Miss South Carolina USA
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Four Miss South Carolina USAs have also held the Miss South Carolina Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA. One has also competed at Miss America.
Miriam Stevenson, South Carolina's first Miss USA, and the United States' first Miss Universe was also the first Miss USA winner to have competed at Miss America. She was the first woman to have competed at Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Universe.
RPM's first winner was Shawn Weatherly, who also won Miss USA and went on to win Miss Universe.
Miss South Carolina USAs are very similar to Miss Hawaii USAs as a number of winners had participated at international beauty pageants. Two Miss South Carolina USA titleholders have won the Miss Universe crown and one has won the Miss World crown. Miss South Carolina USA 2004, Amanda Pennekamp has also competed at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant where she made the top 16.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jamie Hill | Columbia | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 | |||
| 2007 | Ashley Zais | Newberry | 20 | Top 15 | ||
| 2006 | Lacie Lybrand | Lexington | 23 | Top 10 | Miss United States 2002 | |
| 2005 | Sarah Medley | North Charleston | 18 | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2001 | ||
| 2004 | Amanda Pennekamp | Columbia | 22 | 1st runner-up | Later Miss Earth USA 2006 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss Earth 2006 | |
| 2003 | Anna Hanks | Belton | 21 | Top 10 | Miss United States 2005 | |
| 2002 | Ashley Williams | Little Mountain | Top 10 | |||
| 2001 | Candace Richards | Fountain Inn | ||||
| 2000 | Lisa Rabon | Myrtle Beach | Top 10 | |||
| 1999 | Lauren Poppell | Rock Hill | 3rd Runner-up | Best in Swimsuit | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1993, Top 12 at Miss Teen USA 1993 | |
| 1998 | Sonja Glenn | Chesnee | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1997 | Casey Mizell | Irmo | ||||
| 1996 | Lysa Jackson | Charleston | ||||
| 1995 | Danielle Corley | Lexington | ||||
| 1994 | Lu Parker | Charleston | Winner | Top 6 finalist at Miss Universe 1994 | ||
| 1993 | Kelli Gosnell | Pacolet | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1992 | Audra Wallace | Charleston | 2nd Runner-up | 2nd runner up at Miss World USA 1993 | ||
| 1991 | Traci Rufty | Columbia | ||||
| 1990 | Gina Tolleson | Spartanburg | 1st Runner-up | Later Miss World USA 1990 and Miss World 1990 | ||
| 1989 | Angela Shuler | Rock Hill | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1986 | |||
| 1988 | April Abel | Johnston | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1987 | Elizabeth Woodard | Aiken | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983 | |||
| 1986 | Maribeth Curry | Greenville | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1985 | Ann Margarete Hughes | Charleston | ||||
| 1984 | Ginger Greer | Lugoff | ||||
| 1983 | Allison Grisso | Columbia | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1982 | Margo Wood | Columbia | ||||
| 1981 | Zade Turner | Myrtle Beach | ||||
| 1980 | Shawn Weatherly | Sumter | Winner | Miss Universe 1980 | ||
| 1979 | Janice McDonald | Myrtle Beach | Co-founder of RPM Productions with her sister Paula Miles | |||
| 1978 | Kathryn Threatt | Pickens | ||||
| 1977 | Pam Hoover | Florence | ||||
| 1976 | Virginia Murray | Chester | 3rd Runner-up | Best Costume | ||
| 1975 | Robin Morris | Columbia | ||||
| 1974 | Carol Lynn Hollis | |||||
| 1973 | Kiki Kirkland | Columbia | Miss Amity | |||
| 1972 | Susan Gordon | Semi-finalist | Represented South Carolina at Miss World USA 1970, unplacing though. | |||
| 1971 | Eunice Campbell | |||||
| 1970 | Vickie Chesser | 1st Runner-up | Best Costume | |||
| 1969 | Eva Engle | Columbia | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1968 | Kathryn Knoy | |||||
| 1967 | Hope Patterson | |||||
| 1966 | Joselyn Alarie | |||||
| 1965 | Vicki Harrison | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1964 | Judy Kennedy | |||||
| 1963 | Cecelia Yoder | semifinalist | Represented South Carolina in Miss World USA 1963, unplacing though. | |||
| 1962 | Judy Clyburn | |||||
| 1961 | Yvonne Quick | |||||
| 1960 | Margaret Thompson | |||||
| 1959 | Mary Powell | |||||
| 1958 | Patricia Ann Moss | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1957 | Jean Spotts | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1956 | Betty Cherry | 1st Runner-up | Later Miss World USA 1956, 1st runner up at Miss World 1956. | |||
| 1955 | Sara Stone | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1954 | Miriam Stevenson | Winnsboro | Winner | Miss Universe 1954 Previously Miss South Carolina 1953 | ||
| 1953 | Susan Anthony Day | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1952 | Margie Allen |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] External links
| South Carolina pageantry | ||
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| Miss America Miss South Carolina | Miss USA Miss South Carolina USA | Miss Teen USA Miss South Carolina Teen USA |
| RPM Productions | ||||
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| Miss Louisiana USA 1991- Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990- | Miss North Carolina USA 1992- Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1992- | Miss South Carolina USA 1980- Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1983- | ||
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