The Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant. Four District of Columbia representatives have won the Miss USA title. Of those two, Deshauna Barber and Kára McCullough won successive Miss USA titles in 2016 and 2017. The most recent placement was Kleo Torres in 2024, placing Top 20.

Two Miss District of Columbia USA titleholders previously held the Miss District of Columbia Teen USA title and four have competed at Miss America, one as Miss New Jersey.

The current titleholder is Kennedy Lucas of Washington, D.C., was crowned Miss District of Columbia USA 2026 on June 20, 2026 at McKinley Tech High School in Washington, D.C.. She will represent the District of Columbia at Miss USA 2026.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary Placements Miss USAs: Bobbie Johnson (1964), Shauntay Hinton (2002), Deshauna Barber (2016), Kára McCullough (2017) 1st runners-up: Michele Metrinko (1963), Liane Angus (2001) 4th runners-up: Diana Batts (1965), Steffanee Leaming (1984) Top 10/12: Nikki Phillipp (1970), Susan Pluskoski (1971), Janet Gail Greenawalt (1972), Nancy Plachta (1973), Robin Utterback (1974), Mary Lamond (1975), Sharon Sutherland (1977), Catherine Staples (1990), Candace Allen (2006), Cordelia Cranshaw (2019) Top 15/16/20: Laura Farley (1954), Helen Sweeney (1962), Myra Chudy (1967), Sue Counts (1966), Cierra Jackson (2020), Faith Porter (2022), Cassie Baloue (2023), Kleo Torres (2024) District of Columbia holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

Awards Miss Congeniality: Elva Anderson (1988), Napiera Groves (1997)

Winners Color key

Year Name HometownAge Local title Placement Special awards Notes 2026 Kennedy JoAnn Lucas Washington, D.C. 28 2025 Allison LaForce Washington, D.C. 26 Previously Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen 2016 Contestant on Squid Game: The Challenge 2024 Kleo Torres Washington, D.C. 26 Miss Nation's Capital Top 20 2023 Cassie Alexa Baloue Washington, D.C. 25 Miss Freedom Top 20 2022 Faith Maria Porter Washington, D.C. 23 Miss Brookland Top 16 Previously Miss Earth USA Air 2022 2021 Sasha Perea Washington, D.C. 27 Miss City Center Previously Miss Virginia World 2016 & 2017 2nd runner-up at Miss World America 2016 Top 16 at Miss World America 2017 2020 Cierra Dena'e Jackson Washington, D.C. 27 Miss Capital City Top 16 Previously Miss District of Columbia 2016 2019 Cordelia Dee Cranshaw 26 Top 10 2018 Bryce Ariel Armstrong Washington, D.C. 21 2017 Ryann Richardson 27 colspan="2" Originally first runner-up, assumed the title when Kára McCullough won Miss USA Went on to become Miss Black America 2018 Kára Deidra McCullough Washington, D.C. 25 Miss USA 2017 Born in Italy Top 10 at Miss Universe 20172016 Jasmine Jones Washington, D.C. 27 colspan="2" Originally placed in the semifinals after first runner-up Kára McCullough declined to take the title (when she was preparing for the following year's state pageant), assumed the title when Deshauna Barber won Miss USA Deshauna Barber Washington, D.C. 26 Miss USA 2016 First active-duty soldier at the time of crowning Member of the United States Armed Forces Top 9 at Miss Universe 2016 2015 Elizabeth Lynn "Lizzy" Olsen Washington, D.C. 25 2014 Ciera Nicole Butts 23 Previously Miss Maryland United States 2013 Winner of Oxygen's reality series Last Squad Standing 2013 Jessica Frith 26 2012 Monique Thompkins 23 Washington Redskins Cheerleader 2011 Heather Swann 22 2010 MacKenzie Green 21 2009 Nicole White 20 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2004 2008 Chelsey Rodgers 25 Executive director of Miss District of Columbia USA pageants 2007 Mercedes Lindsay 26 2006 Candace Allen Washington, D.C. 22 Top 10 2005 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Washington, D.C. 25 Previously Miss District of Columbia 2002; contestant and winner on Fear Factor in 2005 Miss USA episode #5.29 2004 Tiara Dews 21 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2000, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2000 2003 Michelle Dollie Wright 26 Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 19952002 Diahann Adair Doyen 23 colspan="2" Originally first runner-up; succeeded the title when Shauntay Hinton won Miss USA Shauntay Hinton Washington, D.C. 23 Miss USA 2002 Non-semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2002 2001 Liane C. Angus Washington, D.C. 24 1st runner-up 2000 Juel April Casamayor Washington, D.C. 26 Washington Redskins Cheerleader 1999 Amy Alderson 27 Sister of Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1994, top 6 at Miss Teen USA 1994 and Miss Tennessee USA 2002, Allison Alderson 1998 Zanice Lyles 24 1997 Napiera Groves 21 Miss Congeniality 1996 La Chanda Jenkins 19 1995 Marci Andrews 27 1994 Angela McGlowan 25 1993 Alena Neves 18 1992 Wanda Jones 20 1991 Lakecia Smith 27 1990 Catherine Staples Washington, D.C. 23 Top 12 1989 Somaly Susan Sieng Washington, D.C. 24 1988 Elva Anderson 27 Miss Congeniality 1987 Edwina Richard 18 1986 Desiree Keating Previously Miss District of Columbia 1984 1985 Christal Chacon Washington, D.C. 18 1984 Steffanee Leaming Washington, D.C. 21 4th runner-up 1983 Julie Anne Warner Washington, D.C. 1982 Lori Esteep 1981 Belinda Johnson 1980 Marianne Ritter 18 1979 Cynthia Ramsay 19 1978 Wanda Clineman Oxon Hill, MD 22 1977 Sharon Sutherland Washington, D.C. 25 Top 12 1976 Nancy Stitt Washington, D.C. 20 Nancy Sitt competed at Miss USA, but Mary Theresa Clair is listed as Miss DC USA 1976 on the Miss DC USA website. 1975 Mary C. Lamond Washington, D.C. 27 Top 12 1974 Robin Lee Utterback 22 Top 12 1973 Nancy Plachta 22 Top 12 1972 Janet Gail Greenawalt 18 Top 12 1971 Sue Lowden 19 Top 12 Later Miss New Jersey 1973 as Suzanne Plummer 2nd Runner-up to Miss America 1974 1970 Nikki Phillipp 27 Top 15 1969 Shelley Gosman Washington, D.C. 1968 Diane Mothershead 23 Previously semi-finalist at Miss World USA 1967 1967 Myra Chudy Washington, D.C. 26 Top 15 1966 Sue Counts 19 Top 15 1965 Dianna Lynn Batts Washington, D.C. 4th runner-up Model on The Price Is Right, later Miss USA World 1965 and 1st runner up in Miss World 1965 1964 Bobbi Johnson Washington, D.C. 19 Miss USA 1964 Top 15 at Miss Universe 1964 1963 Michele Bettina Metrinko Washington, D.C. 1st runner-up Later won the Miss New York City World 1963 and Miss USA World 1963 pageants, and placed as a top 14 semi-finalist at Miss World 1963. Her sister Marsha Metrinko also competed at Miss USA 1963 as Miss Maryland and in Miss America 1963 as Miss New York City.Candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 U.S. House of Rep. election in Delaware for Delaware's at-large congressional district under her married name Michele Rollins. 1962 Helen Sweeney Washington, D.C. 27 Top 16 1961 Patricia Brunette 1960 Doris Lee Jones 1959 Shirley Ann Hobbs Washington, D.C. 20 1958 Betty Sue Robertson Washington, D.C. 22 Margaret "Peggy" Wolf Washington, D.C. 19 colspan=2 Second runner-up at Miss District of Columbia 1958 1957 colspan="7" 1956 Joanne Holler Washington, D.C. 21 First runner-up at Miss District of Columbia USA 1954 1955 colspan="7" 1954 Laura Farley Washington, D.C. 24 Top 19 1953 colspan="7" rowspan="2" 1952

References

External links Miss District of Columbia USA official website