Miss California USA

This article is about the state pageant to select a California delegate to the Miss USA pageant. For the Miss America state pageant, see Miss California.

Miss California USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSanta Monica
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Kristen Bradford
WebsiteOfficial website

Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions.

California's most successful placements were in 1959, 1966, 1975, 1983, 1992, and 2011, when Terry Huntingdon, Maria Remenyi, Summer Bartholomew, Julie Hayek, Shannon Marketic, and Alyssa Campanella, respectively, were crowned Miss USA.

The current Miss California USA is Samantha Ramos of Santa Monica, who is crowned on June 23, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Ramos will represent California at Miss USA 2024.