Rylie Wagner of Ozark, Arkansas, United States was 21 when she was crowned Miss Arkansas USA 2022 at the Fort Smith Convention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas on April 10, 2022. She competed against 12 other candidates.
On October 3, 2022, Wagner represented Arkansas at Miss USA 2022 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.
On April 30, 2023, Wagner went back to Fort Smith and crowned Mackenzie Hinderberger of Farmington, Arkansas as the next Miss Arkansas USA. The latter will represent the state at Miss USA 2023.
The state currently has 14 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Terri Utley of Cabot, Arkansas in 1982. The most recent one was in 2019 when Savannah Skidmore of Calico Rock, Arkansas finished in the Top 5.
MISS ARKANSAS USA 2023
- beauty pageant: Miss Arkansas USA
- edition: 72nd
- date: April 30, 2023
- venue: ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
- candidates: 16
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATES |
| Top 16 | Dani Winberry (Armorel) Deasarae Bell (Conway) Angelle Gandy (Fayetteville) Maurelys del Carmen Wade (Howard County) Grace Swygert (Smallcakes Pine Bluff) Mariah Crespino (White River) |
| Top 10 | Gail Muggill (Cabot) Bettany Fleming (Forrest City) Brittany O’Neal (Jonesboro) Cierra Clark (Little Rock) Whitney Webb (Northwest Arkansas) |
| Top 5 | Mackenzie Hinderberger (Farmington) Kylee Jo Braley (Southwest Arkansas) Sydney Wendfeldt (Sweetheart of Arkansas) Sydney Johnson (Washington County) Tori Stanley (Windsor Lake) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Tori Stanley Windsor Lake |
| Miss Photogenic | Sydney Johnson Washington County |
| Best in Swimsuit | Sydney Johnson Washington County |
| Best in Evening Gown | Mackenzie Hinderberger Farmington |
| Best in Interview | Tori Stanley Windsor Lake |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2023 | 2022 |
| 4th runner-up | Kylee Jo Braley Southwest Arkansas | N/A |
| 3rd runner-up | Tori Stanley Windsor Lake | N/A |
| 2nd runner-up | Sydney Wendfeldt Sweetheart of Arkansas | Jasmine Bruce Fayetteville |
| 1st runner-up | Sydney Johnson Washington County | Mackenzie Hinderberger Springdale |
| Miss Arkansas USA | Mackenzie Hinderberger Farmington | Rylie Wagner Ozarks |
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