Miss USA 1993

Miss USA 1993
Date February 19, 1993
Presenters Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Courtney Gibbs
Venue Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster CBS
Placements 12
Winner Kenya Moore
Michigan Michigan
Congeniality Stacey Blaine
Photogenic Kelly Hu

Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 19, 1993.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California. Moore became the second Miss USA titileholder from Michigan and the second African-American winner ever.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the final time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons (also for the final time) and Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA 1988.

The pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas, for the fourth and last consecutive year.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state
Final results Contestant
Miss USA 1993
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 12

Special awards

Historical significance

  • Michigan's Kenya Moore won only three years after Carole Gist became Michigan's first Miss USA titleholder in 1990. Both of them are African-American and Carole was the first African-American Miss USA winner ever. They are both graduates of Cass Technical High School in Detroit.
  • Miss Hawaii USA, Kelly Hu was also Miss Teen USA 1985. She is the first Miss Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title and place at Miss USA. She finished fourth.
  • Georgia made the top six for the seventh time in eight years, and recorded the state's highest ever placement in the competition. This has yet to be equalled or surpassed.
  • Kansas made the top six for the third year in a row, a record for the state.
  • Pennsylvania placed for the first time since 1989.
  • Iowa placed for the first time since 1960.

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

Final competition

Delegates

The Miss USA 1993 delegates were :

State Candidate Age Hometown Regional Group [1]
Alabama AlabamaToni Johnson22MontgomerySouth
Alaska AlaskaTeresa GatesAnchorageNorthwest
Arizona ArizonaApryl HettichScottsdaleSouthwest
Arkansas ArkansasKati FishHot SpringsSouth
California CaliforniaJane Olvera[2]23FresnoSouthwest
Colorado ColoradoJanna DurbinGoldenSouthwest
Connecticut ConnecticutAlison BenusisRidgefieldNortheast
Delaware DelawareAnnmarie CorrellHockessinNortheast
Washington, D.C. District of ColumbiaAlena NevesWashington, DCNortheast
Florida FloridaShakeela GajadhaCoral GablesSouth
Georgia (U.S. state) GeorgiaErin Nance 21CalhounSouth
Hawaii HawaiiKelly Ann Hu24HonoluluSouthwest
Idaho IdahoNatalie NukayaIdaho FallsNorthwest
Illinois IllinoisSusie Park25ChicagoMidwest
Indiana IndianaLisa HigginsSouth BendMidwest
Iowa IowaJan HoyerFort MadisonMidwest
Kansas KansasTavia Shackles21ShawneeMidwest
Kentucky KentuckyKaren GibsonKevilSouth
Louisiana LouisianaJennifer Mitchell[3]LeesvilleSouth
Maine MaineJody CuttingWatervilleNortheast
Maryland MarylandMary Ann Cimino20BaltimoreNortheast
Massachusetts MassachusettsStacey Blaine[4]BellinghamNortheast
Michigan MichiganKenya Summer Moore22DetroitMidwest
Minnesota MinnesotaKristi Hennecks[5]AnokaMidwest
Mississippi MississippiSherry BowlesLambertSouth
Missouri MissouriStephanie NunnMarshfieldMidwest
Montana MontanaKristen Anderson24Columbia FallsNorthwest
Nebraska NebraskaTish GadeLincolnMidwest
Nevada NevadaAlexis Oliver[6]Las VegasSouthwest
New Hampshire New HampshireHeidi Cambra25HampsteadNortheast
New Jersey New JerseyAmy Fissel25Ocean CityNortheast
New Mexico New MexicoDaniela JohnsonAlbuquerqueSouthwest
New York (state) New YorkWendy Marie Mock21LevittownNortheast
North Carolina North CarolinaChrista TysonMonroeSouth
North Dakota North DakotaJennifer Seminary24FargoMidwest
Ohio OhioAndrea PacioneNorth RoyaltonMidwest
Oklahoma OklahomaBrenda CaudleOklahoma CitySouth
Oregon OregonDawn Kennedy[7]Lake OswegoNorthwest
Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaKimmarie JohnsonPittsburghNortheast
Rhode Island Rhode IslandJuli RoachWakefieldNortheast
South Carolina South CarolinaKelli Gosnell22PacoletSouth
South Dakota South DakotaKara Rovere22SturgisMidwest
Tennessee TennesseeCamila Dawn 'Cammy' Gregory26ParisSouth
Texas TexasAngie Sisk[8]21HoustonSouthwest
Utah UtahNatalie Pyper24Salt Lake CitySouthwest
Vermont VermontJodi SicelyBurlingtonNortheast
Virginia VirginiaStephanie Satterfield[9]19VirginiaSouth
Washington (state) WashingtonKandi FletcherLongviewNorthwest
West Virginia West VirginiaJennifer JohnsonHuntingtonSouth
Wisconsin WisconsinHeather Hanson20Madison/CascadeMidwest
Wyoming WyomingLeissann Marie StolzCheyenneNorthwest

Contestant notes

State notes

  • This was the first year that Kimberly Greenwood, Miss Tennessee USA 1989, directed the Miss Tennessee USA pageant.[10] She remains the director for Tennessee, and also for Georgia, and has produced two Miss USA winners.

Judges

References

  1. ↑ The groups in the table are based on the parade of states segment in the show.
  2. ↑ "Fresno entrant named Miss California USA". The Press-Enterprise. 1992-10-25.
  3. ↑ "LSU student to be part of pageant". The Baton Rouge Advocate. 1993-02-19.
  4. ↑ McDonald, Carol (1992-11-30). "6th time a winner for pageant contestant". Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
  5. ↑ Freeborn, Dan (1992-11-19). "She's got her cap set for an education // `No. 1 priority is school,' says Miss Minnesota USA". Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities Mpls.-St. Paul.
  6. ↑ McCabe, George (1992-02-13). "Miss Nevada USA says her age may help in first big pageant". The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  7. ↑ "Dawn Kennedy captures Miss Oregon USA title". Portland Oregonian. 1992-12-24.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (1992-07-22). "Miss Texas USA named". Houston Chronicle.
  9. ↑ "Stephanie Satterfield Miss Virginia USA". The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star. 1993-01-27.
  10. ↑ "Kimberly Payne Greenwood named as Miss Tennessee USA Director". Business Wire. 1992-05-28.
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