Miss Colorado USA


The Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. The event was held in Loveland from 2006 to 2008 and moved to Greeley in 2010.
From 1993 to 2006, the Miss Colorado USA state pageant was directed by Carol Hirata and the Carlton Group, based in Bellvue, Colorado. In 2007, it was taken over by Future Productions, based in Savage, Minnesota. Colorado has been one of the less successful states at Miss USA, having not had a finalist since 1963 until Jessica Hartman finished third runner-up in 2010. They have, however been successful with other awards, being one of only four states to have been awarded Miss Photogenic twice.
Six Miss Colorado USA winners were former Miss Colorado Teen USA titleholders, four were former Miss America contestants, two later compete in Miss America one as Miss Colorado and one as Miss Missouri. One of Colorado's winners Katee Doland has all three state titles: Miss Colorado Teen USA, Miss Colorado USA, and Miss Colorado America. The 2002 and 2003 Miss Colorado USA titleholders had previously held Miss Colorado titles in the same order in subsequent years.
Emily DeMure, a native of Granite Bay, California residing in Boulder, was crowned Miss Colorado USA 2020 on October 27, 2019 at Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley. She will represent Colorado for the title of Miss USA 2020 on the spring of 2020.

Results summary

Placements

Colorado holds a record of 11 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

;Color key
YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2020Emily DeMureBoulder22TBATBA
2019Madison DorenkampLamar25Previously a Texas Roadhouse Server
2018Chloe BrownGrand Junction22Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2013
2017Sabrina JanssenDenver22
2016Caley-Rae PavillardCastle Rock22Triple crown winner
2015Talyah PoleeDenver26
2014Eleanna LivaditisCentennial25
2013Amanda WileyDenver25
2012Marybel GonzalezDenver24Top 10
2011Blair GriffithLakewood22
  • Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006
  • Later Miss Grand USA 2013
  • *Top 20 semifinalist at Miss Grand International 2013
  • 2010Jessica HartmanPueblo193rd runner-up
  • Later Miss Intercontinental 2011
  • Later Miss Missouri 2014
  • 2009Patrice WilliamsColorado Springs22
    2008Beckie HughesGrand Junction21
    2007Keena BonellaGrand Junction21
    2006Jacqueline MaderaDenver26
    2005Lauren CisnerosCastle Rock23
    2004Janel HawAurora26
    2003Erin MacGregorVail26Previously Miss Colorado 1999
    2002Keely GastonMorrison24Previously Miss Colorado 1998
    2001Katee DolandArvada20Miss PhotogenicTriple Crown winner
  • Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998
  • *Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1998
  • Later Miss Colorado 2003
  • Former Denver Broncos cheerleader
  • Current publicist for the Miss Colorado pageant and director of the Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen pageant under her married name, Katee Mink
  • 2000Tiani JonesAurora23Top 10
    1999Susan ManuelloBoulder
    1998Michelle StanleyLittletonPreviously Miss Colorado 1996
    1997Damien MunozWestminster
    1996Suesan RajabiEnglewood
    1995Emily WeeksDenver
    1994Kimberly VeldhuizenDenver
    1993Janna DurbinGoldenPreviously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1989
    1992Laura DewildDenver
    1991Melanie NessFort Morgan
    1990Michelle HarrisonConifer2nd runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1990
    1989Debbie JamesDenver21Semi-finalist
  • Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1985
  • Winner of Miss Oktoberfest 1989
  • 1988Nicola SvaldiAurora
    1987Polly KuskaFort Bliss
    1986Cheryl RohlederDenver
    1985Lynnette JessenDenverPreviously Miss Colorado 1981
    1984Michelle AndersonDenver
    1983Lisa Gay TrujilloDenver
    1982Dusty HuttonLongmont
    1981Shannon DavidsonBoulder
    1980Shelley MarksLittleton
    1979Jene NelsonPueblo
    1978Linda PotestioPueblo
    1977Mary Anne GenzelDenver
    1976Patricia SweanyLamar
    1975Amy LongLakewood
    1974Connie LarsenDenver
    1973Lenita MosleyDenver
    1972Patricia CadiganLakeland
    1971Diane KnaubDenverMiss Congeniality
    1970Linda HicklinGreeley
    1969Susan HawkinsColorado SpringsSemi-finalistMiss Photogenic
    1968Ann BellLittleton
    1967Kim Kelly
    1966Rosemary Barnwell
    1965Cathy McPherson
    1964Did Not Compete
    1963Rhea Looney3rd runner-up
    1962Penny JamesSemi-finalist
    1961Did Not Compete
    1960Karen Eickermann
    1959Dianne GardnerSemi-finalist
    1958Devona Hubka
    1957Mary Clapham
    1956Karen KeelerSemi-finalist
    1955Dorothy BewleySemi-finalist
    1954Lorna Batterson
    1953Jeanie CarrollSemi-finalist
    1952Joan Linn
    1951Josephine Barbie
    Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant