Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. Titleholders Nine Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face. Since 1965, a runner-up has been selected to replace any Miss USA titleholder who wins the Miss Universe pageant. Key Gallery Winners by state The state later won the Miss Universe title indicated in bold The state later inherited the Miss USA title after the original titleholder crowned Miss Universe indicated in italics Debut wins Not including states who were inherited the title. States have yet to win Miss USA There have been no Miss USA winners from the following states: Alaska Colorado Delaware Georgia Indiana Maine Montana New Hampshire New Jersey North Dakota Oregon South Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Notes References External links Miss USA official website Miss USA titleholders Miss USA titleholders Miss USA titleholders