Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant

Miss Arkansas is an official preliminary to the Miss America Scholarship Competition.

The winner of Miss Arkansas competes at the Miss America Scholarship Competition, representing Arkansas, for a chance to win the title of Miss America and a $50,000 scholarship. Miss Arkansas has four phases of competition that include: private interview, on-stage interview, evening gown and talent.

In order to compete for the title of Miss Arkansas you must be at least 17 years old and cannot be over 25 years old before December 31st in the year you hope to compete in the Miss America Scholarship Competition. In addition, you must reside, work or attend school in Arkansas, have never been married nor have a child. You also need to have won a preliminary title.

Check out the winners of the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant in the past:

Miss Arkansas 2019 - Darynne Dahlem
Miss Arkansas 2018 – Claudia Raffo
Miss Arkansas 2017 – Maggie Benton
Miss Arkansas 2016 – Savannah Skidmore (Assumed title)
Miss Arkansas 2016 – Savvy Shields (Miss America 2017)
Miss Arkansas 2015 – Loren McDaniel
Miss Arkansas 2014 – Ashton Campbell
Miss Arkansas 2013 – Amy Crain
Miss Arkansas 2012 – Sloane Roberts
Miss Arkansas 2011 – Kristen Glover
Miss Arkansas 2010 – Alyse Eady
Miss Arkansas 2009 – Sarah Slocum
Miss Arkansas 2008 – Ashlen Batson
Miss Arkansas 2007 – Katie Bailey
Miss Arkansas 2006 – Amber Bennett
Miss Arkansas 2005 – Eudora Mosby
Miss Arkansas 2004 – Lacy Fleming
Miss Arkansas 2003 – Whitney Kirk
Miss Arkansas 2002 – Lauren Davidson
Miss Arkansas 2001 – Jessie Ward
Miss Arkansas 2000 – Sara Harris
Miss Arkansas 1999 – Brandy Rhodes
Miss Arkansas 1998 – Erin Wheatley
Miss Arkansas 1997 – Stacy Freeman
Miss Arkansas 1996 – Melonie McGarrah
Miss Arkansas 1995 – Paula Montgomery
Miss Arkansas 1994 – Beth Anne Rankin
Miss Arkansas 1993 – Nicole Bethmann
Miss Arkansas 1992 – Shannon Boy
Miss Arkansas 1991 – Heather Hunnicutt
Miss Arkansas 1990 – Karissa Rushing
Miss Arkansas 1989 – Marci Lewallen
Miss Arkansas 1988 – Patti Thorn
Miss Arkansas 1987 – Carole Lawson
Miss Arkansas 1986 – Julie Russell
Miss Arkansas 1985 – Christi Taunton
Miss Arkansas 1984 – Lisa Stevens
Miss Arkansas 1983 – Regina Hopper
Miss Arkansas 1982 – Mary Stuart
Miss Arkansas 1981 – Micki Petrus (Assumed title)
Miss Arkansas 1981 – Elizabeth Ward Gracen (Miss America 1982)
Miss Arkansas 1980 – Lencola Sullivan
Miss Arkansas 1979 – Janet Holman
Miss Arkansas 1978 – Naylene Vuurens
Miss Arkansas 1977 – Bunnie Holbert
Miss Arkansas 1976 – Joyce McCormack
Miss Arkansas 1975 – Paula Roach
Miss Arkansas 1974 – Rhonda Pope
Miss Arkansas 1973 – Becky Hume
Miss Arkansas 1972 – Debbye Hazelwood
Miss Arkansas 1971 – Marilyn Morgan
Miss Arkansas 1970 – Donna Connelly
Miss Arkansas 1969 – Marilyn Allen
Miss Arkansas 1968 – Helen Gennings
Miss Arkansas 1967 – Sharon Evans
Miss Arkansas 1966 – Mary Craig
Miss Arkansas 1965 – Nita Vanhook (Assumed title)
Miss Arkansas 1965 – Rhonda Oglesby (Resigned)
Miss Arkansas 1964 – Karen Carlson
Miss Arkansas 1963 – Pam Jackson (Assumed title)
Miss Arkansas 1963 – Donna Axum (Miss America 1964)
Miss Arkansas 1962 – Edye Addington
Miss Arkansas 1961 – Frances Anderson
Miss Arkansas 1960 – Claudette Smith
Miss Arkansas 1959 – Suzanne Jackson
Miss Arkansas 1958 – Sally Miller
Miss Arkansas 1957 – Suzanne Scudder
Miss Arkansas 1956 – Barbara Banks
Miss Arkansas 1955 – Charlene Bowers
Miss Arkansas 1954 – Sarah Martin
Miss Arkansas 1953 – Helen Reed
Miss Arkansas 1952 – Bonnie Nicksic
Miss Arkansas 1951 – Charlotte Simmen
Miss Arkansas 1950 – Mary Jennings
Miss Arkansas 1949 – Barbara Brothers
Miss Arkansas 1948 – Van Louis McDaniel
Miss Arkansas 1947 – Pam Camp
Miss Arkansas 1946 – Rebecca McCall
Miss Arkansas 1945 – Leslie Hampton
Miss Arkansas 1944 – Mineola Graham
Miss Arkansas 1943 – Dorris Love
Miss Arkansas 1942 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1941 – Ferol Amelia Dumas
Miss Arkansas 1940 – Betty Benson
Miss Arkansas 1939 – Jean Thompson
Miss Arkansas 1938 – Lorene Bailey
Miss Arkansas 1937 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1936 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1935 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1934 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1933 – Vivian Ferguson (Disqualified)
Miss Arkansas 1932 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1931 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1930 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1929 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1928 – No national pageant was held
Miss Arkansas 1927 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1926 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1925 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1924 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1923 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1922 – No representative at Miss America
Miss Arkansas 1921 – No representative at Miss America