Cori Keller of Stuttgart Crowned 2023 Miss Arkansas

Stuttgart native Cori Keller was crowned Miss Arkansas on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Robinson Performance Hall in Little Rock. Keller competed in the Miss Arkansas competition as Miss Metro and is a graduate of Arkansas State University, where she earned her master’s degree in mass communications (Radio/TV) in 2022.

She is the 25-year-old daughter of Lynn and Tracy Keller of Stuttgart.

During the week-long competition, Keller performed a tap dance to “Workin” and won Preliminary Evening Gown and Bill Tarkington Overall Evening Gown.

Keller’s pageant history goes back to when she was nine years old and served as a princess during the Miss Arkansas Diamond State Princess Program. She also competed in the Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen Competition, was crowned Miss Arkansas State University, Miss Historic Batesville, Miss White River, and Miss Metro.

Contestants in the Miss Arkansas pageant choose a platform to address things they are passionate about and Keller’s platform is “Feeding the Future: Collaborative Solutions to Hunger.” Keller chose her platform based off the food insecurity in the rural areas of Arkansas and in Arkansas County.

For her new title, Keller will receive a $30,000 scholarship. Currently, Keller works in Little Rock at CJRW and does freelance sports reporting for ESPN.

Keller will represent the state of Arkansas at the Miss America 2024 competition later this year.