{{for|the state pageant affiliated with Miss America|Miss Colorado}} {{Short description|Beauty pageant competition}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss Colorado USA |image = |image_border = |image_size = |caption = |map = |map_size = |map_caption = |formation = 1952 |type = Beauty pageant |headquarters = Savage |location = Minnesota |membership = Miss USA |language = English |leader_title = |leader_name = |key_people = Denise Wallace<br>Craig Heitkamp |num_staff = |budget = |website = {{official|http://www.missminnesotausa.com/co-home.html}} }}

'''Miss Colorado USA''' is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20071024/AE/71024025/0/FRONTPAGE|publisher=Vail Daily|date=2007-10-24|title=Will Miss Colorado Teen USA hail from Eagle County?}}</ref> The pageant is directed by Future Productions.

Colorado's most successful placements were in 1963 and 2010, when Rhea Looney and Jessica Hartman, respectively, placed as the third runner-up. Colorado's most recent placement was in 2024, when Jessi Kalambayi placed in the Top 10.

Sydney Hella of Denver was appointed Miss Colorado USA on September 30th, 2025 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She represented Colorado at Miss USA 2025.

==Gallery of titleholders== <gallery widths="180px" heights="180px"> File:Blair Griffith at Buckley.JPG|Blair Griffith, Miss Colorado USA 2011 File:Beckie Hughes.png|Beckie Hughes, Miss Colorado USA 2008 </gallery>

==Results summary== ===Placements=== *'''3rd Runner-Up:''' Rhea Looney (1963), Jessica Hartman (2010) *'''Top 10:''' Debbie James (1989), Tiani Jones (2000), Marybel Gonzalez (2012), Jessi Kalambayi (2024) *'''Top 15'''/'''16'''/'''20:''' Jeanie Carroll (1953), Dorothy Jane Bewley (1955), Karen Keeler (1956), Diane Lee Gardner (1959), Penny Jo James (1962), Susan Hawkins (1969)

'''Colorado''' holds a record of 12 placements at Miss USA.

===Awards=== *'''Miss Congeniality:''' Diane Knaub (1971), Crystal Grove (1998) *'''Miss Photogenic:''' Katee Doland (2001), Susan Hawkins (1969)

== Winners ==

;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Runner-Up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Semifinalist }}

{| class="wikitable"style="font-size:90%;" |- ! width=5% | Year ! width=20%| Name ! width=10%| Hometown ! width=3%|Age{{efn|name=Age|Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant}} ! width="12%" | Local title ! width=14%| Placement at Miss USA ! width=17%| Special awards at Miss USA ! width=31%| Notes |- | 2025 | Sydney Hella | Denver | 26 | Miss Red Rocks | | | *2nd Runner-Up at Miss Colorado USA 2024 *Former Miss Earth Air USA 2024 |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;” | 2024 | Jessi Kalambayi | Denver | 26 | Miss Denver | Top 10 | | |- | 2023 | Arianna Lemus | Gunnison | 27 | Miss Gunnison | | | |- | 2022 | Alexis Glover | Colorado Springs | 23 | Miss Colorado Springs | | | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2017 |- | 2021 | Olivia Lorenzo | Fort Collins | 20 | Miss Fort Collins | | | |- | 2020 | Emily DeMure | Boulder | 21 | | | | * Later crowned as Miss Grand United States of America 2022 ** unplaced at Miss Grand International 2022 |- | 2019 | Madison Dorenkamp | Lamar | 25 | | | | |- | 2018 | Chloe Brown | Grand Junction | 22 | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2013 |- | 2017 | Sabrina Janssen | Denver | 22 | | | | |- | 2016 | Caley-Rae Pavillard | Castle Pines | 22 | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2008 * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011 |- | 2015 | Talyah Polee | Denver | 26 | | | | |- | 2014 | Eleanna Livaditis | Centennial | 25 | | | | |- | 2013 | Amanda Wiley | Littleton | 25 | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2012 | Marybel Gonzalez | Denver | 24 | | Top 10 | | |- | 2011 | Blair Griffith | Lakewood | 22 | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 and Miss Congeniality at Miss Teen USA 2006 * Later Miss Grand USA 2013 |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 2010 | Jessica Hartman | Pueblo | 19 | | 3rd Runner-Up | | * Later Miss Missouri 2014 |- | 2009 | Patrice Williams | Colorado Springs | 22 | | | | |- | 2008 | Beckie Hughes <ref>{{cite news|title=Owner of Pinque wins Miss Colorado USA crown |publisher=The Daily Sentinel|date=2007-10-30}}</ref><ref> {{cite news |url= https://www.postindependent.com/news/businesswoman-named-miss-colorado/ |title= Businesswoman named Miss Colorado |author= Stina Sieg |date= 31 October 2007 |newspaper= The Post Independent |publisher= Swift Communications, Inc. |location =Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, CO, USA }} </ref> | Grand Junction | 21 | | | | |- | 2007 | Keena Bonella | Grand Junction | 21 | | | |- | 2006 | Jacqueline Madera | Denver | 26 | | | | |- | 2005 | Lauren Cisneros | Castle Rock | 23 | | | | |- | 2004 | Janel Haw | Aurora | 26 | | | | |- | 2003 | Erin MacGregor<ref>{{cite news|title=Beauty that extends to the soul|first=Randy|last=Wyrick|url=http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=VD&Date=20021127&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=211270103&Ref=AR&SectionCat=FRONTPAGE|date=2002-11-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308093031/http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=VD&Date=20021127&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=211270103&Ref=AR&SectionCat=FRONTPAGE|archive-date=2012-03-08}}</ref> | Vail | 26 | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado 1999 |- | 2002 | Keely Gaston | Morrison | 24 | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado 1998 |- | 2001 | Katee Doland | Arvada | 20 | | | Miss Photogenic | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998 * Later Miss Colorado 2003 * Former Denver Broncos cheerleader |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 2000 | Tiani Jones | Aurora | 23 | | Top 10 | | |- | 1999 | Susan Manuello | Boulder | | | | | |- | 1998 | Michelle Stanley | Littleton | | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado 1996 |- | 1997 | Damien Munoz | Westminster | | | | | |- | 1996 | Suesan Rajabi | Englewood | | | | | |- | 1995 | Emily Weeks | Denver | | | | | |- | 1994 | Kimberly Veldhuizen | Denver | | | | |- | 1993 | Janna Durbin | Golden | | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1989 |- | 1992 | Laura Dewild | Denver | | | | | |- | 1991 | Melanie Ness | Pueblo | | | | | |- | 1990 | Michelle Harrison | Conifer | | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1989 | Debbie James | Denver | 21 | | Top 10 | | * Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 1985 |- | 1988 | Nicola Svaldi | Aurora | | | | | |- | 1987 | Polly Kuska<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 February 1987 |title=MISS USA |pages=2 |work=Hawaii Tribune-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hawaii-tribune-herald-1987-miss-usa-clip/123684142/ |access-date=10 October 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | Denver | | | | | |- | 1986 | Cheryl Rohleder | Denver | | | | | |- | 1985 | Lynnette Jessen | Denver | | | | | * Previously Miss Colorado 1981 |- | 1984 | Michelle Anderson | Denver | | | | | |- | 1983 | Lisa Gay Trujillo | Denver | | | | | |- | 1982 | Dusty Hutton | Longmont | | | | | |- | 1981 | Shannon Davidson | Boulder | | | | | |- | 1980 | Shelley Marks | Littleton | | | | | |- | 1979 | Jene Nelson | Pueblo | | | | | |- | 1978 | Linda Marie Potestio | Pueblo | 18 | | | |- | 1977 | Mary Anne Genzel | Denver | | | | | |- | 1976 | Patricia Sweany | Lamar | | | | | |- | 1975 | Amelia Barbara "Amy" Long | Lakewood | | | | | |- | 1974 | Connie Larsen | Denver | | | | | |- | 1973 | Lenita Mosley | Denver | | | | |- | 1972 | Patricia Cadigan | Lakeland | | | | | |- | 1971 | Diane Lynn Knaub<ref>{{cite news |date=20 May 1971 |title=THE BEACH AND BEAUTIES |pages=2 |work=Scranton Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-1971-miss-usa-clipping/123679359/ |access-date=15 October 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | Denver | | | | Miss Congeniality | |- | 1970 | Linda Hicklin | Greeley | | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1969 | Susan Hawkins | Colorado Springs | 23 | | Top 15 | {{nowrap|Miss Photogenic}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 1969 |title=A switch |pages=8 |work=Tampa Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-times/127834504/ |access-date=7 October 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | |- | 1968 | Ann Bell | Littleton | | | | | |- | 1967 | Kathleen "Kim" Kelly<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 1967 |title=Pride Of The Southwest |pages=25 |work=Arizona Daily Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-1967/117263935/ |access-date=14 October 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | Denver | 18 | Miss Greenland | | | |- | 1966 | Rosemary Barnwell | | | | | | |- | 1965 | Cathy McPherson | | | | | | |- | colspan=8 {{N/A|Did not compete at Miss USA 1964}} |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | 1963 | Rhea Looney<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 1963 |title=MISS U.S.A. AND 14 RUNNERS-UP |pages=20 |work=Iowa City Press-Citizen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen-1963-miss-usa-cl/121399153/ |access-date=8 October 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | Denver | | | 3rd runner-up | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1962 | Penny James | | | | Top 16 | | |- | colspan=8 {{N/A|Did not compete at Miss USA 1961}} |- | 1960 | Karen Eickermann | | | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1959 | Dianne Gardner | | | | Top 15 | | |- | 1958 | Devona Hubka | | | | | | |- | 1957 | Mary Clapham | | | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1956 | Karen Keeler | | | | Top 15 | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1955 | Dorothy Bewley | | | | Top 15 | | |- | 1954 | Lorna Batterson | | | | | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | 1953 | Jeanie Carroll | | | | Top 20 | | |- | 1952 | Joan Linn | | | | | | |}

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20060823022016/http://www.ourpageants.com/}} (archived; to 2006) *{{official|https://web.archive.org/web/20080511153700/http://www.misscoloradousa.com/}} (archived; from 2007 to 2010) *{{official|http://www.missminnesotausa.com/co-home.html}} (current)

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