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Miss America 1997

Miss America 1997, the 70th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 14, 1996 and televised by the NBC Network. Until the 2019 Pageant, this was the last time that NBC aired the Miss America pageant.

Miss America 1997
DateSeptember 14, 1996
PresentersRegis Philbin
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerTara Dawn Holland
Kansas Kansas
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Results edit

Placements edit

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1997
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Order of announcements edit


Awards edit

Preliminary awards edit

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Quality of Life awards edit

Results Contestant Platform
Winner Hospice: A Special Kind of Caring
1st runner-up -
2nd runner-up -

Other awards edit

Awards Contestant
Albert Marks, Jr. Memorial Fund Interview
Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Scholarship
Non-finalist Interview Award
Non-finalist Talent Award
Waterford Crystal Scholarship

Delegates edit

The Miss America 1997 delegates are:[3]

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
  Alabama Alison McCreary Florence 22 Vocal, "How Great Thou Art" 3rd runner-up Quality of Life Winner
  Alaska Christine Buschur Eagle River 21 Vocal, "Another Op'nin, Another Show" & "I Got Rhythm"
  Arizona Erin Gingrich Yuma 21 Classical Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue"
  Arkansas Melonie McGarrah Rogers 22 Vocal, "I Will Always Love You"
  California Lyndsay Kahler Orange 22 Vocal, "Where Is It Written?" from Yentl
  Colorado Michelle Stanley Littleton 20 Dramatic Monologue from Quilters Non-finalist Talent Award Miss Colorado USA 1998
  Connecticut Stacy Perrone Wolcott 22 Vocal, "This Time Around"
  Delaware Aimée Michelle Voshell Felton 18 Ballet en Pointe, "Return to Innocence"
  Florida Jamie Lynn Bolding Lakeland 22 Lyrical Ballet, "Can You Read My Mind" Non-finalist Talent Award
Non-finalist Interview Award
Albert Marks, Jr. Memorial Fund Interview
  Georgia Shea Olliff Augusta 24 Popular Vocal, "Can You Read My Mind"
  Hawaii Melissa Short Kaaawa 23 Operatic Vocal, "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" from Romeo et Juliette Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Preliminary Talent Award
  Idaho Misty Marriah Esplin Preston 19 Classical Clarinet, "Concertino" by Carl Maria von Weber
  Illinois Tania Joy Gibson Lake Barrington 19 Vocal, "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard
  Indiana Shani Lynn Nielsen New Albany 24 Vocal, "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Scholarship
  Iowa Natasha Ann Courter Davenport 23 Tap Dance, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
  Kansas Tara Dawn Holland Overland Park 23 Operatic Vocal, "Où Va la Jeune Hindoue" from Lakmé Miss America 1997 Quality of Life 1st runner-up
Preliminary Swimsuit Award
  Kentucky Veronica Marie Duka Campbellsville 19 Vocal, "Somewhere" from West Side Story Top 10
  Louisiana Erika Rachael Schwarz Folsom 24 Original Piano Composition, "New Orleans Rhapsody" 1st runner-up Quality of Life 2nd runner-up Entertainment lawyer

Judge for Miss America 2006 pageant

Was "Pageant Coach" on the Miss America 2007 "Pageant School" TV movie

  Maine Sarah Nadeau Portland 20 Classical Vocal, "Addio" from La bohème
  Maryland Susan Alexander Silver Spring 24 Popular Vocal, "Sing Me"
  Massachusetts Lori Flick Boston 24 Interpretive Gymnastics Dance, Prologue from Beauty and the Beast Non-finalist Talent Award
  Michigan Jennifer Lynn Drayton Saginaw 22 Classical Piano, with original accompaniment, "Sonata Appassionata"
  Minnesota Sherry Johnson Owatonna 22 Vocal, "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart"
  Mississippi Kari Litton Pontotoc 23 Vocal, "Cry" Top 10
  Missouri Kimberly Anne Massaro St. Louis 24 Tap Dance, "Favorite Son" from The Will Rogers Follies 4th runner-up
  Montana Aubrey Jo Hiller Missoula 22 Vocal, "All the Things You Are" Miss Montana Teen USA 1992
  Nebraska Rachel White Columbus 20 Vocal, "Via Dolorosa"
  Nevada Annette Albertson Reno 24 Vocal, "Luck Be a Lady"
  New Hampshire Michelle Tolson Manchester 22 Jazz Dance, "Hit Me with a Hot Note" from Sophisticated Ladies
  New Jersey Melanie Joyce Bell Vernon 20 Jazz Dance, "They Can't Take That Away From Me"
  New Mexico Trisha Williams Hobbs 19 Contemporary Gospel Vocal, "He's Always There"
  New York Tammy Harris Williamstown 24 Dance, "O Fortuna"
  North Carolina Jennifer Michelle Roberts Greensboro 21 Tap Dance, "Devil with a Blue Dress On" Non-finalist Talent Award
  North Dakota Stephanie Lee Hamilton Williston 18 Lyrical Dance, "On My Knees"
  Ohio Robyn Hancock Grand Rapids 21 Classical Ballet, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker Non-finalist Talent Award
  Oklahoma Amy Linn Duncan Oklahoma City 23 Dramatic Vocal, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl Non-finalist Talent Award
  Oregon Patricia Regan Leines Medford 24 Operatic Aria, "Chacun le Sait" from La fille du régiment 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Preliminary Talent Award
  Pennsylvania GiGi Gordon Butler 23 Lyrical Dance, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
  Rhode Island Elana Eve Chomiszak Providence 21 Modern Dance, "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
  South Carolina Angela Michelle Hughes Anderson 21 Tap Dance, "Sing, Sing, Sing"
  South Dakota Stephanie Camp Rapid City 20 Vocal, "I Am Changing" from Dreamgirls
  Tennessee Jeni Stephens Memphis 23 Popular Vocal, "Operator"
  Texas Michelle Martinez Dallas 23 Classical Piano, "Chopin's Ballade in G Minor" Top 10
  Utah Nanette Pearson Pleasant Grove 23 Classical Ballet, La Boutique fantasque
  Vermont Nicole Juvan Essex Junction 22 Vocal, "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  Virginia Michelle Kang Fredericksburg 22 Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" Non-finalist Talent Award
  Washington Janet Reasons Port Orchard 22 Semi-Classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from Jeeves
  West Virginia Kari Anne Safford Point Pleasant 23 Vocal, "God Help the Outcasts" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame Non-finalist Talent Award
  Wisconsin Jennifer Streblow Oshkosh 18 Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
  Wyoming Rebecca Darrington Gillette 19 Comedy Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town Waterford Crystal Scholarship

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Curran, John (September 15, 1996). "Miss Kansas Tara Dawn Holland Wins Miss America Pageant". The Associated Press.
  2. ^ "THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT 1996 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on July 6, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Meet Our 1996 Contestants!". Miss America Organization. Archived from the original on July 6, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

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