The Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

 in the Miss USA

Miss USA

The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...

 pageant.

Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 1990 when Karin Meyer placed in the top 6. Alaska held the most wins in the pageant's history for "Best State Costume," until the category was discontinued in 1994.
Two Miss Alaska USAs were former Miss Alaska Teen USA

Miss Alaska Teen USA

The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...

 titleholders and two were former Miss Alaska

Miss Alaska

The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...

 titleholders who competed at Miss America

Miss America

The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...

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Placements

• 2nd runner-up: Patricia Marlin (1964)
• Top 6: Karin Meyer (1990)
• Top 12: Patricia Lane (1972), Barbara Samuelson (1978)

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Toni McFadden (1982)
• Miss Photogenic: Courtney Carroll (2008)
• Best State Costume: Carla Sullivan (1965), Linda Louise Rowley
  Linda Louise Rowley
  Linda Louise Rowley is a former beauty queen who held the title Miss Alaska USA 1969 and competed at Miss USA.In May 1969, Rowley represented Alaska in the Miss USA pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida. Although she failed to place, she did win an award for the best state costume...
  
   (1969), Katherine Hartman (1971), Patricia Lane (1972)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2011 Miss USA 2011 Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end...	Jessica Chuckran	Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...	23
2010 Miss USA 2010 Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the...	Sarah Joy Temple	Eagle River Chugiak, Alaska Chugiak is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, situated approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown Anchorage. It is located between Eagle River to the south, and Eklutna to the north, and between Knik Arm to the west and the Chugach...	21			Sister of Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2009- Veronica Temple
2009 Miss USA 2009 Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009...	Jessica Nolin	Palmer Palmer, Alaska Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....	22
2008 Miss USA 2008 Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee...	Courtney Erin Carroll	Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...	25		Miss Photogenic
2007 Miss USA 2007 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. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....	Blair Chenoweth Blair Chenoweth Blair Jane Chenoweth Robinson is a dance instructor and performer and former beauty pageant contestant from Anchorage, Alaska who held titles as Miss Alaska and Miss Alaska USA , and competed in the Miss America and in Miss USA pageants.Chenoweth won her first pageant title in 2003 when she was...	Anchorage	25			Previously Miss Alaska Miss Alaska The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...  2003
2006 Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...	Noelle Meyer Noelle Meyer Noelle Anne Meyer is a beauty queen from Wasilla, Alaska who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Meyer won the Miss Alaska USA 2006 title in late 2005. It was her third attempt at the title...	Eagle River	25
2005 Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...	Aleah Scheick Aleah Scheick Aleah Scheick-Cousino is a beauty queen and aspiring sportscaster.Scheick won the Miss Alaska USA crown in late 2004, and represented Alaska in the Miss USA 2005 pageant, held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She failed to make the cut at the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley of North...	Anchorage	22
2004 Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri...	Cari Leyva	Anchorage	20			Later Miss Alaska Miss Alaska The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...  2007
2003 Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island...	Stacey Storey	Eagle River Eagle River, Alaska Eagle River is a community within the Municipality of Anchorage situated on the Eagle River for which it is named, between Fort Richardson and Chugach State Park in the Chugach Mountains. Its ZIP code is 99577...	23			Previously Miss Alaska Miss Alaska The Miss Alaska competition is a scholarship pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss America pageant.Alaska's highest placement occurred in 1998, when Joslyn Tinker was selected for the Top Ten. One Miss Alaska won a preliminary swimsuit and another won a...  1995 Non-finalist at Miss Texas USA Miss Texas USA The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....  2000-2001
2002 Miss USA 2002 The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas....	Christine Olejniczak	Palmer Palmer, Alaska Palmer is the borough seat of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the state of Alaska, USA. It is part of the Anchorage Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 5,937....	20			Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA Miss Alaska Teen USA The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...  2000
2001 Miss USA 2001 Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee....	Ivette Fernandez	Fairbanks	25
2000 Miss USA 2000 Miss USA 2000, the forty-ninth Miss USA pageant, was held in Branson, Missouri at The Grand Palace on February 4, 2000.At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York....	Laurie Ann Miller	Palmer	21			Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA Miss Alaska Teen USA The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...  1997
1999 Miss USA 1999 Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts...	Anna Ruble	Anchorage	26
1998 Miss USA 1998 Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998...	Pamela Kott	Anchorage
1997 Miss USA 1997 Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997...	Rea Bavilla	Unalaska	23			Current director of the Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA Miss Alaska Teen USA The Miss Alaska Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Alaska has not had a great deal of success at Miss Teen USA, with only three teens making the cut. However, Marla Johnston placed 1st runner-up to Bridgette...  pageants
1996 Miss USA 1996 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....	Janelle Canady	Barrow	23
1995 Miss USA 1995 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....	Theresa Lindley	Anchorage
1994 Miss USA 1994 Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994...	Dawn Stuvek	Anchorage
1993 Miss USA 1993 Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California...	Teresa Gates	Anchorage
1992 Miss USA 1992 Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas...	Kelly Quirk	Anchorage
1991 Miss USA 1991 Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan...	Tiffany Smith	Tok
1990 Miss USA 1990 Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas...	Karin Meyer	Anchorage		Top 6 Finalist		1st runner up at Miss World USA 1992, semifinalist in Miss Asia Pacific 1992, as USA rep
1989	Tina Geraci	Eagle River
1988	Raun Reaves	Anchorage				4th runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1988
1987	Shelly Dunlevy	Anchorage
1986	Kim Christopher-Taylor	Fairbanks
1985	Kari Moore	Fairbanks
1984	Sherri McNealley	Fort Wainwright
1983	Amy Harms	Fairbanks
1982	Toni McFadden	Fairbanks			Miss Congeniality
1981	Shelly Brunaugh	Fairbanks
1980	Debby Fickus	Fairbanks
1979	Kimberley Fidler	North Pole North Pole, Alaska North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska metropolitan statistical area. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population as of July 1, 2009 at 2,226. The name "North Pole" is often applied to the entire area covered...
1978	Barbara Samuelson	Anchorage		Top 15 Semifinalist
1977	Edith Baker	North Pole	21			Married Michael C Desmond in 1980.
1976	Elizabeth Staib
1975	Andie Higgins	Fairbanks
1974	Cynthia Dickerson
1973	Wendy Curwen
1972	Patricia Lane			Top 15 Semifinalist	Best State Costume
1971	Katherine Hartman				Best State Costume
1970	Therese Press
1969	Linda Louise Rowley Linda Louise Rowley Linda Louise Rowley is a former beauty queen who held the title Miss Alaska USA 1969 and competed at Miss USA.In May 1969, Rowley represented Alaska in the Miss USA pageant held in Miami Beach, Florida. Although she failed to place, she did win an award for the best state costume...				Best State Costume
1968	Sharon Long
1967	Maria Helfrich
1966	Elrita Blakensop
1965	Carla Sullivan Carla Sullivan Carla Sullivan is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Women's 100 m Freestyle MH event.-References:...				Best State Costume
1964	Patricia Marlin			2nd runner-up		1st runner up in Miss World USA 1964
1963	Nina Whaley
1962	Teresa Hanson
1961	Judy Onstad
1960	Evelyn Bly Evelyn Bly Evelyn Bly held the title of Miss Alaska USA in 1960 and competed at the Miss USA pageant in Miami, Florida. Evelyn was attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks when she competed for the Miss Alaska USA title.-References:...
19592	Anna Lekanof

¹ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

² From 1952 to 1958 Alaska sent delegates to the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

pageant

External links

• Official website