- Miss Arizona USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Arizona.
Brittany Brannon, Miss Arizona USA 2011
Brittany Bell, Miss Arizona USA 2010
Courtney Barnas, Miss Arizona USA 2007The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.
In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions. This company is directed by Britt Boyse, Miss Missouri USA 1995.
Arizona has had a comparatively large number of semi-finalists and placings, but has never won the Miss USA crown in its own right. However, in 1980, Jineane Ford was awarded the title after Shawn Weatherly (who won the original pageant) won the Miss Universe pageant.
Three Miss Arizona USAs were former Miss Arizona Teen USAs and two were former Miss America contestants.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- First runners-up: Jineane Ford (1980) (became Miss USA when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe)
- Second runners-up: Jane Nelson (1965), Susanne Pottenger (1971), Diane Martin (1987), Alicia-Monique Blanco (2009)
- Third runners-up: Ruth Hayes (1969), Sherry Nix (1973)
- Top 10: Michelle Ducote (1985), Lee Anne Locken (1989), Stacey Kole (1998)
- Top 11/12: Toni Abranovic (1977), Ana Rupert (1979), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991), Dannis Shephard (1992),
- Top 15: Maija Bertulson (1956), Jerri Michaelson (1962), Diane McGarry (1963), Roxanne Neeley (1966), Judianne Magnusson (1967), Carlys Peterson (1974), Danielle Demski (2004), Brenna Sakas (2006)
- Top 16: Brittany Brannon (2011)
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
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Brittany Brannon Paradise Valley 22 Top 16 Miss Photogenic Previously Miss Teen America 2007 2010 Brittany Bell Chandler 22 2009 Alicia-Monique Blanco Phoenix 22 2nd runner-up 2008 Kimberly Joiner[1] Gilbert 22 2007 Courtney Barnas Mesa 19 2006 Brenna Sakas Chandler 21 Top 15, placed 11th at Miss USA 2006 Previously semi-finalist at Miss Arizona 2004 2005 Mariana Loya Gilbert 26 Previously Miss Washington 1998 2004 Danielle Demski Chandler 22 Top 15, Placed 11th at Miss USA 2004 Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1999 (4th at Miss Teen USA 1999), NFL Cheerleader 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 Chandler 25 Miss Congeniality Previously Miss Arizona 1995 1998 Stacey Kole Tempe Top 10, Placed 6th at Miss USA 1998 1997 Jessica Nicely Gilbert 1996 Christina Novak 1995 Shara Riggs Oro Valley 1994 Jennifer Tisdale Mesa 1993 Apryl Hettich Scottsdale 1992 Dannis Shephard Mesa Top 11 1991 Maricarroll Verlinde Top 11 Best State Costume 1990 Lezlie Leonard 1989 Lee Anne Locken Apache Junction Top 10 1988 Kris Keim[2] Scottsdale 22 Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1983 1987 Diane Martin Phoenix 24 2nd runner-up Previously Miss Arizona 1985, semifinalist in Miss Asia Pacific 1987 as USA rep 1986 Jodi Armstrong Phoenix 1985 Michelle Ducote Tempe 20 Top 10 Best State Costume 1984 Daria Sparling[3] Tucson 19 Best State Costume[4] 1983 Sindy Hedden Tucson 1982 Lori Hakola Tucson 1981 Cassie Hill Phoenix 1980 Jineane Ford Gilbert 20 1st Runner-Up Miss Photogenic Became Miss USA 1980 when Shawn Weatherly became Miss Universe 1979 Ana Rupert Scottsdale Top 12 1978 Jacque Crutchfield Phoenix 1977 Toni Abranovic Scottsdale Top 12 Previously 1st runner-up in the 1974 Miss American Teenager Pageant. 1976 Curvey Walters Phoenix 1975 Sanna Osgood Scottsdale 1974 Carlys Peterson Top 12 1973 Sherry Nix 3rd runner-up 1972 Marcia Banks 2nd runner-up 1971 Susanne Pottenger 3rd runner-up 1970 Alicia Lein 1969 Ruth Hayes 3rd runner-up 1968 Shirley Sprague 1967 Judianne Magnusson Top 15 1966 Roxanne Neeley Top 15 1965 Jane Nelson 1st runner-up Previously Miss New Mexico 1964, top 10 at Miss America 1965, preliminary swimsuit award 1964 Diane Reutter 1963 Diane McGarry Top 15 1962 Jerri Michaelson Top 15 1961 Shyrle Owens 1960 Virginia Crook 1959 Patricia Varga 1958 Shirlee Fox 1956 Maija Bertulson 1955 Patti Marks 1954 Bonnie Jackson 1953 Eleanor Ruth Cross 1952 Charlene Hendricks Withdrew from competition - 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
- ^ Guyette, Trevor (2007-11-04). "Gilbert teacher will compete for Miss USA". East Valley Tribune. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/101256.
- ^ "It Wasn't All Hearts, Flowers being Miss Arizona-USA". Mohave Daily Miner. 1988-03-29. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=pZoNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wlYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6733,1896375&dq=miss-*+universe+usa&hl=en.
- ^ "Tusconian named Miss Arizona-USA". The Courier. 1984-03-19. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9egKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6545,3766287&dq=miss-arizona-usa+-apply+-performing+-talent+-mckinney&hl=en.
- ^ "Miss Arizona flies off with costume win". Lakeland Ledger. 1984-05-06. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6pEsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2657,1940728&dq=miss-arizona-usa+-apply+-performing+-talent+-mckinney&hl=en.
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