Miss Iowa USA

The Miss Iowa USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss USA pageant. It was directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since 2008 to 2024.

While Iowa has not been greatly successful in the past four decades, they were one of the most consistent states in the first decade of the pageant's existence. In 1956, Carol Morris became the second Miss USA to win the Miss Universe crown. The most recent placement was McKenzie Ariana Kerry in 2024, placing Top 20.

Jamie Solinger, Miss Teen USA 1992 and Miss Iowa USA 1998, crowned her sister Jaclyn Solinger as Miss Iowa USA 1999.

The current titleholder is Hayley Buettell of Mediapolis, who was crowned on August 10, 2025 at The Franklin Center in Des Moines. She represented Iowa at Miss USA 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Placements

Miss USA: Carol Morris (1956)
5th Runner-up: Carlyn Bradarich (2014)
Top 10/12: Jan Hoyer (1993), Jensie Grigsby (2000)
Top 14/15/19/20: Marilyn Shonka (1953), Ione Lucken (1954), Judy Hall (1957), Kay Nielson (1959), Trudy Shulkin (1960), Baylee Drezek (2019), McKenzie Ariana Kerry (2024)

Iowa holds a record of 11 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Miss Congeniality: Dana Mintzer (1983), Rebecca Hodge (2012)

Winners

Color key

<sup>1</sup> Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant