Miss Alabama


The Miss Alabama competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the annual Miss America Competition.
Alabama has won four Miss America titles: Abbie Stockard in 2025, Deidre Downs in 2005, Heather Whitestone in 1995, and Yolande Betbeze in 1951. Betbeze refused to pose in a swimsuit, causing swimsuit sponsor Catalina Swimwear to pull out and ultimately start the Miss USA pageant.
Emma Terry of Leeds was crowned Miss Alabama 2025 on June 28, 2025, at Samford University's Wright Center in Birmingham, Alabama. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026 in September 2025, placing 4th runner-up.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Alabama titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

  • Miss Americas: Yolande Betbeze, Heather Whitestone, Deidre Downs, Abbie Stockard
  • 1st runners-up: Teresa Cheatham, Paige Phillips, Scarlotte Deupree, Lauren Bradford
  • 2nd runners-up: Frances Dorn, Martha Ann Ingram, Anne Ariail, Pam Battles, Alexa Jones
  • 3rd runners-up: Peggy June Elder, Gwen Harmon, Virginia McDavid, Yolanda Fernandez, Alison McCreary
  • 4th runners-up: Gloria Levinge, Betty [Jane Rase], Angela Tower, Jenny Jackson, Melinda Toole, Meg McGuffin, Emma Terry
  • Top 7: Jessica Procter, Tiara Pennington
  • Top 10: Marie Duncan, Jeanne Moody, Marilyn Tate, Patricia Huddleston, Lee Thornberry, Teresa Rinaldi, Delores Hodgens, Judy Short, Vickie Powers, Linda Folsom, Angie Grooms, Dellynne Catching, Angela Callahan, Kalyn Chapman, Leigh Sherer, Julie Smith, Jana Sanderson, Caitlin Brunell, Callie Walker
  • Top 12: Anna Laura Bryan
  • Top 13: Courtney Porter
  • Top 15: Tommy Marie Peck, Mildred Oxford, Florine Holt, Virginia McGraw, Catherine Crosby, Amanda Tapley

    Awards

Preliminary awards