Miss USA held its first pageant in 1952, but not every state has taken home the crown.

While Texas, California, and Hawaii have repeatedly won the prestigious title, other states — including Arizona, Florida, and New Jersey — have struggled.

Here are the 18 states that have never won Miss USA.

The closest Alaska has come to the Miss USA crown was in 1964, when Patricia Marlin placed second runner-up. 

Alaska has placed four additional times in the pageant's history, most recently with Alyssa London, who made the top 10 in 2017. 

Four of the state's queens have won the Miss Congeniality prize, including in 2022 and 2023.

While Arizona has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1980 when Jineane Ford, who originally placed first runner-up, inherited the crown after Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe. 

Arizona has frequently appeared in the Miss USA semifinals, with three second runners-up and two third runners-up. But it has not placed at Miss USA since 2016, when Chelsea Myers made the top 15. 

Colorado was closest to the Miss USA crown in 1963 and 2010, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman placed third runner-up. 

The state most recently placed at the Miss USA 2024 pageant, when titleholder Jessi Kalambayi reached the top 10. It was the first time Colorado had placed at Miss USA since 2012.

Delaware has only placed once at Miss USA, becoming the last state to ever place in the pageant's history. 

Renee Bull broke the streak in 2015 when she made it to the top 11. She also tied for the Miss Congeniality title with Miss Alaska Kimberly Agron. 

Miss Delaware 2025 Tetra Shockley made history as the oldest woman to compete at Miss USA. The 44-year-old also won the Miss Congeniality title that year.

While Florida has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1967. Cheryl Patton, who placed second runner-up, inherited the crown after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe and the first runner-up, Susan Ellen Bradley, declined to take the title. 

Florida has also had two first runners-up, and more than a dozen contestants have made it to the semifinals. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2025 with titleholder Lou Schieffelin, who made it to the top 10.

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