Tommy Lynn Calhoun grew up in Paso Robles, California, United States then moved to Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. She learned the American Sign Language in order to communicate with her deaf biological mother.
On October 31, 2016, Calhoun competed against 25 other Miss Arizona USA 2017 candidates at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa and won the title. On November 19, 2017, she crowned her successor Nicole Justine Smith of Phoenix, Maricopa County at the same venue.
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Miss Arizona USA 2018 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Arizona national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 67th date: November 19, 2017 venue: Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States candidates: 20 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN |
| Top 20 | Shannon Scott, 26, Glendale Shanna Akins, 23, Mesa Elisabeth Bradley, 23, North Phoenix Jeanie Lee, 24, Pima County Alyscia Mason, 27, Scottsdale Marybeth Maselbas, 21, Southwest Lundyn Jackson, 21, Surprise Maryan Muhina, 24, Tucson Gabriella Darlene Aguilar, 21, Valley of the Sun |
| Top 11 | Rochelle de Lucia , 21, Arrowhead Lakes Tavai Zaysoff, 21, Camelback Mountain Lauren Henry, 23, Gilbert Taylor Brooke Mulholland, 21, Paradise Valley Emma Ray Reim, 20, Rio Verde Candace Leigh Kanavel, 21, Tempe |
| Top 5 | Whitney Ellis, 21, Biltmore Darby Deak, 20, DC Ranch Nadya Kosmina, 23, Mountain Shadows Alexa Zellers, 23, North Valley Nicole Justine Smith, 24, Phoenix |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Whitney Ellis Biltmore |
| Miss Photogenic | Nadya Kosmina Mountain Shadows |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2018 | 2017 |
| 4th runner-up | Nadya Kosmina Mountain Shadows | Chloe Brown Biltmore |
| 3rd runner-up | Darby Deak DC Ranch | Candace Kanavel North Tempe |
| 2nd runner-up | Whitney Ellis Biltmore | Elizabeth Erickson Tempe Lakes |
| 1st runner-up | Alexa Zellers North Valley | Leona Doty Phoenix |
| Miss Arizona USA | Nicole Smith Phoenix | Tommy Calhoun Sunset Canyon |
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Currently, Arizona has 26 placements in Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S. The highest placements were achieved by Miss USA 1965 first runner-up Jane Nelson and Miss USA 1980 first runner-up Jineane Ford.
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