Miss Arizona USA
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The 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.
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[edit] Results summary
[edit] Placements
- First runner-up: Jineane Ford (1980 - later became Miss USA)
- Second runners-up: Jane Nelson (1965), Susanne Pottenger (1971), Diane Martin (1987)
- 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)
[edit] Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Cara Jackson (1999)
- Miss Photogenic: Jineane Ford (1980)
- Best State Costume: Daria Sparling (1984), Michelle Ducote (1985), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991)
[edit] List of winners
- 2007 Courtney Barnas
- 2006 Brenna Sakas (Semi-finalist at Miss USA 2006)
- 2005 Mariana Loya -- former Miss Washington (America) 1998
- 2004 Danielle Demski (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- former Miss Arizona Teen USA 1999
- 2003 Nafeesa De Florias
- 2002 Jennifer Lenz
- 2001 Tasha Dixon
- 2000 Heather Keckler -- former Miss Arizona Teen USA 1992
- 1999 Cara Jackson (Miss Congeniality) -- former Miss Arizona (America) 1995
- 1998 Stacey Kole (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1997 Jessica Shahriari
- 1996 Christina Novak
- 1995 Shara Riggs
- 1994 Jennifer Tisdale
- 1993 Apryl Hettich
- 1992 Dannis Shephard (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1991 Maricarroll Verlinde (Semi-finalist at Miss USA and Best State Costume)
- 1990 Lezlie Leonard
- 1989 Lee Anne Locken (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1988 Kris Keim -- former Miss Arizona Teen USA 1983
- 1987 Diane Martin (2nd runner up at Miss USA) -- former Miss Arizona (America) 1985
- 1986 Jodi Armstrong
- 1985 Michelle Ducote (Semi-finalist at Miss USA and Best State Costume)
- 1984 Daria Sparling (Best State Costume)
- 1983 Sindy Hedden
- 1982 Lori Hakola
- 1981 Cassie Hill
- 1980 Jineane Ford (1st runner up at Miss USA and Miss Photogenic)
- 1979 Ana Rupert (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1978 Jacque Crutchfield
- 1977 Toni Abranovic (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1976 Curvey Walters
- 1975 Sanna Osgood
- 1974 Carlys Peterson (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1973 Sherry Nix (3rd runner up at Miss USA)
- 1972 Marcia Banks
- 1971 Susanne Pottenger (2nd runner up at Miss USA)
- 1970 Alicia Lein
- 1969 Ruth Hayes (3rd runner up at Miss USA)
- 1968 Shirley Sprague
- 1967 Judianne Magnusson (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1966 Roxanne Neeley (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1965 Jane Nelson (1st runner up at Miss USA)
- 1964 Diane Reutter
- 1963 Diane McGarry (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1962 Jerri Michaelson (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1961 Shyrle Owens
- 1960 Virginia Crook
- 1959 Patricia Varga
- 1958 Shirlee Fox
- 1956 Maija Bertulson (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1955 Patti Marks
- 1954 Bonnie Jackson
- 1953 Eleanor Ruth Cross
- 1952 Charlene Hendricks (withdrew)
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