The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaiʻi in the Miss USA pageant.
Hawaiʻi is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as it first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe. Despite the late start, it has been one of the most successful: Hawaiʻi's first Miss USA, Macel Wilson, came the first year the state competed. There have been four Miss USA winners from Hawaiʻi, one of three states with four titles (only second to Texas and California). Although there have been many Miss USA winners and semifinalists, relatively few women from Hawaiʻi have placed as runners-up. Two of them previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Kelly Hu, Miss Teen USA 1985,[1] became the first Miss Teen USA winner to win a Miss title, in 1993.
Many Miss Hawaii USA titleholders competed at a number of international pageants. Similar to Miss South Carolina USA, there was one Miss Hawaii USA that competed at Miss World. Another one competed at Miss International. Four of the winners competed at Miss Universe, after winning Miss USA. Out of six titleholders who represented the United States or Hawaii at major international pageants, only one won an international crown: Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Brook Lee who won the title of Miss USA 1997 and also captured the crown of Miss Universe 1997,[2] one of only seven Miss USA winners to become Miss Universe in the history of the pageant.
The franchise is currently held by 2Couture of Honolulu.
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| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2012 | Brandie Cazimero[3] | Hawaii Kai | 26 | |||
| 2011 | Angela Byrd | Honolulu | 23 | Top 8 finalist | ||
| 2010 | Renee Mokihana Nobriga | Pupukea | 25 | |||
| 2009 | Aureana Tseu | Mililani | 25 | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1999 | ||
| 2008 | Jonelle Layfield | Kane'ohe | 22 | Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Chanel Wise | Honolulu | 21 | Top 10 finalist (8th place) |
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| 2006 | Radasha Ho'ohuli | Nanakuli | 26 | Represented Hawaiʻi at Miss World 2001 | ||
| 2005 | Jennifer Fairbank | Honolulu | 25 | |||
| 2004 | Justine Michioka | Kapaa | 22 | Sister of Alicia Michioka, back-to-back winners from the same family. | ||
| 2003 | Alicia Michioka | Kapaa | 24 | Top 10 finalist | Later Mrs. Hawaii America 2010 under her married name, Alicia Michioka-Jones.[4] | |
| 2002 | Juliet Lighter | Honolulu | 26 | |||
| 2001 | Christy Leonard | Lahaina | 22 | |||
| 2000 | Michelle Kaplan | Kona | 23 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1999 | Trini-Ann Kaopuiki | 26 | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1991 | |||
| 1998 | Tiffini Hercules | |||||
| 1997 | Leslie-Ann Lum | Honolulu | 26 | did not compete | Succeeded Brook Lee as Miss Hawaii USA 1997 when Lee was crowned Miss USA 1997. Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1987 | |
| Brook Mahealani Lee | Pearl City | 26 | Winner[2] | Won Miss Universe 1997. Last Miss USA to capture the Miss Universe crown. | ||
| 1996 | Ku'ualoha Taylor | 25 | Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1995 | Lynn Vesnefski | Style award | ||||
| 1994 | Nadine Tanega | 26 | Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 12th Place | Represented Hawaiʻi at the 1990 Miss International pageant, placing 2nd runner up. She was also 3rd runner-up at Miss World USA 1992 | ||
| 1993 | Kelly Hu | Honolulu | 24 | Top 6 finalist[1] (4th place) |
Miss Photogenic[1] | Actress, previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985 and Miss Teen USA 1985 |
| 1992 | Heather Hays | Honolulu | Currently a newscaster at the Fox affiliate in Dallas (KDFW) | |||
| 1991 | Kym Digmon | 25 | Top 11 semifinalist (9th place) |
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| 1990 | Leimomi Bacalso | |||||
| 1989 | Julie Larson | Honolulu | 21 | Mrs. Hawaii America 1991, Miss Guam Hawaiian Tropic Int'l 1990 | ||
| 1988 | Paula Prevost | |||||
| 1987 | Deborah Laslo | Honolulu | ||||
| 1986 | Toni Costa | Honolulu | 22 | |||
| 1985 | Tina Machado | Waipahu | 25 | Top 10 semifinalist (8th place) |
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| 1984 | Puna Stillman | Honolulu | ||||
| 1983 | Zoe Roach | Waipahu | ||||
| 1982 | Vanessa Dubois | Honolulu | Top 12 semifinalist (8th place) |
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| 1981 | Teri Ann Linn[5] | Honolulu | 4th runner-up | Actress, starred in The Bold and the Beautiful. | ||
| 1980 | Carol Ching | |||||
| 1979 | Blanche Maa | 2nd runner-up | ||||
| 1978 | Judi Andersen | Honolulu | 20 | Winner | 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1978[6] | |
| 1977 | Cely De Castro | Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 9th Place | ||||
| 1976 | Brenda Texeira | Hilo | ||||
| 1975 | Lois Wise | Honolulu | Top 12 semifinalist, Finishing in 7th Place | |||
| 1974 | Joan Ottensmeyer | Kaneohe | ||||
| 1973 | Camille Deubel | Honolulu | ||||
| 1972 | Tanya Wilson | Honolulu | 21 | Winner | Top 12 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1972[7] | |
| 1971 | Deborah Gibson | |||||
| 1970 | Donna Hartley | Honolulu | ||||
| 1969 | Stephanie Quintana | Honolulu | Top 15 semifinalist, Finishing in 10th Place | |||
| 1968 | Carol Seymour | Top 15 semifinalist, Finishing in 10th Place | ||||
| 1967 | Nancy Banks | |||||
| 1966 | Judith Wolski | Top 15 semifinalist, Finished in 8th Place | ||||
| 1965 | Elithe Aguiar | Kauai | Top 15 semifinalist, Finished in 8th Place | |||
| 1964 | Wanda Byrd | |||||
| 1963 | Susan Molina | Semifinalist in Miss World USA 1963 | ||||
| 1962 | Macel Wilson | Honolulu | 18 | Winner[8] | Top 15 semifinalist at Miss Universe 1962 | |
| 1961 | did not compete | |||||
| 1960 | Gordean Lee | withdrew | ||||
| 1959 | Patricia Visser | competed as a territory at Miss Universe | ||||
| 1958 | Geri Hoo | 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958 | ||||
| 1957 | Ramona Tong | |||||
| 1956 | did not compete | |||||
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| 1953 | Aileen Lauwae Stone | competed as a territory at Miss Universe | ||||
| 1952 | Elza Kananionapua Edsman | 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1952 | ||||
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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