Miss Alaska USA

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

Miss Alaska USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAnchorage
Location
MembershipMiss Universe (1952–1958)
Miss USA (1959–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Troy Michael Smith
WebsiteOfficial website

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 was directed by Simply Stunning, LLC. from 2015 until 2024, the directorship went vacant shortly after Miss USA 2024 and remained vacant until May 2025 when the Miss USA Organization announced that Crowned Pageantry took over the contest with the new state director being Troy Michael Smith, Mr. Gay World 2023.

Alaska's most successful placement was in 1964, when Susan "Suzy" 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 Kelsey Craft of Anchorage who was crowned on August 3, 2025, at The University Of Alaska, Recital Hall in Anchorage. Craft represented Alaska at Miss USA 2025.

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

Results summary

Placements in Miss USA

  • 2nd Runner-Up: Susan "Suzy" 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 "Kathy" Hartman (1971), Patricia "Pat" 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
2025 Kelsey Craft Anchorage 34 Miss North Star
  • Previously Miss International U.S. 2017[3]
2024 Brenna Schaake Fairbanks 29 Miss Fairbanks
2023 Jordan Naylor Anchorage 25 Miss Forget-Me-Not Miss Congeniality
2022 Courtney Schuman 27 Miss Cook Inlet
2021 Madison Edwards 24
2020 Hannah Carlile Fairbanks
2019 JoEllen Walters[4] Eagle River
2018 Brooke Johnson[5] Anchorage 26
2017 Alyssa London[6][7] Anchorage 27 Top 10
2016 Ariane Audett Anchorage 21
2015 Kimberly Agron 20 Miss Congeniality[8]
2014 Kendall Bautista[9] Eagle River 21
  • Later Miss Alaska 2016[10]
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[11]
2007 Blair Chenoweth Anchorage
  • Previously Miss Alaska 2003
2006 Noelle Meyer
2005 Aleah Scheick 22
2004 Cari Leyva 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 27 Daughter of Pete Kott, state representative for District 17, imprisoned for corruption[12]
1997 Rea Bavilla Unalaska 23
1996 Janelle Canady Eagle River 23
1995 Theresa Lindley Anchorage
1994 Dawn Stuvek
1993 Teresa Gates
1992 Kelly Quirk
1991 Tiffany Smith Tok
1990 Karin Meyer Anchorage Top 6
1989 Tina Geraci Eagle River
1988 Raun Reaves Anchorage
1987 Shelly Lynn Dunlevy[13] Anchorage Best State Costume – 3nd Place
1986 Kim Christopher-Taylor Homer 21 Sister of Miss Alaska 1985, Kristina Christopher-Taylor
1985 Kari Moore Fairbanks
1984 Sherri McNealley Fort Wainwright
1983 Amy Harms Fairbanks
1982 Toni Lynn McFadden Miss Congeniality
1981 Shelly Brunaugh
1980 Debby Fickus
  • Sister of Linda Kay Fickus, Miss Alaska Teen USA 1983
1979 Kimberly Dawn Fidler North Pole
1978 Barbara Bergit Samuelson[14] Anchorage 22 Top 12
1977 Edith Baker North Pole 21
1976 Liz Staib Anchorage
1975 Andie Higgins[15] Fairbanks[15] 19[15]
1974 Cynthia Diane Dickerson[16] Anchorage[16]
1973 Wendy Curwen[17] 19
1972 Patricia Ann "Pat" Lane[18] Fairbanks Top 12 Best State Costume[19]
1971 Katherine "Kathy" Hartman[20] Fairbanks[21] 19 Best State Costume
1970 Therese Ann Press[22] 18
1969 Linda Louise Rowley[23] Best State Costume
1968 Sharon Joy Long[24] Anchorage 19 Miss Alaska Methodist University
1967 Maria Louise "Mary Lou" Helfrich[25] Fairbanks 19 Miss Fairbanks
1966 Elrita Blakensop
1965 Carla Sullivan[26] 19 Best State Costume
1964 Patricia Susan "Suzy" Marlin[27] Fairbanks 2nd runner-up
1963 Nina Whaley Fairbanks
1962 Teresa Dawn Hanson[28]
1961 Judy Onstad 21 Miss Fairbanks
1960 Evelyn M. Bly[29] 23
1959 Anna Lekanof[30] St. George[31] 23
1958 Elenor Moses[32] Represented the Territory of Alaska at Miss Universe
1957 Martha Louise Lehmann[33] 18 Top 15 at Miss Universe 1957.
1956 Barbara Maria Sellar
1955 Lorna Mae Margaret McLeod McLeod was also registered to participate at Miss World 1955, but withdrew due to lack of sponsorship funds to cover expenses needed to participate.[34]
1954 Charleen Lander
1953 Muriel Hagberg
1952 Shirley Burnett

Notes

  1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

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  32. ^ "Forever Queens| Miss Alaska USA & Miss Alaska Teen USA".
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