MISS WEST VIRGINIA USA HALL OF FAME

West Virginia has placed 12 times at the MISS USA® Pageant. Below are the titleholders who earned semifinalist and finalist placements at nationals:

• 2022 – Krystian Leonard: Semi-Finalist

• 2016 – Nichole Greene: Top 15

• 2013 – Chelsea Welch: Top 15

• 2009 – Jessi Pierson: Top 10, Miss Photogenic

• 2005 – Kristin Morrison: Top 15

• 1987 – Paula Morrison: Semi-Finalist

• 1984 – Kelly Anderson: First Runner-Up

• 1961 – Kathy McManaway: Semi-Finalist

• 1960 – Garnett Pugh: Semi-Finalist

• 1959 – Wilda Estep: Semi-Finalist

• 1957 – Ruth Parr: Second Runner-Up

• 1953 – Fay Higley: Semi-Finalist

DOUBLE CROWN HOLDERS

These four titleholders also held the Miss West Virginia Teen USA crown:

• Haley Holloway: Teen 2013 → Miss 2019

• Chelsea Welch: Teen 2007 → Miss 2013

• Whitney Veach: Teen 2003 → Miss 2011

• Amanda Burns: Teen 1997 → Miss 1999

FORMER TITLEHOLDERS BY DECADE

1950s

• 1953 – Fay Higley

• 1954 – Sandra Waggy

• 1955 – Barbara Tucker

• 1956 – Janet Cardi

• 1957 – Ruth Parr

• 1958 – Mary Guthrie

• 1959 – Wilda Estep

1960s

• 1960 – Garnett Pugh

• 1961 – Kathy McManaway

• 1962 – Nicki Galais

• 1963 – Nina Lou Denton

• 1964 & 1965 – No representatives sent

• 1966 – Annette Peery

• 1967 – Pamela Young

• 1968 – Patricia Coyne

• 1969 – Betty Grimmer

1970s

• 1970 – Sharon Alberti

• 1971 – Peggy Tennant

• 1972 – Diane McCutcheon

• 1973 – Kathy Rowand

• 1974 – Kim Nuzum

• 1975 – Joyce Myers

• 1976 – Cheryl Plants

• 1977 – Pat Brown

• 1978 – Deborah Davis

• 1979 – Candice (Candy) Boggs

1980s

• 1980 – Linda Hedrick

• 1981 – Kelly Carr

• 1982 – Cindy Baniak

• 1983 – Jill Rigsby

• 1984 – Kelly Anderson

• 1985 – Lorre Lewis

• 1986 – Shonna Lyons

• 1987 – Paula Morrison

• 1988 – Cathy Fowler

• 1989 – Kathy Eicher

1990s

• 1990 – Sabrina Anderson

• 1991 – Krista Ransbottom

• 1992 – Vickie Myers

• 1993 – Jennifer Johnson

• 1994 – Linda Bailey

• 1995 – Tracy Holcomb

• 1996 – Regina Fisher

• 1997 – Natalie Bevins

• 1998 – Susan Booth

• 1999 – Amanda Burns

2000s

• 2000 – Tara Wilson

• 2001 – Karen Long

• 2002 – Angela Davenport

• 2003 – Amy Thomason

• 2004 – Carolyn Jennings

• 2005 – Kristin Morrison

• 2006 – Jessica Wedge

• 2007 – Kasey Montgomery

• 2008 – Skylene Montgomery

• 2009 – Jessi Pierson

2010s

• 2010 – Erica Jade Goldsmith

• 2011 – Whitney Veach

• 2012 – Andrea Rogers

• 2013 – Chelsea Welch

• 2014 – Charisse Haislop

• 2015 – Andrea Mucino

• 2016 – Nichole Greene

• 2017 – Lauren Roush

• 2018 – Casey Lassiter

• 2019 – Haley Holloway

2020s

• 2020 – Charlotte Bellotte

• 2021 – Alexis Bland

• 2022 – Krystian Leonard

• 2023 – Nevaeh Harmon

• 2024 – Caylie Simmons