Miss Arizona
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Arizona USA. For the Hungarian film, see Miss Arizona (film).
Nicole Turner, Miss Arizona 2007
Hilary Griffith, Miss Arizona 2006
Corrie Hill, Miss Arizona 2003
Brenda Strong, Miss Arizona 1980 at the Miss America 2006 pageant
The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title.
Results summary
The year in brackets indicates the year of the Miss America competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- Miss Americas: Jacque Mercer (1949), Vonda Kay Van Dyke (1965)
- 3rd runners-up: Barbara Hilgenberg (1957), Stacey Momeyer (1998), Jennifer Sedler (2012)
- 4th runners-up: Patricia Allebrand (1960), Susan Bergstrom (1964), Stacey Peterson (1976)
- Top 10 finalists: Anna Marie Barnett (1938), Wanda Law (1947), Beth Andre (1956), Lynn Freyse (1958), Pam Wenzel (1980), Debra Daniels (1983), Kathryn Bulkley (2011)
- Semi-finalists: Laura Lawless (2003)
Awards
Preliminary Awards
- Preliminary Swimsuit: Jacque Mercer (1949), Lynn Freyse (1958)
- Preliminary Talent: Jacque Mercer (1949), Pam Wenzel (1980)
Non-finalist Awards
- Non-finalist Talent: Paula Lou Welch (1963), Sarah Tattersall (1982), Lisa Mandel (1989), Tammy Kettunen (1990), Kimberly Hoskins (1991), Stacy Agren (1995), Erin Gingrich (1997), Erin Nurss (2009)
Quality of Life Award
- Winners: Amanda Murray (1994), Stacy Agren (1995)
- 1st runners-up: Hilary Griffith (2007)
- Finalists: Audrey Sibley (2006)
Other
- Special Scholarship: Donna Riggs (1959)
- Miss Congeniality: Vonda Kay Van Dyke (1965)
- Special Talent: Linda Gail Sirrine (1973)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Madison Esteves | Chandler | 20 | Miss Queen Creek | Jazz Dance "Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That" by Robert Randolph and the Family Band | Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen 2012 | ||
| 2014 | Alexa Rogers | Scottsdale | 23 | Miss Phoenix | Contemporary Dance "Human" | |||
| 2013 | Jennifer Smestad | Gilbert | 20 | Miss City of Maricopa | Vocal "Over You" | |||
| 2012 | Piper Stoeckel | Prescott | 21 | Miss Tucson Valley | Jazz Dance "Man in the Mirror" | |||
| 2011 | Jennifer Sedler[1] | Tempe | 19 | Miss Phoenix | Jazz Dance "It's About That Walk" by Prince | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2010 | Kathryn Bulkley | Mesa | 20 | Miss Pima County | Classical Vocal "Nessun Dorma" | Top 10 | Daughter of Miss Hawaii 1981, Pamela Offer; Miss Arizona Teen America 2008, Top 15 at Miss Arizona USA 2014 | |
| 2009 | Savanna Troupe | Phoenix | 23 | Miss Maricopa County | Baton "Satisfaction" | |||
| 2008 | Erin Nurss | Sierra Vista | 23 | Miss Tucson Valley | Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Arizona's Junior Miss 2003, Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 | |
| 2007 | Nicole Turner | Phoenix | 24 | Miss Chandler | Jazz Dance "Proud Mary" | Miss Teen Arizona International 2003 | ||
| 2006 | Hilary Griffith | Glendale | 20 | Miss Chandler | Vocal "Don't Know Why" | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2005 | |
| 2005 | Audrey Sibley | Sierra Vista | 19 | Miss San Marcos | Vocal "Alone" | Quality of Life Finalist | Top 15 at Miss Arizona USA 2009 | |
| 2004 | Katherine Kennedy | Tempe | 24 | Miss Twirling Athlete | ||||
| 2003 | Corrie Hill | Gilbert | 24 | Miss Mesa | Dance "Proud Mary" | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000; Mrs. Arizona America 2010 under her married name, Corrie Francis[2] | ||
| 2002 | Laura Lawless | Tempe | 24 | Miss Maricopa | Classical Piano "Revolutionary Etude" | Top 15 | New York's Junior Miss 1996 | |
| 2001 | Kapri Rose | Gilbert | 19 | Miss Gilbert | Fiddle "Orange Blossom Special" | |||
| 2000 | Kristen Vatt | Mesa | 20 | Miss Gilbert | Character Dance "I, Don Quixote" from Man of La Mancha | |||
| 1999 | Lori Whiting | Mesa | 20 | Miss Desert Sun | Piano "Malaguena" | |||
| 1998 | Leean Hendrix | Parker | 22 | Miss Tempe Buttes | Vocal "Heaven's What I Feel" | |||
| 1997 | Stacey Momeyer | Phoenix | 21 | Miss Chandler | Vocal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from Phantom of the Opera | 3rd runner-up | National Sweetheart 1996 | |
| 1996 | Erin Gingrich | Yuma | 21 | Miss Yuma County | Piano "Rhapsody in Blue" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1995 | Cara Jackson | Chandler | 22 | Miss Chandler | Vocal "All Is Fair In Love" | Miss Arizona USA 1999 | ||
| 1994 | Stacy Agren | Mesa | 21 | Miss Mesa | Classical Piano | Quality of Life Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1993 | Amanda Murray | Yuma | 19 | Miss Yuma County | Vocal "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1992 | Robyn Rayborn | Mesa | 26 | Miss Maricopa County | Vocal "How Great Thou Art" | |||
| 1991 | Darsi Turner | Yuma | 22 | Miss Tucson | Ballet "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles | |||
| 1990 | Kimberly Hoskins | Yuma | 19 | Miss Yuma County | Ballet en Pointe "Symphony of the Seas" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1989 | Tammy Kettunen | Yuma | 21 | Miss Maricopa County | Freestyle Roller Skating "Amazing Grace" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Sister of Miss Arizona 1986 | |
| 1988 | Lisa Mandel | Tucson | 22 | Miss Tucson | Dance "Steam Heat" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1987 | Theresa Light | Tucson | 18 | Miss Western Maricopa | Vocal "Somewhere" | |||
| 1986 | Terri Kettunen | Yuma | 21 | Miss Yuma County | Classical Piano | Sister of Miss Arizona 1989 | ||
| 1985 | Diane Martin | Phoenix | 23 | Miss Phoenix | Vocal "The Man that Got Away" & "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret | Miss Arizona USA 1987 and 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 1987, Semi-finalist at Miss Asia Pacific 1987 as Miss USA | ||
| 1984 | Rhonda White | Central | 20 | Miss Graham County | Popular Country Western Vocal Medley including "Stand By Your Man" | |||
| 1983 | Jennifer Nichols | Tempe | 22 | Miss Glendale | Classical Vocal "Glitter and Be Gay" | |||
| 1982 | Debra Daniels | Yuma | 20 | Miss Yuma County | Free Form Gymnastics "Chariots of Fire" | Top 10 | ||
| 1981 | Sarah Tattersall | Scottsdale | 20 | Miss Scottsdale | Vocal "Maybe This Time" & "The Man That Got Away" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1980 | Brenda Strong | Tempe | 20 | Miss Valley West | Vocal "My Man" & "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" | Plays character and narrator Mary Alice Young in the TV series Desperate Housewives | ||
| 1979 | Pam Wenzel | Phoenix | 22 | Miss North Central Phoenix | Acrobatic Gymnastic Dance "Theme from Children of Sanchez" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe |
| 1978 | Susan Kohler | Tempe | 23 | Miss Arizona State University | Vocal & Dance "Theme from New York, New York" | |||
| 1977 | Cindy Glenn | Globe | 18 | Miss Globe | Popular Vocal "Nothing Can Stop Me Now" | |||
| 1976 | Anne DeVarennes | Tucson | 22 | Miss Tucson | Vocal "As Long as He Needs Me" | |||
| 1975 | Vickie Hall | Sierra Vista | Miss Sierra Vista | Successor to crown | ||||
| Stacey Peterson | Phoenix | 21 | Miss Tucson | Ventriloquist Act "Yankee Doodle" | 4th runner-up | |||
| 1974 | Mary Avilla | Glendale | 20 | Miss Maryvale | Popular Vocal "Best Thing You've Ever Done" | |||
| 1973 | Susan May[3] | Kingman | 19 | Miss Coconino County | Piano Medley "The Glory of Love", "Laura", & "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | |||
| 1972 | Linda Gail Sirrine | Mesa | 19 | Miss Mesa | Popular Vocal "Happy Heart" | Special Talent Award | ||
| 1971 | Celia Sklan | Scottsdale | 22 | Miss Scottsdale | Dramatic Skit & Song "English Pub" | |||
| 1970 | Karen Shields | Tucson | 19 | Miss University of Arizona | Vocal & Dance to a medley of songs from My Fair Lady | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1969 | Kathleen Ennis | Tucson | 20 | Miss Tucson | Original Comedy Monologue "Interview with Cleopatra, Shirley Temple and Tiny Tim" | |||
| 1968 | Linda Johnson | Warren | 20 | Miss Warren | Authentic Tahitian Dance | Arizona's Junior Miss 1966 | ||
| 1967 | Bea Willis | Phoenix | 19 | Miss Phoenix | Vocal "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" | |||
| 1966 | Launa Gardner | Holbrook | 19 | Miss Holbrook | Piano Solo | |||
| 1965 | Sandra Montgomery | Yuma | 18 | Miss Yuma County | Vocal "Once In a Lifetime" & "I Love Being Here With You" | |||
| 1964 | Vonda Kay Van Dyke | Phoenix | 22 | Miss Phoenix | Ventriloquism & Singing "Together" | Winner | Miss Congeniality | Arizona's Junior Miss 1961 and Semi-finalist at America's Junior Miss 1961, Only Miss America to also be voted Miss Congeniality |
| 1963 | Susan Bergstrom | Phoenix | Miss Phoenix | Modern Jazz Dance "Tonight" | 4th runner-up | |||
| 1962 | Paula Lou Welch | Tucson | 20 | Miss Tucson | Fire Baton Twirling | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1961 | Susan Webb | Prescott | 19 | Miss Prescott | Original Dramatic Composition "My Heritage: The Stars" | |||
| 1960 | Georgia Garbarino | Flagstaff | 18 | Miss Flagstaff | Modern Dance "An American in Paris" | |||
| 1959 | Patricia Allebrand | Yuma | 18 | Miss Yuma County | Modern Dance "Interpretation of Rejected Love" | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1958 | Donna Riggs | Phoenix | Miss Phoenix | Vocal / Dance "Teacher's Pet" | Special Scholarship | |||
| 1957 | Lynn Freyse | Tucson | Miss Tucson | Dramatic Reading "The Country Girl" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 1956 | Barbara Hilgenberg | Tucson | Miss Tucson | Monologue “End and the Beginning” by John Mansfield | 3rd runner-up | Tied with Miss Kansas | ||
| 1955 | Beth Andre | Phoenix | Miss Maricopa County | Comic Monologue of a Novice Golfer "What Do I Do Now, Mr. McLeod?" | Top 10 | |||
| 1954 | Marjorie Nylund | Phoenix | Miss Phoenix | Drama "A Marine's Conversation" | ||||
| 1953 | Betty Lou Lindly | Tempe | Miss Tempe | Piano | ||||
| 1950 | Kathryn Lunsford | Phoenix | Miss Phoenix | Modern Dance | ||||
| 1949 | Jacque Mercer | Litchfield | 18 | Miss Litchfield | Dramatic Reading from Romeo and Juliet | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1948 | Donna McElroy | Phoenix | Miss Phoenix | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
| 1947 | Wanda Law | Tempe | Miss Tempe | Diving Champion | Top 10 | |||
| 1938 | Anna Marie Barnett | Bisbee | Miss Bisbee | Top 10 |
External links
References
- ↑ "Jennifer's News Letter". Miss Arizona Organization. June 21, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Mrs America". Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ May, Susan (1973-06-10). "Kingman NAU student is 1972 Miss Arizona". Phoenix Arizona Republic.
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