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Miss Alabama
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
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| Headquarters | Birmingham |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss America |
Official language | English |
| Website | www |
The Miss Alabama competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the annual Miss America Competition.
Alabama has won three Miss America titles: Deidre Downs in 2005, Heather Whitestone (the first deaf woman to win the Miss America crown) in 1995, and Yolande Betbeze in 1951. Betbeze is also known as the contestant who refused to pose in a swimsuit, causing swimsuit sponsor Catalina Swimwear to pull out and ultimately start the Miss USA pageant.[citation needed]
Brianna Burrell of Mobile was crowned Miss Alabama 2023 on July 1, 2023 at Samford University's Wright Center in Birmingham, Alabama. She competed for the title of Miss America 2024 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida in January 2024 where she was a Preliminary Evening Gown Award winner.
Gallery of past titleholders
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Alabama 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: Yolande Betbeze (1951), Heather Whitestone (1995), Deidre Downs (2005)
- 1st runners-up: Teresa Cheatham (1979), Paige Phillips (1981), Scarlotte Deupree (2003), Lauren Bradford (2022)
- 2nd runners-up: Frances Dorn (1945), Martha Ann Ingram (1948), Anne Stuart Ariail (1957), Pam Battles (1984), Alexa Jones (2006)
- 3rd runners-up: Peggy June Elder (1947), Gwen Harmon (1953), Virginia McDavid (1954), Yolanda Fernandez (1983), Alison McCreary (1997)
- 4th runners-up: Gloria Levinge (1936), Betty Jane Rase (1944), Angela Tower (1986), Jenny Jackson (1989), Melinda Toole (2007), Meg McGuffin (2016)
- Top 7: Jessica Procter (2018), Tiara Pennington (2020)
- Top 10: Marie Duncan (1942), Jeanne Moody (1952), Marilyn Tate (1955), Patricia Huddleston (1956), Lee Thornberry (1959), Teresa Rinaldi (1961), Delores Hodgens (1962), Judy Short (1964), Vickie Powers (1965), Linda Folsom (1966), Angie Grooms (1967), Dellynne Catching (1969), Angela Callahan (1987), Kalyn Chapman (1994), Leigh Sherer (1996), Julie Smith (2000), Jana Sanderson (2001), Caitlin Brunell (2015), Callie Walker (2019)
- Top 12: Anna Laura Bryan (2013)
- Top 13: Courtney Porter (2012)
- Top 15: Tommy Marie Peck (1936), Mildred Oxford (1938), Florine Holt (1939), Virginia McGraw (1941), Catherine Crosby (2004), Amanda Tapley (2009)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Evening Gown: Brianna Burrell (2024)
- Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Marie Duncan (1942), Betty Jane Rase (1944), Peggy Elder (1947), Yolande Betbeze (1951), Gwen Harmon (1953), Judy Short (1964), Dellynne Catching (1969), Teresa Cheatham (1979), Angela Tower (1986), Heather Whitestone (1995), Ashley Davis (2011)
- Preliminary Talent: Gloria Levinge (1936), Virginia McGraw (1941), Betty Jane Rase (1944), Frances Dorn (1945), Emma Dale Nunnally (1946), Jeanne Moody (1952), Patricia Huddleston (1956), Anne Stuart Ariail (1957), Lee Thornberry (1959), Teresa Rinaldi (1961), Judy Short (1964), Vickie Powers (1965), Linda Folsom (1966), Suzanne Dennie (1971), Teresa Cheatham (1979), Paige Phillips (1981), Heather Whitestone (1995)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Talent: Anna Stange (1958), Betty Lindstrom (1960), Patricia Bonner (1963), Kathy Pickett (1980), Tammy Little (1985), Chandler Champion (2014)
- Non-finalist Interview: Resha Riggins (1991)
Other awards
- Miss Congeniality: Toula Hagestratou (1943), Melinda Toole (2007)
- Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Hayley Barber (2017)
- CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runners-up: Jamie Langley (2008), Callie Walker (2019)
- Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Winner: Lauren Bradford (2022)
- Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Finalists: Lindsay Fincher (2022)
- Quality of Life Award Winners: Kim Wimmer (1993), Alison McCreary (1997), Catherine Crosby (2004), Deidre Downs (2005), Anna Laura Bryan (2013), Caitlin Brunell (2015), Hayley Barber (2017), Jessica Procter (2018)
- Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Heather Whitestone (1995), Scarlotte Deupree (2000) Scarlotte Deupree (2003) Lindsay Fincher (2022)
- Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Julie Smith (2000), Alexa Jones (2006), Melinda Toole (2007), Amanda Tapley (2009), Meg McGuffin (2016)
- Quality of Life Award Finalists: Resha Riggins (1991), Leigh Sherer (1996), Jamie Langley (2008), Liz Cochran (2010)
- STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Hayley Barber (2017); Lauren Bradford (2022)
- Top Fundraiser 1st runner-ups: Lauren Bradford (2022)
- Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Lauren Bradford (2022)
Winners
- Declared as winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2023 | Brianna Burrell[1] | Mobile | 25 | Miss Baldwin County | Vocal | Preliminary Evening Gown Award | ||
| 2022 | Lindsay Fincher | Wedowee | 22 | Miss University of Alabama | Jazz Dance, "Bossa Nova Baby" | Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative 1st runner up | ||
| 2021 | Lauren Bradford[2] | Gulf Shores | 21 | Miss Jefferson County | Violin | 1st runner-up | Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative Winner South Dakota University STEM Scholarship Top Fundraiser 2nd Place Women in Business Finalist |
Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2017 after Jessica Baeder was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018[3] |
| 2019–20[a] | Tiara Pennington[6] | Helena | 20 | Miss University of Alabama | Classical Vocal, “Nessun Dorma" from Turandot | Top 7[7] | Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2016[8] Top 11 at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 pageant[9] | |
| 2018 | Callie Walker[10] | Birmingham | 20 | Miss Tuscaloosa | Ballet en Pointe, "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo | Top 10[11] | CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runner-up | Daughter of Miss Alabama 1985, Angela Tower Walker[12] Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2012[10] |
| 2017 | Jessica Procter[13] | Tuscaloosa | 21 | Miss Leeds Area | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | Top 7[14] | Quality of Life Award Winner[15] | Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2013[13] 2nd runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2014 pageant[16] |
| 2016 | Hayley Barber[17] | Pelham | 22 | Miss Shelby County | Tap Dance, "Big Noise from Winnetka" | Quality of Life Award Winner[18][19] STEM Scholarship Award[18] CMN Miracle Maker Award[18] |
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant | |
| 2015 | Meg McGuffin[20] | Ozark | 22 | Miss Phenix City | Jazz Ballet en Pointe, "Enigma Variation" from The Matrix | 4th runner up | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | Previously Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2007 |
| 2014 | Caitlin Brunell[21] | Tuscaloosa | 22 | Miss Leeds Area | Dance, "Let It Go" from Frozen | Top 10[22] | Quality of Life Award Winner[19][23] | Daughter of former NFL quarterback, Mark Brunell[24] Previously Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007[25] Previously Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008[25][26] |
| 2013 | Chandler Champion[27] | Leeds | 20 | Miss Leeds Area | Jazz Ballet en Pointe, "Top Secret" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Older sister of Zoe Champion, Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2019[28] | |
| 2012 | Anna Laura Bryan[29] | Decatur | 22 | Miss Hoover | Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata | Top 12 | Quality of Life Award Winner[19] Duke of Edinburgh Silver Medal |
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| 2011 | Courtney Porter[30] | Clay | 24 | Miss Leeds Area | Tap Dance, "I Got Rhythm" | Top 13 | Chosen by fellow contestants as the "Wild Card," earning her a spot in the Top 13[31] | |
| 2010 | Ashley Davis[32] | Dothan | 21 | Miss West Central Alabama | Vocal, "If I Had My Way" | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||
| 2009 | Liz Cochran[33] | Helena | 20 | Miss Hoover | Dance, "He Lives in You" | Quality of Life Award Finalist[34] | ||
| 2008 | Amanda Tapley[35] | Birmingham | 20 | Miss Samford University | Classical Piano | Top 15 | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | Was awarded a "Golden Sash" on Miss America: Countdown to the Crown, earning a spot in the Top 15 at the Miss America 2009 pageant[36] |
| 2007 | Jamie Langley[37] | Wadley | 24 | Miss Painted Rock | Vocal, "Listen" | CMN Miracle Maker Award 2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award Finalist |
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| 2006 | Melinda Toole[38] | Birmingham | 23 | Miss Samford University | Vocal, "Time to Say Goodbye" | 4th runner-up | Miss Congeniality Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up |
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| 2005 | Alexa Jones[39] | Andalusia | 24 | Miss Mobile | Ballet en Pointe, "Fuego" | 2nd runner-up | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | |
| 2004 | Shannon Camper[40] | Gadsden | Miss West Central Alabama | Vocal | Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Downs won Miss America 2005 title[41][42] | |||
| Deidre Downs[41][42][43] | Birmingham | 24 | Miss Leeds Area | Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" | Winner[44] | Quality of Life Award Winner[19] | ||
| 2003 | Catherine Crosby[45] | Brewton | 23 | Miss Homewood Area | Flute, "Riverdance" | Top 15 | Quality of Life Award Winner[19] Active International For Business & Marketing |
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| 2002 | Scarlotte Deupree[46] | Birmingham | 22 | Miss Camellia | Vocal, "Holding Out for a Hero" | 1st runner-up | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | |
| 2001 | Kelly Jones[47] | Birmingham | 24 | Miss Homewood Area | Classical Piano, "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor" | |||
| 2000 | Jana Sanderson[48] | Gadsden | 21 | Miss Samford University | Vocal, "I'm a Woman" | Top 10 | ||
| 1999 | Julie Smith[49] | Birmingham | 23 | Miss Chattahoochee Valley | Marimba, "Flight of the Bumblebee" & Csárdás" medley | Top 10 | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | Competed with her younger twin sisters, Jill and Jennifer, at Miss Alabama 1997 pageant[50] |
| 1998 | Ashley Halfman[51] | Birmingham | 23 | Miss Cullman Area | Ballet en Pointe, "Everybody Says Don't" | Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1993[52] | ||
| 1997 | Beth Stomps[53] | Mobile | 20 | Miss Alabama Music Hall of Fame | Vocal, "Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love | |||
| 1996 | Alison McCreary | Florence | 22 | Miss Samford University | Vocal, "How Great Thou Art" | 3rd runner-up | Quality of Life Award Winner[19] | |
| 1995 | Leigh Sherer | Jasper | 22 | Miss Walker County | Piano / Vocal Medley from Carmen | Top 10 | Quality of Life Award Finalist | Current Mu Alpha Sigma Alumni (Former State and Local Contestants) coordinator of the Miss Alabama pageant under married name, Leigh Seirafi[54] |
| 1994 | Amie Beth Dickinson | Miss Samford University | Did not compete; later assumed title after Whitestone was crowned Miss America 1995 | |||||
| Heather Whitestone | Birmingham | 21 | Miss Cullman Area | Ballet en Pointe, "Via Dolorosa" | Winner[55] | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up |
First deaf woman crowned Miss Alabama and Miss America[56] | |
| 1993 | Kalyn Chapman[57] | Mobile | 22 | Miss Leeds Area | Modern Dance, "The River" | Top 10 | First African-American Miss Alabama[58] | |
| 1992 | Kim Wimmer | Mobile | 21 | Miss Point Mallard | Vocal, "Hold On" from The Secret Garden | Quality of Life Award Winner[19] | Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1989 | |
| 1991 | Wendy Neuendorf | Birmingham | 22 | Miss Auburn University | Vocal Comedy, "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1986[59] | ||
| 1990 | Resha Riggins | Trussville | 24 | Miss Alabama Music Hall of Fame | Vocal, "Cry" | Non-finalist Interview Award Quality of Life Award Finalist |
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| 1989 | Julie Coons | Birmingham | 20 | Miss Hope | Vocal, "For Once In My Life" | |||
| 1988 | Jenny Jackson | Auburn | 21 | Miss Auburn University | Classical Piano, "Warsaw Concerto" | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1987 | Kym Williams | Birmingham | 22 | Miss All-American Bowl | Vocal, "If We Only Have Love" | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Miss_Alabama | ||