Miss Alaska USA

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Alaska.

Miss Alaska USA, previously known as Miss Alaska Universe,^[1][2] is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Simply Stunning LLC.

Miss Alaska USA

Formation	1952
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Anchorage
Location	Alaska
Membership	Miss Universe (1952–1958) Miss USA (1959–present)
Official language	English
Website	Official website

Alaska's most successful placement was in 1964, when Patricia Marlin placed as the second runner-up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 2017, when Alyssa London placed in the Top 10. Alaska ties with Texas as the states with the most wins in the pageant's history for "Best State Costume".

The current Miss Alaska USA is Brenna Schaake of Fairbanks who was crowned on June 1, 2024 at Bartlett High School Auditorium in Anchorage. Schaake will represent Alaska at Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

• 
  Courtney Carroll, Miss Alaska USA 2008
• 
  Kathy Hartman, Miss Alaska USA 1971

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

• 2nd Runner-Up: Patricia Marlin (1964)
• Top 6: Karin Meyer (1990)
• Top 10/12: Patricia Lane (1972), Barbara Samuelson (1978), Alyssa London (2017)

Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Toni Lynn McFadden (1982), Kimberly Agron (2015), Courtney Schuman (2022), Jordan Naylor (2023)
• Miss Photogenic: Courtney Carroll (2008)
• Best State Costume: Carla Sullivan (1965), Linda Louise Rowley (1969), Katherine Hartman (1971), Patricia Lane (1972)

Winners

Color key

•   Winner
•   Runner-Up
•   Semifinalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age[a]	Local title	Placement at Miss USA	Special awards at Miss USA	Notes
2024	Brenna Schaake	Fairbanks	29	Miss Fairbanks
2023	Jordan Naylor	Anchorage	25	Miss Forget-Me-Not		Miss Congeniality	Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2012
2022	Courtney Schuman	Anchorage	27	Miss Cook Inlet		Miss Congeniality	Previously Miss Alaska 2018
2021	Madison Edwards	Anchorage	24
2020	Hannah Carlile	Fairbanks	24
2019	JoEllen Walters[3]	Eagle River	24
2018	Brooke Johnson[4]	Anchorage	26
2017	Alyssa London[5][6]	Anchorage	27		Top 10		First titleholder of Tlingit heritage[6]
2016	Ariane Audett	Anchorage	21
2015	Kimberly Agron	Anchorage	20			Miss Congeniality[7]	Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 2013
2014	Kendall Bautista[8]	Eagle River	21				Later Miss Alaska 2016[9]
2013	Melissa McKinney	Anchorage	26
2012	Jessica Kazmierczak	Salcha	21
2011	Jessica Chuckran	Anchorage	23
2010	Sarah Temple	Chugiak	21				Sister of Veronica Temple, Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2009 and Miss Alaska Teen USA 2012
2009	Jessica Nolin	Palmer	22
2008	Courtney Carroll	Fairbanks	25			Miss Photogenic[10]
2007	Blair Chenoweth	Anchorage	25				Previously Miss Alaska 2003
2006	Noelle Meyer	Anchorage	25
2005	Aleah Scheick	Anchorage	22
2004	Cari Leyva	Anchorage	20				Later Miss Alaska 2007
2003	Stacey Storey	Eagle River	23				Previously Miss Alaska 1995
2002	Christine Olejniczak	Palmer	20				Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 2000
2001	Ivette Fernandez	Fairbanks	25
2000	Laurie Ann Miller	Palmer	21				Previously Miss Alaska Teen USA 1997
1999	Anna Ruble	Anchorage	26
1998	Pamela Kott	Anchorage	27				Daughter of Pete Kott, state representative for District 17, imprisoned for corruption[11]
1997	Rea Bavilla	Unalaska	23
1996	Janelle Canady	Eagle River	23
1995	Theresa Lindley	Anchorage
1994	Dawn Stuvek	Anchorage
1993	Teresa Gates	Anchorage
1992	Kelly Quirk	Anchorage
1991	Tiffany Smith	Tok
1990	Karin Meyer	Anchorage			Top 6
1989	Tina Geraci	Eagle River
1988	Raun Reaves	Anchorage
1987	Shelly Dunlevy	Anchorage
1986	Kim Christopher-Taylor	Homer	21
1985	Kari Moore	Fairbanks
1984	Sherri McNealley	Fort Wainwright
1983	Amy Harms	Fairbanks
1982	Toni Lynn McFadden	Fairbanks				Miss Congeniality
1981	Shelly Brunaugh	Fairbanks
1980	Debby Fickus	Fairbanks					Sister of Linda Kay Fickus, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1983
1979	Kimberley Fidler	North Pole
1978	Barbara Samuelson	Anchorage			Top 12
1977	Edith Baker	North Pole	21
1976	Liz Staib	Anchorage
1975	Andie Higgins[12]	Fairbanks[12]	19[12]
1974	Cynthia Dickerson[13]	Anchorage[13]
1973	Wendy Curwen[14]	Chugach	21[14]
1972	Patricia Lane[15]	Anchorage[15]			Top 12	Best State Costume
1971	Katherine Hartman[16]	Fairbanks[16]				Best State Costume
1970	Therese Press[17]	Fairbanks[17]
1969	Linda Louise Rowley[18]	Fairbanks[18]				Best State Costume
1968	Sharon Long[19]	Anchorage[19]
1967	Mary Lou Helfrich[20]	Fairbanks[20]
1966	Elrita Blakensop	Fairbanks
1965	Carla Sullivan	Fairbanks				Best State Costume
1964	Patricia Marlin	North Pole			2nd Runner-Up
1963	Nina Whaley	Fairbanks
1962	Teresa Hanson	Fairbanks
1961	Judy Onstad	Fairbanks
1960	Evelyn Bly	Fairbanks
1959	Anna Lekanof	St. George[21]
1958	Elenor Moses[22]			Represented the Territory of Alaska at Miss Universe
1957	Martha Lehmann[23]
1956	Barbare Sellar
1955	Lorna McLeod
1954	Charleen Lander
1953	Muriel Hagberg
1952	Shirley Burnett

Notes

1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

1. "Miss Alaska-Universe Pageant Change Noted". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 6 March 1971 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "'Dano' MacArthur arrives for Miss Alaska-Universe". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 11 March 1972.
3. "Meet your new Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen". KTVA. 2018-08-06. Archived from the original on 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
4. Johnson, RJ (2018-04-19). "'Crowning Confidence'". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
5. Daybreak Staff (9 February 2017). "Miss Alaska USA 2017: 'I want to empower women'". KTVA 11. Archived from the original on 2017-02-10. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
6. Gullufsen, Kevin (20 February 2017). "Miss Alaska 2017 talks Tlingit heritage and digital entrepreneurship". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
7. Brown, Robin (13 July 2015). "Renee Bull breaks 'Delaware Curse' in Miss USA pageant". The News Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kendall Bautista". Miss Universe.
9. Dave, Tirusha (June 27, 2016). "The Road to Miss America – Miss Alaska Kendall Rae Bautista". Bravura Magazine.
10. Associated Press (14 April 2008). "Texas Entrepreneur Crowned Miss USA". The Elwell Call-Leader. p. 7.
11. Mauer, Richard; September 27, Lisa Demer Updated. "Kott, Kohring released from prison, return to Anchorage". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 9 August 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. "'Universe' Winner Selected". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 10 March 1975. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Anchorage Contestant Named Miss Alaska-Universe". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 18 March 1974. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Wendy Curwen wins crown in Miss Alaska-Universe contest". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 12 March 1973. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Pat Lane Alaska's Choice for Miss Universe pageant". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 13 March 1972. p. 1.
16. "Kathy Hartman wears the crown as Miss Alaska-Universe, 1971". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 16 March 1971. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "Miss Alaska-Universe leaves for Miss USA pageant in Florida". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 7 May 1970. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Linda Rowley Joint Winner". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 14 April 1969. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Miss Alaska-Universe to Crown New Queen Tonight". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 12 April 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "Mary Lou's Year Exciting, Hectic". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 29 February 1968. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
21. "An Eskimo Shivers in City Cold". Daily News. 15 January 1964. p. 32. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
22. "Forever Queens| Miss Alaska USA & Miss Alaska Teen USA".
23. "Miss Alaska". The Times. 27 March 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

• Official website