Miss Arkansas USA
| Formation | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Little Rock |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official Website |
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 to 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 and Tamara Henry reached the top 12 in 1997.
Three Miss Arkansas USA titleholders were former Miss Arkansas Teen USA titleholders who competed at Miss Teen USA.
The current titleholder is Leah Blefko of Fayetteville.
Results summary
Placements
- Miss USA: Terri Utley (1982)
- 1st runner-up: Margaret Haywood (1955)
- 2nd runner-up: Nancy McCollum (1956)
- Top 10: Chanley Painter (2009)
- Top 15/16: Jineane Marie Ford (1954), Helen Garrott (1957), Donna Needham (1959), Ann Smithwick (1968), Mary Dial (1970), Jessica Furrer (2005), Adrielle Churchill (2010), Kelsey Dow (2012)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Jennifer Sherrill (2004)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Leah Blefko | Fayetteville | 21 | TBA | ||
| 2014 | Helen Wisner | Fayetteville | 25 | |||
| 2013 | Hannah Billingsley | Franklin | 22 | |||
| 2012 | Kelsey Dow | Jonesboro | 21 | Top 16 | ||
| 2011 | Lakynn McBride | White Hall | 20 | |||
| 2010 | Adrielle Churchill | Dover | 24 | Top 15 | Former National Sweetheart 2005 | |
| 2009 | Chanley Painter | Conway | 24 | Top 10 | ||
| 2008 | Rachel Howells | Alma | 21 | |||
| 2007 | Kelly George | Sherwood | 24 | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2004 as Miss Maryland | ||
| 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 | Huntsville | ||||
| 1997 | Tamara Henry | Little Rock | 25 | Top Ten (twice) at Miss Arkansas. 1993 Quality of Life Award. | ||
| 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 | Miss USA 1982 | 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982 | |
| 1981 | Lynnanne Derryberry | Jerusalem | ||||
| 1980 | Susie Owens | Jacksonville | ||||
| 1979 | Cynthia Caldwell | Jacksonville | ||||
| 1978 | Donna Funderburk | El Dorado | ||||
| 1977 | Debra Duree | Texarkana | ||||
| 1976 | Sonia Kay Jines | Conway | ||||
| 1975 | Robin Fields | Hot Springs | ||||
| 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 US 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 | Jonesboro | 1st runner-up | Miss World United States 1955, 1st runner up at Miss World 1955 as Miss USA; 2nd runner-up Miss Dixie 1955 | ||
| 1954 | Jineane Marie Ford | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1953 | Jackie Stucker | |||||
| 1952 | Barbara Wathen |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ↑ Prudenti, Richard Dean (2007-04-25). "Pageant Company Selects Bentonville For Events". The Morning News. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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