Miss Oregon USA
beauty contest
The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.
The pageant was produced and directed by ABC Pageant Productions, based in Bend, Oregon, from 1989 until 2015, under Carol Jean Lukens as executive producer and state director. In the same year, David Van Maren and Maureen Franchisco took over the director duties. They were directed by NW Productions, LLC. dba- Pageants NW Productions, based in Puyallup, Washington. They resigned on August 27, 2024, and the state director of this state is now vacant.
Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has yet to win the title. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA are Gail Atchison and Chantéa McIntyre, who both finished 2nd runner-up to respectively Barbara Peterson and Audrey Eckert in 1976 and 2025. The most recent finalist was Chantéa McIntyre in 2025.
Three Miss Oregon USA titleholders have formerly held the Miss Oregon Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA.
Claire Wildey of Clovis, CA was appointed Miss Oregon USA on July 30, 2026, after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She will represent Oregon at Miss USA 2026.
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