Stephanie Barber of Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States was 22 years old when she won Miss Arkansas USA 2021 at the Fort Smith Convention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas on May 23, 2021. She competed against 21 other candidates.
On November 29, 2021, Barber represented Arkansas at Miss USA 2021 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Paradise Cove Theater of the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was unplaced.
On April 10, 2022, Barber went back to the Fort Smith Convention Center and crowned Rylie Wagner of Ozark, Arkansas as the next Miss Arkansas USA. The latter will represent the state at Miss USA 2022.
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Miss Arkansas USA 2022
- beauty pageant: Miss Arkansas USA
- edition: 71st
- date: April 10, 2022
- venue: Fort Smith Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- candidates: 13
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATES (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 13 | Kimberly Cahill (Central Arkansas) Monica Fisher (Crawford County) Jessie Terry (Hot Springs) Cierra Clark (Little Rock) Grace Swygert (Smallcakes Pine Bluff) Grace White (Washington County) |
| Top 7 | Sydney Hammit (Northwest Arkansas) Myah Rossi (Razorback) Alesha Thach (Sebastian County) Madison Marsh (Spirit of Arkansas) |
| Top 3 | Jasmine Bruce (Fayetteville) Rylie Wagner (Ozarks) Mackenzie Hinderberger (Springdale) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Alesha Thach Sebastian County |
| Miss Photogenic | Jessie Terry Hot Springs |
| Best in Swimsuit | Rylie Wagner Ozarks |
| Best in Evening Gown | Mackenzie Hinderberger Springdale |
| Best in Interview | Madison Marsh Spirit of Arkansas |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2022 | 2021 |
| 4th runner-up | N/A | Caroline Adair Monticello |
| 3rd runner-up | N/A | Teresa Fletchinger Little Rock |
| 2nd runner-up | Jasmine Bruce Fayetteville | Mackenzie Hinderberger Windsor Lake |
| 1st runner-up | Mackenzie Hinderberger Springdale | Jasmine Bruce Fayetteville |
| Miss Arkansas USA | Rylie Wagner Ozarks | Stephanie Barber Northwest Arkansas |
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