Miss America 1993

Miss America 1993
Miss America 1993
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 →

Last updated December 17, 2023

Miss America 1993, the 66th Miss America pageant, was held on September 19, 1992.^[1]

Results

Placements	Contestant
Miss America 1993	Florida – Leanza Cornett†
1st Runner-Up	Iowa – Catherine Ann Lemkau
2nd Runner-Up	Indiana – Shelli Yoder
3rd Runner-Up	Kansas – Pam McKelvy
4th Runner-Up	Oklahoma – DuSharme Carter
Top 10	Kentucky – Tawnya Dawn Mullins Massachusetts – Lisa Gail Desroches Missouri – Stephanie Patterson Ohio – Robin Meade South Carolina – Carrie Lee Davis

Order of announcements

Top 10

Indiana
Ohio
Massachusetts
Kansas
South Carolina
Florida
Missouri
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Iowa

Top 5

Indiana
Kansas
Florida
Oklahoma
Iowa

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Indiana - Shelli Yoder (tie) Iowa - Catherine Ann Lemkau (tie) Kentucky - Tawnya Dawn Mullins South Carolina - Carrie Lee Davis
Talent	Iowa - Catherine Ann Lemkau Kansas - Pam McKelvy New Jersey - Heather Hertling

Non-finalist awards

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Connecticut - Valorie Abate Illinois - Kathleen Farrell Minnesota - Jo Bender New Jersey - Heather Hertling New York - Ingrid Olsen Utah - Jennifer Ward Virginia - Lora Lynn Flattum Wisconsin - Stephanie Ann Klett
Interview	Rhode Island - Lisa Grace Snow

Quality of Life awards

Result	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Alabama - Kim Wimmer	Education of Homeless Youth
1st runner-up	North Carolina - Heidi Williams	-
2nd runner-up	Michigan - Terri Sue Liford	-

Judges

Candidates


State	Name	Age	Hometown	Talent	Placement	Special Awards	Notes
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 to 2019
Wyoming	Stacy Cenedese	21	Cheyenne	Dance/Baton Twirling, "Hooked on Instrumentals Part 3"			Later Miss Wyoming USA 1997

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References

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[1] Miss America Contest website: 1993

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