Miss Arizona USA

Miss Arizona USA
Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Phoenix
Location	Arizona ;
Membership	Miss USA
Official language	English
Key people	Britt Powell Boyse; (Executive Director)
Website	Official website

Last updated August 07, 2024

Miss Arizona USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Casting Crown Productions.^[1]

Arizona's most successful placements were in 1965 and 1980, when Jane Nelson and Jineane Ford, respectively, placed as the first runner-up. Ford later became Miss USA 1980 after the original winner Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980. Arizona's most recent placement was in 2016, when Chelsea Myers placed in the Top 15.

The longest reigning titleholder was Yesenia Vidales in 2020 at 1 year, 6 months and 5 days, while Cassidy Jo Jacks was the shortest reigning titleholder in 2021 ended her reign at 10 months and 19 days.

The current Miss Arizona USA is K Johnson Phoenix and was crowned at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert on May 26, 2024. Johnson will represent Arizona at Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

LeeAnne Locken, Miss Arizona USA 1989
Courtney Barnas, Miss Arizona USA 2007
Brittany Bell, Miss Arizona USA 2010
Brittany Brannon, Miss Arizona USA 2011
Erika Frantzve, Miss Arizona USA 2012
Nicole Smith, Miss Arizona USA 2018

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

1st Runners-Up: Jane Nelson (1965), Jineane Ford (1980)^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2nd Runners-Up: Susanne Pottenger (1971), Diane Martin (1987), Alicia-Monique Blanco (2009)
3rd Runners-Up: Ruth Hayes (1969), Sherry Nix (1973)
Top 10/11/12: Carlys Peterson (1974), Toni Abranovic (1977), Ana Rupert (1979), Cassie Hill (1981), Michelle Ducote (1985), Lee Anne Locken (1989), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991), Dannis Shephard (1992), Stacey Kole (1998)
Top 15/16/20: Jerri Michaelson (1962), Diane McGarry (1963), Roxanne Neeley (1966), Judianne Magnusson (1967), Danielle Demski (2004), Brenna Sakas (2006), Brittany Brannon (2011), Jordan Wessel (2014), Maureen Montagne (2015), Chelsea Myers (2016)

Arizona holds a record of 26 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Miss Congeniality: Cara Jackson (1999)
Miss Photogenic: Jineane Ford (1980), Brittany Brannon (2011)
Best State Costume: Daria Sparling (1984), Michelle Ducote (1985), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991)

Winners

Color key

Winner
Runner-Up
Semifinalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Local title	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2024	K Johnson	Phoenix	41	Miss Uptown Phoenix
2023	Candace Kanavel	Tempe	27	Miss Tempe
2022	Isabel Ticlo	Phoenix	28	Miss Phoenix			Previously Miss Arizona 2018 First Indian American and Thai American Miss Arizona USA
2021	Cassidy Jo Jacks	Mesa	26	Miss Usery Mountain			Later contestant on season 1 of Farmer Wants a Wife
2020	Yesenia Vidales	Phoenix	23	Miss Uptown Phoenix
2019	Savannah Wix	Paradise Valley	22	Miss Saguaro Blossom			Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 2014 ^{[ citation needed ]}
2018	Nicole Smith	Phoenix	24	Miss Phoenix
2017	Tommy Lynn Calhoun^[2]	Tucson	26	Miss Sunset Canyon
2016	Chelsea Myers	Chandler	20	Miss North Phoenix	Top 15
2015	Maureen Montagne	Chandler	21	Miss South Chandler	Top 15		First Asian American Miss Arizona USA Previously 1st runner-up at Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 Later placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss World America 2017 Later joined Miss World Philippines 2018 and was crowned Miss Eco Philippines 2018 Later became 1st runner-up at Miss Eco International 2018 as Miss Philippines Later joined Binibining Pilipinas 2021 and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021 Later crowned The Miss Globe 2021 as Miss Philippines
2014	Jordan Wessel	Phoenix	20	Miss Tempe	Top 20
2013	Rachel Massie	Glendale	19	Miss Maricopa County
2012	Erika Lane Frantzve	Scottsdale	23	Miss Phoenix
2011	Brittany Brannon	Paradise Valley	22	Miss Grand Canyon	Top 16	Miss Photogenic
2010	Brittany Bell	Chandler	22	Miss Chandler			Later Miss Guam Universe 2014
2009	Alicia-Monique Blanco^[3]	Phoenix	22	Miss Diamondback	2nd Runner-Up
2008	Kimberly Joiner^[4]^[1]	Gilbert ^[1]	22^[1]	Miss Gilbert
2007	Courtney Barnas	Mesa	19	Miss Red Mountain
2006	Brenna Sakas	Chandler	21		Top 15
2005	Mariana Loya	Gilbert	26				Previously Miss Washington 1998
2004	Danielle Demski ^[5]	Chandler	22		Top 15		Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1999 ^[6] Former NFL Cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals ^[5]
2003	Nafeesa DeFlorias	Phoenix	26
2002	Jennifer Lenz	Mesa	25
2001	Tasha Dixon	Phoenix	19
2000	Heather Keckler	Scottsdale	26				Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1992
1999	Cara Jackson^[6]	Chandler ^[6]	25			Miss Congeniality^[6]	Previously Miss Arizona 1995
1998	Stacey Kole	Tempe	24		Top 10
1997	Jessica Nicely	Gilbert
1996	Christina Novak	Tempe
1995	Shara Riggs	Oro Valley
1994	Jennifer Tisdale	Mesa
1993	Apryl Hettich	Scottsdale
1992	Dannis Shephard	Mesa			Top 11
1991	Maricarroll Verlinde	Tempe			Top 11	Best State Costume
1990	Lezlie Leonard	Tempe
1989	LeeAnne Locken	Apache Junction			Top 10		Cast member on The Real Housewives of Dallas (2016–2020)^[7]
1988	Kris Keim^[8]	Scottsdale	22				Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1983
1987	Diane Martin	Phoenix	24		2nd Runner-Up		Previously Miss Arizona 1985
1986	Jodi Armstrong	Phoenix
1985	Michelle Ducote	Tempe	20		Top 10	Best State Costume
1984	Daria Sparling^[9]	Tucson	19			Best State Costume^[10]
1983	Sindy Hedden^[11]	Tucson ^[11]	23^[11]
1982	Lori Hakola	Tucson
1981	Cassie Hill	Phoenix			Top 12
1980	Jineane Ford	Gilbert	20		1st Runner-Up	Miss Photogenic	Became Miss USA 1980 when Shawn Weatherly became Miss Universe 1980
1979	Ana Rupert	Scottsdale			Top 12
1978	Jacque Crutchfield	Phoenix
1977	Toni Abranovic	Scottsdale			Top 12
1976	Curvey Walters	Phoenix
1975	Sanna Osgood	Scottsdale
1974	Carlys Peterson	Phoenix			Top 12
1973	Sherry Nix	Phoenix			3rd Runner-Up
1972	Marcia Banks	Tempe
1971	Susanne Pottenger	Tempe			2nd Runner-Up
1970	Alicia Lein	Mesa
1969	Ruth Hayes	Tempe		Miss Tempe	3rd Runner-Up
1968	Shirley Sprague	Avondale
1967	Judianne Magnusson	Mesa		Miss Phoenix	Top 15
1966	Roxanne Neeley	Oro Valley		Miss Phoenix	Top 15
1965	Jane Nelson	Mesa			1st Runner-Up		Previously Miss New Mexico 1964, dethroned when she won the Miss Arizona USA title.^[12]
1964	Diane Reutter	Phoenix
1963	Diane McGarry	Mesa			Top 15
1962	Jerri Michaelson	Paradise Valley		Miss Yuma	Top 15
1961	Shyrle Owens Ortiz	Avondale
1960	Virginia Crook	Mesa
1959	Patricia Varga	Mesa
1958	Shirlee Fox	Avondale
1956	Maija Bertulson	Tucson
1955	Patti Marks	Phoenix
1954	Bonnie Johnson	Glendale
1953	Eleanor Ruth Cross	Chandler
1952	Charlene Hendricks	Tempe

Notes

↑ Ford originally placed as the first runner-up at Miss USA 1980, but inherited the crown after the original winner Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980. The two titles cannot be held simultaneously.
↑ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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References

1 2 3 4 Gersema, Emily (2008-03-31). "Miss Arizona USA confident – Gilbert beauty says she'll win Vegas pageant". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
↑ Willett, Johanna (2016-11-20). "Think you know the typical beauty queen? Tucson's Miss Arizona USA will make you think again". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
↑ Sparks, Colleen (2008-12-10). "2 pageant winners share bond". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
↑ Guyette, Trevor (2007-11-04). "Gilbert teacher will compete for Miss USA". East Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24.
1 2 Carroll, Doug (2004-01-03). "Broadcast beauty goes for top". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
1 2 3 4 Beard, Betty (1999-08-28). "Beauty, talent radiate from city". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
↑ "LeeAnne Locken exiting 'Actual Housewives of Dallas' to focus on philanthropy". 10 October 2020.
↑ "It Wasn't All Hearts, Flowers being Miss Arizona-USA". Mohave Daily Miner. 1988-03-29.
↑ "Tucsonan named Miss Arizona-USA". The Courier. 1984-03-19.
↑ "Miss Arizona flies off with costume win". Lakeland Ledger. 1984-05-06.
1 2 3 Williams, Steve (1983-04-04). "Miss USA seeker has no qualms". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
↑ "Loses Title". The Bristol Daily Courier. 10 June 1965. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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[Ford-2] Ford originally placed as the first runner-up at Miss USA 1980, but inherited the crown after the original winner Shawn Weatherly was crowned Miss Universe 1980. The two titles cannot be held simultaneously.

[3] Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 Gersema, Emily (2008-03-31). "Miss Arizona USA confident – Gilbert beauty says she'll win Vegas pageant". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[4] Willett, Johanna (2016-11-20). "Think you know the typical beauty queen? Tucson's Miss Arizona USA will make you think again". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[5] Sparks, Colleen (2008-12-10). "2 pageant winners share bond". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[6] Guyette, Trevor (2007-11-04). "Gilbert teacher will compete for Miss USA". East Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-06-24.

[:1-7] 1 2 Carroll, Doug (2004-01-03). "Broadcast beauty goes for top". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[:2-8] 1 2 3 4 Beard, Betty (1999-08-28). "Beauty, talent radiate from city". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[9] "LeeAnne Locken exiting 'Actual Housewives of Dallas' to focus on philanthropy". 10 October 2020.

[10] "It Wasn't All Hearts, Flowers being Miss Arizona-USA". Mohave Daily Miner. 1988-03-29.

[11] "Tucsonan named Miss Arizona-USA". The Courier. 1984-03-19.

[12] "Miss Arizona flies off with costume win". Lakeland Ledger. 1984-05-06.

[:3-13] 1 2 3 Williams, Steve (1983-04-04). "Miss USA seeker has no qualms". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.

[14] "Loses Title". The Bristol Daily Courier. 10 June 1965. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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