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Forever Miss Arkansas

2022
Ebony Mitchell
Miss Dogwood

2021
Whitney Williams
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss University of Arkansas

2019
Darynne Dahlem
STEM Scholarship Finalist Miss America, Miss Apple Blossom

2018
Claudia Raffo
Miss America Quality of Life Award Winner, Miss Historic Batesville

2017
Maggie Benton
Miss Greater Jonesboro

2016
Savvy Shields, MA '17
Miss America 2017 & Prelim Talent, MAROTeen 2009, Miss Heart of the Ozarks

2016
Savannah Skidmore
Miss University of Arkansas

2015
Loren McDaniel
Top 15 Miss America, Miss Northwest Arkansas

2014
Ashton Campbell
2nd RU Miss America, MAROTeen 2011, Miss Ouachita River

2013
Amy Crain
Top 15 Miss America, Miss Diamond Lakes

2012
Sloane Roberts
Miss Congeniality Miss America, 2nd RU MAOTeen, MAROTeen 2008, Miss Heart of the Ozarks

2011
Kristen Glover
Quality of Life Finalist, Miss Ouachita Baptist University

2010
Alyse Eady
1st RU Miss America, Miss Teen Arkansas 2004, Miss South Central

2009
Sarah Slocum
Top 15, America's Choice Miss America, Miss Ouachita River

2008
Ashlen Batson
Top 12 Miss America, Miss Spirit of Arkansas

2007
Katie Bailey
Top 16 Miss America, Miss South Arkansas

2006
Amber Bennett
Miss America Pageant School Winner, Miss Central Arkansas

2005
Eudora Mosby
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Central Arkansas

2004
Lacy Fleming
3rd RU Miss America, Miss Ouachita Baptist University

2003
Whitney Kirk
Non-Finalist Interview Miss America, Miss Three Rivers

2002
Lauren Davidson
Lifestyle & Fitness Prelim Winner Miss America, Miss White River

2001
Jessie Ward
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Texarkana

2000
Sara Harris
Miss Delta

1999
Brandy Rhodes
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Lake Dardanelle

1998
Erin Wheatley
Top 10 Miss America, Miss White River

1997
Stacy Freeman
Miss White River

1996
Melonie McGarrah
Miss White River

1995
Paula Montgomery
2nd RU Miss America, Miss Greater Little Rock

1994
Beth Anne Rankin
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss Diamond Lakes

1993
Nicole Bethman
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Diamond Lakes

1992
Shannon Boy
Miss Diamond Lakes

1991
Heather Hunnicut
Miss Northwest Arkansas

1990
Karissa Rushing
Miss White River

1989
Marci Lewallen
Miss Arkansas Valley

1988
Patti Thorn
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss Diamond Lakes

1987
Carole Lawson
Miss University of Arkansas

1986
Julie Russell
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Lake Dardanelle

1985
Christi Taunton
Dr. Allman Scholarship Miss America, Miss Camden

1984
Lisa Stevens
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss Ouachita Baptist University

1983
Regina Hopper
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss Northwest Arkansas

1982
Mary Stuart
Top 10 Miss America, Miss White River

1981
Elizabeth Ward, Miss America 1982
Miss America 1982, Lifestyle & Fitness Prelim Winner, Miss White River

1981
Micki Petrus Konechny
Miss University of Central Arkansas

1980
Lencola Sullivan
4th RU First African-American to RU & Lifestyle/ Fitness Prelim Winner, Miss America, Miss White River

1979
Janet Holman
Miss University of Arkansas

1978
Naylene Vuurens
Miss Diamond Lakes

1977
Bunnie Holbert
Lifestyle & Fitness, Prelim Winner & Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss White River

1976
Joyce McCormack
Non-Finalist Talent Miss America, Miss White River

1975
Paula Roach
Lifestyle & Fitness Prelim Winner Miss America, Miss Jonesboro

1974
Rhonda Pope
Congeniality (Tie) Miss America, Miss Hot Springs

1973
Becky Hume
Miss Osceola

1972
Debbye Hazelwood
Miss Southern State College

1971
Marilyn Morgan
Non Finalist Talent Winner Miss America, Miss Clarksville

1970
Donna Connelly
Top 10 Miss America, Miss State College of Arkansas

1969
Marilyn Kay Allen
Miss North Little Rock

1968
Helen Gennings
Miss Ouachita Baptist University

1967
Sharon Evans
Prelim Lifestyle & Fitness Winner & Congenality (Tie) Miss America, Miss Ouachita Baptist University

1966
Mary Craig
Miss Batesville

1965
Rhonda Oglesby
Miss University of Arkansas

1965
Nita VanHook
Miss Newport

1964
Karen Carlson
1st RU Miss America, Miss University of Arkansas

1963
Donna Axum, Miss America 1964
Miss America 1964, Miss Arkansas 1963, Miss El Dorado

1963
Pam Jackson
Miss North Little Rock

1962
Edye Addington
Miss Arkansas State Teacher's College

1961
Frances Anderson
1st RU Miss America, Miss Pine Bluff

1960
Claudette Smith
Miss Pine Bluff

1959
Suzanne Jackson
Miss University of Arkansas

1958
Sally Miller
Top 10 Miss America, Miss Pine Bluff

1957
Suzanne Scudder
Miss University of Arkansas

1956
Barbara Banks
Top 10 & Talent Prelim Winner Miss America, Miss Conway

1955
Charlene Bowers
Hometown Helena

1954
Sarah Martin
Hometown: Little Rock

1953
Helen Reed
Hometown Fayetteville

1952
Bonnie Nicksic
Hometown Hot Springs

1951
Charlotte Simmen
3rd RU & Swimsuit Prelim Winner Miss America, Hometown Little Rock

1950
Mary Jennings
3rd RU, Swimsuit Prelim Winner Miss America, Hometown Hot Springs

1949
Barbara Brothers
Top 15 Miss America, Hometown Little Rock

1948
Van Louis McDaniel
Hometown Forrest City

1947
Pam Camp
Hometown Little Rock

1946
Rebecca McCall
1st RU, & Swimsuit Prelim Winner Miss America, Hometown Blytheville

1945
Leslie Hampton
Hometown Lake Village

1944
Mineola Graham
Hometown Brinkley

1943
Dorris Love
Top 10 Miss America

1941
Ferol Amelia Dumas
Hometown Magnolia

1940
Betty Benson
Hometown Forrest City

1939
Jean Thompson
Hometown Helena

1938
Lorene Bailey
Hometown Jonesboro

1933
Vivian Ferguson
Hometown Little Rock
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