Miss Florida USA

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Jessica Rafalowski, Miss Florida USA 2008

Kristen Berset, Miss Florida USA 2004

The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.

Whilst Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe.

Florida's heyday was from the mid-sixties to mid-seventies, although they have had pockets of success from then on. Their most recent finalist was Jessica Rafalowski who placed 8th in 2008.

Whilst only one Miss Florida Teen USA has won this competition, three Miss Florida USAs have also competed at Miss America.

1 Results summary
- 1.1 Placements
- 1.2 Awards
2 Winners
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Results summary

[edit] Placements

Miss USA's: Cheryl Patton (1967)
First runners-up: Marcia Valibus (1958), Helen Cabrera (1987)
Second runners-up: Nanita Greene (1959)
Third runners-up: Mary-Margaret Humes (1975), Barbara Bowser (1980), Monica Farrell (1988)
Fourth runners-up: Nancy Wakefield (1960), Randy Beard (1966), Melissa Witek (2005), Cristin Duren (2006)
Top 6: Shannon Depuy (1995), Angelia Savage (1997)
Top 10: Kristen Berset (2004), Jessica Rafalowski (2008)
Top 12: Cheryl Johnson (1970), Susan Aileen Deaton (1971), Stacy Evans (1973), Cynthia Zach (1974), April Shaw (1978)
Top 15: Kay Duggar (1953), Mariles Gessler (1955), Mary Junquera (1969)

[edit] Awards

Miss Photogenic: Shannon Ford (2002), Cristin Duren (2006)
Miss Congeniality: Linda LeFevre (1977)
Best State Costume: Nancy England (1963)

[edit] Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2008	Jessica Rafalowski	DeLand	21	Top 10 Finalist
2007	Jenna Edwards	North Miami	25			Previously Miss Florida 2004, Miss Oktoberfest 2000 as Miss Mississippi, Miss Teen All American 1999 as Miss Mississippi
2006	Cristin Duren	Panama City	24	4th runner-up	Miss Photogenic	Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 1997 and first woman to win Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA and Miss USA
2005	Melissa Witek	Cocoa Beach	24	4th runner-up		Contestant on NBC's Treasure Hunters
2004	Kristen Berset	St. Petersburg	22	Finalist
2003	Carrie Ann Mewha	Fort Lauderdale	24
2002	Shannon Ford	Miami	25		Miss Photogenic	Miami Dolphins NFL Cheerleader and a contestant on the third season of The Bachelor
2001	Julie Donaldson	Ponte Vedra Beach	23
2000	Kristin Ludecke	Eustes	23		Style Award	Previously Miss Florida 1995; daughter of Miss Florida USA 1970 Cheryl Johnson^[1]
1999	Melissa Quesada					Miss Teen All American 1995, Miss United States Teen 1997
1998	Jamie Converse					Later Mrs. Florida America 2007
1997	Angelia Savage	Jacksonville	25	Finalist
1996	Idalmis Vidal	Miami	21
1995	Shannon Depuy	Tallahassee	24	Finalist		Previously Miss Virginia 1990 and semifinalist in Miss America 1991
1994	Cynthia Redding	Deltona
1993	Shakeela Gajadha	Coral Gables
1992	Sharon Belden					Later Miss World USA 1992 and semi-finalist at Miss World 1992
1991	Rosa Velilla
1990	Tricia Hahn
1989	Jennifer Parker
1988	Monica Farrell			3rd runner-up		Perviously Miss Florida 1985
1987	Clotilde Helen Cabrera	Tampa	22	1st runner-up		Later Miss World USA 1987 and competed at Miss World 1987
1986	Kathy Rosenwinkel	Orlando
1985	Barbi Losh	North Miami Beach
1984	Stacy Hassfurder	Tallahassee
1983	Janet Chesser	Daytona Beach
1982	Lisa Smith	Margate				top 10 finalist in Miss World USA 1980
1981	Valerie Lundeen	Miami
1980	Barbara Bowser			3rd runner-up
1979	Penny Sheridan
1978	April Shaw			Semi-finalist
1977	Linda LeFevre				Miss Congeniality
1976	Leigh Walsh
1975	Mary-Margaret Humes			3rd runner-up		actress best known for playing Gale Leery on the television drama Dawson's Creek.
1974	Cynthia Zach			Semi-finalist
1973	Stacy Evans			Semi-finalist
1972	Coni Ensor			3rd runner-up
1971	Susan Deaton			Semi-finalist
1970	Cheryl Johnson			Semi-finalist		Mother of Miss Florida USA 2000 Kristin Ludecke^[1]
1969	Mary Junquera			Semi-finalist
1968	Leslie Bauer
1967	Cheryl Patton			2nd runner-up		Became Miss USA 1967 after Sylvia Hitchcock became Miss Universe 1967 and 1st runner up declined title.
1966	Randy Beard			4th runner-up
1965	Karol Kelly					semifinalist in Miss American Beauty 1967, title of usa rep to Miss International pageant
1964	Candance Davenport
1963	Nancy England				Best State Costume
1962	Sharon Conrad
1961	Peggy Defreitas
1960	Nancy Wakefield			4th runner-up
1959	Nanita Greene			2nd runner-up
1958	Marcia Valibus			1st runner-up
1957	Deanie Cates
1956	Kim Meyer
1955	Mariles Gessler			Semi-finalist
1954	Rosemary Talucci
1953	Kay Duggar			Semi-finalist
1952	Yvonne Peairs
1954	Rosemary Talucci
1953	Kay Duggar			Semi-finalist
1952	Yvonne Peairs