The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
pageant. Arkansas has won the Miss America title three times (1964, 1982, 2017).
Ebony Mitchell of Harrison was crowned Miss Arkansas 2022 on June 18, 2022, at
Robinson Center Auditorium in
Little Rock
( The "Little Rock")
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. She competed for the title of
Miss America 2023 at the
Mohegan Sun in
Uncasville, Connecticut
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in December 2022.
Gallery of past titleholders
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Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Arkansas 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:
Donna Axum (
1964
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),
Elizabeth Ward (
1982
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),
Savvy Shields (
2017
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)
* 1st runners-up: Rebecca McCall (1946), Frances Anderson (1962),
Karen Carlson (1965),
Alyse Eady (2011)
* 2nd runners-up: Paula Montgomery (1996), Ashton Campbell (2015)
* 3rd runners-up: Mary Jennings (1951), Charlotte Simmen (1952), Lacy Fleming (2005)
* 4th runners-up:
Lencola Sullivan
Orean Lencola Sullivan (born 1957) is an American news anchor, singer and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss America pageant. She was the first African-American to be crowned Miss Arkansas.
Sullivan was the oldest of five children b ...
(1981)
* Top 10: Dorris Love (1943),
Sally Miller (1959), Donna Connelly (1971), Mary Stuart (1983), Julie Russell (1987), Nicole Bethmann (1994), Erin Wheatley (1999), Brandy Rhodes (2000), Jessie Ward (2001), Eudora Mosby (2006)
* Top 12: Ashlen Batson (2009)
* Top 15: Barbara Brothers (1949), Sarah Slocum (2010), Amy Crain (2014), Loren McDaniel (2016)
* Top 16: Katie Bailey (2008)
Awards
Preliminary awards
*
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Rebecca McCall (1946), Mary Jennings (1951), Charlotte Simmen (1952), Frances Anderson (1962),
Donna Axum (1964), Sharon Evans (1968), Paula Roach (1976), Bunnie Holbert (1978),
Lencola Sullivan
Orean Lencola Sullivan (born 1957) is an American news anchor, singer and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss America pageant. She was the first African-American to be crowned Miss Arkansas.
Sullivan was the oldest of five children b ...
(1981),
Elizabeth Ward (1982), Lauren Davidson (2003)
*
Preliminary Talent: Barbara Banks (1956),
Savvy Shields (2017)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Talent: Marilyn Morgan (1972), Joyce McCormack (1977), Bunnie Holbert (1978),
Regina Hopper (1984), Lisa Stevens (1985), Patti Thorn (1989), Beth Anne Rankin (1995)
* Non-finalist Interview: Whitney Kirk (2004)
Other awards
*
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**'' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'', a 2005 sequel
*A special award, the "Miss Congeniality A ...
: Sharon Evans (1968) (tie), Rhonda Pope (1975) (tie), Sloane Roberts (2013)
*
America's Choice: Sarah Slocum (2010)
* Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Christi Taunton (1986)
* Charles & Theresa Brown Scholarship: Ashton Campbell (2015)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners: Claudia Raffo (2019)
* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Kristen Glover (2012)
*
STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Darynne Dahlem (2020)
Winners
;Notes
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss America state
Arkansas culture
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
Women in Arkansas