Diane Westhoven of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States competed against 37 other Miss Alabama USA 2023 candidates at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center of Auburn University in Auburn on January 28, 2023. She was second runner-up to Sophie Burzynski.
On June 1, 2024, Westhoven competed against 33 other Miss Alabama USA 2024 candidates at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center and won the title. On September 20, 2025, she crowned her successor Kennedy Whisenant at the Bologna Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, Mississippi, USA.
On October 24, 2025, Whisenant will represent Alabama at Miss USA 2025 and compete against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. It is the first edition of the national beauty pageant under Thom Brodeur‘s leadership.
Miss Alabama USA 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Alabama USA national membership: Miss USA |
| edition: 70th date: September 20, 2025 venue: Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, Mississippi, United States candidates: 11 |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 11 | Thena Roper (Birmingham) Dominique Young (Magic City) Sierra Grace Mclean (South Alabama) |
| Top 8 | Britni Ballard DellaPenna (Della Downs) Allyssa Weyant (Elmore County) Grace Brooker (Trussville) |
| Top 5 | Halle Sullivan (Camellia State) Kali Sturgis (Crimson) Keri Sanders (Greystone) Kennedy Whisenant (North Central) Landry Elise Mavar (Vestavia Hills) |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2025 | 2024 |
| 4th runner-up | Kali Sturgis Crimson | Halle Sullivan Northport |
| 3rd runner-up | Keri Sanders Greystone | Olivia Burchfield Magic City |
| 2nd runner-up | Halle Sullivan Camellia State | Alyssa Weyant Lake Jordan |
| 1st runner-up | Landry Mavar Vestavia Hills | Ashlyn Powers Fairhope |
| Miss Alabama USA | Kennedy Whisenant North Central | Diane Westhoven Southern Plains |
Currently, Alabama has 31 Miss USA placements including the coronation of Sylvia Hitchcock, who won Miss USA 1967 on May 20, 1967 and Miss Universe 1967 on July 15, 1967. On August 4, 2024, Westhoven represented the state at Miss USA 2024, competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA and was unplaced.
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