Edlyn Lewis

Biography

The Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989 Kim Greenwood and it is hosted in McDonough, Georgia. Georgia has had a fair success at Miss USA, and has yet to win the title. The best placement was Erin Nance, who placed 1st runner-up in 1993, and many 2nd and 4th runner-ups. The most recent placement was Savannah Miles in 2025, placing Top 10. Seven former Miss Georgia Teen USAs went on to win this competition, but only three titleholders has previously competed at Miss America. One represented Connecticut. In 2025, Miss Buckhead 2025 Bella Bautista became the first openly transgender woman enlisted to compete in the pageant, but she later withdrew from the competition. The current Miss Georgia USA is Jade Kircus of Southside, AL who was appointed on June 30, 2026 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She will represent Georgia at the Miss USA 2026.

== Results summary == 1st runner-up: Erin Nance (1993) 2nd runners-up: Tami Tesch (1986), Donna Rampy (1988), Tiffany Fallon (2001), Lisa Wilson (2006), Tiana Griggs (2014), Emanii Davis (2016) 3rd runner-up: Dorothy Taylor (1959) 4th runners-up: Carolann Connor (1955), Diane Austin (1958), Cherie Stephens (1970), Sophia Bowen (1987), Michele Nemeth (1989), Jasmyn "Jazz" Wilkins (2012) Top 5/6: Brenda Leithleiter (1990), Jennifer Prodgers (1992), Patti Dunn (2000) Top 10/12: Liz Wickersham (1976), Linda Kerr (1977), Lisa Condre (1981), Dotsy Timm (1983), Caroline Medley (2004), Marianny Egurrola (2018), Savannah Miles (2025) Top 15/16: Kimberly Gittings (2009), Kaylin Reque (2011), Alyssa Beasley (2020) Georgia holds a record of 27 placements at Miss USA.

=== Awards === Miss Photogenic: Liz Wickersham (1976), Sophia Bowen (1987)

== Titleholders == Color key

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

== References ==

== External links == Official Website