EPIC Crowning Moments from 1980-1999 | Miss USA

Check out these iconic crowning moments in Miss USA history.

With R'Bonney Nola Gabriel claIming the title to Miss Universe, her first runner-up, Morgan Romano of North Carolina, assumed the Miss USA title on January 27, 2023 in a crowning ceremony in Auburn, Alabama.

Welcome Miss USA Morgan Romano!

[material___]

1990❤ First black Miss USA. 1st runner up in Miss Universe that year too

[briandrake]

You all forgot Miss USA 1984 Mai Shanley.

[mauricioortizaznar]

Increíble years!!!

Thank you so much for sharing wonderful memories!!!

I love to watch MISS USA!

Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentine ❤

[JustDavs]

7:13 chelsie smith’s reaction was so cute 🥹 RIP queen

[Dpageantbuff]

What an impressive run for Texas! They ruled the 80s with that 5 time back to back and I didn't realize they had placed 2nd back to back too in 82 and 83. Just wow!! And that first runner in 1980 is oh so beautiful !

[makelovenotwar]

Courtney Gibb is such a timeless beauty. Such a beautiful face.

[stephenanderson]

Shout out to Halle Berry (Ohio) who place 1st runner up at Miss USA 1986 and top 10 at Miss World 1986. In the 80s, the first runner up at Miss USA would go to Miss World.

[itspinkiepiejustme]

How beautiful it is to see these times, including The Texas Aces! ❤️

[jacob-nijr]

Julie is still one of the best USA’s till this day, she was so glamorous and fabulous.

[viantzpradz]

All winner in 1952 to 2015 is beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, elegant, charm, and have x factor...!!!👑🏆🎊🎉🤍

[vitaminDEE-dv]

Texas is really a pageant powerhouse state in USA, they earned 10 Miss USA (1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2022), with 4 semifinalist, 5 runners up and 2 winners in Miss Universe

[mastermaarteh]

1982 Miss Arkansas best reaction she really did not expect that.. almost cross eyes after she was announced...

[FREELUIGI]

7 years in a row with Texas being top 2....5 years in a row winning the crown, wow!

[mysticgirl]

Ali Landry's first runner-up was Danni Boatwright, who went on to win the 11th season of Survivor. The following year, Brandi Sherwood inherited the Miss USA title after the winner, Brook Lee, became Miss Universe - Brandi became the first woman to hold both the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA titles, she won the former in 1989

[kitkeller]

Christy Fitchner looks gorgeous year after year.

[walbereduard]

1:18 one the best miss USA in the history! ❤

[mentorshipprogram]

Miss USA 1999, I still don’t understand how she won 🏆. The rest was good 👍🏽

[misstee]

0:54
5:01 I'm friends with this beautiful woman ❤
6:13
7:13 Rest in Peace 🙏
8:24 🤙
8:59 I'm friends with this beautiful woman too ❤

[unownspritzee]

Texas dominated the pageant early on. Lots of 1st RU or winners from Texas!

[frederickseltzerjr]

This is just my opinion ... leaving out MUSA1984 Mai Shanley is ultra disrespectful if you omitted others, but she was the only one not shown. Then, MUSA1991 Kelli McCarty, not having sound, whether you disagree what she did after winning the title, that night in 1991, she EARNED that crown and you should show it how it aired. I grew up watching all three (at the time because I know MTU didn't debut until 1983) with my mom, it was something special for the both of us and I know my mom would be just as upset about those two omissions as I am. Whatever your reason was for these two glaring mistakes, again, my opinion, fix it. Don't try to re-write history.

Shout out to the first runner up at MUSA1986, the BEAUTIFUL & only contestant to win an Academy Award (Miss Ohio 1986 Halle Berry) ... to the woman that sadly was treated unfairly by a lot of the public, another STUNNING beautiful woman, MUSA1990 Carole Gist and may she rest in peace, the third in the "Triple Crown" of extraordinary stunning beautiful women, MUSA & MU1995 Chelsi Smith (the first Miss Texas to win Miss Congeniality at MUSA). May she rest in peace in our hearts forever.