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Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006

The Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006 Haleigh Stidham is the current Miss Alabama USA 2006. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ...


Alabama is one of the more successful and (recently) consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only had one Miss USA. Even more successfully, Sylvia Hitchcock, Miss USA 1967, went on to win the Miss Universe title. Two Miss Alabama USA titleholders have placed first runner-up to winners from California: Candace Michelle Brown was first runner-up to Shannon Marketic in 1992, and Pamela Flowers was first runner-up to Summer Bartholomew in 1975. Sylvia Hitchcock, Alabamas only Miss USA and Miss Universe Sylvia Louise Hitchcock won the title of Miss Alabama USA in 1967 and went on to be crowned Miss USA. In 1967, she won the Miss Universe pageant, only the fourth American to do so. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Candace Michelle Brown (born November 21, 1968) was born and reared in Calhoun, Georgia. ... Shannon LaRhea Marketic, the fifth Miss California USA to win Miss USA (1992) Shannon Marketic, a resident of Malibu, California, was crowned first Miss California USA, and then Miss USA 1992. ... Summer Bartholomew (born November 20, 1951 7:45 PM in Merced, CA, USA) is a model and actress perhaps best known for winning the 1975 Miss USA pageant, as the contestant from California. ...


Three Miss Alabama USA titleholders were former Miss Alabama Teen USAs. Of these three, two placed better in the Miss competition than they did as teens. The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ...

Contents

Results summary

Placements

  • Winners: Sylvia Hitchcock (1967 - Miss Universe)
  • 1st runners-up: Pamela Flowers (1975), Candace Michelle Brown (1992), Michelle Arnette (2003)
  • 2nd runners-up: Doris Edwards (1953), Judith Carlson (1958), Margaret Gordon (1960), Jina Mitchell (2000)
  • 3rd runners-up: Pamela Rigas (1980)
  • 4th runners-up: Suellen Robinson (1961)
  • Top 10: Autumn Smith (1997), Tara Darby (2004), Haleigh Stidham (2006)
  • 'Top 11/12: JoAnne Henderson (1981), Candy Carley (1991), Tara Tucker (2002)
  • Top 15: Pat Sullivan (1959), Dinah Irene Armstrong (1963), Pamela Jean Borgfeldt (1964), Leigh Sanford (1965), Claudia Robinson (1968), Hitsy Parnell (1969)

Sylvia Hitchcock, Alabamas only Miss USA and Miss Universe Sylvia Louise Hitchcock won the title of Miss Alabama USA in 1967 and went on to be crowned Miss USA. In 1967, she won the Miss Universe pageant, only the fourth American to do so. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Candace Michelle Brown (born November 21, 1968) was born and reared in Calhoun, Georgia. ... Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006 Haleigh Stidham is the current Miss Alabama USA 2006. ...

Awards

The following tables list the winners of the special awards given to candidates at the Miss USA pageant. ... Rebecca Jo Moore (born March 15, 1988) is a beauty queen from Vestavia Hills, Alabama who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ...

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2007 Rebecca Moore Vestavia Hills 19 Miss Photogenic
2006 Haleigh Stidham Birmingham 23 Top 10
2005 Jessica Tinney Birmingham 21
2004 Tara Darby Birmingham 22 Top 10
2003 Michelle Arnette Dothan 25 1st runner-up
2002 Tara Tucker Birmingham 23 Top 12, finished 9th at Miss USA 2002 Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1997
2001 Laura Hoffman Birmingham 20
2000 Jina Mitchell Trussville 22 2nd runner-up
1999 Doree Walker
1998 Paige Brooks Mobile 25
1997 Autumn Smith Chelsea 22 Top 10, finished 8th at Miss USA 1997 Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993
1996 Benita Brooks 25
1995 Anna Mingus Enterprise Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 1988, 4th runner up at Miss Teen USA 1988
1994 Malaea Nelms Florence
1993 Toni Johnson
1992 Candace Michelle Brown Auburn 1st runner-up
1991 Candy Carley Mobile Top 11 Had her crown and clothes bought in preparation for the Miss USA pageant stolen from her car prior to the national pageant.[1]
1990 Natalie Moore
1989 Sheri Mooney Pelham
1988 Rhonda Mooney Pelham
1987 Rhonda Garrett Birmingham Director of Premier Pageants group: Miss Alabama USA pageant 1993-, Miss Arkansas USA 2002-2007, Miss Mississippi USA 2002-
1986 Heather Howard Huntsville
1985 Allison Sawyer Birmingham
1984 Kelly Flowers Hueytown
1983 Terri Lane Birmingham
1982 Lisa Wheeler Birmingham
1981 JoAnne Henderson Tuscaloosa Top 12 semifinalist in Miss World USA 1980
1980 Pamela Rigas 3rd runner-up Later Miss Ohio 1983, 4th runner up at Miss America 1984, Ohio's Junior Miss 1978
1979 Rose Burch
1978 Eva Stancil Stancil was arrested in 1977 for possessing cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute.[2] She was fired as head of the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad in 1978 for failing to disclose this information.[3]
1977 Cheryl Burgess
1976 Kyle Ellis
1975 Pamela Flowers 1st runner-up Miss Photogenic
1974 Wyna Lavis
1973 Diane Fouilhe
1972 Elaine Barnhill
1971 Renee Smith
1970 Kathy Bryant
1969 Hitsy Parnell Top 15
1968 Claudia Robinson Top 15
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock Tuscaloosa 21 Winner Won the Miss Universe 1967 title
1966 Susan Scott
1965 Leigh Sanford Top 15
1964 Pamela Borgfeldt Top 15
1963 Dinah Armstrong Top 15
1962 Jerolyn Ridgeway
1961 Suellen Robinson 4th Runner-up
1960 Margaret Gordon 2nd runner-up represented Alabama in Miss World USA 1960, did not place
1959 Pat Sullivan Top 15
1958 Judith Carlson 2nd runner-up
19532 Doris Edwards 2nd runner-up
1952 Doris Edwards
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
2 No titleholder was elected 1954-1957

Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. ... Rebecca Jo Moore (born March 15, 1988) is a beauty queen from Vestavia Hills, Alabama who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. ... Vestavia Hills is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, a suburb of the city of Birmingham. ... The following tables list the winners of the special awards given to candidates at the Miss USA pageant. ... Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Haleigh Stidham, Miss Alabama USA 2006 Haleigh Stidham is the current Miss Alabama USA 2006. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the fifty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. ... Jessica Tinney Jessica Tinney (born 1985) is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Alabama USA 2005. ... Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 2004. ... Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas in 24 March 2004. ... Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia is crowned Miss USA by outgoing titleholder Kandace Krueger at the conclusion of the Miss USA 2002 pageant The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2002. ... Tara Gray (née Tucker) (born February 8, 1979) is a former beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. ... The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Kandace Krueger of the Texas is crowned Miss USA by outgoing titleholder Lynnette Cole at the conclusion of the Miss USA 2001 pageant The Miss USA 2001 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2001. ... Lynnette Cole takes her first walk as Miss USA following the Miss USA 2000 pageant The Miss USA 2000 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. ... Trussville is a city located in Jefferson County, Alabama. ... The Miss USA 1999 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. ... Shawnae Jebbia is crowned Miss USA 1998 by outgoing titleholder Brandi Sherwood The Miss USA 1998 pageant was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. ... Paige Brooks is a professional actress, spokesperson, international model, dancer, and vocalist from Mobile, Alabama. ... It has been suggested that List of people from Mobile, Alabama be merged into this article or section. ... The Miss USA 1997 pageant was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. ... Chelsea is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. ... The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996. ... Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss Teen USA 1988, the sixth Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from San Bernadino, California on July 25, 1988. ... Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Center on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994. ... Florence Florence city is the seat of Lauderdale County, which is situated in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. ... Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993. ... Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992. ... Candace Michelle Brown (born November 21, 1968) was born and reared in Calhoun, Georgia. ... Nickname: The Loveliest Village on the Plains Location in Lee County, Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Lee County, Alabama  - Mayor Bill Ham, Jr. ... Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991. ... It has been suggested that List of people from Mobile, Alabama be merged into this article or section. ... Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 3, 1990. ... Pelham is a city and suburb of Birmingham, Alabama in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. ... Terri Utley, the only Miss Arkansas USA to win Miss USA (1982) The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant. ... Heather H. Howard is a celebrity personal assistant. ... Huntsville, Alabama (top center), near the Tennessee border, is north of Birmingham and northeast of Decatur, across the Tennessee River flowing northwest. ... Hueytown is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. ... Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... Melanie Murphy, Miss Ohio 2006 The Miss Ohio Pageant selects the representative for the U.S. state of Ohio in the Miss America pageant. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sylvia Hitchcock, Alabamas only Miss USA and Miss Universe Sylvia Louise Hitchcock won the title of Miss Alabama USA in 1967 and went on to be crowned Miss USA. In 1967, she won the Miss Universe pageant, only the fourth American to do so. ... Susan Holloway Scott is an American author of historical fiction who also writes historical romance novels under the pen name Miranda Jarrett. ...

References

  1. ^ Greer, Richard. "Miss Alabama USA loses crown - and her clothes", Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 1990-12-23, p. B/03. 
  2. ^ United Press International. "Saints quell Angel cheers", The Globe and Mail, 1978-10-07, p. P53. 
  3. ^ "ROUNDUP Theismann signs deal with 'Skins", The Globe and Mail, 1982-04-15, p. S6. 

External links

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  • State Pageant Results 2000-2006
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The Miss Alabama Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Terri Utley, the only Miss Arkansas USA to win Miss USA (1982) The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Mississippi Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss Teen USA pageant. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ... The Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant. ... Terri Utley, the only Miss Arkansas USA to win Miss USA (1982) The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... Shannon LaRhea Marketic, the fifth Miss California USA to win Miss USA (1992) The Miss California USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state California in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Connecticut USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Delaware USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant. ... Cheryl Patton, the only Miss Florida USA to win Miss USA (1967) The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Illinois USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant. ... Carol Morris, Iowas only Miss USA and Miss Universe The Miss Iowa USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. ... Elizabeth McNulty, Miss Louisiana USA 2007 The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. ... Susie Castillo, Miss Massachusetts USA and Miss USA 2003 The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant. ... Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a USO tour, visiting U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss... The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Montana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss USA pageant. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss North Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. ... Sue Downey, the first Miss Ohio USA to win Miss USA in 1965 The Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the represetative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant. ... Tanya Lehman, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2006 The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant. ... Leeann Tingley, Miss Rhode Island USA 2006 The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss South Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Vermont USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. ... Dorothy Anstett, the first Miss Washington USA to win Miss USA in 1968. ... The Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. ... The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. ...



 

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