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'''Miss Alabama''' is an annual beauty pageant which is used as a qualifier for the Miss America pageant. From [[1949]] to [[1966]] the pageant was held at the [[Alabama Theatre]]. Before [[1949]] both the Miss Alabama and [[Miss Birmingham]] pageants sent their winners to the Miss America competition. Since [[1921]], Alabama has produced three Miss Americas, 19 top-five finalists and 35 top-10 semi-finalists.
[[Image:Miss Alabama logo.jpg|right|150px]]
''For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA and Miss Universe, see [[Miss Alabama USA]].''


The pageant competition is currently held at [[Samford University]]'s [[Wright Center]] auditorium.
'''Miss Alabama''' is an annual beauty pageant which is used as a qualifier for the Miss America pageant. It is produced by the '''Miss Alabama Scholarship Program''', a non-profit organization first incorporated in [[1991]] with offices at 2809 [[Crescent Avenue]] in [[Homewood]]. The executive director is [[Nan Teninbaum]].


:[[1921]]: [[Lois Wilson]]
The pageant was originally sponsored by the ''[[Birmingham News]]'', which had already been putting on a [[Miss Birmingham]] pageant since [[1921]]. In [[1936]], [[1946]] and [[1948]] both contests sent representatives to the Miss America pageant. Miss Alabama became the primary qualifier in [[1949]], the first year it was held in the [[Alabama Theatre]]. Similarly the "Miss Mobile" and "Miss Montgomery" pageants became qualifiers for Miss Alabama between [[1926]] and [[1941]]. Since [[1971]] all entrants must have been crowned in a preliminary local pageant. The pageant competition is currently held at [[Samford University]]'s [[Wright Center]] auditorium.
:[[1922]]: [[Elise Sparrow]]
 
:[[1935]]: [[Adelynn Owen]]
Since [[1921]], Alabama has produced three Miss Americas, 21 top-five finalists and 46 top-15 semi-finalists. Two Miss Alabamas have been named "Miss Congeniality" at the national pageant. From [[1947]] until his retirement decades later all of the pageants were directed by [[James Hatcher]]. He was also selected to direct the 1960 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
:[[1936]]: [[Gloria Lavenge]]/[[Tommy Marie Peck]]
 
:[[1937]]: [[Josephine Beall]]/[[Ingram Starkey]]
The [[2019]] pageant was the first to be held without a swimsuit competition, following the Miss America organization's announcement that physical appearance would no longer be used as a basis for deciding winners.
:[[1938]]: [[Mildred Oxford]]/[[Patricia McDaniel]]
The [[2020]] Miss Alabama pageant, scheduled for [[June 3]]–[[June 6|6]], was canceled due to the [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic|Coronavirus pandemic]]. The Miss America pageant had already been postponed for a year. 
:[[1939]]: [[Florine Holt]]/[[Louise Robertson]]
 
:[[1940]]: [[Evelyn Motlow]]/[[Carolyn Foreman]]
== Local pageants ==
:[[1941]]: [[Virginia McGraw]]
To compete in Miss Alabama, contestants must first win one of many local pageants held around [[Alabama]]. The following is a list of local pageants in the [[Birmingham District]].
:[[1942]]: [[Marie Duncan]]
 
:[[1943]]: [[Toula Hagestratou]]
{|
:[[1944]]: [[Betty Jane Rase]]
|-
:[[1945]]: [[Frances Dorn]]
| valign="top" |
:[[1946]]: [[Dale Nunnelly]]/[[Sue Donegan]]
* [[Miss Birmingham]]
:[[1947]]: [[Peggy Elder]]
* [[Miss Center Point]]
:[[1948]]: [[Martha Ann Ingram]]/[[Marjorie Orr]]
* [[Miss Gardendale Magnolia Festival]]
;[[1949]]: [[Freida Roser]]
* [[Miss Homewood]]
:[[1950]]: [[Yolande Betbeze]] (Miss America 1951)
* [[Miss Hoover]]
:[[1951]]: [[Jeanne Moody]]
* [[Miss Jefferson County]]
:[[1952]]: [[Gwen Harmon]]
| valign="top" |
:[[1953]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
* [[Miss Leeds]]
:[[1954]]: [[Marilyn Tate]]
* [[Miss North Jefferson County]]
:[[1955]]: [[Patricia Huddleston]]
* [[Miss Samford University]]
:[[1956]]: [[Anne Stuart Arial]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]
:[[1957]]: [[Anna Strange]]
* [[Miss Springville]]
:[[1958]]: [[Lee Thornberry]]
* [[Miss Talladega County]]
:[[1959]]: [[Betty Lindstrom]]
| valign="top" |
:[[1960]]: [[Teresa Rinaldi]]
* [[Miss Trussville]]
:[[1961]]: [[Delores Hodgens]]
* [[Miss Tuscaloosa]]
:[[1962]]: [[Patricia Bonner]]
* [[Miss University of Alabama]]
:[[1963]]: [[Judy Short]]
* [[Miss UAB]]
:[[1964]]: [[Vickie Powers]]
* [[Miss Walker County]]
:[[1965]]: [[Linda Folsom]]
|}
:[[1966]]: [[Angie Grooms]]
 
:[[1967]]: [[Becky Alford]]
== Winners ==
:[[1968]]: [[Dellynne Catching]]
 
:[[1969]]: [[Ann Fowler]]
{|
:[[1970]]: [[Suzanne Dennie]]
|-
:[[1971]]: [[Ceil Jenkins]]
| valign="top" |
:[[1972]]: [[Freita Fuller]]
* [[1936]]: [[Tommy Marie Peck]]
:[[1973]]: [[Jane Rice]]
* [[1942]]: [[Marie Duncan]]
:[[1974]]: [[Pam Long]]
* [[1946]]: [[Emma Dale Nunnelly]]
:[[1975]]: [[Susie Vaughn]]
* [[1947]]: [[Peggy Elder]]
:[[1976]]: [[Denise Davis]]
* [[1948]]: [[Martha Ann Ingram]]
:[[1977]]: [[Julie Houston]]
* [[1949]]: [[Freida Roser]]
:[[1978]]: [[Teresa Cheatham]]
* [[1950]]: [[Yolande Betbeze]] (Miss America 1951)
:[[1979]]: [[Kathy Pickett]]
* [[1951]]: [[Jeanne Moody]]
:[[1980]]: [[Paige Phillips]]
* [[1952]]: [[Gwen Harmon]]
:[[1981]]: [[Phoebe Stone]]
* [[1953]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
:[[1982]]: [[Yolanda Fernandez]]  
* [[1954]]: [[Marilyn Tate]]
:[[1983]]: [[Pam Battles]]
* [[1955]]: [[Patricia Huddleston]]
:[[1984]]: [[Tammy Little]]
* [[1956]]: [[Anne Stuart Arial]]
:[[1985]]: [[Angela Tower]]
* [[1957]]: [[Anna Strange]]
:[[1986]]: [[Angela Callahan]]
* [[1958]]: [[Lee Thornberry]]
:[[1987]]: [[Kym Williams]]
* [[1959]]: [[Betty Lindstrom]]
:[[1988]]: [[Jenny Jackson]]
* [[1960]]: [[Teresa Rinaldi]]
:[[1989]]: [[Julie Coons]]
* [[1961]]: [[Delores Hodgens Howard|Delores Hodgens]]
:[[1990]]: [[Resha Riggins]]
* [[1962]]: [[Patricia Bonner]]
:[[1991]]: [[Wendy Neuendorf]]
* [[1963]]: [[Judy Short]]
:[[1992]]: [[Kim Wimmer]]
* [[1964]]: [[Vickie Powers]]
:[[1993]]: [[Kalyn Chapman]]
* [[1965]]: [[Linda Folsom]]
:[[1994]]: [[Heather Whitestone]] (Miss America 1995)/[[Amie Beth Dickenson]]
* [[1966]]: [[Angi Grooms Proctor|Angi Grooms]]
:[[1995]]: [[Leigh Sherer]]
* [[1967]]: [[Becky Alford]]
:[[1996]]: [[Alison McCreary]]
* [[1968]]: [[Dellyanne Catching]]
:[[1997]]: [[Beth Stomps]]
* [[1969]]: [[Ann Fowler]]
:[[1998]]: [[Ashley Halfman]]
* [[1970]]: [[Suzanne Dennie]]
:[[1999]]: [[Julie Smith]]
| valign="top" |
:[[2000]]: [[Jana Sanderson]]
* [[1971]]: [[Ceil Snow|Ceil Jenkins]]
:[[2001]]: [[Kelly Jones]]
* [[1972]]: [[Freita Fuller]]
:[[2002]]: [[Scarlotte  Deupree]]
* [[1973]]: [[Jane Rice]]
:[[2003]]: [[Catherine Crosby]]
* [[1974]]: [[Pam Long]]
:[[2004]]: [[Dierdre Downs]] (Miss America 2005)/[[Shannon Camper]]
* [[1975]]: [[Susie Vaughn]]
:[[2005]]: [[Alexa Jones]]
* [[1976]]: [[Denise Davis]]
:[[2006]]: [[Melinda Toole]]
* [[1977]]: [[Julie Houston]]
:[[2007]]: [[Jamie Langley]]
* [[1978]]: [[Teresa Cheatham]] (1st runner up)
* [[1979]]: [[Kathy Pickett]]
* [[1980]]: [[Paige Phillips]] (1st runner up)
* [[1981]]: [[Phoebe Stone]]
* [[1982]]: [[Yolanda Fernandez]]  
* [[1983]]: [[Pam Battles]]
* [[1984]]: [[Tammy Little]]
* [[1985]]: [[Angela Tower]]
* [[1986]]: [[Angela Callahan]]
* [[1987]]: [[Kym Williams]] (after [[Julie Hitt]] stepped down)
* [[1988]]: [[Jenny Jackson]]
* [[1989]]: [[Julie Coons]]
* [[1990]]: [[Resha Riggins]]
* [[1991]]: [[Wendy Neuendorf]]
* [[1992]]: [[Kim Wimmer]]
* [[1993]]: [[Kalyn Chapman]] (top 10)
* [[1994]]: [[Heather Whitestone]] (Miss America 1995)/[[Amie Beth Dickenson]]
* [[1995]]: [[Leigh Sherer]]
* [[1996]]: [[Alison McCreary]]
* [[1997]]: [[Beth Stomps]]
| valign="top" |
* [[1998]]: [[Ashley Halfman]]
* [[1999]]: [[Julie Smith]]
* [[2000]]: [[Jana Sanderson]]
* [[2001]]: [[Kelly Jones]]
* [[2002]]: [[Scarlotte  Deupree]] (1st runner up)
* [[2003]]: [[Catherine Crosby]]
* [[2004]]: [[Dierdre Downs]] (Miss America 2005)/[[Shannon Camper]]
* [[2005]]: [[Alexa Jones]]
* [[2006]]: [[Melinda Toole]]
* [[2007]]: [[Jamie Langley]]
* [[2008]]: [[Amanda Tapley]]
* [[2009]]: [[Liz Cochran]]
* [[2010]]: [[Ashley Davis]]
* [[2011]]: [[Courtney Porter]]
* [[2012]]: [[Anna Laura Bryan]]
* [[2013]]: [[Chandler Champion]]
* [[2014]]: [[Caitlin Brunell]]
* [[2015]]: [[Meg McGuffin]]
* [[2016]]: [[Hayley Barber]]
* [[2017]]: [[Jessica Proctor]]
* [[2018]]: [[Callie Walker]]
* [[2019]]: [[Tiara Pennington]]
* [[2020]]: no pageant
* [[2021]]: [[Lauren Bradford]] (1st runner up)
* [[2022]]: [[Lindsay Fincher]]
* [[2023]]: [[Brianna Burrell]]
|}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Marie Duncan.jpg|[[Marie Duncan]]
Image:Yolande Betbeze.jpg|[[Yolande Betbeze]]
File:Gwen Harmon.jpg|[[Gwen Harmon]]
File:Marilyn Tate.jpg|[[Marilyn Tate]]
File:Anne Ariail.jpg|[[Anne Ariail]]
File:Anna Strange.jpg|[[Anna Strange]]
File:Lee Thornberry.jpg|[[Lee Thornberry]]
File:Betty Lindstrom.jpg|[[Betty Lindstrom]]
File:Teresa Rinaldi.jpg|[[Teresa Rinaldi]]
File:Delores Hodgens.jpg|[[Delores Hodgens Howard|Delores Hodgens]]
File:Patricia Bonner.jpg|[[Patricia Bonner]]
File:Vickie Powers.jpg|[[Vickie Powers]]
File:Linda Folsom.jpg|[[Linda Folsom]]
File:Angi Grooms.JPG|[[Angi Grooms Proctor|Angi Grooms]]
File:Dellyanne Catching.jpg|[[Dellyanne Catching]]
File:Ann Fowler.jpg|[[Ann Fowler]]
File:Ceil Jenkins.jpg|[[Ceil Snow|Ceil Jenkins]]
File:Pam Long.jpg|[[Pam Long]]
File:Susie Vaughn.jpg|[[Susie Vaughn]]
File:Denise Davis.jpg|[[Denise Davis]]
File:Teresa Cheatham.jpg|[[Teresa Cheatham]]
File:Phoebe Stone.jpg|[[Phoebe Stone]]
File:Yolanda Fernandez.jpg|[[Yolanda Fernandez]]
File:Pam Battles.jpg|[[Pam Battles]]
File:Tammy Little.jpg|[[Tammy Little]]
Image:Julie_Hitt.jpg|[[Julie Hitt]]
File:Kym Williams.jpg|[[Kym Williams]]
File:Julie Coons.jpg|[[Julie Coons]]
File:Kim Wimmer.jpg|[[Kim Wimmer]]
File:Kalyn Chapman.jpg|[[Kalyn Chapman]]
Image:Heather Whitestone.jpg|[[Heather Whitestone]]
File:Leigh Sherer.jpg|[[Leigh Sherer]]
File:Jana Sanderson.jpg|[[Jana Sanderson]]
Image:Deidre Downs.jpg|[[Deidre Downs]]
Image:Alexa Jones.jpg|[[Alexa Jones]]
Image:Melinda Toole.jpg|[[Melinda Toole]]
Image:Jamie Langley.jpg|[[Jamie Langley]]
Image:Amanda Tapley.jpg|[[Amanda Tapley]]
Image:Liz Cochran.jpg|[[Liz Cochran]]
Image:Ashley Davis.jpg|[[Ashley Davis]]
Image:Courtney Porter.jpg|[[Courtney Porter]]
Image:Anna Laura Bryan.jpg|[[Anna Laura Bryan]]
Image:Chandler Champion.jpg|[[Chandler Champion]]
Image:Caitlin Brunell.jpg|[[Caitlin Brunell]]
File:Meg McGuffin.jpg|[[Meg McGuffin]]
File:Hayley Barber.jpg|[[Hayley Barber]]
File:Jessica Proctor.jpg|[[Jessica Proctor]]
File:Callie Walker.jpg|[[Callie Walker]]
File:Tiara Pennington.jpg|[[Tiara Pennington]]
File:Lauren Bradford.jpg|[[Lauren Bradford]]
File:Brianna Burrell.jpg|[[Brianna Burrell]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
* ["Miss Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 10 Jun 2007, 03:30 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 13 Jun 2007 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_Alabama&oldid=137173255].
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Alabama Miss Alabama]" (October 5, 2013) Wikipedia - accessed November 8, 2013
* Harvey, Alec (September 8, 2014) "[http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/09/miss_alabama_through_the_years.html Miss Alabama through the years: Where are they now? Search our database for your favorites]" {{BN}}
* Gore, Leada (May 8, 2020) "Miss Alabama competition canceled; No pageant this year." {{BN}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.missalabama.com/ Miss Alabama] official website
* [http://www.missalabama.com/ Miss Alabama] official website
[[Category:Miss Alabama winners|*]]
[[Category:Beauty pageants]]
[[Category:Samford University]]
[[Category:Alabama Theatre]]
[[Category:Nonprofits]]
[[Category:Scholarships]]
[[Category:1991 establishments]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 27 July 2023

Miss Alabama logo.jpg

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA and Miss Universe, see Miss Alabama USA.

Miss Alabama is an annual beauty pageant which is used as a qualifier for the Miss America pageant. It is produced by the Miss Alabama Scholarship Program, a non-profit organization first incorporated in 1991 with offices at 2809 Crescent Avenue in Homewood. The executive director is Nan Teninbaum.

The pageant was originally sponsored by the Birmingham News, which had already been putting on a Miss Birmingham pageant since 1921. In 1936, 1946 and 1948 both contests sent representatives to the Miss America pageant. Miss Alabama became the primary qualifier in 1949, the first year it was held in the Alabama Theatre. Similarly the "Miss Mobile" and "Miss Montgomery" pageants became qualifiers for Miss Alabama between 1926 and 1941. Since 1971 all entrants must have been crowned in a preliminary local pageant. The pageant competition is currently held at Samford University's Wright Center auditorium.

Since 1921, Alabama has produced three Miss Americas, 21 top-five finalists and 46 top-15 semi-finalists. Two Miss Alabamas have been named "Miss Congeniality" at the national pageant. From 1947 until his retirement decades later all of the pageants were directed by James Hatcher. He was also selected to direct the 1960 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.

The 2019 pageant was the first to be held without a swimsuit competition, following the Miss America organization's announcement that physical appearance would no longer be used as a basis for deciding winners. The 2020 Miss Alabama pageant, scheduled for June 3–6, was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Miss America pageant had already been postponed for a year.

Local pageants

To compete in Miss Alabama, contestants must first win one of many local pageants held around Alabama. The following is a list of local pageants in the Birmingham District.

Winners

Gallery

References

External links

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