The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...
pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title. The first Miss Arizona, Anna Marie Barnett, was crowned in 1938.
Shailey Ringenbach was crowned Miss Arizona 2024 on June 22, 2024, at the Madison Center of the Arts in
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the ...
. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
Gallery of past titleholders
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Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Arizona titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
* Miss Americas:
Jacque Mercer (
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
),
Vonda Kay Van Dyke (
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
)
* 3rd runners-up: Barbara Hilgenberg (1957) (tie), Stacey Momeyer (1998), Jennifer Sedler (2012)
* 4th runners-up: Patricia Allebrand (1960), Susan Bergstrom (1964), Stacey Peterson (1976)
* Top 10: Beth Andre (1956),
Lynn Freyse (1958), Pam Wenzel (1980), Debra Daniels (1983), Kathryn Bulkley (2011)
* Top 15: Anna Marie Barnett (1938), Wanda Law (1947),
Laura Lawless (2003)
Awards
Preliminary Awards
*
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness:
Jacque Mercer (1949),
Lynn Freyse (1958)
*
Preliminary Talent:
Jacque Mercer (1949), Pam Wenzel (1980)
Non-finalist Awards
* Non-finalist Talent: Paula Lou Welch (1963), Linda Gail Sirrine (1973), Sarah Tattersall (1982), Lisa Mandel (1989), Tammy Kettunen (1990), Kimberly Hoskins (1991), Stacy Agren (1995), Erin Gingrich (1997), Erin Nurss (2009), Amber Barto (2021)
Other awards
*
Miss Congeniality:
Vonda Kay Van Dyke (1965)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners: Amanda Murray (1994), Stacy Agren (1995)
* Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Hilary Griffith (2007)
* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Audrey Sibley (2006)
* Special Scholarship: Donna Riggs (1959)
*
Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Jacqueline Thomas (2020)
* Women Who Brand Finalists: Melody Pierce (2023)
Winners
External links
Official website
References
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Arizona culture
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
Women in Arizona
Recurring events established in 1938
1938 establishments in Arizona
Annual events in Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
Events in Maricopa County, Arizona