- Miss Arkansas USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Arkansas.
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.
Three Miss Arkansas USA titleholders were former Miss Arkansas Teen USA titleholders who competed at Miss Teen USA.
Contents
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: Jineane Marie Ford (1954), Helen Garrott (1957), Donna Needham (1959), Ann Smithwick (1968), Mary Dial (1970), Jessica Furrer (2005), Adrielle Churchill (2010)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Jennifer Sherrill (2004)
Winners
Kelly George, Miss Arkansas USA 2007
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 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 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 Winner 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 Springd 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. http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/04/25/news/042607bzpageant.txt. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
External links
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