Miss Arizona USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss Arizona USA 1952 Charlene Hendricks

Miss Arizona USA 1953 Eleanor Ruth Cross

Miss Arizona USA 1954 Bonnie Johnson

Miss Arizona USA 1955 Patti Marks

Miss Arizona USA 1956 Maija Bertulson

Miss Arizona USA 1958 Shirlee Fox

Miss Arizona USA 1959 Patricia Varga

Miss Arizona USA 1960 Virginia Crook

Miss Arizona USA 1961 Shyrle Owens

Miss Arizona USA 1962 Jerrie Michelson

Miss Arizona USA 1963 Diane McGarry

Miss Arizona USA 1964 Diane Reutter

Miss Arizona USA 1965 Jane Nelson

Miss Arizona USA 1966 Roxanne Neeley

Miss Arizona USA 1967 Judianne Magnusson†

Miss Arizona USA 1968 Shirley Sprague

Miss Arizona USA 1969 Ruth Harris

Miss Arizona USA 1970 Alicia Lein

Miss Arizona USA 1971 Susanne Pottenger

Miss Arizona USA 1972 Marcia Banks

Miss Arizona USA 1973 Sherry Nix

Miss Arizona USA 1974 Carlys Peterson

Miss Arizona USA 1975 Sanna Osgood

Miss Arizona USA 1976 Curvey Walters

Miss Arizona USA 1977 Toni Abranovic

Miss Arizona USA 1978 Jacque Crutchfield

Miss Arizona USA 1979 Ana Maria Rubert

Miss Arizona USA 1980 Jineane Ford

Miss Arizona USA 1981 Cassie Hill

Miss Arizona USA 1982 Lori Hakola

Miss Arizona USA 1983 Sindy Lou Hedden

Miss Arizona USA 1984 Daria Sparling

Miss Arizona USA 1985 Michelle Ducote

Miss Arizona USA 1986 Jodi Armstrong

Miss Arizona USA 1987 Diane Martin

Miss Arizona USA 1988 Kris Keim

Miss Arizona USA 1989 Lee Anne Locken

Miss Arizona USA 1990 Lezlie Leonard

Miss Arizona USA 1991 Maricarroll Verlinde

Miss Arizona USA 1992 Dannis Shephard

Miss Arizona USA 1993 Apryl Hettich

Miss Arizona USA 1994 Jennifer Tisdale

Miss Arizona USA 1995 Shara Riggs

Miss Arizona USA 1996 Christina Novak

Miss Arizona USA 1997 Jessica Shahriari

Miss Arizona USA 1998 Stacey Kole

Miss Arizona USA 1999 Cara Jackson

Miss Arizona USA 2000 Heather Keckler

Miss Arizona USA 2001 Tasha Dixon

Miss Arizona USA 2002 Jennifer Lenz

Miss Arizona USA 2003 Nafeesa DeFlorias

Miss Arizona USA 2004 Danielle Demski

Miss Arizona USA 2005 Mariana Loya

Miss Arizona USA 2006 Brenna Sakas

Miss Arizona USA 2007 Courtney Barnas

Miss Arizona USA 2008 Kimberly Joiner

Miss Arizona USA 2009 Alicia-Monique Blanco

Miss Arizona USA 2010 Brittany Bell

Miss Arizona USA 2011 Brittany Brannon

Miss Arizona USA 2012 Erika Frantzve

Miss Arizona USA 2013 Rachel Massie

Miss Arizona USA 2014 Jordan Wessel

Miss Arizona USA 2015 Maureen Montagne

Miss Arizona USA 2016 Chelsea Myers

Miss Arizona USA 2017 Tommy Lynn Calhoun

Miss Arizona USA 2018 Nicole Smith

Miss Arizona USA 2019 ​Savannah Wix

Miss Arizona USA 2020 Yesenia Vidales

Miss Arizona USA 2021 Cassidy Jacks

Miss Arizona USA 2022 Isabel Ticlo

Miss Arizona USA 2023 Candace Kanavel

Patti Marks is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1955

Patricia Varga is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1959

Jerrie Michelson is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1962

Diane Reutter is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1964

Jane Nelson is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1965

Roxanne Neeley is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1966

Roxanne Neeley is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1966

Judianne Magnusson† is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1967

Ruth Harris is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1969

Alicia Lein is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1970

Susanne Pottenger is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1971

Sherry Nix is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1973

Carlys Peterson is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1974

Sanna Osgood is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1975

Curvey Walters is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1976

Toni Abranovic is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1977

Jacque Crutchfield is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1978

Jineane Ford is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1980

Lori Hakola is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1982

Lori Hakola is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1982

Michelle Ducote is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1985

Diane Martin is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1987

Cara Jackson is crowned Miss Arizona USA 1999

Heather Keckler is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2000

Tasha Dixon is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2001

Jennifer Lenz is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2002

Nafeesa DeFlorias is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2003

Danielle Demski is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2004

Mariana Loya is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2005

Brenna Sakas is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2006

Courtney Barnas is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2007

Kimberly Joiner is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2008

Alicia-Monique Blanco is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2009

Brittany Bell is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2010

Brittany Brannon is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2011

Erika Frantzve is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2012

Rachel Massie is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2013

Jordan Wessel is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2014

Maureen Montagne is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2015

Chelsea Myers reacts to winning Miss Arizona USA 2016

Tommy Lynn Calhoun is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2017

Nicole Smith is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2018

​Savannah Wix is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2019

Yesenia Vidales is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2020

Cassidy Jo Jacks reacts to winning Miss Arizona USA 2021

Isabel Ticlo is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2022

Candace Kanavel is crowned Miss Arizona USA 2023

18 Jul 1956 • Gathered around last year’s ‘‘Miss USA,” Carlene King of Vermont, (wearing crown) are the 16 finalists for the 1956 title which will be bestowed Wednesday night at Long Beach, Calif. Top row, from left, Jo Dodson, Texas; Shirley Bagwell, North Carolina; Maija Bertulson, Arizona; Nancy McCollum, Arkansas. Center row from Ieft; Charlene Holt, Maryland; June Svedin, Washington; Eleanor Wood, Ohio; Barbara Sias, Michigan; Cheryl Brown, Utah; Dolores Winfield, New Jersey; Shari Lewis, Nebraska; Betty Cherry, South Carolina. Bottom row from left Stella Wilson, Tennessee; Carol Morris, Iowa; Maralyn Turner, Oregon; Karen Keeler, Colorado.

18 Jul 1958 • Miss Shirlee Fox, 20, of 2301 E. Mulberry, boards Bonanza plane at sky Harbor Airport for Long Beach, where she will represent Arizona in the Miss Universe contest. Adjutant General Frank E. Fraser gives her a bound volume of Arizona Highways to present Long Beach Mayor Raymond Kealer. Councilman John Haldiman, center, represented city at official sendoff.

9 Jul 1962 • Miami Beautification on Flagler Street... Miss Universe parade features Miss Alaska, Miss Arizona, Miss Belgium

24 Jul 1964 • Their partisan hope there's nothing significant about this photo of three of the beauties vying for the Miss U.S.A. title in the Miss Universe contest in Miami, Fla. They're behind the 8-ball now, but may not be when the judges give their decision Saturday night. Left to right: Diane Balloun, Texas; Patricia Marlin, Alaska; and Diane Reutter, Arizona

4 June, 1965 • Miss U.S.A. 1965, Sue Ann Downey of Columbus, Ohio (center) with her court, Jane Nelson, Arizona (2nd); Diana Batts, D.C. (5th); Judy Baldwin, New Mexico (3rd); and Julie Andrus, Kentucky (4th).

1 Jun 1965 • Contestants in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant look over their group picture during rest from rehearsal at Miami Beach. Left to right are: Miss Arizona, Jane Nelson of Tempe; Miss New Mexi co, Judy Baldwin of Clovis; Miss Ohio, Sue Ann Downey of Columbus; Miss Nevada, Denyse Turner of Las Vegas; Miss Rhode Island, Paula Farrow of Warwick, and Miss South Carolina, Vicki Harrison of West Columbia.

6 May 1967 • The southwest is well represented at the Miss USA Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla. Left to right in the front row are Miss California, Susan Bradley; Miss Hawaii, Nancy Banks, and Miss Arizona, Judianne Magnusson. In the back row are Miss Colorado, Kim Kelly; Miss New Mexico, Clydia Newell; and Miss Nevada, Jacqueline Moore.

16 May 1968 • Judged the best in the swimsuit competition of the Miss USA Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla., are (l-r front row) Miss Alabama, Claudia Robinson; Miss Connecticut, Janice Shilinsky; Miss Arkansas, Ann Smithwick; Miss Tennessee, Sandra Force; Miss Virginia, Laurie Burke; Miss California, Suzanne Fromm; and Miss New Mexico, Bonnie Tafoya. In the second row (l-r) are Miss Hawaii, Carol Seymour; Miss Washington, Didi Anstett; Miss Michigan, Virginia Clift; Miss Illinois, Sandra Wolsfeld; Miss Maryland, Paulette Reck; Miss Louisiana, Kathy Hebert; Miss Nevada, Kathy Landry; and Miss Arizona, Shirley Sprague.

13 May 1968 • Beauties from Oklahoma and Arkansas were among the contestants lined up in the FL sunshine Sunday as they got ready to have official Miss USA Beauty Pageant photographs taken in Miami. The Arkansas entry is Ann Smithwick. Oklahoma’s entry is Linda Bertozzi of Oklahoma Cit, a freshman at Central State College. Other contestants are Rhode Island, Delaware, Louisiana, Arizona, Florida, Ohio and Montana.

23 May 1969 • These are the fifteen girls selected by the judges as the top group in swimsuits in the annual Miss U.S.A. Beauty Pageant. From left in the first row are Miss New Mexico, Mary Margaret Card; Miss California, Troas Kaye Hayes; Miss Texas, Sande Drewes; Miss Massachusetts, Martha Cawley; and Miss Nevada Karen Esslingcr. Second row from left are Miss Kentucky, Regina Pryor; Miss Arkansas, Leonette Reed; Miss New York, Rosemary Hradek; Miss Colorado, Susan Hawkins; Miss Hawaii, Stephanie Quintana. Third row from left are Miss Virginia Wendy Dascomb; Miss Florida, Maria Junquera; 'Miss Arizona, Ruth Boykin Harris; Miss South Carolina, Eva Engle; and Miss Alabama, Hitsy Parnell.

Wendy Dascomb, Miss USA 1969 of Virginia, poses with her four runners up after winning the title of Miss USA: California, South Carolina, Vermont and Arizona.

14 May 1970 • Five contestants in the Miss USA pageant, to be held at Miami Beach, Fla., Saturday night, kick up their heels during a photo session. From left to right are Miss Nevada, Sheri Schruhl; Miss Oklahoma, Evelyn Walkup; Miss Arizona, Alicia Ellen Lein; Miss New Mexico, Theresa Phillips and Miss Texas, Diana Swendeman.

9 May 1970 • As a public service we hereby present these five of a one-piece suit as previews of Miami Beach's coming attraction the Miss USA pageant getting under way at the Fontainebleau Hotel They are Nadine Robertson of Louisiana, Marilyn O'Neill of Delaware, Linda Lee Hall of California, Alicia Ellen Lein of Arizona, and Debbie Shelton of Virginia. They are also 36-23-35, 36-25-36, 36-24-36, 35-23-35 and 39-24-36, not necessarily in order. Readers who correctly match contestants and body counts will win the esteemed 20-20 Award.

1971 • Miss USA Top 10 Swimsuit Finalists - Missouri, Vermont, Florida, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, back row, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Arizona, and Texas.

20 May 1971 • These six entrants in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant try the leapfrog game at Miami Beach, Fla., as they wait for the big night Saturday when one of 51 entrants will be chosen to represent Miss U.S.A. in the Miss Universe Pageant July 24. From left (top): Miss Wyoming Mary Kay Heaton; Miss Colorado Diane Lynn Knaub; Miss California Karin Dawn Morrell; (bottom) Miss Arizona Susanne Pottenger; Miss Nevada Anita Jean Laurie; Miss Montana Rebecca Lou Thomas.

24 May 1971 • Miss USA Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania poses with her court... Brenda Box, Texas, left; Susanne Pottenger, Arizona; Nancy Rich of Missouri and Patricia Barnstable of Kentucky

Michele McDonald, Miss USA 1971 from Pennsylvania, poses with her four runners up: Texas, Arizona, Missouri and Kentucky.

20 May 1971 • Miss Iowa Cindy Helmers of Sibley was among the 10 girls judged the best in swimsuit competition in the Miss U.S.A. beauty contest at Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday night. The Iowa State University junior thus became one of the leading contenders for the title to be awarded Saturday night. From left: Nancy Rich, Missouri; Pat Barnstable, Kentucky; Susanne Pottenger, Arizona; Sandra Taft, Vermont; Sue Collins, Tennessee; Miss Helmers; Brenda Box, Texas; Michele McDonald, Pennsylvania; Susan Deston, Florida, and Suzanne Pluskoski, District of Columbia.

11 May 1973 • Three entries in this year's Miss U.S.A. take in the sights of New York City. The girls, left to right are: Miss Arizona, Sherry Nix, 21; Miss Louisiana, Storm Hansley, 22, and Judy Gregory, 26, Miss Massachusetts. Storm is a sergeant at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Girls from all the states, and the District of Columbia will find out who is the fairest of them all on May 19.

17 May 1973 • Dressed in costumes symbolizing their states, these Miss USA contestants pose in New York. They are from left Miss Texas, LaVon McConnell; Miss Oklahoma, Martha Buchanan; and Miss Arizona, Sherry Nix.

Moments after the international telecast, and at the coronation ball, newly crowned Miss Universe 1980 Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina, poses with then pageant president Harold Glasser, and now new Miss USA 1980 Jianeane Ford of Arizona, who was Shawn's first runner-up. This photo was taken in Korea where this pageant was held.

11 May 1980 • The winners in the Miss USA Pageant Miss Photogenic contest are left Miss Ohio Elizabeth Kim Thomas 20 of Cincinnati and Miss Arizona Jineane Marie Ford 20 of Gilbert It is the first time in the history of the pageant that two girls tied for the title.

12 May 1980 • Miss Arizona Jineane Ford (left) and Miss Ohio Kim Thomas shared the winners circle as the "most photgenic" during preliminary judging at the Miss USA Pageant at Biloxi, Miss. It's the first time two contestants have shared the honor.

14 May 1980 • THE MISS USA pageant, as we know, is coming at us this very week, and we have with us today the four ladies who are supposedly the favorites to win the title. Clockwise from, oh, say lower right, meet Miss Arizona, Jineane Ford; Miss Tennessee, Diane Hunt; Miss Utah, Tamara Parsons; and Miss South Carolina, Shawn Weatherly. On the other hand it’s entirely possible that this picture is upside down.

4 May 1980 • Two of the early favorites to win the Miss USA pageant are Miss Arizona, Jineane Ford, and Miss Illinois, Karen Groat. Participants in next week's pageant, the first without Bert Parks as master of ceremonies, have begun arriving in Biloxi, for preliminary competition.

Shawn Weatherly, Miss Universe 1980 of South Carolina, President Ronald Reagan and Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 of Arizona, at the White House.

9 May 1981 • Miss USA contestants Sharon Kay Steakley of Tennessee and Deborah Kay Asplnwall of Wyoming strike an obliging pose for photographers Friday at the Eight Flags Deer Ranch facility in Biloxi. Looking on are Cassie Hill of Arizona and Shelly Brunaugh of Alaska. The young women were at the tourist attraction to prepare for a filming sequence that will be shown in the televised pageant.

4 May 1982 • Miss Arizona Lori Diana Hakoda, Miss Texas Luann Caughey, Miss Utah Susan Gasser and Miss Montana Pierrette Stevenson prepare for the Miss USA pageant swimsuit competition today

13 May 1984 • From the left, Miss California, Theresa Ring of San Diego; Miss Hawaii, Puna Stillman of Honolulu; Miss Nevada, Donna McNeil of Las Vegas; Miss Utah, Michele Brown of Roy; Miss Arizona, Dana Sparling of Tucson and Miss New Mexico, Mai Shanley of Alamogordo. All six of the girls will compete with 47 others at the Lakeland Civic Center for the Miss USA crown

13 May 1985 • On the day of opening ceremonies contestants wore costumes to pay homage to their states. From left. Miss Kansas (Jill Denzin), wheat; Miss Indiana (Theresa Hobbs), race car driver; Miss District of Columbia (Christal Chacon), Statue of Freedom; Miss New Jersey (Francie Knapp), sunbird; Miss Michigan (Nancy Mazuro), Detroit tiger; Miss Arizona (Michelle Ducote), Aztec warrior; Miss Utah (Kim Thompson), salt princess; Miss Wyoming (Wendy Hartwigsen) Old Faithful.

1986 • State Costume winners Miss Illinois, Miss New Hampshire and Miss Arizona.

Heather Keckler competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2000

Tasha Dixon competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2001

Nafeesa DeFlorias competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2003

Courtney Barnas competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2007

Kimberly Joiner competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2008

Alicia-Monique Blanco competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2009

Brittany Brannon competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2011

Erika Frantzve competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2012

Jordan Wessel competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2014

Maureen Montagne competes in swimsuit at Miss Arizona USA 2015