| Miss America 1994 | |
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| Date | September 18, 1993 |
| Presenters |
Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner |
Kimberly Clarice Aiken
South Carolina |
Miss America 1994, the 67th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 18, 1993.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1994 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
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Top 5
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
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| Interview |
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Quality of Life awards
| Result | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner |
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Asthma Support Program |
| 1st runner-up |
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Girl Scouts |
| 2nd runner-up |
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Traumatic Brain Injuries |
Judges
Candidates
| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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Alabama
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Kalyn Chapman | 22 | Mobile | Modern Dance, " The River" | Top 10 | First African American to be crowned Miss Alabama | |
Alaska
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Rebecca Nyboer | 22 | Anchorage | Classical Piano, " Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
Arizona
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Amanda Murray | 19 | Yuma | Vocal, "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Quality of Life Winner | ||
Arkansas
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Nicole Bethmann | 24 | Rogers | Vocal, " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Top 10 | ||
California
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Lisa Michelle Duncan | 21 | Tulare | Character Ballet, " Turkey in the Straw" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
Colorado
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Stephanie Irving | 22 | Colorado Springs | Inspirational Vocal | |||
Connecticut
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Kimberly Burgess | 22 | Manchester | Lyrical Dance, " Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | |||
Delaware
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Jennifer Lin Kaczmarczyk | 20 | Hockessin | Popular Vocal, " This Is The Moment" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
Florida
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Nicole Padgett | 21 | Fort Myers | Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover | |||
Georgia
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Kara Martin | 23 | Statesboro | Tap Dance, " Mack the Knife" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1991 |
Hawaii
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Kanoe Aberegg | 24 | Honolulu | Chant & Hula, " Aloha 'Oe" | Top 10 | ||
Idaho
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RoseAnna Boyle | 23 | Twin Falls | Vocal, " Come Rain or Come Shine" | |||
Illinois
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Sara Martin | 20 | Schaumburg | Vocal, " Hello, Young Lovers" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously America's Junior Miss 1990 | |
Indiana
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Dayna Brewer | 22 | New Albany | Vocal, "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel | |||
Iowa
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Nancy Van Meter | 24 | Burlington | Vocal, " Stand by Your Man" | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
Kansas
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Lori Minnix | 24 | Lawrence | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor" by Tchaikovsky | |||
Kentucky
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Tonya Virgin | 24 | Oldtown | Country Vocal, "If I Could Only Be Like You" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
Louisiana
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Catherine Teague | 20 | Shreveport | Vocal, " Listen To My Heart" | |||
Maine
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Josette Huntress | 21 | Limestone | Piano | |||
Maryland
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Renee Cole | 22 | Bowie | Vocal, " The Star-Spangled Banner" | |||
Massachusetts
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Ellen Fitzgerald | 22 | Saugus | Vocal, " Vision of Love" | |||
Michigan
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Stacey Gail Heisler | 23 | Livonia | Violin, " It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | ||
Minnesota
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Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg | 24 | Coon Rapids | Classical Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
Mississippi
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Lenena Holder | 24 | Booneville | Classical Vocal, " Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | Preliminary Talent Award
Non-finalist Talent Award |
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Missouri
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Amber Green | 23 | Steelville | Piano, " Battle Hymn of the Republic" | |||
Montana
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Erica Havig | 19 | Billings | Ballet en Pointe | |||
Nebraska
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Mary Lynn Schnitzler | 23 | Battle Creek | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | |||
Nevada
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Mitzie Cox | 20 | Sparks | Vocal/Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity | |||
New Hampshire
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Tricia Ann-Regan McEachern | 20 | Hampton | Classical Vocal, " Torna a Surriento" | Bernie Wayne Scholarship
Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award |
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New Jersey
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Michele Sexton | 24 | Spring Lake Heights | Classical Vocal, " Vissi d'arte" | Top 10 | ||
New Mexico
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Sharron Melton | 24 | Portales | Vocal, " Stuff Like That There" | |||
New York
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Marcia Cillan | 23 | New York City | Vocal, " I Am Changing" | |||
North Carolina
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Mary Susan Runion | 24 | Wilmington | Tap Dance, " Luck Be a Lady" | |||
North Dakota
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Suzanne Spilde | 24 | Casselton | Vocal, "On a Wonderful Day like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree | |||
Ohio
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Titilayo Adedokun | 20 | Cincinnati | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
Oklahoma
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Elizabeth Moseley | 22 | Norman | Flute, " Dueling Banjos" | |||
Oregon
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Elizabeth Simmons | 23 | Bandon | Vocal, "Someone Else's Story" from Chess | 3rd runner-up | Previously National Sweetheart 1992 | |
Pennsylvania
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Diane Fabiano | 24 | Lansdale | Vocal, "City Lights" | |||
Rhode Island
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Wendy Mello | 22 | Narragansett | Lyrical Ballet, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl | |||
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South Carolina
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Kimberly Clarice Aiken | 18 | Columbia | Vocal, " Summertime" | Winner | First African American to be crowned
Miss South Carolina
Named one of People Magazine's "Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1994 | |
South Dakota
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Angela Casey | 24 | Rapid City | Popular Vocal | Dr. David B Allman Medical Scholarship | ||
Tennessee
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Kathleen Brang | 24 | Greeneville | Popular Vocal, " Dare to Dream" | |||
Texas
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BaShara Chandler | 21 | Garland | Piano, "4th Movement of Sonata in C" by Alberto Ginastera | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
Utah
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Marquessa Glee Bullock | 20 | Providence | Classical Piano, "1st Movement from Concerto No. 1" by Sergei Rachmaninoff | |||
Vermont
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Jacqueline Quirk | 24 | Burlington | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta" from La rondine | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
Virginia
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Nancy Glisson | 22 | Williamsburg | Popular Vocal, " I Will Always Love You" | 4th runner-up | ||
Washington
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Teri Ann Plante | 22 | Normandy Park | Tap Dance | |||
West Virginia
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Cynthia Sims | 22 | Vienna | Vocal, " There! I've Said It Again" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
Wisconsin
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Tania Elizabeth Ziegler | 18 | Fond du Lac | Classical Violin, "Bruch's Concerto No. 1 in G Minor" | Top 10 | ||
Wyoming
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Deborah Maston | 21 | Wheatland | Flute |