The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.
While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001. Many Miss Nevada USA titleholders previously competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss America pageants. Seven titleholders previously held the Miss Teen USA state titles six of which having won Miss Nevada Teen USA and the other was Miss Washington Teen USA, three held the Miss Nevada Crown in the Miss America Pageant.
Nia Sanchez of Las Vegas became the first Miss USA ever from the state of Nevada when she was crowned Miss USA 2014, she later placed first runner-up in Miss Universe 2014 to Paulina Vega of Colombia.
Natalie Bode of Las Vegas was crowned Miss Nevada USA 2026 on June 18, 2026, at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. She will represent Nevada at Miss USA 2026.
Gallery of titleholders
Results summary Placements Miss USA: Nia Sanchez (2014) 1st runner-up: Mary O'Neal Contino (1977) 2nd runners-up: Joan Adams (1957), Karen Weller (1961), Kathy Landry (1968), Sharon "Sheri" Schruhl (1970), Carolina Urrea (2018) 3rd runners-up: Jade Kelsall (2012), Brittany McGowan (2015) 4th runners-up: Janet Hadland (1962), Helen Salas (2007), Mary Sickler (2025) Top 5: Gia Giacinto (2001), Tianna Tuamoheloa (2019) Top 10/11/12: Linda Dryden (1974), Christa Lane Daniel (1983), Tammy Perkins (1987), Chelsea Caswell (2013), Natalie Bode (2026) Top 15/16/19/20: Earlene Whitt (1953), Joy Blaine (1959), Kathee Francis (1963), Denyse Turner (1965), Jacqueline Moore (1967), Karen Essklinger (1969), Lauren Scyphers (2006), Victoria Olona (2020), Josie Stephens (2023), Najah Ali (2024)
Nevada holds a record of 29 placements at Miss USA.
Awards Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (1992) Best State Costume: Lagracella Omran (1988)
Winners
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Year Name This site contains a listing of titleholders through 2010. HometownAge1 Local title Placement Special awards Notes 2026 Natalie Bode Las Vegas 27 Miss South Las Vegas Top 10 2025 Mary Sickler Las Vegas 23 Miss Western Nevada 4th runner-up 1st Runner-Up in Miss Texas USA 2025 Later 1st Runner-Up in Miss World America 2026 Represented United States at Miss World 2026 2024 Najah Ali Las Vegas 23 Miss Silver State Top 20 2023 Josie Stephens Fallon 27 Miss Sun Valley Top 20 2022Summer KeffelerParadise21 Miss Paradise Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2018 Sister of Stormy Keffeler, original titleholder of Miss Washington USA 20162021Kataluna EnriquezLas Vegas27 Miss Silver State First openly transgender woman to compete at Miss USA. 2020 Victoria Olona Henderson 27 Miss Paradise Top 16 Winner of the Fan Vote at Miss USA 2020 2019 Tianna Tuamoheloa North Las Vegas 25 Miss Silver State Top 5 2018 Carolina Urrea Sunrise Manor 23 Miss Paradise 2nd runner-up Contestant on Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 2017 Lauren York Primm 22 Miss North Las Vegas 2016 Emelina Adams Anthem 23 Miss Henderson 1st runner-up Miss Arizona USA 2015 2015 Brittany McGowan Spring Valley 24 Miss Chateau 3rd runner-up 2014 Nia Sanchez Southern Highlands 23 Miss South Las Vegas Miss USA 2014 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 2014 2013 Chelsea Caswell Summerlin 23 Miss West Las Vegas Top 10 2012 Jade Kelsall Las Vegas 26 Miss Whitney Ranch 3rd runner-up 2011 Sarah Chapman Henderson 27 Miss Henderson Sister of Miss California USA 2004 Ellen Chapman 2010 Julianna Erdesz Reno 25 Miss Reno Previously Miss Nevada 2008 2009 Georgina Vaughan Las Vegas 20 Miss Red Rock Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2006. 2008 Veronica Grabowski Henderson 23 Miss Henderson 2007 Helen Salas Las Vegas 21 4th runner-up Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Katie Rees was stripped of her crown Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2004 Katie Rees Las Vegas 22 colspan="2" Stripped of the title on December 21, 2006, due to inappropriate photographs. 2006 Lauren Scyphers Gardnerville 20 Top 15 2005 Shivonn Geeb Las Vegas 25 Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Sloan Bailey's resignation Sloan Bailey Las Vegas colspan="2" Resigned in January 2005 for personal reasons. 2004 Victoria Franklin Las Vegas 20 Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1998 2nd runner up in Miss Teen USA 1998 2003 Ashley Huff Henderson 22 Previously Miss Nevada 2001 2002 Jenny Valdez Las Vegas Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 & 2001 2001 Gina Giacinto Las Vegas 26 Top 5 Previously Miss Nevada 1999 2000 Alicia Denyse Carnes Las Vegas 22 Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1995 1999 Shaynee Smith Las Vegas 23 1998 Tammie Rankin Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1993 1997 Ninya Perna Green Valley 23 1996 Alisa Castillo Las Vegas 1995 Brook Hammon Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 1991 1994 Angela Lambert Las Vegas 1993 Alexis Oliver Las Vegas 1992 Alesia Prentiss Las Vegas Miss Congeniality 1991 Jodi Jensen Las Vegas 1990 Michele Yegge Las Vegas 1989 Janu Tornell Las Vegas Contestant on Survivor: Palau 1988 Lagracella Omran Las Vegas 20 Best State Costume 1987 Tammy Perkins Las Vegas 21 Semi-finalist, Finishing in 8th Place 1986 LeAnna Grant Las Vegas Previously Miss Nevada 1984 1985 Alicia Berger Las Vegas Host of Access Hollywood, judge of Miss USA 2009 pageant 1984 Donna Lee McNeil Las Vegas 1983 Christa Lane Daniel Las Vegas Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place 1982 Andrea Pennington Las Vegas 1981 Mary Agnes Lebsock Las Vegas 23 1980 Kimberlee Guider Las Vegas 1979 Aleasha Magleby Las Vegas 1978 Dawn Jameson Las Vegas 1977 Mary O'Neal Contino Las Vegas 1st runner-up Played lead role in Australian television series Chuck Finn 1976 Janice Carrell Las Vegas Represented Nevada at the 1975 Miss World USA pageant 1975 Madonna Allison Las Vegas 1974 Linda Dryden Las Vegas Semi-finalist 1973 Laura Fritz Las Vegas 1972 Tracey Lynn Whitney Las Vegas 1971 Anita Jean Laurie Las Vegas 1970 Sharon "Sheri" Lee Schruhl Las Vegas Miss Flamingo 2nd runner-up 1969 Karen Esslinger Las Vegas Miss Flamingo Semi-finalist 1968 Kathy Landry Las Vegas 22 2nd runner-up 1967 Jacqueline Moore Las Vegas 19 Semi-finalist 1966 Mary Martin Las Vegas 1965 Denyse Turner Las Vegas 23 Top 15 Originally second runner-up, assumed the title after Bonnie Baxter's resignation Bonnie Baxter Las Vegas 21 colspan="2" Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Sharon Granda was stripped of her crown Resigned from the title due to "illness in the family" Sharon Granda 17 colspan="2" Withdrawn because younger than 18 for Miss Universe 1964 Pamela Diane Morris Las Vegas 1963 Kathee Francis Las Vegas 20 Top 15 1962 Janet Hadland Las Vegas 19 4th runner-up 1961 Karen Weller Las Vegas 2nd runner-up 1960 Did Not Compete 1959 Joy Blaine Las Vegas Semi-finalist 1958 Terry Jeffers Las Vegas 1957 Joan Adams Las Vegas 2nd runner-up She finished as 3rd runner-up, but succeeded to 2nd runner-up when the 2nd runner-up took the place of the 1st runner-up 1956 Marley Sanderson Las Vegas 1955 Did Not Compete 1954 Mary Jane Arnold Las Vegas 1953 Earlene Whitt Las Vegas Semi-finalist 1952 Barbara Jean Clark Las Vegas 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
See also
References
External links Official Website