Miss_Arkansas_USA

Miss Arkansas USA

Miss Arkansas USA

Beauty pageant competition

Miss Arkansas USA, previously known as Miss Arkansas Universe,[1][2] is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates.[3][4][5][6]

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Arkansas.
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Arkansas's most successful placement was in 1982, when Terri Utley was crowned Miss USA. The most recent placement was Mackenzie Hinderberger in 2023 who placed in the Top 20. Eight Miss Arkansas USA titleholders were former Miss Arkansas Teen USA titleholders who competed at Miss Teen USA. The longest reigning titleholder was Haley Rose Pontius in 2020, having held the title for 18 months, while the shortest titleholder was Stephanie Barber in 2021, having held the title for 10 months and 18 days.

The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002 to 2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. In 2018, Vanbros chose Fort Smith, Arkansas as the new host city of the pageant. Other host cities for the pageant have included Bentonville, Little Rock, Magnolia, and West Memphis.[7][8][9]

The current Miss Arkansas USA is Madeline Bohlman of Fayetteville who was crowned on April 14, 2024 at the OCCC Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma City. She will represent Arkansas at Miss USA 2024.

  • Stephanie Barber, Miss Arkansas USA 2021
  • Haley Pontius, Miss Arkansas USA 2020
  • Terri Utley, Miss Arkansas USA 1982 and Miss USA 1982

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss USA: Terri Utley (1982)
  • 1st Runner-Up: Margaret Haywood (1955)
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Nancy McCollum (1956)
  • Top 5: Savannah Skidmore (2019)
  • Top 10: Chanley Painter (2009), Abby Floyd (2016)
  • Top 15/16/20: Jineane Marie Ford (1954), Helen Garrott (1957), Donna Needham (1959), Ann Smithwick (1968), Mary Dial (1970), Jessica Furrer (2005), Adrielle Churchill (2010), Kelsey Dow (2012), Mackenzie Hinderberger (2023)

Arkansas holds a record of 15 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Jennifer Sherrill (2004)

Winners

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  •   Runner-Up
  •   Semifinalist
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Notes

  1. Age at the time of the crowning

References

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