Miss Arkansas USA

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The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant.

The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002-2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization in 2007. Vanbros has chosen Bentonville, Arkansas as the new host city of the pageant from 2007 and will be extending the competition from one day to three in the hopes of encouraging more contestants.^[1]

Despite an early run of semi-finalist placings, Arkansas has not been greatly successful at Miss USA. From their only Miss USA title win in 1982, Arkansas did not place until Jessica Furrer reached the top 15 in 2005.

Three Miss Arkansas USA titleholders were former Miss Arkansas Teen USA titleholders who competed at Miss Teen USA.

1 Results summary
- 1.1 Placements
- 1.2 Awards
2 Winners
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Results summary

[edit] Placements

Miss USA: Terri Utley (1982)
1st runner-up: Margaret Haywood (1955)
2nd runner-up: Nancy McCollum (1956)
Top 15: Jineane Marie Ford (1954), Helen Garrott (1957), Donna Needham (1959), Ann Smithwick (1968), Mary Dial (1970), Jessica Furrer (2005)

[edit] Awards

Miss Photogenic: Jennifer Sherrill (2004)

[edit] Winners

Kelly George, Miss Arkansas USA 2007

Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2008	Rachel Howells	Alma	21
2007	Kelly George	Sherwood	24
2006	Kimberly Forsyth	Cabot	26
2005	Jessica Furrer	Conway	22	Top 15
2004	Jennifer Sherrill	Sherwood	19		Miss Photogenic
2003	Taylor Carlisle	Jacksonville	21
2002	Amber Boatman	Norphlet	23
2001	Jessie Davis	Harrison
2000	Whitney Moore	Cabot	22
1999	Allison Heavener
1998	Kami Tice
1997	Tamara Henry	Little Rock	25
1996	Tiffany Parks		20			Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1993
1995	Kristen Bettis
1994	Hannah Hilliard	Little Rock
1993	Kati Fish	Hot Springs
1992	Jona Garner
1991	Angela Rockwell
1990	Kathryn Harris	Pine Bluff	18
1989	Paige Yandell	Greenwood				Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1987
1988	Melissa Staples	Calion				Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1984
1987	Sheri Smeltzer	Smackover
1986	Rhonda Blaylock	Springdale
1985	Susan Dean	Osceola
1984	Shelly Boyd	Manila
1983	Debra Baltz	Paris
1982	Terri Utley	Cabot	20	Winner		4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982
1981	Lynnanne Derryberry	Jerusalem
1980	Susie Owens
1979	Cynthia Caldwell
1978	Donna Funderburk
1977	Debra Duree
1976	Sonia Kay Jines
1975	Robin Fields
1974	Gina Huddle
1973	Christal Phiffer
1972	Susan Tichenor
1971	Paula Keith
1970	Mary Dial			Semi-finalist
1969	Leonette Reed
1968	Ann Smithwick			Semi-finalist
1967	Katy Wurst
1966	Peggy Jones
1965	Jeri Haynie
1964	Barbara McGlothlin
1963	Cheryl Bechtelheimer					2nd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1964, title for usa rep to Miss International pageant
1962	Linda Riggan	Leola
1961	Mickey Lambert
1960	Gene Chambers
1959	Donna Needham			Semi-finalist
1958	Nancy Hill
1957	Helen Garrott			Semi-finalist
1956	Nancy McCollum			2nd runner-up
1955	Margaret Haywood			1st runner-up		1st runner up at Miss World 1955 as Miss USA
1954	Jineane Marie Ford			Semi-finalist
1953	Jackie Stucker
1952	Barbara Wathen

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

[edit] References

^ Prudenti, Richard Dean. "Pageant Company Selects Bentonville For Events", The Morning News, 2007-04-25. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.

[edit] External links

Official Website

v • d • e Arkansas pageantry
Miss America Miss Arkansas	Miss USA Miss Arkansas USA	Miss Teen USA Miss Arkansas Teen USA

v • d • e Premier Pageants State Pageants
Miss Alabama USA 1993–	Miss Arkansas USA 2002–2007	Miss Mississippi USA 2002–
Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993–	Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2002–2007	Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2002–