Miss New York USA

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New York.

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.

Miss New York USA

Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Clermont
Location	Florida
Membership	Miss USA
Official language	English
Key people	Deborah Miller Cindy Provost
Website	Official website

The current titleholder is Marizza Delgado of New York City who was crowned on June 30, 2024, at the Hilton Albany in Albany. She will represent New York at Miss USA 2024.

Background

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]

Seven 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 five 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.

Gallery of titleholders

• 
  Jackie Loughery, Miss New York USA 1952, and Miss USA 1952
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  Mary Therese Friel, Miss New York USA 1979, and Miss USA 1979
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  Jennifer Gareis, Miss New York USA 1994
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  Shanna Moakler, Miss New York USA 1995. She later assumed the Miss USA 1995 title after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe 1995
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  Miss New York USA 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat (left) visited U.S. troops in Iraq in March 2004. While in Baghdad, she met her sister, Army Capt. Julie Nesheiwat (right)
• 
  Thatiana Diaz, Miss New York USA 2015

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

• Miss USAs: Jackie Loughery (1952), Mary Therese Friel (1979), Kimberly Pressler (1999)
• 1st runner-up: Karin Hultman (1954), Mary Rodite (1960), Alberta Phillips (1972), Susan Carlson (1973), Barbara Cooper (1974), Shanna Moakler (1995)^[a]
• 2nd runner-up: Renee Roy (1954)
• 3rd runner-up: Alexa Currey (1961)
• 4th runner-up: Arlene Nesbitt (1959)
• Top 6: Jennifer Gareis (1994)
• Top 10/11/12: Janet Kadlecik (1955), Patricia O'Kane (1955), Virginia Fox (1958), Jeanne Marie Quinn (1963), Debra Sue Maurice (1980), Jennifer Mikelinich (1983), Maureen Murray (1991), Wendy Mock (1993), Carrie Tucker (2000), Karla Cavalli (2002), Meaghan Jarensky (2005), Hannah Lopa (2017), Andreia Gibau (2020)
• Top 15/16/20: Reta Knapp (1953), Sanita Pelkey (1957), Sherralyn Patecell (1962), Dorothy Langhans (1964), Gloria Jon (1965), Nancy Self (1966), June West (1968), Rosemary Hradek (1969), Christina Tefft (1970), Amber Collins (2011), Thatiana Diaz (2015), Marizza Delgado (2024)

New York holds a record of 38 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Barbara Cooper (1974)
• Best State Costume: Nancy Self (1966)

Winners

Color key

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

Year	Name	Hometown	Age[b]	Local title	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2024	Marizza Delgado	New York City	24	Miss Brooklyn Bridge	Top 20		Previously Miss Earth New York 2022 (Top 20 at Miss Earth USA 2022)
2023	Rachelle Di Stasio	New York City	26	Miss Empire State
2022	Heather Nunez	New York City	26	Miss Sugar Hill
2021	Briana Siaca	Brentwood	27	Miss Brentwood
2020	Andreia Gibau	Manhattan	24	Miss Soho	Top 10		Born in Cape Verde Previously Miss Teen Earth United States 2016 Previously Miss Earth United States 2017 Top 16 at Miss Earth 2017 Longest-reigning Miss New York USA at 1 year, 7 months and 1 day
2019	Florinda Kajtazi[citation needed]	Yonkers	27
2018	Génesis Suero	Brooklyn	25				Born in the Dominican Republic Later competed at Miss Dominican Republic 2019 representing Barahona, finished in top 15
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		Competed at Miss Dominican Republic 2014, placing in the top 10 Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2010 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2010
2014	Candace Kuykendall	Rochester	24				Competed in the pageant as Candace Kendall Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2006
2013	Joanne Nosuchinsky	Hell's Kitchen	24	Miss Hell's Kitchen			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	Miss City of Dreams			Born in Dominican Republic Previously Miss Comunidad Dominicana En EEUU World 2011
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				Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2001 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001 Semifinalist at Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
2006	Adriana Diaz	Bronx	21				Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2003 Currently works in CBS News
2005	Meaghan Jarensky	Bronx	26		Top 10 (8th)		Later Mrs. New York America 2010 under her married name, Meaghan Castaldi.[3] Was contestant on Fear Factor in 2005 on the Miss USA episode #5.29 (3rd place)
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		Previously Miss New York Teen USA 1994 Non-finalist at Miss Universe 1999
1998	Susan Wisdom	Smithtown
1997	Ramona Rueter	Rochester	26
1996	Keelin Curnuck	Levittown	23
1995	Shanna Moakler	New York City	19		1st runner-up		Became Miss USA 1995 after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe 1995 Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992 Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1992 Miss Teen All American 1993 as Miss Rhode Island Playboy Playmate and actress Current director of Nevada and Utah pageants
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		Miss Huntington Station	Semi-finalist (12th)
1982	Annemarie Henderson	Monroe
1981	Deborah Fountain	Bronx	25				Previously Miss North Carolina World 1979 Top 8 finalist in Miss World America 1979 Was not allowed to compete at Miss USA after she was caught padding her swimsuit during the preliminary competition[5]
1980	Debra Sue Maurice	New York City			Semi-finalist (8th)		Previously Miss Massachusetts World 1st runner-up in Miss World America 1978
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		Later Miss Tennessee World and represented Tennessee in Miss World USA 1975 Later Miss International USA 1976 3rd runner up at Miss International 1976
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)		Later Miss New York World 4th runner up at Miss USA World 1965
1963	Jeanne Quinn	East Meadow	19		Semi-finalist (9th)		Later Miss USA World 1964 Semifinalist at Miss World 1964 1st runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964 Title for USA representative at Miss International pageant
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		Later 1st runner-up after original 1st runner-up was dethroned Later Miss World United States 1954 1st runner up at Miss World 1954
	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

1. Shanna Moakler was 1st runner-up at Miss USA, but succeeded the Miss USA title when Chelsi Smith became Miss Universe.
2. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

Notes

Pageant Hosts 2020: Augusto Valverde (TV Host from Global Child) & Hanna Lopa