The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. It has previously been known as Miss Ohio Universe.^[1] It is produced by Proctor Productions.

The pageant is currently held in Springfield and has previously been hosted by Mentor, Steubenville and Portsmouth.^[2][3][4][5]

Two Ohio representatives, Sue Downey in 1965 and Kim Seelbrede in 1981, have won the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Universe pageant.^[6][7][8]

The most notable Miss Ohio USA is actress and Oscar winner Halle Berry, who was 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986.^[9] Other notable former titleholders include actress, model and sportscaster Jayne Kennedy^[10] and two former Survivor contestants, Kim Mullen of Survivor: Palau and Candace Smith of Survivor: Tocantins.^[11][12] Two Miss Ohio USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA. Two have also competed at Miss America. The most recent placement was Sir'Quora Carroll placing 3rd runner-up in 2022.

The current titleholder is Mackenzie Schutt of Westerville and was crowned on May 20, 2023 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She represented Ohio at Miss USA 2023.

Gallery of titleholders

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  Katherine Justice, Miss Ohio USA 1960, seen in her film The Way West
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  Jane Harrison, Miss Ohio USA 1970 (pictured in 1980)
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  Halle Berry, Miss Ohio USA 1986 and Miss World USA 1986
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  Stacy Offenberger, Miss Ohio USA 2006 and Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998
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  Madison Gesiotto, Miss Ohio USA 2014
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  Deneen Penn, Miss Ohio USA 2018
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  Alice Magoto, Miss Ohio USA 2019 (when she was Miss Ohio 2016)

Results summary

• Miss USAs: Sue Downey (1965), Kim Seelbrede (1981)
• 1st runners-up: Halle Berry (1986)
• 2nd runners-up: Audrey Bolte (2012)
• 3rd runners-up: Kim Weeda (1982), Stacy Offenberger (2006), Sir'Quora Carroll (2022)
• 4th runners-up: Kathryn Gabriel (1957), Kathleen Kehlmier (1972)
• Top 10/12: Melissa Proctor (1990), Melinda Miller (1999), Kristin Smith (2013), Alice Magoto (2019)
• Top 15/16: Eleanore Mack (1953), Barbara Randa (1954), Eleanor Wood (1956), Corrine Huff (1960), Gail Krielow (1964), Karen Dietz (1966), Linda Hoyle (1968), Jane Harrison (1970), Megan Wise (2016), Sthephanie Miranda (2020)

Ohio holds a record of 23 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Kim Thomas (1980)
• Miss Congeniality: Monica Day (2008)
• Best State Costume: Kim Thomas (1980), Kim Weeda (1982)

Winners

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