The finale of Miss Arkansas USA 2022 was held on 10th April 2022 at the Fort Smith Convention Center where Rylie Wagner was crowned the new queen. She is now the official representative of Arkansas at Miss USA 2022. Rylie succeeds and was crowned by Miss Arkansas USA 2021 Stephanie Barber.
Rylie lives in Ozark and went to Ozark High School in Ozark and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Not new to the pageantry, Rylie is Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2019 third runner-up. In 2021, she represented Ozark at Miss Arkansas USA 2021 and competed against 21 other candidates at the Fort Smith Convention Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She won the Best in Swimsuit award and finished in the Top 12.
The newly crowned Miss Arkansas USA 2022 Rylie Wagner’s court included –
1st Runner-up – Mackenzie Hinderberger
2nd Runner-up – Jasmine Bruce
Top 7 also included Madison Marsh, Alesha Thach (Miss Congeniality), Myah Rossi, Sydney Hammit while Miss Photogenic award went to Jessie Terry.
Also, at the end of the event finale, Allie Shanks was crowned Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2022 as she became the official representative of Arkansas at Miss Teen USA 2022. Shawnee Weatherley and Maddox White were adjudged first and second runners-up respectively.