- Miss Alabama USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Alabama.
Keisha Walding, Miss Alabama USA 2008
Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006The Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant.
Alabama is one of the more successful and (recently) consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only had one Miss USA. Even more successfully, Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA 1967, went on to win the Miss Universe title. Two Miss Alabama USA titleholders have placed first runner-up to winners from California: Candace Michelle Brown was first runner-up to Shannon Marketic in 1992, and Pamela Flowers was first runner-up to Summer Bartholomew in 1975.
Three Miss Alabama USA titleholders were former Miss Alabama Teen USAs. Of these three, two placed better in the Miss competition than they did as teens.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Winners: Sylvia Hitchcock (1967 - Miss Universe)
- 1st runners-up: Pamela Flowers (1975), Candace Michelle Brown (1992), Michelle Arnette (2003)
- 2nd runners-up: Doris Edwards (1953), Judith Carlson (1958), Margaret Gordon (1960), Jina Mitchell (2000), Madeline Mitchell (2011)
- 3rd runners-up: Pamela Rigas (1980)
- 4th runners-up: Suellen Robinson (1961)
- Top 10: Autumn Smith (1997), Tara Darby (2004), Haleigh Stidham (2006), Audrey Moore (2010)
- 'Top 11/12: JoAnne Henderson (1981), Candy Carley (1991), Tara Tucker (2002)
- Top 15: Pat Sullivan (1959), Dinah Irene Armstrong (1963), Pamela Jean Borgfeldt (1964), Leigh Sanford (1965), Claudia Robinson (1968), Hitsy Parnell (1969)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Pamela Flowers (1975), Rebecca Moore (2007), Audrey Moore (2010)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Madeline Mitchell[1] Russellville 22 2nd runner-up 2010 Audrey Moore Birmingham 20 Top 10, finished in 6th at Miss USA 2010 Miss Photogenic 2009 Rachel Philippona Dothan 19 2008 Keisha Walding Dothan 24 2007 Rebecca Moore Vestavia Hills 19 Miss Photogenic Previously 1st runner-up to Miss Alabama Teen USA 2006 2006 Haleigh Stidham Birmingham 23 Top 10, finished 6th at Miss USA 2006 2005 Jessica Tinney Birmingham 21 Previously 1st runner-up to Miss Alabama Teen USA 2002 2004 Tara Darby Birmingham 22 Top 10, finished 6th place at Miss USA 2004 2003 Michelle Arnette Dothan 25 1st runner-up 2002 Tara Tucker Birmingham 23 Top 12, Finishing in 9th Place overall Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1997 2001 Laura Hoffman Birmingham 20 2000 Jina Mitchell Trussville 22 2nd runner-up 1999 Doree Walker 1998 Paige Brooks Mobile 1997 Autumn Smith Chelsea 22 Top 10, finished 8th at Miss USA 1997 Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993 1996 Benita Brooks 25 1995 Anna Mingus Enterprise Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1988, 4th runner up at Miss Teen USA 1988 1994 Malaea Nelms Florence 1993 Toni Johnson Montgomery First African-American Miss Alabama USA 1992 Candace Michelle Brown Auburn 1st runner-up 1991 Candy Carley Mobile Top 11, finishing in 8th place Had her crown and clothes bought in preparation for the Miss USA pageant stolen from her car prior to the national pageant.[2] 1990 Natalie Moore 1989 Sheri Mooney Pelham 1988 Rhonda Mooney Pelham 1987 Rhonda Garrett Birmingham Current director of the Miss Alabama USA and Miss Alabama Teen USA pageants and former director of the Miss Arkansas USA, Miss Arkansas Teen USA, Miss Mississippi USA, and Miss Mississippi Teen USA pageants under her married name, Rhonda Garrett-Gilliam 1986 Heather Howard Huntsville 1985 Allison Sawyer Birmingham 1984 Kelly Flowers Hueytown 1983 Terri Lane Birmingham 1982 Lisa Wheeler Birmingham Miss Teen All American 1980 1981 JoAnne Henderson Tuscaloosa Top 12, finishing in 6th place semifinalist in Miss World USA 1980 1980 Pamela Rigas Troy 3rd runner-up Later Miss Ohio 1983, 4th runner up at Miss America 1984, Ohio's Junior Miss 1978 1979 Rose Burch Mobile 1978 Eva Stancil Birmingham Stancil was arrested in 1977 for possessing cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute.[3] She was fired as head of the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad in 1978 for failing to disclose this information.[4] 1977 Cheryl Burgess 1976 Kyle Ellis Decatur 1975 Pamela Flowers Headland 1st runner-up Miss Photogenic 1974 Wyna Lavis 1973 Diane Fouilhe 1972 Elaine Barnhill 1971 Renee Smith 1970 Kathy Bryant 1969 Hitsy Parnell Top 15 1968 Claudia Robinson Top 15 1967 Sylvia Hitchcock Tuscaloosa 21 Winner Won the Miss Universe 1967 title 1966 Susan Scott 1965 Leigh Sanford Top 15 1964 Pamela Borgfeldt Top 15 1963 Dinah Armstrong Top 15 1962 Jerolyn Ridgeway 1961 Suellen Robinson 4th Runner-up 1960 Margaret Gordon 2nd runner-up 1959 Pat Sullivan Birmingham Top 15 Competed in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant 1958 Judith Carlson 2nd runner-up 19532 Doris Edwards 2nd runner-up 1952 Doris Edwards - 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
- 2 No titleholder was elected 1954-1957
References
- ^ Milligan, Cheryl (2010-11-30). "Miss Alabama Prevails After Tragic Crash". Times Daily. http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20101113/NEWS/101119911?Title=Miss-Alabama-prevails-after-tragic-crash.
- ^ Greer, Richard (1990-12-23). "Miss Alabama USA loses crown - and her clothes". Atlanta Journal and Constitution. p. B/03.
- ^ United Press International (1978-10-07). "Saints quell Angel cheers". The Globe and Mail. p. P53.
- ^ "ROUNDUP Theismann signs deal with 'Skins". The Globe and Mail. 1982-04-15. p. S6.
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