahoma Teen USA, and one as Miss Illinois Teen USA. Four have also competed at Miss America.

Zoe Ferraro of Warr Acres was crowned Miss Oklahoma USA 2025 on March 9, 2025, at OCCC Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma City. She represented Oklahoma at Miss USA 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

File:Kasie Head 2011.jpg|Kasie Head, Miss Oklahoma USA 2002 File:Morgan Woolard 2010.jpg|Morgan Woolard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2006 & Miss Oklahoma USA 2010 File:Olivia Jordan, 2015 Miss USA, at Operation That’s My Dress.jpg|Olivia Jordan, Miss Oklahoma USA 2015, Miss World United States 2013 & Miss USA 2015 File:Taylor Gorton.png|Taylor Gorton, Miss Oklahoma USA 2016 & Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008

Results summary

Placements

Miss USA: Olivia Jordan (2015)
1st runners-up: Jill Scheffert (1989), Morgan Woolard (2010)
2nd runners-up: Triana Browne (2019), Mariah Davis (2020), Danika Christopherson (2024)
3rd runners-up: Lindsay Hill (2004), Lindsey Jo Harrington (2008)
4th runner-up: Trula Birchfield (1952)
Top 6: Julie Khoury (1991), Heather Crickard (1996)
Top 10/12: Nancy Lippold (1978), Mignon Merchant (1983), Julia Murdock (1984), Sophia Henderson (1985), Teresa Lucas (1986), Tamara Walker (1988), DuSharme Carter (1995), Trisha Stillwell (1997), Dia Webb (1999), Cortney Phillips (2001), Star Williams (2003), Laci Scott (2005), Lauren Lundeen (2012), Zoe Ferraro (2025)
Top 15/20: Roberta Mosier (1963), Jackie Maloney (1964), Cheryl Semrad (1965), Brooklynne Young (2014), Taylor Gorton (2016)

Oklahoma holds a record of 30 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Miss Photogenic: Cheryl Semrad (1965)
Best State Costume: Gayla Bryan (1975), Albreuna Gonzaque (2021; 3rd place)

Winners

;Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2025	Zoe Ferraro	Bixby	25	Miss Warr Acres	Top 10
2024	Danika Christopherson	Lawton	22	Miss The Village	2nd runner-up
2023	Liv Walbeck	Norman	21	Miss Norman
2022	Ashley Ehrhart	Oklahoma City	25	Miss Heart of Oklahoma
2021	Albreuna Gonzaque	Warr Acres	28	Miss North Oklahoma City		Best State Costume – 3rd Place	Shortest reigning Miss Oklahoma USA at
2020	Mariah Davis	Moore	24	Miss Moore	2nd runner-up		Longest reigning Miss Oklahoma USA at
2019	Triana Browne	Tulsa	25	Miss Riverside		Previously Miss Oklahoma 2017
2018	Cheyene Darling	Oklahoma City	19	Miss South Oklahoma City
2017	url=http://northwesternnews.rangerpulse.com/road-miss-oklahoma/	title=Road to Miss Oklahoma	last=Tillman	first=Savannah	newspaper=Ranger Pulse	access-date=15 February 2017}}	Mooreland	22	Miss NorthWest Oklahoma
2016	url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/features/whatareyou/former-nfl-cheerleader-from-glenpool-graduates-to-miss-oklahoma-usa/article_a13e6e65-6030-5608-8b5c-bc56850d5605.html	title=Former NFL cheerleader from Glenpool graduates to Miss Oklahoma USA	last=Tramel	first=Jimmie	date=28 January 2016	newspaper=Tulsa World	access-date=15 February 2017}}	Glenpool	23	Miss South Tulsa	Top 15
2015	url=https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jun/02/2016-miss-usa-preliminaries-alex-miller-oklahoma-5/	title=2016 Miss USA preliminaries: Alex Miller of Oklahoma is Miss 52 USA	last=Leach	first=Robin	date=2 June 2016	newspaper=The Las Vegas Sun	access-date=15 February 2017}}	Oklahoma City	26	Miss Oklahoma City	did not compete}}
Olivia Jordan	Tulsa	26	Miss Tulsa	Miss USA 2015
2014	Brooklynne Young	Norman	19	Miss Metro Tulsa	Top 20 Quarter-Finalist
2013	Makenzie Muse	Yukon	20	Miss Surrey Hills
2012	Lauren Lundeen	Edmond	20	Miss Edmond	Top 10 Finalist
2011	Kaitlyn Smith	Norman	22	Miss North Norman
2010	Morgan Woolard	Moore	20	Miss Stillwater	1st Runner-up
2009	Lauren Lunday	Altus	25	Miss Southwest Oklahoma
2008	Lindsey Jo Harrington	Frederick	21	Miss Southwest Oklahoma	3rd Runner-up
2007	Caitlin Simmons	Lawton	21	Miss Jenks
2006	Robyn Watkins	Norman	24	Miss Norman
2005	Laci Scott	Oklahoma City	18		Top 10 Finalist		Was contestant on NBC game show Fear Factor in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29 (4th place)
2004	Lindsay Diane Hill	Mooreland	19		3rd Runner-up
2003	Star Williams	Oklahoma City	22		Top 10 Semi-finalist
2002	Kasie Head	Braman	21				Briefcase model on Deal or No Deal
2001	Cortney Phillips	Yukon	21		Top 10 Semi-finalist
2000	Amanda Penix	Shawnee	20
1999	Dia Webb	Boise City	25		Top 10 Semi-finalist		Niece of singer/songwriter/composer Jimmy Webb
1998	Anne-Marie Dixon	Oklahoma City	21
1997	Trisha Stillwell	Edmond	21	Miss Oklahoma City	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1996	Heather Crickard	Oklahoma City	25		Top 6 Finalist
1995	DuSharme Carter	Oklahoma City	24		Top 12 Semi-finalist
1994	Angela Parrick	Oklahoma City
1993	Brenda Caudle
1992	Maya Walker	24
1991	Julie Khoury	Oklahoma City	22		Top 6 Finalist
1990	Lauralynn Norton	Tulsa	22				Spokesmodel on Star Search 1990, Toured with USO '90
1989	Jill Scheffert	Oklahoma City	20		1st Runner-up
1988	Tamara Walker	Norman	18		Top 10 Semi-finalist
1987	Dyan Rody	Oklahoma City		Miss Oklahoma City
1986	Teresa Lucas	Oklahoma City	23		Top 10 Semi-finalist		Assumed the state title when the original winner resigned shortly after winner the state crown.
1985	Sophia Henderson	Tulsa
1984	Julia Murdock	Shawnee	18
1983	Mignon Merchant	Oklahoma City	22		Top 12 Semi-finalist
1982	Jill Liebmann	Oklahoma City					Mother of Lauren Hudman, Miss Nevada Teen USA 2008 and Britney Barnhart Miss Nevada Teen USA 2018, and Mrs. Nevada 2016
1981	Stacey Loach
1980	Martha Streightoff	Norman
1979	Susan Gibson
1978	Nancy Lippold	Norman			Top 12 Semi-finalist
1977	Kathy Malchar	Dill City
1976	Lori Hansen	Alva
1975	Gayla Bryan	Oklahoma City	22		Best State Costume
1974	Yugonda Willits	Enid
1973	Martha Buchanan	Stillwater	24
1972	Pam Vennerberg	Midwest City		Miss Midwest City
1971	Kim Hardesty	Tulsa
1970	Haroldy Evelyn "Harry" Walkup	Del City	20
1969	Deborah Federsen	El Reno
1968	Linda Bertozzi	Oklahoma City
1967	Becky Berry	Norman
1966	Melva Brown	Oklahoma City
1965	Cheryl Semrad	Oklahoma City			Top 15 Semi-finalist	Miss Photogenic	2nd Runner-up in the 1965 Maid of Cotton Pageant
1964	Jackie Maloney
1963	Roberta Ann Mosier	Tulsa			Top 15
1962	DID NOT COMPETE
1961
1960	Suzanne Moore	Oklahoma City
1959	Sondra Osbourne
1958	DID NOT COMPETE
1957	Rose Mary Raab	Oklahoma City
1956	DID NOT COMPETE
1955
1954
1953	Barbara Bond	Oklahoma City
1952	Trula Birchfield	Oklahoma City			4th Runner-up

Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

(October 24, 2018). "Billings wins Miss Oklahoma Teen USA crown in Shawnee". Woodward News.
(June 10, 2017). "Triana Browne, Miss Oklahoma City, crowned Miss Oklahoma 2017". TulsaWorld.com.
Tillman, Savannah. "Road to Miss Oklahoma". Ranger Pulse.
Tramel, Jimmie. (28 January 2016). "Former NFL cheerleader from Glenpool graduates to Miss Oklahoma USA". Tulsa World.
Leach, Robin. (2 June 2016). "2016 Miss USA preliminaries: Alex Miller of Oklahoma is Miss 52 USA". The Las Vegas Sun.
"New Mrs. Nevada America Lauren Cahlan follows in Mom's high heels - Las Vegas Sun News".
(14 May 1975). "SOMETHING TO WHOOP ABOUT". [[The Buffalo News]].
(17 May 1973). "Cowgirls and Squaw". [[Tulsa World]].
(14 May 1970). "All together now...". Tulare Advance-Register.
(18 July 1963). "MISS U.S.A. AND 14 RUNNERS-UP". [[Iowa City Press-Citizen]].

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