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Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the final time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons and Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA 1988.
This was the final time the pageant was held in Wichita, where it had been staged from 1990-1993.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
Map showing placements by state
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Stacey Blaine (Massachusetts)
- Miss Photogenic: Kelly Hu (Hawaii)
- Most Beautiful Eyes: Tavia Shackles (Kansas)
- Best in Swimsuit: Erin Nance (Georgia)
[edit] Historical significance
- Michigan won only three years after Carole Gist won the states first Miss USA title in 1990. Both titleholders are African-American; Gist was the first African-American titleholder.
- Iowa placed for the first time since 1960.
- Pennsylvania placed for the first time since 1989.
- Kansas made the top six for the third year in a row, a record for the state. This occurred over the years that the pageant was held in Wichita.
- 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.
- 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.
[edit] Scores
[edit] Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
| State |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening gown |
Average |
| Alabama |
9.16 |
8.04 |
8.86 |
8.323 |
| Alaska |
8.07 |
7.65 |
7.83 |
7.850 |
| Arizona |
8.80 |
7.95 |
8.49 |
8.413 |
| Arkansas |
9.03 |
8.26 |
8.77 |
8.687 |
| California |
9.29 |
8.85 |
9.12 |
9.087 |
| Colorado |
8.51 |
8.71 |
8.54 |
8.587 |
| Connecticut |
8.89 |
8.58 |
8.49 |
8.653 |
| Delaware |
8.27 |
8.32 |
8.54 |
8.377 |
| District of Columbia |
9.03 |
8.12 |
9.08 |
8.743 |
| Florida |
8.69 |
8.76 |
9.02 |
8.823 |
| Georgia |
9.14 |
9.06 |
9.55 |
9.250 |
| Hawaii |
9.49 |
9.48 |
9.49 |
9.487 |
| Idaho |
8.80 |
8.32 |
8.74 |
8.620 |
| Illinois |
9.04 |
8.43 |
8.62 |
8.697 |
| Indiana |
9.14 |
8.81 |
8.89 |
8.947 |
| Iowa |
8.67 |
8.99 |
9.29 |
8.983 |
| Kansas |
9.33 |
9.09 |
9.17 |
9.197 |
| Kentucky |
8.85 |
8.69 |
8.93 |
8.823 |
| Louisiana |
9.08 |
8.35 |
8.61 |
8.680 |
| Maine |
9.04 |
8.30 |
8.53 |
8.623 |
| Maryland |
8.72 |
8.38 |
8.73 |
8.610 |
| Massachusetts |
8.99 |
8.71 |
8.63 |
8.777 |
| Michigan |
9.48 |
9.53 |
9.47 |
9.493 |
| Minnesota |
8.55 |
8.24 |
8.45 |
8.413 |
| Mississippi |
8.96 |
8.50 |
8.50 |
8.653 |
| Missouri |
8.98 |
8.77 |
8.72 |
8.823 |
| Montana |
8.64 |
7.80 |
8.16 |
8.200 |
| Nebraska |
8.87 |
8.58 |
8.73 |
8.727 |
| Nevada |
8.83 |
8.35 |
8.46 |
8.547 |
| New Hampshire |
9.12 |
8.57 |
8.54 |
8.743 |
| New Jersey |
9.46 |
9.06 |
9.41 |
9.310 |
| New Mexico |
8.56 |
8.53 |
8.71 |
8.600 |
| New York |
9.20 |
9.22 |
8.77 |
9.063 |
| North Carolina |
9.13 |
8.55 |
8.91 |
8.863 |
| North Dakota |
8.88 |
8.41 |
8.33 |
8.540 |
| Ohio |
8.99 |
8.46 |
8.50 |
8.650 |
| Oklahoma |
8.90 |
8.75 |
8.69 |
8.780 |
| Oregon |
8.84 |
8.17 |
8.16 |
8.390 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.23 |
9.33 |
9.51 |
9.357 |
| Rhode Island |
9.02 |
8.25 |
8.60 |
8.623 |
| South Carolina |
8.95 |
9.00 |
8.96 |
8.970 |
| South Dakota |
8.81 |
8.30 |
8.36 |
8.490 |
| Tennessee |
9.36 |
8.95 |
8.80 |
9.037 |
| Texas |
9.12 |
9.09 |
9.01 |
9.073 |
| Utah |
8.50 |
8.59 |
8.61 |
8.567 |
| Vermont |
9.26 |
8.57 |
8.73 |
8.853 |
| Virginia |
8.77 |
8.80 |
8.83 |
8.800 |
| Washington |
8.68 |
8.61 |
8.41 |
8.567 |
| West Virginia |
9.05 |
8.74 |
8.80 |
8.863 |
| Wisconsin |
8.68 |
8.06 |
7.98 |
8.240 |
| Wyoming |
8.64 |
8.00 |
7.92 |
8.187 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalist
- Semi-finalist
|
[edit] Final competition
| Country |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Average |
Finalists |
| Georgia |
9.731 |
9.630 |
9.731 |
9.697 |
9.662 |
| Hawaii |
9.636 |
9.614 |
9.773 |
9.674 |
9.625 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.656 |
9.614 |
9.728 |
9.666 |
9.212 |
| New Jersey |
9.594 |
9.544 |
9.763 |
9.634 |
9.650 |
| Michigan |
9.578 |
9.604 |
9.650 |
9.611 |
9.750 |
| Kansas |
9.661 |
9.545 |
9.623 |
9.610 |
9.872 |
| California |
9.524 |
9.581 |
9.659 |
9.588 |
| Iowa |
9.495 |
9.491 |
9.625 |
9.537 |
| Texas |
9.495 |
9.449 |
9.648 |
9.531 |
| Tennessee |
9.517 |
9.571 |
9.481 |
9.523 |
| South Carolina |
9.501 |
9.467 |
9.468 |
9.479 |
| New York |
9.457 |
9.505 |
9.451 |
9.471 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalists
|
[edit] Delegates
The Miss USA 1993 delegates were:
[edit] Contestant notes
[edit] State notes
- This was the first year that Kimberly Greenwood, Miss Tennessee USA 1989, directed the Miss Tennessee USA pageant.[9] She remains the director for Tennessee, and also for Georgia, and has produced two Miss USA winners.
[edit] References
- ^ "Fresno entrant named Miss California USA", The Press-Enterprise, 1992-10-25.
- ^ "LSU student to be part of pageant", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1993-02-19.
- ^ McDonald, Carol. "6th time a winner for pageant contestant", Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 1992-11-30.
- ^ Freeborn, Dan. "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, 1992-11-19.
- ^ McCabe, George. "Miss Nevada USA says her age may help in first big pageant", The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1992-02-13.
- ^ "Dawn Kennedy captures Miss Oregon USA title", Portland Oregonian, 1992-12-24.
- ^ Associated Press. "Miss Texas USA named", Houston Chronicle, 1992-07-22.
- ^ "Stephanie Satterfield Miss Virginia USA", The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, 1993-01-27.
- ^ "Kimberly Payne Greenwood named as Miss Tennessee USA Director", Business Wire, 1992-05-28.
[edit] External links
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