Cori Keller (Photo courtesy of Miss Arkansas Scholarship Program)
Miss Metro Cori Keller won the title of Miss Arkansas 2023 Saturday night at the 85th Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant. The pageant took place at the Robinson Center in Little Rock in front of a sold-out crowd.
Keller won a $30,000 scholarship provided by the Ted and Shannon Boy Skokos Foundation and more than $75,000 in awards, wardrobe, transportation, and gifts. She will represent Arkansas at the Miss America competition and will make appearances across the Natural State promoting her personal platform of “Feeding the Future” and speaking in support of the goals of the Miss Arkansas and Miss America system.
Keller was crowned by the outgoing Miss Arkansas, Ebony Mitchell, of Conway.
Over $180,000 in scholarships were awarded throughout the week to various miss contestants.
Keller is the 25-year-old daughter of Lynn and Tracy Keller of Stuttgart. She is a 2020 Cum Laude Graduate of Arkansas State University where she received a degree in exercise science. She received her master’s degree in mass communications (Radio/TV) from Arkansas State University in 2022. Keller was working as a ESPN Freelance Sports Commentator, an Account Executive for CJRW and a Dance Coach at MKDS. For her talent, she performed a tap dance to “Workin.”
The new Miss Arkansas also won the Preliminary Evening Gown and Bill Tarkington Overall Evening Gown. She takes home a total of $33,000 in scholarships from all the awards she won this week.
The other Top Five Finalists were:
-1st runner-up (receiving a $15,000 scholarship sponsored by Dr. Rhys Branman, Cosmetic Surgery Center, Exhale Med Spa): Historic Batesville Camille Cathey
-2nd runner-up (receiving a $10,000 scholarship sponsored by the Former Miss Arkansas Association): River Valley Callie Scherrey
-3rd runner up (receiving a $8,000 scholarship sponsored by CDCM Susie Morgan): Diamond Lakes Brooke Bradford
-4th runner-up: (receiving at $6,000 scholarship sponsored Don & Robin Houseworth): Dogwood Kennedy Holland
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