Miss Alabama USA

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Miss Alabama USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Birmingham
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Janice McDonald
Paula Miles
Website Official website

Miss Alabama USA, previously known as Miss Alabama Universe, [1] is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by RPM Productions.

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Alabama's most successful placement was in 1967, when Sylvia Hitchcock was crowned Miss USA. She later went on to be crowned Miss Universe 1967 as well. Alabama's most recent placement was in 2023, when Sophie Burzynski placed Top 20.

The current Miss Alabama USA is Diane Westhoven of Vestavia, who was crowned on June 1, 2024 at Jay & Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn. Westhoven will represent Alabama at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

Alabama has a record of 31 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Titleholders

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 Diane Westhoven [3] Vestavia 21Miss Southern Plains
2023 Sophie Burzynski [4] Auburn 21Miss Auburn-OpelikaTop 20
2022 Katelyn Vinson [5] Dothan 21Miss Dothan
2021 Alexandria Flanigan [6] Cullman 24Miss Cullman
2020 Kelly Hutchinson [7] Auburn 22Miss Auburn-Opelika4th runner-up
2019 Hannah McMurphy [9] Tuscaloosa 20Miss Indian Hills
2018 Hannah Brown [10] Northport 23Miss West Alabama
2017 Baylee Smith [11] Tuscaloosa 19Miss Pike County
2016 Peyton Brown [12] Eufaula 21Miss EufaulaTop 5Miss Congeniality
2015 Madison Guthrie [14] Hoover 20Miss HooverTop 11
2014 Jesica Ahlberg [15] Birmingham 23Miss Central AlabamaTop 20
2013 Mary-Margaret McCord [16] Gadsden 23Miss Gadsden1st runner-up
2012 Katherine Elizabeth Webb [17] Phenix City 22Miss East AlabamaTop 10
2011 Madeline Grace Mitchell [18] Russellville 21Miss Tuscaloosa2nd runner-up
2010 Audrey Moore [19] Hoover20Top 10Miss Photogenic [20]
2009 Rachel Philippona [21] Dothan 19
2008 Keisha Walding [22] Dothan24
2007 Rebecca Moore Vestavia Hills 19Miss Photogenic
2006 Haleigh Stidham Birmingham 23Top 10
2005 Jessica TinneyBirmingham21
2004 Tara DarbyBirmingham22Top 10
2003 Michelle Arnette Dothan 251st runner-up
2002 Tara TuckerBirmingham23Top 12
2001 Laura HoffmanBirmingham20
2000 Jina Mitchell Trussville 222nd runner-up
1999 Doree Walker Gardendale 24
1998 Paige Brooks Mobile 26
1997 Autumn Smith [23] Chelsea 22Top 10
1996 Benita Brooks [24] Huntsville 25
1995 Anna Mingus Enterprise -
1994 Malaea Nelms [25] Alexandria -
1993 Toni JohnsonMontgomery22
1992 Candace Michelle Brown Auburn 231st runner-up
1991 Candy Carley Mobile 25Top 11
1990 Natalie Moore Hoover
1989 Sheri Mooney Pelham 20
1988 Rhonda MooneyPelham21
1987 Rhonda GarrettBirmingham21
1986 Heather Howard [26] Huntsville 20
1985 Allison SawyerBirmingham-
1984 Kelly Flowers Hueytown 20
1983 Terri LaneBirmingham20
1982 Lisa Wheeler [27] Birmingham19
1981 JoAnne Henderson [28] Tuscaloosa 21Top 12
1980 Pamela Rigas Troy 193rd runner-up
1979 Rose BurchMobile20
1978 Eva Stancil Gadsden 22
1977 Cheryl Burgess [1] Alexandria 18
1976 Kyle Ellis Decatur 22
1975 Pamela FlowersHeadland191st runner-upMiss Photogenic
1974 Iva Wyna Lavis Birmingham 19
1973 Diane Fouilhe Enterprise 19
1972 Elaine Barnhill Robertsdale 21
1971 Renee Smith Mobile 18
1970 Kathy Bryant Bay Minette 19
1969 Hitsy Parnell [30] Thomasville 20Top 15
1968 Claudia Robinson Mobile 18Top 15
1967 Sylvia Louise Hitchcock [31] Tuscaloosa21 Miss USA 1967
1966 Susan Scott Clanton 19
1965 Leigh Stanford Montgomery 18Top 15
1964 Pamela Jean Borgfeldt [32] Anniston [32] 21Top 15
1963 Dinah Irene Armstrong Montgomery 19Top 15
1962 Jerolyn Ridgeway Fort Payne 20
1961 Suellen Robinson [33] Fairfax194th runner-up
1960 Margaret Gordon Homewood 212nd runner-up
1959 Pat Sullivan [34] Birmingham21Top 15
1958 Judith Lucille Carlson [35] Birmingham 182nd runner-up
Did not compete between 1954 and 1957
1953 Doris Edwards [36] Birmingham 252nd runner-up
1952 Gadsden 24

Notes

  1. ↑ Age at the time of the crowning

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