Miss Iowa USA 2001
- beauty pageant: Miss Iowa USA
- edition: 49th
- national membership: Miss USA
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATES |
Top 11 | Carlene Kurschinski Liza Norman |
Top 9 | Stacy Ayres Betsy Blanshan Lily Frescoln Kara Haworth Megan Linke Jennifer Roberts |
Top 3 | Deena Cary Laurie Hinebaugh Clarissa Kroese |
SPECIAL AWARD
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Leah Skartvedt |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2001 | 2000 |
| 4th runner-up | N/A | Kirsten Bales |
| 3rd runner-up | N/A | Clarissa Kroese |
| 2nd runner-up | Laurie Hinebaugh | Tama-Lea Bence |
| 1st runner-up | Deena Cary | Tanna Frederick |
| Miss Iowa USA | Clarissa Kroese Pella | Jensie Grigsby West Des Moines |
Dr. Clarissa Kroese
Originally from Pella, Iowa, United States, Dr. Clarissa Kroese is a board-certified family-practice physician and a cosmetic medicine specialist based in Troy, Michigan, USA. She is a member of the American Osteopathic Association.
On March 2, 2001, Kroese represented Iowa at Miss USA 2001 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana, USA. She was unplaced.
While reigning as Miss Iowa USA 2001, Kroese served as a national spokeswoman for breast and ovarian cancer. She graduated from Central College in Pella in 2001 and from the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in West Des Moines, Iowa in 2005.
In 2008, Kroese completed her residency in family practice at Genesys Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan. In 2012, she became the medical director at Rejuv Ave. Skin Spa in Fenton, Michigan.
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