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Miss America 1993
Miss America 1993 was the 66th Miss America pageant, which was held on September 19, 1992.[1]
| Miss America 1993 | |
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| Date | September 19, 1992 |
| Presenters | Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Leanza Cornett† Florida |
← 1992 1994 → | |
The winner, Leanza Cornett, was the first Miss Florida to take the crown. She later became a television personality for programs such as Entertainment Tonight and was married to ET host Mark Steines.
Top 10 finalist Robin Meade of Ohio is currently a news anchor on the HLN television network program Morning Express with Robin Meade.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1993 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
| Top 5
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
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| Interview |
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Quality of Life awards
| Result | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner | Education of Homeless Youth | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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Judges
Candidates
| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Kim Wimmer | 21 | Mobile | Vocal, "Hold On" from The Secret Garden | Quality of Life Winner | Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1989 | |
| Alaska | Keri Baumgardner | 25 | Eagle River | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | |||
| Arizona | Robyn Rayborn | 26 | Mesa | Vocal, "How Great Thou Art" | |||
| Arkansas | Shannon Boy | 21 | Alma | Flute, Theme from Star Wars | |||
| California | Patricia Northrup | 23 | Agoura Hills | Vocal Medley | Pilot for American Airlines Judge for the Miss America 2001 pageant | ||
| Colorado | Stacey Rose | 22 | Parker | Classical Violin, "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Brahm | |||
| Connecticut | Valorie Abate | 22 | North Haven | Classical Vocal, "Carnival of Venice" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Connecticut USA 1991 | |
| Delaware | Kathleen Ann Slavin | 25 | Dagsboro | Vocal, "My Man" | |||
| Florida | Leanza Cornett† | 21 | Jacksonville | Vocal, "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde | Winner | Previously National Sweetheart 1991 | |
| Georgia | Stephanie Michels | 24 | Marietta | Vocal/Dance, "The Phantom of the Opera" | Appeared in Broadway productions of The Life and Contact | ||
| Hawaii | Pamela Kimura | 24 | Honolulu | Vocal, "Orange Colored Sky" | |||
| Idaho | Stephanie Smith | 26 | Boise | Harp, "The Impossible Dream" & "Man of La Mancha" | |||
| Illinois | Kathleen Farrell | 23 | Chicago | Classical Piano, "Danza No. 5" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Sister of Miss New York 1984, Mary-Ann Farrell and Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell Later Miss Illinois USA 1994 Top 10 at Miss USA 1994 Mother of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies | |
| Indiana | Shelli Yoder | 24 | Shipshewana | Vocal, "This Is The Moment" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award (tie) | Ran for the United States House of Representatives as the Democratic candidate in 2012 and 2016 |
| Iowa | Catherine Lemkau | 24 | Muscatine | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award (tie) | |
| Kansas | Pamela McKelvy | 24 | Kansas City | Popular Vocal, "I Am Changing" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Kentucky | Tawnya Mullins | 25 | Kimper | Contemporary Clogging, "Banjo Fantasy" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Louisiana | Elizabeth Haynes | 24 | Baton Rouge | Piano Medley, "El Cumbanchero" & "Cumana" | |||
| Maine | Christina Jane Lasso | 23 | Augusta | Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville | |||
| Maryland | Tammy Wyatt | 26 | Clinton | Vocal, "Stuff Like That There" | |||
| Massachusetts | Lisa Desroches | 21 | New Bedford | Character Ballet en Pointe, "Can-Can" | Top 10 | ||
| Michigan | Terri Sue Liford | 24 | Monroe | Popular Vocal, "Only You" | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
| Minnesota | Jo Bender | 23 | Rochester | Fiddle Medley, "Dixie," "Tennessee River," & "Orange Blossom Special" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Mississippi | Kandace Williams | 23 | Tupelo | Vocal, "Ain't It Good" from Children of Eden | |||
| Missouri | Stephanie Patterson | 23 | Kansas City | Vocal Medley, "I Have Dreamed" & "If I Loved You" | Top 10 | ||
| Montana | JoAnn Jorgensen | 24 | Helena | Gymnastics/Dance | Previously Miss Montana USA 1991 | ||
| Nebraska | Natalie Kuijvenhoven | 21 | Lincoln | Vocal, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | |||
| Nevada | Sandra Dornak | 25 | Las Vegas | Ventriloquism, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins | |||
| New Hampshire | Rachel Alice Petz | 23 | Sanbornton | Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It" | |||
| New Jersey | Heather Hertling | 24 | Randolph | Classical Vocal, "Ernani Involami" | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | Judge at the Miss America 1997 pageant | |
| New Mexico | Shireen Cheney | 23 | Albuquerque | Acro-Funk Dance | |||
| New York | Ingrid Olsen | 22 | Port Jefferson | Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| North Carolina | Heidi Sue Williams | 23 | Wade | Vocal, "Danny Boy" | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | Sister of Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1993, Wendy Williams | |
| North Dakota | Stephanie Fisher | 24 | Larimore | Vocal, "Until Now" | |||
| Ohio | Robin Michelle Meade | 23 | New London | Vocal, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | Top 10 | Lead news anchor for HLN morning show, Morning Express with Robin Meade, since 2011 | |
| Oklahoma | DuSharme Carter | 21 | Oklahoma City | Vocal, "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" | 4th runner-up | Later Miss Oklahoma USA 1995 Top 12 at Miss USA 1995 | |
| Oregon | Sara Kristi Paulson | 21 | Portland | Vocal, "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |||
| Pennsylvania | Judy Fitch | 24 | Dallas | Vocal, "Sincerely" | |||
| Rhode Island | Lisa Snow | 23 | Cranston | Dramatic Monologue | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
| South Carolina | Carrie Lee Davis | 26 | Greenville | Marimba, "Csárdás" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later sued the organization and settled without terms being publicly disclosed |
| South Dakota | Leslie Saunders | 21 | Dakota Dunes | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Fernando" from La favorite | |||
| Tennessee | Leah Hulan | 24 | Murfreesboro | Clogging, "Can't Stop Now" | Later Miss Tennessee USA 1994 | ||
| Texas | Amy Parker | 22 | Carrollton | Vocal, "A Sunday Kind of Love" | |||
| Utah | Jennifer Ward | 19 | Salt Lake City | Classical Violin, "Scherzo Tarantella" | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist | 4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 1991 | |
| Vermont | Nicole Gentry | 23 | Middlebury | Jazz Vocal, "Hit Me With a Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce" from Sophisticated Ladies | |||
| Virginia | Lora Flattum | 24 | Isle of Wight | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Minor" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| Washington | Colleen Kearney | 26 | Bellevue | Jazz Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey | |||
| West Virginia | Kimberly Parrish | 22 | Parkersburg | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Part of Your World" | |||
| Wisconsin | Stephanie Klett | 25 | Beloit | Coronet Medley, "Basin Street Blues" & "Ciribiribin" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism from 2011-2019 | |
| Wyoming | Stacy Cenedese | 21 | Cheyenne | Dance/Baton Twirling, "Hooked on Instrumentals Part 3" | Later Miss Wyoming USA 1997 |
References
- ^ Miss America Contest website: 1993
External links
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