| Year | Name | Age | Hometown | Local | Talent | Placement @ Miss America |
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| 1933 | Vivian Ferguson | 20 | Little Rock | disqualified - married | |||
| 1938 | Lorene Bailey | Jonesboro | Piano | ||||
| 1939 | Jean Thompson | Helena | |||||
| 1940 | Betty Benson | Forrest City | |||||
| 1941 | Ferol Amelia Dumas | Magnolia | |||||
| 1943 | Doris Love | Jonesboro | Dramatic Reading | Semi Finalist | |||
| 1944 | Mineola Graham | Brinkley | |||||
| 1945 | Leslie Hampton | Lake Village | Vocal | ||||
| 1946 | Rebecca McCall | Blytheville | Vocal | 1st RU | Swimsuit Prelim Winner | ||
| 1947 | Pam Camp | Little Rock | Sketching | ||||
| 1948 | Van Louis McDaniel | Forrest City | Monologue | ||||
| 1949 | Barbara Brothers | Little Rock | Painting Display & Poetry | Semi Finalist | |||
| 1950 | Mary Jennings | Hot Springs | Classical Vocal | 3rd RU | Swimsuit Prelim Winner | ||
| 1951 | Charlotte Simmon | Little Rock | Vocal & Art Exhibition | 3rd RU | Swimsuit Prelim Winner | ||
| 1952 | Bonnie Nicksic | Hot Springs | Vocal / Dance | ||||
| 1953 | Helen Reed | Fayetteville | Tap Dance | ||||
| 1954 | Sarah Martin | Little Rock | Classical Vocal | ||||
| 1955 | Charlene Bowers | Helena | |||||
| 1956 | Barbara Banks | Conway | Miss Conway | Interpretive Ballet | Semi Finalist | Talent Prelim Winner | |
| 1957 | Suzanne Scudder | Hot Springs | University of Arkansas | Vocal | |||
| 1958 | Sally Miller | Pine Bluff | Classical Vocal | Semi Finalist | |||
| 1959 | Suzanne Jackson | 19 | N. Little Rock | University of Arkansas | Vocal | ||
| 1960 | Claudette Smith | 18 | Star City | Pine Bluff | Vocal | ||
| 1961 | Frances Anderson | 19 | Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | Vocal | 1st RU | |
| 1962 | Edye Addington | 19 | Texarkana | State Teacher's College | Vocal | ||
| 1963 | Donna Axum | 21 | El Dorado | El Dorado | Vocal | WINNER | |
| 1963 | Pam Jackson | ||||||
| 1964 | Karen Carlson | 20 | Fayetteville | University of Arkansas | Vocal | 1st RU | |
| 1965 | Rhonda Oglesby | 20 | Pine Bluff | University of Arkansas | Vocal | Resigned | |
| 1965 | Nita Van Hook | ||||||
| 1966 | Mary Craig | 18 | Batesville | Batesville | Vocal / Dance | ||
| 1967 | Sharon Evans | 20 | N. Little Rock | Ouachita Baptist Univ | Vocal / Dance | Swimsuit Prelim Winner Miss Congeniality (Tie) |
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| 1968 | Helen Gennings | 20 | Batesville | Ouachita Baptist Univ | Vocal | ||
| 1969 | Marilyn Allen | 20 | N. Little Rock | North Little Rock | Acrobatic Ballet | ||
| 1970 | Donna Connely | 19 | Hope | Miss State College of AR | Vocal | Semi Finalist | |
| 1971 | Marilyn Morgan | 20 | Clarksville | Clarksville | Vocal | Non Finalist Talent | |
| 1972 | Debbye Hazelwood | 20 | Magnolia | Miss Southern State Coll. | Piano | ||
| 1973 | Becky Hume | 23 | Jonesboro | Osceola | Free Floor / Balance Beam | ||
| 1974 | Rhonda Pope | 21 | Hot Springs | Hot Springs | Vocal | Congeniality (Tie) | |
| 1975 | Paula Roach | 20 | Jonesboro | Jonesboro | Piano | Swimsuit Prelim Winner | |
| 1976 | Joyce McCormack | 21 | Little Rock | White River | Ballet en Pointe | Non Finalist Talent Winner | |
| 1977 | Bunnie Holbert | 20 | Stuttgart | White River | Vocal | Swimsuit Prelim Winner Non Finalist Talent |
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| 1978 | Naylene Vuurens | 20 | Searcy | Diamond Lakes | Piano | ||
| 1979 | Janet Holman | 22 | N. Little Rock | University of Arkansas | Vocal | ||
| 1980 | Lencola Sullivan | 22 | Morrilton | White River | Blues Vocal | 4th RU | Swimsuit Prelim Winner |
| 1981 | Elizabeth Ward | 20 | Russellville | White River | Vocal | WINNER | Swimsuit Prelim Winner |
| 1981 | Micki Petrus | ||||||
| 1982 | Mary Stuart | 20 | Little Rock | White River | Vocal / Dance | Semi Finalist | |
| 1983 | Regina Hopper | 24 | Springdale | Springdale | Vocal | Non Finalist Talent | |
| 1984 | Lisa Stevens | 22 | Arkadelphia | Ouachita Baptist Univ | Flute | Non Finalist Talent | |
| 1985 | Christie Taunton | 20 | Camden | Camden | Vocal | Dr. Allman Scholarship | |
| 1986 | Julie Russell | 22 | Ft. Smith | Russellville | Piano | Semi Finalist | |
| 1987 | Carole Lawson | 22 | Paragould | University of Arkansas | Flute / Piccolo | ||
| 1988 | Patti Thorn | 23 | Hot Springs | Diamond Lakes | Vocal | Non Finalist Talent | |
| 1989 | Marci LeWallen | 22 | Dadanelle | Arkansas Valley | Vocal / Banjo | ||
| 1990 | Karissa Rushing | 22 | Benton | White River | Vocal | ||
| 1991 | Heather Hunnicut | 22 | Fayetteville | Northwest | Vocal | ||
| 1992 | Shannon Boy | 21 | Alma | Diamond Lakes | Flute | ||
| 1993 | Nicole Bethmann | 24 | Rogers | Diamond Lakes | Vocal | Semi Finalist | |
| 1994 | Beth Anne Rankin | 24 | Magnolia | Diamond Lakes | Piano | Non Finalist Talent | |
| 1995 | Paula Montgomery | 22 | Cabot | Greater Little Rock | Vocal | 2nd RU | |
| 1996 | Melonie McGarrah | 22 | Rogers | White River | Vocal | ||
| 1997 | Stacy Freeman | 22 | Sheridan | White River | Tap | ||
| 1998 | Erin Wheatley | 22 | Little Rock | White River | Vocal / Tap | Semi Finalist | |
| 1999 | Brandy Rhodes | 22 | Hot Springs | Lake Dardanelle | Tap | Semi Finalist | |
| 2000 | Sara Harris | 20 | Forrest City | Miss Delta | Vocal | ||
| 2001 | Jessie Ward | 21 | Prescott | Texarkana | Tap | Semi Finalist | |
| 2002 | Lauren Davidson | 20 | El Dorado | White River | Vocal | Swimsuit Prelim Winner | |
| 2003 | Whitney Kirk | 22 | Cabot | Three Rivers | Vocal / Tap | Non Finalist Interview | |
| 2004 | Lacy Fleming | 22 | Hampton | Ouachita Baptist Univ | Vocal | 3rd RU | |
| 2005 | Eudora Mosby | 23 | Hazen | Central Arkansas | Vocal | Top 10 | |
| 2006 | Amber Bennett | 23 | Carlisle | Central Arkansas | Vocal | Pageant School Winner | |
| 2007 | Katie Bailey | 24 | Conway | South Arkansas | Vocal | Top 15 | |
| 2008 | Ashlen Batson | 21 | Newark | Spirit of Arkansas | Flute | Top 12 | |
| 2009 | Sarah Slocum | 23 | Sheridan | Ouachita River | Vocal | Top 15 | |
| 2010 | Alyse Eady | 22 | Fort Smith | South Central | Vocal / Ventriloquism | 1st RU |
