State
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
Age
|
Talent
|
Placement
|
Special Awards
|
Notes
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Alabama
|
Angela Callahan
|
Birmingham
|
20
|
Piano, "The Windmills of Your Mind"
|
Top 10
|
|
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Alaska
|
Jerri Morrison
|
Anchorage
|
22
|
Tap Dance
|
|
|
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Arizona
|
Terri Kettunen
|
Yuma
|
21
|
Classical Piano
|
|
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Sister of Miss Arizona 1989, Tammy Kettunen
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Arkansas
|
Julie Russell
|
Fort Smith
|
22
|
Classical Piano with Narration
|
Top 10
|
|
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California
|
Lisa Kahre
|
Salinas
|
19
|
Flute, "Carnival of Venice"
|
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Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Colorado
|
Carol Janson
|
Boulder
|
21
|
Piano, "Revolutionary Etude"
|
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Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Connecticut
|
Lorraine Hudson
|
North Haven
|
24
|
Vocal, "Something's Coming" from West Side Story
|
|
|
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Delaware
|
Lori Ann Scott
|
Wilmington
|
23
|
Popular Vocal, "Love is Spreading All Over"
|
|
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District of Columbia
|
Karen Watson
|
Arlington, VA
|
25
|
Classical Ballet en Pointe
|
|
|
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Florida
|
Molly Pesce
|
Longwood
|
23
|
Vocal Medley from Cabaret
|
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Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Georgia
|
Marlesa Ball
|
Thomasville
|
23
|
Vocal, "Amazing Grace"
|
Top 10
|
|
|
Hawaii
|
Cheryl Bartlett
|
Honolulu
|
23
|
Vocal, "America the Beautiful"
|
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Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Idaho
|
Jennifer Hovey
|
Twin Falls
|
19
|
Violin
|
|
|
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Illinois
|
Lisa Heussner
|
Pekin
|
21
|
Dramatic Interpretation, "Emily Dickinson, Portrait of a Poet"
|
|
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Indiana
|
Susan Sailor
|
Elkhart
|
20
|
Piano
|
|
|
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Iowa
|
Darcy Benton
|
Delmar
|
19
|
Vocal, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
|
|
|
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Kansas
|
Heather Lynn Clark
|
Benton
|
23
|
Vocal & Sign Language, "I'll Never Say Goodbye"
|
|
|
|
Kentucky
|
Melinda Cumberledge
|
Lexington
|
23
|
Semi-classical Vocal, "Till There was You"
|
|
Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Louisiana
|
Amanda Mainord
|
Baton Rouge
|
20
|
Vocal, "When You Wish Upon a Star"
|
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Non-finalist Talent Award
|
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Maine
|
Victoria Reed
|
Falmouth
|
26
|
Vocal, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man"
|
|
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Maryland
|
Katrina Owens
|
Pikesville
|
24
|
Jazz Dance
|
|
|
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Massachusetts
|
Kathleen Callahan
|
Revere
|
23
|
Popular Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine"
|
|
|
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Michigan
|
Kelly Lynn Garver
|
Farmington Hills
|
23
|
Fiddle Medley, "Orange Blossom Special" & "New Country"
|
3rd runner-up
|
Preliminary Talent Award
|
|
Minnesota
|
Kristine Fouks
|
Stillwater
|
23
|
Vocal
|
|
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Mississippi
|
Kimberly McGuffee
|
Mendenhall
|
23
|
Popular Vocal, "Inseparable"
|
Top 10
|
|
|
Missouri
|
Tamara Tungate
|
St. Peters
|
21
|
Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl
|
4th runner-up
|
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|
|
Montana
|
Kamala Compton
|
Havre
|
21
|
Gymnastics Dance
|
|
|
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Nebraska
|
Donna Schieffer
|
Columbus
|
19
|
Modern Dance
|
|
|
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Nevada
|
Kelsey Kara
|
Las Vegas
|
23
|
Flamenco Dance
|
|
|
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New Hampshire
|
Lisa Vandecasteele
|
Salem
|
22
|
Dance/Baton Twirling
|
|
|
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New Jersey
|
Karyn Zosche
|
Pine Brook
|
25
|
Piano, Rhapsody in Blue
|
|
|
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New Mexico
|
Emily Franklin
|
Albuquerque
|
19
|
Vocal Medley
|
|
|
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New York
|
Dawan McPeak
|
New York City
|
25
|
Gymnastics Dance
|
|
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Later Mrs. Texas 2001
|
North Carolina
|
Karen Bloomquist
|
Durham
|
22
|
Piano
|
|
|
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North Dakota
|
Barbara Kerzman
|
Minot
|
23
|
Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It"
|
|
|
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Ohio
|
Mary Zilba
|
Toledo
|
22
|
Vocal, "My Mammy"
|
|
|
Sister of Miss Ohio 1981, Juliana Zilba
Later appeared on The Real Housewives of Vancouver
|
Oklahoma
|
Mignon Merchant
|
Oklahoma City
|
25
|
Stand-up Comedy
|
|
Non-finalist Talent Award
|
Previously Miss Oklahoma USA 1983
Top 10 at Miss USA 1983
|
Oregon
|
Jana Svea Peterson
|
Newport
|
22
|
Vocal Medley
|
|
|
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Pennsylvania
|
Darlene Deeley
|
Philadelphia
|
25
|
Gymnastics/Dance Routine
|
|
|
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Rhode Island
|
Toni Langello
|
Warwick
|
20
|
Vocal, "My Man"
|
|
|
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South Carolina
|
Dawn Smith
|
Columbia
|
22
|
Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette
|
2nd runner-up
|
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|
Sister was brutally murdered a year prior to her winning Miss South Carolina (events later made into investigative documentary dramas)
Won "Miss Pageant Rewind" on What Not to Wear against two fellow pageant contestants
|
South Dakota
|
Julie Hedin
|
Watertown
|
21
|
Flute
|
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
Kellye Cash
|
Milan
|
21
|
Piano/Vocal, "I'll Be Home"
|
Winner
|
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Preliminary Talent Award
|
Mother of Miss Virginia 2021, Tatum Shepard
|
Texas
|
Stephany Samone
|
Dallas
|
25
|
Country Vocal, "Stand by Your Man"
|
Top 10
|
Preliminary Talent Award
|
|
Utah
|
Donna Clark
|
Salt Lake City
|
22
|
Ballet
|
|
|
|
Vermont
|
Michelle Dawson
|
Charlotte
|
18
|
Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady
|
|
Non-finalist Talent Award
|
|
Virginia
|
Julianne Smith
|
Yorktown
|
21
|
Vocal, "Golden Rainbow"
|
1st runner-up
|
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
|
|
Washington
|
Melanie Cobb
|
Vancouver
|
24
|
Vocal, "Let's Hear it for Me" from Funny Lady
|
|
|
|
West Virginia
|
Shannon Barill
|
Charleston
|
23
|
Jazz en Pointe
|
|
|
|
Wisconsin
|
Mara Nesemann
|
Brookfield
|
20
|
Gymnastics Dance Routine, "1980"
|
|
|
|
Wyoming
|
Lacy J. Reeves
|
Laramie
|
22
|
Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear from Me" from Inside Daisy Clover
|
|
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