Your ultimate Miss USA state pageant resource
Take a trip back into the history of the Miss Arizona USA and Teen USA pageants, from Charlene Hendricks in 1952 to 2023 titleholders Candace Kanavel and Peyton Stuewe. Get to know every single Miss and Teen titleholder with a full listing, hometown map and extensive photo archive, with state pageant photos, Miss USA and Teen USA competition photos and more.
24 • Phoenix
27 • Phoenix
28 • Phoenix
27 • Tempe
41 • Phoenix
1st runner-up
Jane Nelson (1965), Jineane Ford (became Miss USA) (1980)
2nd runner-up
Susanne Pottenger (1971), Diane Martin (1987), Alicia-Monique Blanco (2009
3rd runner-up
Ruth Harris (1969), Sherry Nix (1973)
Semi-finalist
Jerrie Michelson (1962), Diane McGarry (1963), Roxanne Neeley (1966), Judianne Magnusson (1967), Carlys Peterson (1974), Toni Abranovic (1977), Ana Maria Rubert (1979), Michelle Ducote (1985), Lee Anne Locken (1989), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991), Dannis Shephard (1992), Stacey Kole (1998)
Top 15/16/20*
Danielle Demski (2004), Brenna Sakas (2006), Brittany Brannon (2011), Jordan Wessel (2014), Maureen Montagne (2015), Chelsea Myers (2016)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Congeniality
Cara Jackson (1999)
Photogenic
Jineane Ford (1980), Brittany Brannon (2011)
State Costume
Daria Sparling (1984), Michelle Ducote (1985), Maricarroll Verlinde (1991)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2024 | K Johnson | Phoenix | 41 | |||
 | 2023 | Candace Kanavel | Tempe | 27 | |||
 | 2022 | Isabel Ticlo^ | Phoenix | 28 | Previously Miss AZ 2018 | ||
 | 2021 | Cassidy Jacks | Phoenix | 27 | | ||
 | 2020 | Yesenia Vidales | Phoenix | 24 | | ||
 | 2019 | Savannah Wix* | Paradise Valley | 22 | | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 2014 (SF Miss Teen USA 2014) | |
 | 2018 | Nicole Smith | Phoenix | 24 | |||
 | 2017 | Tommy Lynn Calhoun | Tucson | 26 | | | |
 | 2016 | Chelsea Myers | Tempe | 20 | Top 15 | | |
 | 2015 | Maureen Montagne | Chandler | 22 | Top 15 | | |
 | 2014 | Jordan Wessel | Ahwatukee | 20 | Top 20 | | |
 | 2013 | Rachel Massie | Paradise Valley | 20 | |||
 | 2012 | Erika Frantzve | Scottsdale | 23 | |||
 | 2011 | Brittany Brannon | Paradise Valley | 22 | Top 16 | Photogenic | |
 | 2010 | Brittany Bell | Chandler | 22 | |||
 | 2009 | Alicia-Monique Blanco | Phoenix | 22 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2008 | Kimberly Joiner | Gilbert | 22 | |||
 | 2007 | Courtney Barnas | Mesa | 19 | |||
 | 2006 | Brenna Sakas | Chandler | 21 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2005 | Mariana Loya^ | Gilbert | 26 | Previously Miss Washington 1998 | ||
 | 2004 | Danielle Demski* | Chandler | 22 | Top 15 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1999 (F Miss Teen USA 1999) | |
 | 2003 | Nafeesa DeFlorias | Phoenix | 26 | |||
 | 2002 | Jennifer Lenz | Mesa | 25 | |||
 | 2001 | Tasha Dixon | Phoenix | 19 | |||
 | 2000 | Heather Keckler* | Scottsdale | 26 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1994 | ||
 | 1999 | Cara Jackson^ | Chandler | 25 | Congeniality | Previously Miss AZ 1995 | |
 | 1998 | Stacey Kole | Tempe | 23 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1997 | Jessica Shahriari | Gilbert | 23 | |||
 | 1996 | Christina Novak | Scottsdale | 26 | |||
 | 1995 | Shara Riggs | Oro Valley | ||||
 | 1994 | Jennifer Tisdale | Mesa | 19 | |||
 | 1993 | Apryl Hettich | Scottsdale | 26 | |||
 | 1992 | Dannis Shephard | Mesa | Semi-finalist | |||
 | 1991 | Maricarroll Verlinde | Phoenix | 21 | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume | |
 | 1990 | Lezlie Leonard | Tempe | ||||
 | 1989 | Lee Anne Locken | Apache Junction | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1988 | Kris Keim* | Scottsdale | 22 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1983 | ||
 | 1987 | Diane Martin^ | Phoenix | 24 | 2nd runner-up | Previously Miss AZ 1985 | |
 | 1986 | Jodi Armstrong | Phoenix | 21 | |||
 | 1985 | Michelle Ducote | Tempe | 22 | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume | |
 | 1984 | Daria Sparling | Tucson | 20 | Best State Costume | ||
 | 1983 | Sindy Lou Hedden | Tucson | 23 | |||
 | 1982 | Lori Hakola | Tucson | 19 | |||
 | 1981 | Cassie Hill | Phoenix | 22 | |||
 | 1980 | JINEANE FORD | Gilbert | 20 | 1st Runner-Up | Photogenic | Assumed Miss USA title when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe. |
 | 1979 | Ana Maria Rubert | Scottsdale | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1978 | Jacque Crutchfield | Phoenix | 20 | † 2007 | ||
 | 1977 | Toni Abranovic | Scottsdale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1976 | Curvey Walters | Phoenix | 23 | † 2016 | ||
 | 1975 | Sanna Osgood | Scottsdale | 23 | |||
 | 1974 | Carlys Peterson | Phoenix | Semi-finalist | |||
 | 1973 | Sherry Nix | Carefree | 20 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1972 | Marcia Banks | Scottsdale | ||||
 | 1971 | Susanne Pottenger | Tempe | 21 | 2nd runner-up | † 2011 | |
 | 1970 | Alicia Lein | Mesa | 21 | |||
 | 1969 | Ruth Harris | Tempe | 19 | 3rd runner-up | ||
 | 1968 | Shirley Sprague | Avondale | 20 | |||
 | 1967 | Judianne Magnusson | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | † 2015 | |
 | 1966 | Roxanne Neeley | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1965 | Jane Nelson^ | Phoenix | 20 | 1st runner-up | Previously Miss NM 1964 | |
 | 1964 | Diane Reutter | Phoenix | 19 | |||
 | 1963 | Diane McGarry | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1962 | Jerrie Michelson | Scottsdale | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1961 | Shyrle Owens | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 1960 | Virginia Crook | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 1959 | Patricia Varga | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 1958 | Shirlee Fox | Phoenix | 20 | † 2003 | ||
| 1957 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
 | 1956 | Maija Bertulson | Buckeye | 18 | |||
 | 1955 | Patti Marks | Glendale | 19 | |||
 | 1954 | Bonnie Johnson | Phoenix | 18 | † 2019 | ||
 | 1953 | Eleanor Ruth Cross | Phoenix | 19 | † 2015 | ||
 | 1952 | Charlene Hendricks | Phoenix | 18 | Withdrew from Miss USA shortly prior to competing; † 2008 |
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | K Johnson | Phoenix | 41 | |||
| 2023 | Candace Kanavel | Tempe | 27 | |||
| 2022 | Isabel Ticlo^ | Phoenix | 28 | Previously Miss AZ 2018 | ||
| 2021 | Cassidy Jacks | Phoenix | 27 | | ||
| 2020 | Yesenia Vidales | Phoenix | 24 | | ||
| 2019 | Savannah Wix* | Paradise Valley | 22 | | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 2014 (SF Miss Teen USA 2014) | |
| 2018 | Nicole Smith | Phoenix | 24 | |||
| 2017 | Tommy Lynn Calhoun | Tucson | 26 | | | |
| 2016 | Chelsea Myers | Tempe | 20 | Top 15 | | |
| 2015 | Maureen Montagne | Chandler | 22 | Top 15 | | |
| 2014 | Jordan Wessel | Ahwatukee | 20 | Top 20 | | |
| 2013 | Rachel Massie | Paradise Valley | 20 | |||
| 2012 | Erika Frantzve | Scottsdale | 23 | |||
| 2011 | Brittany Brannon | Paradise Valley | 22 | Top 16 | Photogenic | |
| 2010 | Brittany Bell | Chandler | 22 | |||
| 2009 | Alicia-Monique Blanco | Phoenix | 22 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2008 | Kimberly Joiner | Gilbert | 22 | |||
| 2007 | Courtney Barnas | Mesa | 19 | |||
| 2006 | Brenna Sakas | Chandler | 21 | Top 15 | ||
| 2005 | Mariana Loya^ | Gilbert | 26 | Previously Miss Washington 1998 | ||
| 2004 | Danielle Demski* | Chandler | 22 | Top 15 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1999 (F Miss Teen USA 1999) | |
| 2003 | Nafeesa DeFlorias | Phoenix | 26 | |||
| 2002 | Jennifer Lenz | Mesa | 25 | |||
| 2001 | Tasha Dixon | Phoenix | 19 | |||
| 2000 | Heather Keckler* | Scottsdale | 26 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1994 | ||
| 1999 | Cara Jackson^ | Chandler | 25 | Congeniality | Previously Miss AZ 1995 | |
| 1998 | Stacey Kole | Tempe | 23 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1997 | Jessica Shahriari | Gilbert | 23 | |||
| 1996 | Christina Novak | Scottsdale | 26 | |||
| 1995 | Shara Riggs | Oro Valley | ||||
| 1994 | Jennifer Tisdale | Mesa | 19 | |||
| 1993 | Apryl Hettich | Scottsdale | 26 | |||
| 1992 | Dannis Shephard | Mesa | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1991 | Maricarroll Verlinde | Phoenix | 21 | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume | |
| 1990 | Lezlie Leonard | Tempe | ||||
| 1989 | Lee Anne Locken | Apache Junction | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1988 | Kris Keim* | Scottsdale | 22 | Previously Miss AZ Teen USA 1983 | ||
| 1987 | Diane Martin^ | Phoenix | 24 | 2nd runner-up | Previously Miss AZ 1985 | |
| 1986 | Jodi Armstrong | Phoenix | 21 | |||
| 1985 | Michelle Ducote | Tempe | 22 | Semi-finalist | Best State Costume | |
| 1984 | Daria Sparling | Tucson | 20 | Best State Costume | ||
| 1983 | Sindy Lou Hedden | Tucson | 23 | |||
| 1982 | Lori Hakola | Tucson | 19 | |||
| 1981 | Cassie Hill | Phoenix | 22 | |||
| 1980 | JINEANE FORD | Gilbert | 20 | 1st Runner-Up | Photogenic | Assumed Miss USA title when Shawn Weatherly won Miss Universe. |
| 1979 | Ana Maria Rubert | Scottsdale | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1978 | Jacque Crutchfield | Phoenix | 20 | † 2007 | ||
| 1977 | Toni Abranovic | Scottsdale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1976 | Curvey Walters | Phoenix | 23 | † 2016 | ||
| 1975 | Sanna Osgood | Scottsdale | 23 | |||
| 1974 | Carlys Peterson | Phoenix | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1973 | Sherry Nix | Carefree | 20 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1972 | Marcia Banks | Scottsdale | ||||
| 1971 | Susanne Pottenger | Tempe | 21 | 2nd runner-up | † 2011 | |
| 1970 | Alicia Lein | Mesa | 21 | |||
| 1969 | Ruth Harris | Tempe | 19 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 1968 | Shirley Sprague | Avondale | 20 | |||
| 1967 | Judianne Magnusson | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | † 2015 | |
| 1966 | Roxanne Neeley | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1965 | Jane Nelson^ | Phoenix | 20 | 1st runner-up | Previously Miss NM 1964 | |
| 1964 | Diane Reutter | Phoenix | 19 | |||
| 1963 | Diane McGarry | Phoenix | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1962 | Jerrie Michelson | Scottsdale | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1961 | Shyrle Owens | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 1960 | Virginia Crook | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 1959 | Patricia Varga | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 1958 | Shirlee Fox | Phoenix | 20 | † 2003 | ||
| 1957 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1956 | Maija Bertulson | Buckeye | 18 | |||
| 1955 | Patti Marks | Glendale | 19 | |||
| 1954 | Bonnie Johnson | Phoenix | 18 | † 2019 | ||
| 1953 | Eleanor Ruth Cross | Phoenix | 19 | † 2015 | ||
| 1952 | Charlene Hendricks | Phoenix | 18 | Withdrew from Miss USA shortly prior to competing; † 2008 |
19 • Scottsdale
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
17 • Peoria
19 • Tucson
Semi-finalist
at Miss Teen USA
18 • Goodyear
19 • Queen Creek
2nd runner-up
at Miss Teen USA
2nd runner-up
Rachael McLaen (2024)
Top 5/6
Courtney Hamilton (1996), Danielle Demski (1999)
Semi-finalist
JeriLynn Beatty (1990), Ashley Stainton (2008), Savannah Wix (2014), Neda Danilovic (2015), Karly Riggs (2017), Molly Schwanz (2020), MayaDenise Gaskin (2022)
Top 10*
Emerald Zellers (2006)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2024 | Rachael McLaen | Queen Creek | 19 | 2nd runner-up | ||
 | 2023 | Peyton Stuewe | Goodyear | 18 | |||
 | 2022 | MayaDenise Gaskin | Tucson | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2021 | McKenzi Lindhag | Peoria | 17 | | | |
 | 2020 | Molly Schwanz | Scottsdale | 19 | Semi-finalist | | |
 | 2019 | Jordan Waller | Peoria | 17 | | ||
 | 2018 | Macy Deak | Scottsdale | 16 | | | |
 | 2017 | Karly Riggs | Scottsdale | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2016 | Tristany Hightower | Scottsdale | 17 | | ||
 | 2015 | Neda Danilovic | Phoenix | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2014 | Savannah Wix* | Paradise Valley | 17 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss AZ USA 2019 | |
 | 2013 | Olivia Argue | Scottsdale | 17 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2011 Molly Argue | ||
 | 2012 | Alexa Zellers | Scottsdale | 17 | SIster of Miss AZ Teen USA 2006 Emerald Zellers | ||
 | 2011 | Molly Argue | Paradise Valley | 17 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2013 Olivia Argue | ||
 | 2010 | Tori Vance | Ahwatukee | 18 | |||
 | 2009 | Whitney Nelson | Ahwatukee | 18 | |||
 | 2008 | Ashley Stainton | Ahwatukee | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2007 | Tiffany Martin | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 2006 | Emerald Zellers | Scottsdale | 15 | Top 10 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2012 Alexa Zellers | |
 | 2005 | Elisa Soto | Mesa | 16 | |||
 | 2004 | Allie Gilliland | Glendale | 17 | |||
 | 2003 | Natalia Benenson | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 2002 | Lynsie Ann Shackelford | Mesa | 17 | |||
 | 2001 | Eva Marie St. Arnauld | Mesa | 18 | |||
 | 2000 | Sarah Wilkins | Gilbert | 18 | |||
 | 1999 | Danielle Demski* | Chandler | 18 | Top 6 | Later Miss AZ USA 2004 (T15 Miss USA) | |
 | 1998 | Kristy Kay Stover | Phoenix | 18 | |||
 | 1997 | Julie Gulbrandsen | Gilbert | 18 | |||
 | 1996 | Courtney Hamilton | Chandler | 16 | Top 6 | ||
 | 1995 | Brandy Leigh Campbell | Tucson | 16 | |||
 | 1994 | Mistie Kline | Phoenix | 15 | |||
 | 1993 | Dannielle Normandin | Phoenix | 16 | |||
 | 1992 | Heather Keckler* | Chandler | 18 | Later Miss AZ USA 2000 | ||
 | 1991 | Christine Ciulla | Phoenix | 17 | |||
 | 1990 | JeriLynn Beatty | Glendale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1989 | Leann Elston | Tucson | 18 | |||
 | 1988 | Kristen Peterson | Tucson | 18 | |||
 | 1987 | Julie Hodges | Phoenix | 17 | |||
 | 1986 | Kristi Vanney | Tempe | 16 | |||
 | 1985 | Vanessa Steffens | Scottsdale | 15 | |||
 | 1984 | Shana Andrew | Mesa | 17 | State Costume | ||
 | 1983 | Kris Keim* | Scottsdale | 17 | Later Miss AZ USA 1988 |
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | NOTES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachael McLaen | Queen Creek | 19 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2023 | Peyton Stuewe | Goodyear | 18 | |||
| 2022 | MayaDenise Gaskin | Tucson | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2021 | McKenzi Lindhag | Peoria | 17 | | | |
| 2020 | Molly Schwanz | Scottsdale | 19 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 2019 | Jordan Waller | Peoria | 17 | | ||
| 2018 | Macy Deak | Scottsdale | 16 | | | |
| 2017 | Karly Riggs | Scottsdale | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2016 | Tristany Hightower | Scottsdale | 17 | | ||
| 2015 | Neda Danilovic | Phoenix | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2014 | Savannah Wix* | Paradise Valley | 17 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss AZ USA 2019 | |
| 2013 | Olivia Argue | Scottsdale | 17 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2011 Molly Argue | ||
| 2012 | Alexa Zellers | Scottsdale | 17 | SIster of Miss AZ Teen USA 2006 Emerald Zellers | ||
| 2011 | Molly Argue | Paradise Valley | 17 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2013 Olivia Argue | ||
| 2010 | Tori Vance | Ahwatukee | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Whitney Nelson | Ahwatukee | 18 | |||
| 2008 | Ashley Stainton | Ahwatukee | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2007 | Tiffany Martin | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2006 | Emerald Zellers | Scottsdale | 15 | Top 10 | Sister of Miss AZ Teen USA 2012 Alexa Zellers | |
| 2005 | Elisa Soto | Mesa | 16 | |||
| 2004 | Allie Gilliland | Glendale | 17 | |||
| 2003 | Natalia Benenson | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 2002 | Lynsie Ann Shackelford | Mesa | 17 | |||
| 2001 | Eva Marie St. Arnauld | Mesa | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Sarah Wilkins | Gilbert | 18 | |||
| 1999 | Danielle Demski* | Chandler | 18 | Top 6 | Later Miss AZ USA 2004 (T15 Miss USA) | |
| 1998 | Kristy Kay Stover | Phoenix | 18 | |||
| 1997 | Julie Gulbrandsen | Gilbert | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Courtney Hamilton | Chandler | 16 | Top 6 | ||
| 1995 | Brandy Leigh Campbell | Tucson | 16 | |||
| 1994 | Mistie Kline | Phoenix | 15 | |||
| 1993 | Dannielle Normandin | Phoenix | 16 | |||
| 1992 | Heather Keckler* | Chandler | 18 | Later Miss AZ USA 2000 | ||
| 1991 | Christine Ciulla | Phoenix | 17 | |||
| 1990 | JeriLynn Beatty | Glendale | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1989 | Leann Elston | Tucson | 18 | |||
| 1988 | Kristen Peterson | Tucson | 18 | |||
| 1987 | Julie Hodges | Phoenix | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Kristi Vanney | Tempe | 16 | |||
| 1985 | Vanessa Steffens | Scottsdale | 15 | |||
| 1984 | Shana Andrew | Mesa | 17 | State Costume | ||
| 1983 | Kris Keim* | Scottsdale | 17 | Later Miss AZ USA 1988 |
