Miss Alabama USA, previously known as Miss Alabama Universe, 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. The pageant is directed by RPM Productions. Alabama's most successful placement was in

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, when

Sylvia Hitchcock Sylvia Louise Hitchcock-Carson (January 31, 1946 – August 16, 2015) was an American model and beauty queen who held the title of Miss Alabama United States and Miss United States, and was crowned Miss Universe 1967. Personal life Hitchcock was ...

was crowned Miss USA. She later went on to be crowned

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as well. Alabama's most recent placement was in

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, when Kelly Hutchinson placed as the fourth runner-up. The current Miss Alabama USA is Sophie Burzynski of Auburn, Alabama, who was crowned on January 28, 2022 at Jay & Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center in

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. Burzynski will represent Alabama at Miss USA 2023.

Gallery of titleholders

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, Miss Alabama USA 1967, Miss USA 1967, and

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Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

*Miss USA:

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) *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 Madeline Mitchell Gwin (née Mitchell; born May 17, 1989) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Russellville, Alabama. She won the title of Miss Alabama USA 2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011 competition, where she finished as the se ...

(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)

Gallery of titleholders

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

Awards

Winners

Notes

References

External links