Miss Alabama USA

The Miss Alabama USA, previously known as Miss Alabama Universe,[1] is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by its winner.

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Alabama.
Miss Alabama USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBirmingham
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Janice McDonald
Paula Miles
WebsiteOfficial website

The pageant is directed by RPM Productions, headquartered in Aiken, South Carolina. From 1993 to 2010, it was directed by the Premier Pageants group, and was the first state to be taken under this directorate. Dohn Dye and To Dye For was the Director for the 2010 and 2011 pageants, until RPM Productions took over in August 2011 headed by Paula Miles, a sister of Janice McDonald, Miss South Carolina USA 1979.

Alabama is one of the most 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. The most recent placement was Kelly Hutchinson in 2020, finished 4th runner-up.

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; Pamela Flowers was first runner-up to Summer Bartholomew in 1975. Miss Alabama USA 2018 Hannah Brown failed to place in Miss USA, although she became famous in the starring role on The Bachelorette.

Four Miss Alabama USA titleholders were former Miss Alabama Teen USAs. Of these four, three placed better in the Miss competition than they did as teens.

Alexandria Flanigan of Cullman was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2021 on January 10, 2021 at The Hotel at Auburn University & Dixon Conference Center in Auburn. She will represent Alabama for the title of Miss USA 2021.

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA
  • Miss USA: Sylvia Hitchcock (Miss Universe 1967)
  • 1st Runners-Up: Pamela Flowers (1975), Candace Michelle Brown (1992), Michelle Arnette (2003), Mary-Margaret McCord (2013)
  • 2nd Runners-Up: Doris Edwards (1953), Judith Carlson (1958), Margaret Gordon (1960), Jina Mitchell (2000), Madeline Mitchell (2011)
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Pamela Rigas (1980)
  • 4th Runner-Up: Suellen Robinson (1961), Kelly Hutchinson (2020)
  • Top 5: Peyton Brown (2016)
  • Top 10/11/12: JoAnne Henderson (1981), Candy Carley (1991), Autumn Smith (1997), Tara Tucker (2002), Tara Darby (2004), Haleigh Stidham (2006), Audrey Moore (2010), Katherine Webb (2012), Madison Guthrie (2015)
  • Top 15/20: Pat Sullivan (1959), Dinah Irene Armstrong (1963), Pamela Jean Borgfeldt (1964), Leigh Sanford (1965), Claudia Robinson (1968), Hitsy Parnell (1969), Jesica Ahlberg (2014)

Alabama has a record of 30 placements at Miss USA.

Awards
  • Miss Congeniality: Peyton Brown (2016)
  • Miss Photogenic: Pamela Flowers (1975), Rebecca Moore (2007), Audrey Moore (2010)

Winners
Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2021 Alexandria Flanigan Cullman 24 TBD
2020 Kelly Hutchinson[2] Auburn 22 4th runner-up[3]
2019 Hannah McMurphy[5] Tuscaloosa 20
2018 Hannah Brown[6] Northport 23 Triple reality TV star
2017 Baylee Smith[7] Tuscaloosa 19
2016 Peyton Brown[8] Eufaula 21 Top 5 Miss Congeniality Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012 & Top 16 Miss Teen USA 2012[9]
2015 Madison Guthrie Hoover 20 Top 11
2014 Jesica Ahlberg Birmingham 23 Top 20
2013 Mary-Margaret McCord[10][11] Gadsden 23 1st Runner-Up[10]
2012 Katherine Webb[12] Phenix City 22 Top 10 Married to AJ McCarron
2011 Madeline Mitchell[13] Russellville 21 2nd Runner-Up Later Mrs. America 2015
2010 Audrey Moore[14] Hoover 20 Top 10 Miss Photogenic[14]
2009 Rachel Philippona Dothan 19
2008 Keisha Walding Dothan 24
2007 Rebecca Moore Vestavia Hills 19 Miss Photogenic
2006 Haleigh Stidham Birmingham 23 Top 10
2005 Jessica Tinney Birmingham 21
2004 Tara Darby Birmingham 22 Top 10
2003 Michelle Arnette Dothan 25 1st Runner-Up
2002 Tara Tucker Birmingham 23 Top 12 Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1997
2001 Laura Hoffman Birmingham 20
2000 Jina Mitchell Trussville 22 2nd Runner-Up
1999 Doree Walker Gardendale
1998 Paige Brooks Mobile
1997 Autumn Smith[15] Chelsea 22 Top 10, finished 8th at Miss USA 1997 Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993.[15] Daughter of racing driver Stanley Smith.[15]
1996 Benita Brooks[16] Huntsville[16] 25
1995 Anna Mingus Enterprise Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1988, 4th runner up at Miss Teen USA 1988
1994 Malaea Nelms[17] Alexandria[17]
1993 Toni Johnson Montgomery 22 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.[18]
1990 Natalie Moore Hoover
1989 Sheri Mooney Pelham
1988 Rhonda Mooney Pelham
1987 Rhonda Garrett Birmingham Former director of Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi (both Miss and Teen) 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 Top 15 semifinalist in Miss World America 1980
1980 Pamela Rigas Troy/Canfield, OH 3rd runner-up Later Miss Ohio 1983,[19] 4th runner up at Miss America 1984, Ohio's Junior Miss 1978
1979 Rose Burch Mobile Married to Ken Stabler from 1984 to 2009[20][21]
1978 Eva Stancil Gadsden Stancil was arrested in 1977 for possessing cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute.[22] She was fired as head of the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad in 1978 for failing to disclose this information.[23]
1977 Cheryl Burgess[1] Alexandria[1] 18[1]
1976 Kyle Ellis Decatur
1975 Pamela Flowers Headland 1st runner-up Miss Photogenic
1974 Iva Wyna Lavis Birmingham
1973 Diane Fouilhe Enterprise
1972 Elaine Barnhill Robertsdale
1971 Renee Smith Mobile
1970 Kathy Bryant Bay Minette
1969 Hitsy Parnell[24] Thomasville[24] Top 15
1968 Claudia Robinson Mobile Top 15
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock[25] Tuscaloosa/Miami, FL[25] 21 Miss USA 1967[25] Miss Universe 1967
1966 Susan Scott Clanton
1965 Leigh Stanford Montgomery Top 15
1964 Pamela Jean Borgfeldt[26] Anniston[26] Top 15
1963 Dinah Irene Armstrong Montgomery Top 15
1962 Jerolyn Ridgeway Ft. Payne 1st runner-up in the 1961 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant
1961 Suellen Robinson Fairfax 4th Runner-up
1960 Margaret Gordon Homewood 2nd runner-up Later Miss Alabama World 1960, unplaced at Miss United States 1960.
1959 Pat Sullivan Birmingham Top 15 Competed in the 1960 Miss Dixie Pageant
1958 Judith Lucille Carlson Birmingham 2nd runner-up
1954-1957 Did Not Compete
1953 Doris Edwards Birmingham 2nd runner-up
1952 Doris Edwards Gadsden
1 Age at the time of the Miss Alabama USA pageant

References
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