Miss Delaware USA


The Miss Delaware USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant. It is formerly directed by Crown Productions from 1993 to 2007, then to D&D Productions from 2007 to 2018. CW Productions became the new directors for the pageant from 2019.
Delaware is the least successful state in the pageant being the only state never to place or receive an award at Miss USA until 2015, although they came close on a number of occasions, i.e. 1992 and 1994. In 2015, Renee Bull became the first representative from Delaware to place in the top 15 and finished in the top 10, effectively ending the "Delaware Curse". She also won Miss Congeniality, becoming the first representative from Delaware to win an award.
Three Miss Delaware Teen USAs have crossed over to win this competition, Cheryl Crowe, Mia Jones, and Kelsey Miller.
Katie Guevarra of Middletown was crowned Miss Delaware USA 2020 on November 17, 2019 at Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. She will represent Delaware for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Placements

Delaware has only reached the top once.

Awards

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YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2020Katherine "Katie" GuevarraMiddletown26TBA
2019Jolisa CopemanMiddletown24
2018Sierra WrightWilmington20Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2015
2017Mia JonesBear20
2016Alexandra VorontsovaNewark20
2015Renee BullMiddletown21Top 11Miss Congeniality1st runner up at Miss Delaware 2012; Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012
2014Kelsey MillerWilmington23Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009
2013Rachel BaioccoBear21
2012Krista ClausenGeorgetown18First Runner-up at Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008
2011Katie HansonNewark20Contestant of
2010Julie CitroWilmington26
2009Kate BanaszakMiddletown24
2008Vincenza Carrieri-RussoNewark23Previously Miss Delaware United States 2014. First runner-up to Miss Delaware USA 2007. Competed in Miss Delaware pageant 2003, 2004, 2006, 2018. Competed in Miss Delaware Teen USA.
2007Nicole BossoNewark20First attempt at the Miss Delaware USA title in 2007. Held a Miss America local title and placed third runner-up to Kayla Martell in June 2010. Contestant on the CW Network's. Model at the Home Shopping Network in 2008.
2006Ashlee GreenwellMiddletown18
2005Sheena BentonWilmington23
2004Courtney PurdyNewark21
2003Cheryl CroweFelton23Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2002, competed in Miss Delaware and was third runner-up in 2002
2002Deborah HoffmanOcean View25Competed in Miss Maryland and Miss Delaware, was first runner-up to Miss Delaware 2001
2001Stacey SmithOcean View26
2000Jennifer BehmWilmington23Second Season Winner of MasterChef
1999Jackie PillaWilmington
1998Sherri DavisNew Castle
1997Patricia GauaniDover
1996Star BehlClaymont
1995Nicole GarisWilmington
1994Teresa KlineBear
1993Annmarie CorrellHockessin
1992Julie Ann GriffithWilmington
1991Laurie LucidonioWilmington
1990Nicci DentBearMiss Teen All American 1987
1989Terri SpruillWilmington
1988Christina Lee AngelMillsboro
1987Shellie HaralsonNewark
1986Lynn TaylorBear
1985Sheila SaintsWilmington
1984Denise LennickWilmington
1983Shelley PerkinsNewark
1982Shawna SaintsWilmington
1981Natalie RamseyWilmington
1980Karen GiobbeHockessin
1979Lisa ToothmanNewark
1978Donna LewisNew Castle
1977Debby FaulknerWilmington
1976Debbie KucherNewarksemifinalist in Miss World USA 1979
1975Sandy McClureWilmington
1974Cheryl Fetkenher*Newark
1973Linda GravesWilmington
1972Michele VoyerWilmington
1971Nanette CristWilmington
1970Marilyn O'NeillNewark
1969Marsha StoppelWilmington
1968Diana ParkerWilmington
1967Dianne JudefindWilmington
1966Jacqueline KalazinskasClaymont
1965Shirl ChappellNewark
1964Christina KloseWilmington
1963Susan KowalskiNewport
1962No Pageant Held
1961Ninea Lou RinglerDagsboro
1960Rose Ann ReedWilmington
1959Linda E. HumesHarrington
1958Virginia JeffersonDelmar
1957Patricia EllingsworthMillsboro
1956Sandra McCabeSelbyville
1955Helen Denise Blackwell*Wilmington
1954No Pageant Held
1953No Pageant Held
1952Sue J. LangtonWilmington
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant