Miss Alabama
The Miss Alabama competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the annual Miss America Competition. Alabama has won three Miss America titles: Deidre Downs in 2005, Heather Whitestone (the first deaf woman to win the Miss America crown) in 1995, and Yolande Betbeze in 1951. Betbeze is also known as the contestant who refused to pose in a swimsuit, causing swimsuit sponsor Catalina Swimwear to pull out and ultimately start the Miss USA pageant. Lauren Bradford of Gulf Shores was crowned Miss Alabama 2021 on June 12, 2021 at the Alabama  Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama. She competed for the title of Miss America 2022 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut on December 16, 2021 where she placed 1st runner-up to Miss America. Results summary. The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Alabama titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.