Kelly Hutchinson, 23, of Auburn, Alabama, United States competed against 31 other Miss Alabama USA 2020 candidates at the Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn on October 5, 2019. She won the title.
Runner-up to Hutchinson was Kristen Furr. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Alex Denning, Erin Snow and Bayley Albinger.
Miss Alabama USA 2021
On January 10, 2021, Hutchinson will crown her successor at the Auburn Hotel Grand Ballroom in Auburn. It is the 66th edition of the beauty pageant that selects Alabama’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate from the U.S.
Currently, Alabama has 30 Miss USA placements including one crown. The late Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Alabama USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1967.
There are 26 women competing for the Miss Alabama USA 2021 crown. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
5. Kali Sturgis (Camellia)
4. Laura Poole (Madison County)
3. Emily Lites (Tuscaloosa)
2. Samantha Huver (Northport)
1. Alexandria Flanigan (Cullman)
When Hutchinson was 3 years old, she was featured in national commercial and print campaigns. She went on to become a competitive dancer and attended Auburn University in Auburn and was a member of the Auburn Tiger Paws Dance Team.
Hutchinson was Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen 2013 and was unplaced at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2014. She was runner-up to Miss George Teen USA 2015, second runner-up to Miss Georgia Teen USA 2016 and second runner-up to Miss Alabama USA 2018 and finished in the Top 10 at Miss Alabama USA 2017.
On November 9, 2020, Hutchinson represented Alabama at Miss USA 2020 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Exhibition Center and the Soundstage of Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was fourth runner-up to Asya Branch of Mississippi, USA.
