Titleholders
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Stacie Juris | Tinley Park | 20 | Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2009 | ||
| 2012 | Ashley Hooks | Flossmoor | 25 | |||
| 2011 | Angela Sparrow | Chicago | 26 | Indiana Pacers Pacemate | ||
| 2010 | Ashley Bradarich | Homer Glen | 23 | |||
| 2009 | Ashley Bond | Oswego | 24 | Chicago Bulls Luvabull' | ||
| 2008 | Shanon Lersch | Chicago | 25 | Chicago Bulls Luvabull | ||
| 2007 | Mia Heaston | Chicago | 25 | |||
| 2006 | Catherine Warren | Lake Forest | 23 | Top 15 | Contestant on The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman | |
| 2005 | Jill Gulseth | Geneva | 21 | 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2004 | Molly Graham | Montgomery | 24 | |||
| 2003 | Agnieszka Zakreta | Rolling Meadows | 24 | Miss Tourism International 1999 as Miss Poland | ||
| 2002 | Amanda Reynolds | Marion | 23 | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2001 | ||
| 2001 | Rebecca Ambrosi | Chicago | 24 | |||
| 2000 | Constance Stoetzer | Abingdon | 26 | |||
| 1999 | Christina Lam | 19 | Later Mrs. Tennessee America 2007 and 1st runner-up to Mrs. America 2007 under her married name, Christina Ryan. | |||
| 1998 | Mandy Lane | 21 | ||||
| 1997 | Jennifer Celenas | Chicago | 21 | |||
| 1996 | Bernadette Przybycien | 24 | Semi-finalist, Finished in 10th Place | |||
| 1995 | Nicole Holmes | Marion | 21 | 2nd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1994 | Kathleen Farrell | Chicago | 23 | Top 10 Semi-finalist, Finished in 7th Place | Miss Illinois 1992 (Non-finalist Talent award at Miss America 1993), Sister of Miss Florida USA 1988 who was 3rd runner up at Miss USA 1988 | |
| 1993 | Susie Park | Chicago | 21 | |||
| 1992 | Leilani Magnussen | 21 | ||||
| 1991 | Lisa Morgan | 20 | Top 6 Finalist, Finished in 4th Place | |||
| 1990 | Carla Myers | 24 | Top 12 Semi-finalist, Finishing in 10th Place | |||
| 1989 | Kelly Holub | Buffalo Grove | 21 | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume award | |
| 1988 | Gina Zordani | Palos Heights | 23 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1987 | Joan Berge | Arlington Heights | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1986 | Tricia Bach | Elmhurst | 22 | Semi-finalist | Miss Teen All American 1983, sister of Miss Illinois USA 1985 | |
| 1985 | Laura Bach | Elmhurst | 23 | 2nd Runner-up | 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1986, sister of Miss Illinois USA 1986 | |
| 1984 | LaVonne Misselle | Chicago | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1983 | Vanessa Romine | Rockford | ||||
| 1982 | Carla Danielson | Chicago | ||||
| 1981 | Leslie Renfrow | Chicago | 4th runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1980 | |||
| 1980 | Karen Groat | Princeton | 18 | |||
| 1979 | Debra Ann Niego | Oak Lawn | 3rd Runner-up | Miss Oktoberfest 1979 | ||
| 1978 | Suzanne Piche | Lombard | ||||
| 1977 | Elizabeth Curran | Park Ridge | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1976 | Kathy Schmalen | Oak Lawn | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1975 | Connie Reif | Wheeling | ||||
| 1974 | Karen Morrison | St. Charles | Winner | semifinalist at Miss Universe 1974 | ||
| 1973 | Amanda Jones | Evanston | Winner | 1st runner up at Miss Universe 1973 | ||
| 1972 | Jani Hall | |||||
| 1971 | Paulette Breen | |||||
| 1970 | Carol Pepoon | |||||
| 1969 | Christine Jalloway | |||||
| 1968 | Sandra Wolsfeld | Miss World United States 1970, semifinalist in Miss World 1970 | ||||
| 1967 | Beverly Lacek | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1966 | Cheryl Setser | Woodstock | 18 | |||
| 1965 | Diane Gortz | |||||
| 1964 | Karen Wiesbrook | |||||
| 1963 | Marite Ozers | Kirkland | Winner | semifinalist at Miss Universe 1963, represented Chicago, IL in Miss World USA 1962, did not place. | ||
| 1962 | Jean Donnelly | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1961 | Dianne Duffey | |||||
| 1960 | Pat Thompson | |||||
| 1959 | Arlene Kaye | |||||
| 1958 | June Pickney | 3rd Runner-up | ||||
| 1957 | Marianne Gaba | Chicago | Semi-finalist | Playboy playmate September 1959 | ||
| 1956 | Mickey Blair | |||||
| 1955 | Dianne Daniggelis | Semi-finalist | Winner of the 1955 National Press Photographers Pageant | |||
| 1954 | Celeste Ravel | 4th Runner-up | ||||
| 1953 | Myrna Hansen | Chicago | Winner | 1st runner up at Miss Universe 1953; previously was a finalist in the National Press Photographers pageant in 1953 | ||
| 1952 | Sherri Matulis |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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