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Miss South Lincoln, Kamryn Buchanan, was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2024 during the glittering state final competition on Sunday, June 30 at The Garden Theater in Omaha. The 24-year-old PhD student in counseling psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln succeeds last year's winner Mimi Wood. Kamryn will now prepare to represent Nebraska at the Miss USA 2024 pageant in Los Angeles, California this August. "Thank you to each and everyone who believed in me to get on that stage. My village has unconditionally supported me in entering my first pageant ever which ultimately led me here," shared the new Miss Nebraska USA. "I cannot thank you all enough, and Nebraska, I promise to make you proud," she added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kamryn Buchanan (@kamibuchanan) FINAL RESULTS Miss Nebraska USA 2024 - Kamryn Buchanan 1st runner-up - Terra Young (Southwest Lincoln) 2nd runner-up - Angel Strong (West Omaha) 3rd runner-up -

Miss West Omaha, Mimi Wood, was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2023 in a state competition held on Sunday, February 26 at The Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. The 23-year-old dance coach from Omaha won the state title in her fourth attempt and will now prepare to represent Nebraska at Miss USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada later this year. She was third runner-up in 2020, and second runner-up in 2021 and 2022. Rounding out the Top 4 finalists were Miss Omaha, Michaela Edstrand (first runner-up and Miss Photogenic), Miss David City, Bailey DeWispelare (second runner-up), and Miss Elkhorn, Grace Smith (third runner-up). The rest of the Top 8 were Miss Lincoln, Emma Wilkinson, Miss Midwest, Charity Williams (Miss Congeniality), Miss Papillion, Ravyn Craver, and Miss Waterloo, Mary Foster. Natalie Pieper, last year's winner who placed second runner-up at Miss USA 2022, relinquished her reign at the end of the glittering event. Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023 was also held at the same venue and Miss Linc

The Miss Nebraska USA 2023 and Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023 will be held this weekend February 25-26, 2023 at The Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. A total of 14 contestants will be vying for Miss Nebraska USA 2023. They are Tyler Shields, Bailey DeWispelare, Ted'Dee Buffalo-Harrell, Grace Smith, Anna Mock, Emma Wilkinson, Charity Williams, Rebecca Haug, Shamyla Wells, Kristen Green, Michaela Edstrand, Rayn Craver, Mary Foster, and Mimi Wood. For Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2023, the 12 contestants are Avery Collins, Micahlyn Loucks, Reagan Lampe, Alexandra Huffman, Kyla Patel, Ashlynn Kasik, Madyson Zoucha, Aubrie Charter, Addilyn Wilson, Gisell Duarte Rosas, Krista Andersen, and Maycee Sulinski. The winners will not only get the opportunity to represent Nebraska at Miss USA 2023 and Miss Teen USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada but will also take home a fabulous prize package including cash allowance, scholarships, and a whole lot more courtesy of the sponsors and Vanbros and Associates, Inc. Las