Miss America 1992

Miss America 1992
Miss America 1992
Date	September 14, 1991
Presenters	Regis Philbin; Kathie Lee Gifford
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Carolyn Suzanne Sapp; Hawaii
	← 1991 1993 →

Miss America 1992, the 65th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 14, 1991.^[1]

Carolyn Suzanne Sapp became the first Miss Hawaii to win the crown.

Results[edit]

Placements[edit]

Placements	Contestant
Miss America 1992	Hawaii – Carolyn Suzanne Sapp
1st Runner-Up	New York – Marisol Montalvo
2nd Runner-Up	Missouri – Soncee Brown
3rd Runner-Up	Iowa – Lisa Somodi
4th Runner-Up	Mississippi – Mary Allison Hurdle
Top 10	Kansas – Robbin Lee Wasson Louisiana – Christi Page North Carolina – Jennifer Vaden Smith Texas – Rhonda Rene Morrison Washington – So-young Kwon

Order of announcements[edit]

Top 10[edit]

Missouri
Mississippi
Washington
Texas
New York
Kansas
Louisiana
North Carolina
Iowa
Hawaii

Top 5[edit]

Missouri
Mississippi
New York
Iowa
Hawaii

Awards[edit]

Preliminary awards[edit]

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Hawaii - Carolyn Suzanne Sapp Louisiana - Christi Page Utah - Elizabeth Anne Johnson
Talent	Iowa - Lisa Somodi Maryland - Debra Renea Fries New York - Marisol Montalvo

Non-finalist awards[edit]

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Florida - Mary Ann Olson Illinois - Cheryl Lynn Majercik Maryland - Debra Renea Fries Massachusetts - Melissa Anne Bloemker Michigan - Sandra Kay Metiva Montana - Jeni Ramseth Nebraska - Vicki Linn Train Pennsylvania - Linda O'Boyle Virginia - Sheri Huffman
Interview	West Virginia - Leah Lasker

Quality of Life awards[edit]

Result	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Illinois - Cheryl Lynn Majercik	AIDS Hospice Service
1st runner-up	Oklahoma - Gina-Lynne Smith	Environmental Awareness
2nd runner-up	Pennsylvania - Linda O'Boyle	Volunteer Work with the Elderly

Judges[edit]

Pierre Cossette
Paul Sorvino
Marilyn Van Derbur
Patrick Wayne
Mortimer Zuckerman
Kathleen Battle
Lee Meriwether (replaced Delta Burke, who was ill)

Candidates[edit]


State	Name	Age	Hometown	Talent	Placement	Special Awards	Notes
Alabama	Wendy Neuendorf	22	Birmingham	Vocal Comedy, "They Can't Take That Away From Me"			Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1986
Alaska	Beth Gustafson	20	Palmer	Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue"		Natural White's Smile of Confidence Scholarship
Arizona	Darsi Turner	22	Yuma	Ballet, "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles
Arkansas	Heather Hunnicutt	22	Fayetteville	Vocal, "Born To Be Blue"			Daughter of Miss Arkansas 1960, Claudette Smith
California	Paige Adams	22	Hemet	Vocal, "Some Day My Prince Will Come"			Previously Alaska's Junior Miss 1986 Judged the Miss America 2008 pageant
Colorado	Colleen Walker	21	Pueblo	Vocal, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera
Connecticut	Stephanie Stiefel	26	West Haven	Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'"
Delaware	Beth Ann Jones	22	Wilmington	Vocal Medley
Florida	Mary Ann Olson	24	Sarasota	Vocal, "Where the Boys Are"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Georgia	Kimberly Hardee	20	Lilburn	Vocal selections from The Phantom of the Opera			Reality TV pageant coach on Lifetime's Kim of Queens
Hawaii	Carolyn Suzanne Sapp	24	Honolulu	Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'"	Winner	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Previously National Sweetheart 1990
Idaho	Sarah Louise Benson	18	Nampa	Classical Piano
Illinois	Cheryl Majercik	26	Niles	Classical Vocal, "O Mio Babbino Caro"		Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Winner
Indiana	Kari Hipsher	23	Wabash	Ballet en Pointe
Iowa	Lisa Somodi	23	Muscatine	Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
Kansas	Robbin Lee Wasson	21	Lenexa	Vocal Medley, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" & "It's a Miracle"	Top 10
Kentucky	Sheri Plambeck	23	Lexington	Tap Dance, "The Joint Is Jumpin'"
Louisiana	Christi Page	21	Ruston	Piano/Vocal, "Great Balls of Fire"	Top 10	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Maine	Dorie Noble	25	South Portland	Comedic Monologue, "Yma Dream" by Thomas Meehan
Maryland	Debra Renea Fries	26	Waldorf	Baton Twirling, "Hooked on America"		Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award
Massachusetts	Melissa Bloemker	20	East Boston	Harp, "Tango & Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances" by Carlos Salzedo		Non-finalist Talent Award
Michigan	Sandra Kay Metiva	25	Saginaw	Vocal, "Amazing Grace"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Minnesota	Julie Richardson	24	Fridley	Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
Mississippi	Mary Allison Hurdle	24	Holly Springs	Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine	4th runner-up
Missouri	Soncee Brown	24	Springfield	Vocal/Piano, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!	2nd runner-up
Montana	Jenni Ramseth	18	Billings	Classical Piano, Variations sérieuses by Felix Mendelssohn		Non-finalist Talent Award
Nebraska	Vicki Linn Train	24	North Platte	Piano, "Prelude" from Pour le piano		Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist
Nevada	Malia Winn	17	Minden	Interpretive Ballet, music from Somewhere in Time
New Hampshire	Deborah Jean Howard	24	Concord	Vocal, "The Glory of Love"
New Jersey	Amy Fissel	24	Ocean City	Comedic Monologue, "Mountaineer's Motorcycle"			Later Miss New Jersey USA 1993 Top 6 at Miss USA 1993
New Mexico	Bekki Shipley	20	Tucumcari	Flute & Piccolo
New York	Marisol Montalvo	23	Holbrook	Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot	1st runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
North Carolina	Jennifer Smith	22	Mount Airy	Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves	Top 10
North Dakota	VanNessa Straub	24	Fargo	Piano, Warsaw Concerto
Ohio	Renee Autherson	21	Newark	Vocal/Tap Dance, "Fabulous Feet" from The Tap Dance Kid
Oklahoma	Gina Lynne Smith	21	Stillwater	Vocal Medley, "Somewhere"		Quality of Life 1st runner-up
Oregon	Carolyn Helen Ladd	24	Corvallis	Vocal, "I Must Be a Star"
Pennsylvania	Linda O'Boyle	23	Dupont	Technique Tap Dance, "Hoofin'"		Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
Rhode Island	Debi Cutler	26	North Providence	Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon"
South Carolina	Ronnetta Hatcher	26	Columbia	Percussion			Later Mrs. South Carolina 2015
South Dakota	Melissa Brown	22	Rapid City	Vocal, "Crazy"
Tennessee	Jill Horn	23	Memphis	Vocal, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"
Texas	Rhonda Morrison	21	Coldspring	Vocal, "My Funny Valentine"	Top 10
Utah	Elizabeth Anne Johnson	21	Orem	Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsodies"		Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 1990 Mother of Miss Utah 2018, Jesse Craig
Vermont	Tina Ostrowski	21	Bellows Falls	Vocal, "I've Got a Crush on You"
Virginia	Sheri Huffman	23	Lynchburg	Vocal, "If I Can Dream"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington	SoYoung Kwon	22	Olympia	Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz"	Top 10
West Virginia	Leah Lasker	23	Bluefield	Tap Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity		Non-finalist Interview Award
Wisconsin	Brenda Jo Haines	19	Arcadia	Jazz Clarinet
Wyoming	Laurie Briggs	23	Cheyenne	Jazz Tap Dance