Kentucky, United States currently has 16 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Tara Conner in 2006 and Elle Smith in 2021. Conner was Miss Universe 2006 fourth runner-up while Smith finished in the Top 10 at Miss Universe 2021.
On February 25, 2023, Madalyne Kinnett of Greater Lexington was crowned the Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky. Julia Long of Fayette County and India Marks of North Central Kentucky were the respective first and second runners-up.
Miss Kentucky USA 2024
The Miss Kentucky USA 2024 coronation ceremony will be held at the Center for Rural Development in Somerset on May 19, 2024. It is the 70th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Kentucky’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.
There are 27 women competing for the Miss Kentucky USA 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Ava Belle Ferree (Belle of Louisville)
- Karlee Thompson (Bowling Green)
- Brooklynn Case (Boyle County)
- Caelin Taylor (Capital City)
- Allison Honaker (Commonwealth)
- Victoria Chittams (Corvette City)
- Layla Callahan (Fayette County)
- Ann Benning Jones (Glasgow)
- Rabiya Syed (Greater Lexington)
- Lindsay Wallenfelsz (Heart of Kentucky)
- Connor Perry (Heart of Lexington)
- Madison Bennett (Hopkins County)
- Maci Clark (Jefferson County)
- Julia Long (Keeneland)
- Taylor Butler (Lexington)
- Jada Rodgers (Lousville)
- Tejianna Saxton (Mayfield)
- Lativia Bryan (Mount Washington)
- Hannah Klein (Nicholasville)
- Veronica Chisholm (North Central Kentucky)
- Victoria Kabungulu (Northern Kentucky)
- Jordan Crozier (Somerset)
- Alexandra Swope (Tates Creek)
- Hannah Harrison (Tri County)
- Morgan Lutts (Union)
- Ava Van Schaick (Versailles)
- Tania Sigler-Orihuela (Woodford County)
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