This time last year, an Auburn nursing student from Vestavia Hills was competing for Miss Alabama 2024.
Competing as Miss Hoover, Abbie Stockard won, but she did not remain Miss Alabama for long. That’s because she represented Alabama in the 2025 Miss America contest — and won. She started a year-long contract representing the nation.
This Saturday night, Miss America Abbie Stockard will be on hand at Samford University’s Wright Auditorium to crown Miss Alabama 2025. That winner will go to the 2026 Miss America competition.
Tickets are no longer being sold online. Remaining tickets can be bought at the gate on Saturday starting at 6 p.m. The show starts at 7 p.m.
Miss Alabama has gone on to win the Miss America title four times:
- Yolanda Betbeze of Mobile in 1951
- Heather Whitestone of Dothan and Jacksonville State University in 1995
- Dr. Deidre Downs of Pelham in 2005
- Abbie Stockard in 2025
Forty-three contestants are now competing for the title of Miss Alabama 2025. They are listed alphabetically by the area they represent:
- Mikella Anderson - Miss Auburn University
- Ashley Gattis - Miss Autauga County Fair
- Chloe Yates - Miss Birmingham
- Anna Grace Deason - Miss Cahaba Valley
- Naomi Feliz - Miss Calhoun Community College
- Anna Grace Frase - Miss Coastal Alabama
- Ellie Everett - Miss Covered Bridge
- Rylie Dewley - Miss Eastern Shore
- Madeline Pitre - Miss Hamilton
- Phaedra Manuel - Miss Heart of Dixie
- Abby Sosa - Miss Hidden River
- Carson Champion - Miss Historic Springville
- Emma Terry - Miss Hoover
- Caroline Lybarger - Miss Huntsville
- Jada Winston - Miss Iron City
- McKenzie Fuller - Miss Jacksonville State
- Ella Kate Nichols - Miss Jefferson County
- Shannon Boutwell - Miss Jubilee
- Audrey Fuller - Miss Lake City
- Scarlett Swiney - Miss Lake Martin
- Samantha Hennings - Miss Leeds Area
- Emily Morring - Miss Marshall County
- Liliana Geier - Miss Mobile Bay
- Lara Gunderman - Miss Northwest Shoals
- Alana Price - Miss Oak Mountain
- Hannah Adams - Miss Phenix City
- Jayla Duncan - Miss Samford University
- Mary-Coker Green - Miss Shelby County
- Harper Howard - Miss Shoals Area
- Jessica Westmoreland - Miss Southeast Alabama
- Anna Grace Tucker - Miss Southern Union
- Amelia Tucker - Miss Sylacauga
- Lauren Vance - Miss Tennessee Valley
- Grace Shellhouse - Miss Troy University
- Reagan Hanson - Miss Trussville
- Imani Muse - Miss Tuscaloosa
- Mikella Anderson - Miss Auburn University
- Ashley Gattis - Miss Autauga County Fair
- Chloe Yates - Miss Birmingham
- Anna Grace Deason - Miss Cahaba Valley
- Naomi Feliz - Miss Calhoun Community College
- Anna Grace Frase - Miss Coastal Alabama
- Ellie Everett - Miss Covered Bridge
- Rylie Dewley - Miss Eastern Shore
- Madeline Pitre - Miss Hamilton
- Phaedra Manuel - Miss Heart of Dixie
- Abby Sosa - Miss Hidden River
- Carson Champion - Miss Historic Springville
- Emma Terry - Miss Hoover
- Caroline Lybarger - Miss Huntsville
- Jada Winston - Miss Iron City
- McKenzie Fuller - Miss Jacksonville State
- Ella Kate Nichols - Miss Jefferson County
- Shannon Boutwell - Miss Jubilee
- Audrey Fuller - Miss Lake City
- Scarlett Swiney - Miss Lake Martin
- Samantha Hennings - Miss Leeds Area
- Emily Morring - Miss Marshall County
- Liliana Geier - Miss Mobile Bay
- Lara Gunderman - Miss Northwest Shoals
- Alana Price - Miss Oak Mountain
- Hannah Adams - Miss Phenix City
- Jayla Duncan - Miss Samford University
- Mary-Coker Green - Miss Shelby County
- Harper Howard - Miss Shoals Area
- Jessica Westmoreland - Miss Southeast Alabama
- Anna Grace Tucker - Miss Southern Union
- Amelia Tucker - Miss Sylacauga
- Lauren Vance - Miss Tennessee Valley
- Grace Shellhouse - Miss Troy University
- Reagan Hanson - Miss Trussville
- Imani Muse - Miss Tuscaloosa
Photos and details about the 43 contestants can be found here.
Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler’s beat is the colorful and positive about Alabama -- her people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at [email protected].
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