Miss Arizona USA

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Arizona.

Miss Arizona USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPhoenix
Location
MembershipMiss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Sebastien Verstraet
(Director and Executive Producer)
WebsiteOfficial website

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 Elexes Richardson of Scottsdale and was crowned at the Hilton Caesars Republic Scottsdale Hotel in Scottsdale on September 7, 2025. Richardson represented Arizona at Miss USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

  • 1st Runners-Up: Jane Nelson (1965), Jineane Ford (1980)[a]
  • 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), LeeAnne 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 Age[b] Hometown Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2025 Elexes Richardson 30 Scottsdale Miss North Scottsdale
2024 K Johnson 41 Phoenix Miss Uptown Phoenix
2023 Candace Kanavel 27 Tempe Miss Tempe
2022 Isabel Ticlo 28 Phoenix Miss Phoenix
2021 Cassidy Jo Jacks 26 Mesa Miss Usery Mountain
2020 Yesenia Vidales 23 Phoenix Miss Uptown Phoenix
2019 Savannah Wix 22 Paradise Valley Miss Saguaro Blossom
2018 Nicole Smith 24 Phoenix Miss Phoenix
2017 Tommy Lynn Calhoun[2] 26 Tucson Miss Sunset Canyon
2016 Chelsea Myers 20 Chandler Miss North Phoenix Top 15
2015 Maureen Montagne 21 Chandler 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 20 Phoenix Miss Tempe Top 20
2013 Rachel Massie 19 Glendale Miss Maricopa County
2012 Erika Lane Frantzve 23 Scottsdale Miss Phoenix
2011 Brittany Brannon 22 Paradise Valley Miss Grand Canyon Top 16 Miss Photogenic
2010 Brittany Bell 22 Chandler Miss Chandler
2009 Alicia-Monique Blanco[3] 22 Phoenix Miss Diamondback 2nd Runner-Up
2008 Kimberly Joiner[4][1] 22[1] Gilbert[1] Miss Gilbert
2007 Courtney Barnas 19 Mesa Miss Red Mountain
2006 Brenna Sakas 21 Chandler Miss Chandler Top 15
2005 Mariana Loya 26 Gilbert
2004 Danielle Demski[5] 22 Chandler Top 15
2003 Nafeesa DeFlorias 26 Phoenix
2002 Jennifer Lenz 25 Mesa
2001 Tasha Dixon 19 Phoenix
2000 Heather Keckler 26 Scottsdale
1999 Cara Jackson[6] 25 Chandler[6] Miss Congeniality[6]
1998 Stacey Kole 24 Tempe 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
1988 Kris Lynn Keim[8] 22 Scottsdale
1987 Diane Lynn Martin[9] 24 Tempe 2nd runner-up
1986 Jodi Lee Armstrong Phoenix
1985 Michelle Ducote 20 Tempe Top 10 Best State Costume
1984 Daria Joi Sparling[10] 20 Tucson Best State Costume[11]
  • First runner-up at Miss Arizona USA 1983
1983 Sindy Lou Hedden[12] 21[12] Tucson[12]
  • First runner-up at Miss Arizona USA 1981
  • Finalist at Miss Arizona USA 1982[13]
1982 Lori Diane Hakola[13] 19 Tucson
1981 Cassie Denise Hill[14] Phoenix Top 12
1980 Jineane Marie Ford 20 Gilbert 1st runner-up[15] Miss Photogenic[16]
1979 Ana Rupert Scottsdale Top 12
1978 Jacque Dawn Crutchfield 19 Phoenix
1977 Toni Abranovic Scottsdale Top 12
1976 Curvey Walters[17] 23 Phoenix
1975 Sanna Jo Osgood[18] Scottsdale
1974 Carlys Peterson[19] Phoenix Miss Phoenix Top 12
  • Third runner-up at Miss Arizona USA 1973[20]
1973 Sherry Nix[20] 21 Carefree 3rd runner-up
1972 Marcia Banks Tempe
1971 Susanne Elizabeth "Susie" Pottenger[21] Tempe 2nd runner-up
  • Finalist at Miss Arizona USA 1970[22]
1970 Alicia Ellen Lein[22] 21 Mesa
1969 Ruth Hayes Tempe Miss Tempe 3rd Runner-Up
1968 Shirley Diane Sprague Avondale Top 15 Best in Swimsuit[23]
1967 Judianne Magnusson[24] 20 Phoenix Miss Phoenix Top 15
1966 Roxanne Neeley[25] 20 Phoenix Miss Phoenix Top 15
1965 Jane Nelson[26] 20 Tempe Miss Tempe 1st runner-up
1964 Diane Louise Reutter[28] 19 Phoenix Miss Phoenix
1963 Diane McGarry[29] 20 Phoenix Top 15
1962 Marilyn Jerri Michelson[30] 18 Scottsdale Miss Yuma County Top 15
1961 Shyrle Owens Ortiz Avondale
1960 Virginia Crook Mesa
1959 Patricia Varga Mesa
1958 Shirlee Dianne Fox Avondale
1956 Maija Bertulson Tucson
1955 Patti Marks[32] 19 Glendale
1954 Bonnie Johnson[33] 18 Glendale
1953 Eleanor Ruth Cross[34] 19 Chandler
1952 Charlene Hendricks[35] 18 Tempe

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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