| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Clermont |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Deborah Miller Cindy Provost |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the State of New York in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by D&D Productions.
The current titleholder is Rachelle Di Stasio of New York City who was crowned on August 6, 2023. She represented New York at Miss USA 2023
New York is one of the most successful states at Miss USA, and is ranked third in terms of number and value of placement across all years of competition. [1] New York's strongest run was an unbroken string of placements from 1957 to 1966. New York also had a streak of 3 consecutive 1st runner-up placements from 1972 to 1974. In 1954, Karin Huitman was 2nd runner-up. She later moved up to be 1st runner-up, as the original 1st runner-up, Miss Virginia USA was dethroned due to underage (she was 16). As there was no rule in 1954 that if Miss USA won Miss Universe, first runner-up became Miss USA, Karin was only 1st runner-up. Huitman went on to become Miss World USA 1954 and 1st runner-up at Miss World 1954.
New York has the third (equal) highest number of Miss USA victories. They also have the third highest number of semi-finalist (or better) placings (33). [2]
Four Miss New York USAs have competed at Miss Teen USA, including one who went on to win the Miss USA crown: Kimberly Pressler and the other inherited the Miss USA title: Shanna Moakler. Of these, only three held the title Miss New York Teen USA; one represented Rhode Island (Moakler) and one New Hampshire (Maureen Murray). Only one Miss New York USA has competed at Miss America.
New York holds a record of 37 placements at Miss USA.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age [lower-alpha 2] | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2023 | Rachelle Di Stasio | New York City | 26 | |||
| 2022 | Heather Nunez | New York City | 26 | |||
| 2021 | Briana Siaca | Brentwood | 27 | |||
| 2020 | Andreia Gibau | Manhattan | 24 | Top 10 |
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| 2019 | Florinda Kajtazi[ citation needed ] | Yonkers | 27 | |||
| 2018 | Génesis Suero | Brooklyn | 25 |
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| 2017 | Hannah Lopa | Spencerport | 24 | Top 10 | Currently a MotoAmerica sports reporter at beIN Sports | |
| 2016 | Serena Bucaj | Suffern | 22 | |||
| 2015 | Thatiana Diaz | Queens | 22 | Top 15 |
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| 2014 | Candace Kuykendall | Rochester | 24 |
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| 2013 | Joanne Nosuchinsky | Hell's Kitchen | 24 | Currently works as an actor based in New York; permanent panelist on Fox News Channel's Red Eye and panelist on The Greg Gutfeld Show . | ||
| 2012 | Johanna Sambucini | Brooklyn | 24 |
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| 2011 | Amber Collins | Manhattan | 26 | Top 16 | ||
| 2010 | Davina Reeves | New York City | 26 | |||
| 2009 | Tracey Chang | New York City | 25 | Born in China | ||
| 2008 | Danielle Roundtree | New York City | 18 | Also a contestant on season 8 of American Idol , cut in the Hollywood rounds | ||
| 2007 | Gloria Almonte | Bronx | 23 |
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| 2006 | Adriana Diaz | Bronx | 21 |
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| 2005 | Meaghan Jarensky | Bronx | 26 | Top 10 (8th) |
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| 2004 | Jaclyn Nesheiwat | New York City | 23 | Later Mrs. Florida America 2008 and first runner-up to Mrs. America 2008 under her married name, Jaclyn Stapp [4] | ||
| 2003 | Nadia Behette | Bay Ridge | 25 | |||
| 2002 | Karla Cavalli | Mineola | 25 | Top 12 (12th) | ||
| 2001 | Lisa Pavlakis | Islip | 22 | |||
| 2000 | Carrie Tucker | Nesconset | 25 | Top 10 (8th) | ||
| 1999 | Melissa Huggins | did not compete | Successor to crown | |||
| Kimberly Pressler | Franklinville | 21 | Miss USA 1999 |
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| 1998 | Susan Wisdom | Smithtown | ||||
| 1997 | Ramona Rueter | Rochester | 26 | |||
| 1996 | Keelin Curnuck | Levittown | 23 | |||
| 1995 | Shanna Moakler | New York City | 19 | 1st runner-up |
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| 1994 | Jennifer Gareis | New York City | 23 | Top 6 Finalist (6th) | Soap actress best known for her roles on The Young and the Restless (Grace Turner) and The Bold and the Beautiful (Donna Logan) | |
| 1993 | Wendy Mock | Levittown | 21 | Semi-finalist (12th) | ||
| 1992 | Christine Beachak | Peekskill | Represented New York in Miss Oktoberfest 1993, did not place | |||
| 1991 | Maureen Murray | New York City | 24 | Semi-finalist (7th) | Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1983 | |
| 1990 | Patricia Murphy | Pearl River | ||||
| 1989 | Jennifer Fisher | Rochester | ||||
| 1988 | Linnea Mancini | Carmel | 24 | Went on to become the pageant director for The CW reality show Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants | ||
| 1987 | Constance McCullough | New York City | ||||
| 1986 | Beth Laufer | West Islip | ||||
| 1985 | Lovey King | Yonkers | ||||
| 1984 | Caroline Flury | West Seneca | Miss Oktoberfest 1983 as Miss Buffalo | |||
| 1983 | Jennifer Mikelinich | Huntington | Semi-finalist (12th) | |||
| 1982 | Annemarie Henderson | Monroe | ||||
| 1981 | Deborah Fountain | Bronx | 25 |
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| 1980 | Debra Sue Maurice | New York City | Semi-finalist (8th) | 1st runner-up in Miss World America 1978 as Miss Massachusetts World | ||
| 1979 | Mary Therese Friel | Pittsford | Miss USA 1979 | Semifinalist at Miss Universe 1979 | ||
| 1978 | Darlene Javits | Plainview | ||||
| 1977 | Debbie Martin | New York City | ||||
| 1976 | Carol Doerr | New York City | ||||
| 1975 | Sonja Anderson | New York City | Later Miss New York 1976 | |||
| 1974 | Barbara Cooper | Brooklyn | 1st runner-up | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1973 | Susan Carlson | Schenectady | 1st runner-up |
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| 1972 | Alberta Phillips | Westbury | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1971 | Barbara Lopez | Yorktown Heights | ||||
| 1970 | Christina Tefft | New York City | Semi-finalist (11th) | |||
| 1969 | Rosemary Hradek | West Hempstead | Semi-finalist (10th) | |||
| 1968 | June West | New York City | Semi-finalist (9th) | |||
| 1967 | Wendy Cox | Bronxville | ||||
| 1966 | Nancy Self | New York City | Semi-Finalist (8th) | Best State Costume. | ||
| 1965 | Gloria Jon | New York City | Semi-finalist (8th) | |||
| 1964 | Dorothy Langhans | Wantagh | Semi-finalist (9th) | 4th runner up at Miss USA World 1965 | ||
| 1963 | Jeanne Quinn | East Meadow | 19 | Semi-finalist (9th) |
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| 1962 | Sherralyn Patecell | Flushing | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1961 | Alexa Currey | New York City | 3rd runner-up | |||
| 1960 | Mary Rodite | New York City | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1959 | Arlene Nesbitt | New York City | 4th runner-up | 2nd runner-up in the 1960 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant | ||
| 1958 | Virginia Fox | New York City | Semi-finalist (9th) | |||
| 1957 | Sanita Pelkey | New York City | Semi-finalist (12th) | |||
| 1956 | Kay Douglas | New York City | ||||
| 1955 | Janet Kadlecik | New York City | Semi-finalist (8th) | |||
| Patricia O'Kane | New York City | Top 15 | She represented  New York City and finished in the Top 15. | |||
| 1954 | Karin Hultman | New York City | 1st runner-up |
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| Renee Roy | New York City | 2nd runner-up | She represented New York City and finished as 3rd runner-up, but later 2nd runner-up after the original 2nd moved one place up taking the place of the 1st runner-up | |||
| 1953 | Reta Knapp | New York City | Semi-finalist (16th) | |||
| 1952 | Jacqueline "Jackie" Loughery | Brooklyn | Miss USA 1952 | Semifinalist at Miss Universe 1952 | ||
Pageant Hosts 2020: Augusto Valverde (TV Host from Global Child) & Hanna Lopa
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