Miss Washington USA
The Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington since 2002, which also produces Idaho and Oregon state pageants.
Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA. Dorothy "Didi" Anstett won the crown in 1968 and went on to place 4th runner-up at Miss Universe. The most recent placement was Samantha Gallia in 2023, placing Top 20.
Prior to 2017, no Washington delegate had previously competed at Miss Teen USA, although one has competed at Miss America. Alex Carlson-Helo, Miss Washington Teen USA 2012, became the last state to have made her the first Teen to Miss crossover for the state.
Carisa Erickson of Seattle was appointed Miss Washington USA on September 30th, 2025 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She represented Washington at Miss USA 2025.
Results summary
- Miss USA: Dorothy "Didi" Anstett
- 1st runner-up: Tracey Goddard
- 3rd runner-up: Nancy Petraborg
- Top 10/12: Norene Gilbert, Kathi Tucker, Natasha Vantramp
- Top 15/20: Shirley Givins, June Svedin, Diana Schafer, Rose Nielsen, Deborah Gieberson, Susan Hyde, Tara McCormick, Samantha Gallia
- Washington holds a record of 14 Placements at Miss USA.