The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts.
Maine has placed nine times at Miss USA. In 2006, Katee Stearns made the semi-finals, becoming the fifth woman from Maine and the first since 1977 to make the cut. In 2010, Katie Whittier became the first delegate from Maine to reach the top five, finishing 4th runner-up.
Three Miss Maine USAs were former Miss Maine Teen USA titleholders, who competed at Miss Teen USA. One also competed at Miss America.
Juliana Morehouse Locklear of Portland was crowned Miss Maine USA 2023 on November 20, 2022 at Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in Portland. Due to a change in the pageant rules, she became the first married woman to compete at Miss USA since the 1950s.
Gallery of titleholders
Results summary
Placements
4th Runner up: Katie Whittier (2010) Top 8: Ashley Lynn Marble (2011) Top 10/12: Tina Ann Brown (1977), Marina Gray (2018) Top 15/16/20: Jackie Lee (1953), Carolyn Komant (1959), Margaret McAleer (1970), Katee Stearns (2006), Rani Williamson (2012)