Brittany Dawn Brannon was born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. She was third runner-up to Miss Arizona USA 2009 Alicia Blanco and runner-up to Miss Arizona USA 2010 Brittany Bell.
On November 21, 2010, Brannon won Miss Arizona USA 2011 at the Ikeda Theater of the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Maricopa County. On November 20, 2011, she went back to the same venue to crown her successor Erika Lane Frantzve of Phoenix, who will represent the state at Miss USA 2011.
Frantzve was Miss Colorado USA 2009 third runner-up, Miss Colorado USA 2010 fourth runner-up and Miss Arizona USA 2011 first runner-up. She is a senior at Arizona State University in Tempe, Maricopa County majoring in political science.
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Miss Arizona USA 2012 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Arizona national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 61st date: November 20, 2011 venue: Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME |
| Top 15 | Ariel Cuevas (Vail) Ayushka Singh Gharib (Mesa) Christina Kenyo (Yavapai County) D’Adra Sites (Mohave Valley) Destinee Quinn (Surprise) Kristina Boynova (Tucson) Kristina Peña (Tucson) Leslie Allyn (Glendale) Melissa Younkins (San Tan Valley) Viorela Tarachiu (Peoria) |
| Top 5 | Brittany Byrdy (Scottsdale) Caitlin Wilenchik (Paradise Valley) Erika Lake Frantzve (Phoenix) Lexie Larcher (Paradise Valley) Tania Mendez (Phoenix) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Danielle Baltazar Grand Canyon |
| Miss Photogenic | Melissa Younkins San Tan Valley |
| Miss Spirit | Lindsay Fernandez Peoria |
| Best in Interview | Siera Lambrecht Phoenix |
| Best in Swimsuit | Kadalena Abraham Gilbert |
| Best in Evening Gown | Marissa Rambow Tucson |
| People’s Choice | Amorette Rinkleib Tucson |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2012 | 2011 |
| 4th runner-up | Lexie Larcher Paradise Valley | Brittany Byrdy Scottsdale |
| 3rd runner-up | Tania Mendez Phoenix | Carla Valdiserri Tempe |
| 2nd runner-up | Brittany Byrdy Scottsdale | Katelyn Tanita Glendale |
| 1st runner-up | Caitlin Wilenchik Paradise Valley | Erika Frantzve Scottsdale |
| Miss Arizona USA | Erika Frantzve Phoenix | Brittany Brannon Grand Canyon |
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