Miss Oregon USA

The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by Pageant NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington.

For the state pageant associated with the Miss America pageant, see Miss Oregon.
Miss Oregon USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPortland
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has yet to win the title. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to Barbara Peterson in 1976. The most recent finalist was Toneata Morgan in 2018.

Two Miss Oregon USA titleholders have formerly held the Miss Oregon Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA.

Katerina Villegas, a native of Chino, California residing in Hillsboro, was crowned Miss Oregon USA 2020 on January 12, 2020 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. She will represent Oregon for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Results summary
  • 2nd runners-up: Gail Atchison (1976)
  • Top 10/11: Debbie Epperson (1984), Olga Calderon (1991), Endia Albrante (2001), Jennifer Murphy (2004)
  • Top 15/16: Maralyn Turner (1956), Joyce Collin (1962), Toye Esch (1964), Maureen Bassett (1967), Laura Smith (1970), Toneata Morgan (2018)
  • Oregon holds a record of 11 placements at Miss USA.

Awards
  • Miss Congeniality: Denise White (1994), Gabrielle Neilan (2013)
  • Miss Photogenic: Alaina Bergsma (2012)

Winners
Color key
  •      Declared as Winner
  •      Ended as runner-up
  •      Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2021 TBA TBA TBA
2020 Katerina Villegas Hillsboro 26 TBA Previously

• Miss World California 2017 and top 16 at Miss World America 2017

• Miss California Us International 2016 and 1st Runner-up at Miss US International 2016

2019 Natalie Tonneson[1] Portland 27 Oldest Miss Oregon contestant competing for Miss USA 2019
2018 Toneata Morgan Coquille[2][3] 21 Top 15 Contestant of Beauty and the Geek Australia
2017 Elizabeth (Liz) Denny Roseburg 25
2016 Natriana Shorter Eugene 24
2015 Bridget Wilmes Canby 21
2014 Keyla Serafim Bend 18
2013 Gabrielle Neilan[4] Gresham]] 24 Miss Congeniality
2012 Alaina Bergsma Eugene[5] 21[6] Miss Photogenic Part of the Oregon Ducks volleyball team, currently plays in South Korea for Daejeon KGC. NCAA Volleyball Player of the Year 2012.
2011 Anna Prosser Portland 26 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
2010 Kate Paul Bend 24
2009 Sylvie Tarpinian Eugene 24
2008 Mary Lee Horch Corvallis 23
2007 Sharitha McKenzie Portland 23
2006 Allison Machado Medford 24
2005 Jessica Carlson Portland 24
2004 Jennifer Murphy Medford 25 Top 10 Contestant on the fourth season of The Apprentice
2003 Myah Moore Portland 21
2002 Kristi Walkoski Wilsonville 23
2001 Endia Albrante Eugene 21 Top 10
2000 Elizabeth Heitmanek Medford 19
1999 Amy Nelson
1998 Kara Jones Eugene 19
1997 Heather Williams Gold Beach
1996 Jill Chartier Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 1993, finished 9th at Miss Teen USA 1993
1995 Karrie Grove Beaverton 24
1994 Denise White Miss Congeniality
1993 Dawn Kennedy Lake Oswego
1992 Terrie House
1991 Olga Calderon Semi-finalist, finished 11th at Miss USA 1991 Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 1985
1990 Elizabeth Michaud
1989 Jenifer Blaska
1988 Elaine Rohrer
1987 Taime Primiano Portland
1986 Kimberly Stubblefield Lake Oswego 18 Later Mrs. Oregon America 2007 under her married name, Kimberly Takla.[7]
1985 Jodi Unruh Eugene 20 Former award-winning TV anchor/reporter and entertainment host and producer. Previously Miss T.E.E.N. Oregon 1983, Oregon's Homecoming Princess 1983 and America's Homecoming Princess 1983.
1984 Debbie Epperson Portland 21 Semi-finalist
1983 Shelley Kiser Tigard 19
1982 Kristina Bauer[8] Dundee[8] 17[8]
1981 Dawn Lewis Portland
1980 Martha Viducich Salem
1979 Katie Fitzpatrick[9] Salem[9]
1978 Julie Heater Salem
1977 Charisse Charlton
1976 Gail Atchison 2nd runner-up
1975 Theresa Favreau Portland
1974 Peggy Ann Gerding
1973 Judy Bishop
1972 Yvonne Philes
1971 Connie Oost
1970 Laura Smith Portland 18 Semi-finalist
1969 Karen Morton
1968 Marsha Mayer
1967 Maureen Bassett Semi-finalist
1966 Sharon Gerritz
1965 Leslie Brucher
1964 Toye Esch Salem Semi-finalist
1963 Joset Fisher
1962 Joyce Collin Semi-finalist
1958-1961 Did Not Compete
1957 Sonja Landsem
1956 Maralyn Turner Semi-finalist
1955 Rose Karcha
1954 Charlotte Miller
1953 Did Not Compete
1952 Beth Bailey

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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References
  1. "Natalie Tonneson - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. "Toneata Morgan". Miss Universe. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. "Coquille resident crowned Miss Oregon USA". Coos Bay World. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  4. "Gabrielle Neilan Crowned Miss Oregon USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  5. "she was selected to represent the Eugene area as Miss Lane County in the 2011 Miss Oregon USA pageant" https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2012-10-04/stunning-and-court
  6. "Alaina Lynn Bergsma was born March 30, 1990, in Mesa, Ariz" http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/bergsma_alaina00.html
  7. "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  8. "Daughter fulfills mother's dream, wins Miss Oregon U.S.A. crown". Statesman-Journal. 1982-05-07. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  9. Apley, Kay (1979-04-18). "Miss Oregon USA off to 'Miss Universe' contest". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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