CREATE TABLE table_36046 ("State" TEXT, "Name" TEXT, "Hometown" TEXT, "Age 1" FLOAT, "Talent" TEXT)

What is the state represented by the contestant from Mesa, AZ?
SELECT "State" FROM table_36046 WHERE "Hometown" = 'mesa, az'
SELECT "State" FROM "table_36046" WHERE "Hometown" = 'mesa, az'