Miss Arkansas Teen USA


The Miss Arkansas Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002 to 2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. In 2007, Vanbros group took over the management of the pageant with the Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma pageants.
From 1986 until 2004, when Sarah French won, no Miss Arkansas Teen USA had placed or won an award at the national competition. From 2008 until 2010, Arkansas had placed at Miss Teen USA three consecutive years, including Stevi Perry winning their first Miss Teen USA title in 2008.
Eight Miss Arkansas Teen USA titleholders have gone on to win the Miss Arkansas USA title and three have won Miss America state titles, more than any other state.
The current Miss Arkansas Teen USA is Jewelia Reece of Lowell who was crowned on April 13, 2025 at The Center for the Arts in Russellville. She represented Arkansas at Miss Teen USA 2025.
WWW missarkansasusa.com

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss Teen USA: Stevi Perry
  • Top 10: Angela Boyd, Rhonda Heird, Siyona Karkera
  • Top 15/16: Allison Kusenberger, Megan Burgess, Abby Floyd, Arynn Johnson, Maggie Williams, Anna Claire Hay
  • Top 20: Jewelia Reece
Arkansas holds a record of 11 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Angela Boyd, Dana Mooney
  • Miss Photogenic: Sarah French

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Local titlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025Jewelia ReeceLowell17Miss White River TeenTop 20
2024Siyona KarkeraLittle Rock19Miss Pulaski County TeenTop 10
2023Mackenzie ScottFayetteville19Miss Fayetteville Teen
2022Allie ShanksWhite River16Miss White River Teen
2021Madeline BohlmanFayetteville19Miss Northwest Arkansas Teen
2020Anna Claire HayLittle Rock15Miss White River TeenTop 16
2019Maggie WilliamsPiggott17Miss White River TeenTop 15
2018Mackenzie HinderbergerFayetteville18Miss Windsor Lake Teen
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 2023
  • * Top 20 at Miss USA 2023
    • 2017Allison TuckerClarksville16Miss Johnson County Teen
    2016Makenzie SextonCabot16Miss Cabot TeenDaughter of Tonya Snodgrass, Miss Missouri USA 1992
    2015Arynn JohnsonHot Springs18Miss Diamond State TeenTop 15
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 2017
    • 2014Lauren WeaverGreenwood17Miss Greenwood Teen
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 2018
    • 2013Abby FloydSearcy17Miss Searcy TeenTop 16
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 2016
  • * Top 10 at Miss USA 2016
    • 2012Amber MitchellSheridan18Miss Timberfest Teen
    2011Mary-Kate HartleyHamburg17Miss Diamond State Teen
    2010Megan Michelle BurgessHot Springs18Miss Hot Springs TeenTop 15
    2009Allison KusenbergerLittle Rock18Miss Little Rock TeenTop 15
    2008Stevi PerryHamburg17Miss Hamburg TeenMiss Teen USA 2008
    2007Tiffany GreenstreetMelbourne18
    2006Taylor WrightWhite Hall18
    2005Ashton SchmidtBatesville17
    2004Sarah FrenchHot Springs18
  • Later Miss Missouri 2006
    • 2003Brittany CarpenterConway18
    2002Rachel EggersNorth Little Rock16
    2001Lauren ArnoldArkadelphia18
    2000Paula TaylorCarlisle16
    1999Sarah MoodyPollardLater competed three times at Miss Arkansas
    1998Joan LucasFayetteville
    1997Brandi WatkinsBrinkleyLater competed four times at Miss Arkansas
    1996Aimee DelatteStuttgartLater 1st runner-up to Miss Arkansas USA 2001 & 2002
    1995Natalie FisherStuttgart
    1994Rebekah HallConway
    1993Tiffany ParksJacksonville
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 1996
    • 1992Stacy FreemanSheridan
  • Later Miss Arkansas 1997
    • 1991Paula MontgomeryCabot
  • Later Miss Arkansas 1995
    • 1990Karen PughLittle Rock
  • Later Mrs. Arkansas International 2004 as Karen Pugh-Thompson
    • 1989Susan MarshallCabot
    1988Jessica WelchPine Bluff
    1987Paige YandellGreenwood
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 1989
    • 1986Dana MoodyBatesville
    1985Rhonda Ann HeirdPine Bluff17Top 10
    1984Melissa StaplesCalion
  • Later Miss Arkansas USA 1988
    • 1983Angela BoydManilaTop 10
    1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant