Miss Alaska USA

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Miss Alaska USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Anchorage
Location
Membership
Miss Universe (1952–1958)
Miss USA (1959–present)
Official language
English
Website Official website

Miss Alaska USA, previously known as Miss Alaska Universe, [1] [2] is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Garness Productions.

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Alaska's most successful placement was in 1964, when Patricia Marlin placed as the second runner-up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 2017, when Alyssa London placed in the Top 10. Alaska ties with Texas as the states with the most wins in the pageant's history for "Best State Costume."

The current Miss Alaska USA is Jordan Naylor of Anchorage who was crowned on January 14, 2023 at Bartlett High School Auditorium in Anchorage.

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 TBATBATBATBA
2023 Jordan Naylor Anchorage 25Miss CongenialityPreviously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2012
2022 Courtney Schuman Anchorage 27Miss CongenialityPreviously Miss Alaska 2018
2021 Madison Edwards Anchorage 24
2020 Hannah Carlile Fairbanks 24
2019 JoEllen Walters [3] Eagle River 24
2018 Brooke Johnson [4] Anchorage 26
2017 Alyssa London [5] [6] Anchorage 27Top 10First titleholder of Tlingit heritage [6]
2016 Ariane Audett Anchorage 21
2015 Kimberly Agron Anchorage 20Miss Congeniality [7] Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 2013
2014 Kendall Bautista [8] Eagle River 21Later Miss Alaska 2016 [9]
2013 Melissa McKinney Anchorage 26
2012 Jessica Kazmierczak Salcha 21
2011 Jessica Chuckran Anchorage 23
2010 Sarah Temple Chugiak 21Sister of Veronica Temple, Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2009 and Miss Alaska Teen USA 2012
2009 Jessica Nolin Palmer 22
2008 Courtney Carroll Fairbanks 25Miss Photogenic [10]
2007 Blair ChenowethAnchorage25Previously Miss Alaska 2003
2006 Noelle MeyerAnchorage25
2005 Aleah ScheickAnchorage22
2004 Cari LeyvaAnchorage20Later Miss Alaska 2007
2003 Stacey Storey Eagle River 23Previously Miss Alaska 1995
2002 Christine Olejniczak Palmer 20Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 2000
2001 Ivette FernandezFairbanks25
2000 Laurie Ann MillerPalmer21Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 1997
1999 Anna RubleAnchorage26
1998 Pamela KottAnchorage27Daughter of Pete Kott, state representative for District 17, imprisoned for corruption [11]
1997 Rea BavillaUnalaska23
1996 Janelle CanadyEagle River23
1995 Theresa LindleyAnchorage
1994 Dawn StuvekAnchorage
1993 Teresa GatesAnchorage
1992 Kelly QuirkAnchorage
1991 Tiffany Smith Tok
1990 Karin MeyerAnchorageTop 6
1989 Tina GeraciEagle River
1988 Raun ReavesAnchorage
1987 Shelly DunlevyAnchorage
1986 Kim Christopher-TaylorHomer21
1985 Kari MooreFairbanks
1984 Sherri McNealley Fort Wainwright
1983 Amy HarmsFairbanks
1982 Toni Lynn McFaddenFairbanksMiss Congeniality
1981 Shelly BrunaughFairbanks
1980 Debby FickusFairbanksSister of Linda Kay Fickus, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1983
1979 Kimberley Fidler North Pole
1978 Barbara SamuelsonAnchorageTop 12
1977 Edith BakerNorth Pole21
1976 Liz StaibAnchorage
1975 Andie Higgins [12] Fairbanks [12] 19 [12]
1974 Cynthia Dickerson [13] Anchorage [13]
1973 Wendy Curwen [14] Chugach21 [14]
1972 Patricia Lane [15] Anchorage [15] Top 12Best State Costume
1971 Katherine Hartman [16] Fairbanks [16] Best State Costume
1970 Therese Press [17] Fairbanks [17]
1969 Linda Louise Rowley [18] Fairbanks [18] Best State Costume
1968 Sharon Long [19] Anchorage [19]
1967 Mary Lou Helfrich [20] Fairbanks [20]
1966 Elrita BlakensopFairbanks
1965 Carla SullivanFairbanksBest State Costume
1964 Patricia MarlinNorth Pole2nd Runner-Up
1963 Nina WhaleyFairbanks
1962 Teresa HansonFairbanks
1961 Judy OnstadFairbanks
1960 Evelyn BlyFairbanks
1959 Anna Lekanof St. George [21]
1958 Elenor Moses [22] Represented the Territory of Alaska at Miss Universe
1957 Martha Lehmann [23]
1956 Barbare Sellar
1955 Lorna McLeod
1954 Charleen Lander
1953 Muriel Hagberg
1952 Shirley Burnett

Notes

  1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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