Miss USA—Miss Congeniality Winners


The following is the complete list of the winners of the Miss Photogenic Prize. This is the only prize in the pageant which is voted on solely by the girls themselves. Like the Miss Photogenic prize, the name has changed over the years, ranging from Miss Unity to Miss Amity.

Don't forget that since the Miss Universe and Miss USA Pageants were concurrent events until 1965, the winner could be anyone in the Miss USA pageant as well; only in 1965 did the Miss USA Pageant have her own "exclusive" Miss Congeniality.

For the 1952-1964 winners, please see the Miss Universe—Miss Congeniality winners list.


1965: Elizabeth Carroll—Minnesota & Bonnie Perkins—Tennessee (tie)
1966: Linda Leafdale—Wyoming
1967: Sandra Baldwin—Idaho
1968: Julia Pinkley—Kentucky
1969: Mary Verdiana—Vermont
1970: Diane Swendeman—Texas
1971: Diane Knaub—Colorado
1972: Peggy Moore—Utah
1973: Kiki Kirkland—South Carolina
1974: Donna Thornton—Vermont
1975: Constance "Pinky" Crabtree—Vermont
1976: Connie Clark—Kentucky & Dorothy Westphal—South Dakota(tie)
1977: Linda LeFevre—Florida
1978: Nancy Wierzbicki—Vermont
1979: Pam Williams—Wyoming
1980: Robbin English—Montana
1981: Cynthia Ann Kirby—California
1982: Toni McFadden—Alaska
1983: Dan Ruth Mintzer—Iowa
1984: Diane Gadoury—New Hampshire
1985: Martha Elizabeth Browning—Tennessee
1986: Lisa Summerour-Perry—New Jersey
1987: Lori Lynn Dickerson—California
1988: Elva Anderson—District of Columbia
1989: Kimberly Nicewonder—Virginia
1990: Janet Tveita—Minnesota
1991: Charlotte Ray—New Jersey
1992: Alesia Prentiss—Nevada
1993: Stacey Blaine—Massachusetts
1994: Denise White—Oregon
1995: Chelsi Smith—Texas
1996: Ku'ualoha Taylor—Hawaii
1997: Napiera Danielle Groves—District of Columbia
1998: Vera Morris—North Carolina
1999: Cara L.M. Jackson—Arizona
2000: Michele Jacqueline Kaplan—Hawaii
2001: Monica Palumbo—North Carolina
2002: Meredith McCannel—Montana
2003: Breann Parriott—Washington
2004: Michelle Fongemie—Vermont
2005: Melissa Young—Wisconsin

List by Daryl Schabinger, with files from JPP. Many thanks!

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