Candace Kanavel of Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States won Miss Arizona USA 2023 at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert, Maricopa County on May 29, 2023. She competed against 34 other candidates.
On September 29, 2023, Kanavel represented Arizona at Miss USA 2023 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.
On May 26, 2024, Kanavel went back to the Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert and crowned Kristina Johnson of Phoenix, Maricopa County as the next Miss Arizona USA. The latter will represent Arizona at Miss USA 2024.
Currently, Arizona has 26 Miss USA placements including the first runner-up finishes of Jane Nelson in 1965 and Jineane Marie Ford in 1980. The most recent one was in 2016 when Chelsea Myers finished in the Top 15.
Miss Arizona USA 2024 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Arizona USA national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 73rd date: May 26, 2024 venue: Higley Center for the Performing Arts, Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States candidates: 29 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 15 | Nicki Loizzi (Aviara) Sydni Booker (Fashion Square) Bria Sunbury (Gilbert) Shania Brenon (Paradise Valley) Roberta Joseph (Queen Creek) Sammi Landsman (Scottsdale) Alondra Mitchell (Scottsdale Quarter) Maria Hernandez Fisher (Tempe) Adora Abanishe (Tucson) Avori Henderson (Uptown Scottsdale) |
| Top 5 | Jordyn Owen (Catalina Foothills) Kimberly Covert (Mesa) Kesha Clark (South Scottsdale) Kristina Johnson (Uptown Phoenix) Khajal Ramey (Vail) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Kimberly Covert Mesa |
| Miss Photogenic | Nicki Loizzi Aviara |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2024 | 2023 |
| 5th runner-up | N/A | Victoria Jackson Avondale |
| 4th runner-up | Kesha Clark South Scottsdale | Sammi Landsman Scottsdale |
| 3rd runner-up | Khajal Ramey Vail | Zari Chacon East Valley |
| 2nd runner-up | Kimberly Covert Mesa | Khayla Munir Desert Heat |
| 1st runner-up | Jordyn Owen Catalina Foothills | Jordyn Owen Catalina Foothills |
| Miss Arizona USA | Kristina Johnson Uptown Phoenix | Candace Kanavel Tempe |
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