35 Miss Arizona USA 2023 candidates competing in Gilbert

Isabel Ticlo of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States was crowned Miss Arizona USA 2022 at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert, Maricopa County on May 30, 2022. She competed against 25 other candidates.

Runner-up to Ticlo was Candace Kanavel of Tempe. The respective second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up were Ria Diyaolu of North Phoenix, Rachel Voltz of Encanto, Jordyn Owen of Copper State and Shania Brenon of Paradise Valley.

Miss Arizona USA 2023 contestants

On May 29, 2023, Ticlo will go back to the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert to crown her successor. It is the 72nd edition of the beauty pageant that selects Arizona’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

There are 35 women competing for the Miss Arizona USA 2023 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Lani Villanueva (Aloha Tucson)
2. Chloe Stevens (Arcadia)
3. Victoria Jackson (Avondale)
4. Danielle Larriva (Biltmore)
5. Jordyn Owen (Catalina Foothills)
6. Khayla Munir (Desert Heat)
7. Amelia Barton (Desert Rose)
8. Abby Charles (Diamondback)
9. Lauren Dorn (DC Ranch)
10. Zari Chacon (East Valley)
11. Alyson Bliss (Gilbert)
12. Celine Enke (Glendale)
13. Catherine Frutos (Grand Canyon)
14. Uneek Calderon (Goodyear)
15. Heather Mckendrick (Higley)
16. Katarina White (Mesa)
17. Caitlin Martin (North Scottsdale)
18. Mackenzie Apple (Old Town)
19. Shania Brenon (Paradise Valley)
20. Hayley Michaels (Phoenix)
21. Yara Solorzano (Pima County)
22. Seryna Acevedo (Pinal County)
23. Devonne Ryter (Pinnacle Peak)
24. Rebecca Scott (Rose Canyon)
25. Sammi Landsman (Scottsdale)
26. Natalie Pratt (Sierra Vista)
27. Madison Brown (Sonoran Sunrise)
28. Cai Mccoy (South Phoenix)
29. Heidi Haddara (Southern Arizona)
30. Candace Kanavel (Tempe)
31. Alexandria Murphy (Thunderbird)
32. Shayla Bristow (Tombstone)
33. Sabina Saeed (Tucson)
34. Diya Sengupta (Valley of the Sun)
35. Karen Ortez (West Valley)

Currently, Arizona has 26 Miss USA placements including the first runner-up finish of Jane Nelson in 1965 and Jineane Ford in 1980. The most recent one was in 2016 when Chelsea Myers finished in the Top 15.