While Florida has never won Miss USA, it assumed the title in 1967. Cheryl Patton, who placed second runner-up, inherited the crown after Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe and the first runner-up, Susan Ellen Bradley, declined to take on the title.
Florida has also had two first runner-ups, and more than a dozen contestants have made it to the semifinals. The state last placed at Miss USA in 2023 with titleholder Caroline Dixon, who made it to the top 20.
Past Miss Florida contestants have also had success at Miss Universe. In 2019, Madison Anderson placed first runner-up at Miss Florida before winning the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico that year. She won first runner-up at Miss Universe 2019, losing the crown to Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi.
In 2021, Miss Florida Ashley Cariño won second runner-up at Miss USA. She won Miss Universe Puerto Rico in 2022 and placed in the top five at Miss Universe that year.
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