Miss America 1996

Miss America 1996
Date	September 16, 1995
Presenters	Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Shawntel Smith Oklahoma
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Miss America 1996, the 69th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 16, 1995 and was televised by the NBC Network.

Results[]

Placements[]

Awards[]

Preliminary awards[]

Quality of Life awards[]

Non-finalist awards[]

Other awards[]

Delegates[]

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Leigh Sherer	Jasper	22	Piano/Vocal "Medley from Carmen"	Top 10
Alaska	Stacey Storey	Eagle River	17	Lyrical Dance "The Letting Go"			Miss Alaska USA 2003
Arizona	Cara Jackson	Chandler	22	Vocal "All Is Fair In Love"			Miss Arizona USA 1999
Arkansas	Paula Gaye Montgomary	Cabot	22	Vocal "Cant Help Loving That Man"	2nd runner-up		Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1991
California	Tiffany Stoker	Clovis	21	Vocal "Think of Me"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	America's Junior Miss 1992
Colorado	Amy Ciccolella	Monument	21	Popular Vocal/Puppetry "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
Connecticut	Amy Zappone	Wolcott	18	Dance "Dancin' Fool" from Copacabana
Delaware	Michelle Harris	Newark	24	Vocal "I Will Always Love You"		Bert Perks Talent Award
Florida	Kristin Ludecke	Eustis	19	Classical Vocal "O Luce di Quest'anima" from Linda di Chamounix			Miss Florida USA 2000
Georgia	Rachel English	Thomaston	21	Tap Dance "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"			Georgia's Junior Miss 1991
Hawaii	Traci Toguchi	Honolulu	20	Vocal "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
Idaho	Brooke Gambrell	Boise	22	Fiddle Medley "Blackberry Blossom"		Quality of Life 1st runner-up	Miss Idaho USA 2000
Illinois	Tracy Kathleen Hayes	Wheaton	22	Vocal "Tonight"	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Indiana	Becky Gray	Indianapolis	23	Piano
Iowa	Jennifer Curry	Muscatine	21	Vocal "The Last Man In My Life" from Song and Dance
Kansas	Amy Beth Keller	Great Bend, Kansas	24	Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Kentucky	Kristie Hicks	Bardstown	23	Vocal "Stormy Weather"		Konica Visual Arts Scholarship	Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1989 and 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1989
Louisiana	Karmyn Tyler	Shreveport	20	Classical Vocal "Tu che di gel sei cinta"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Contestant at Miss Oktoberfest 1997 represented Arkansas
Maine	Sharon Pelletier	Madawaska	23	Popular Vocal "At This Moment"
Maryland	Marcia M Griffith	Fort Washington	23	Lyrical Ballet "Somewhere"
Massachusetts	Marcia Turner	Cambridge	21	Piano "Souvenirs d'Andalousie, Op.22" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk	Top 10
Michigan	Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan	Jackson	23	Vocal "Half a Moment" from Jeeves
Minnesota	Paula Knoll	Moorhead	22	Classical Violin "Csárdás"		Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award
Mississippi	Monica Louwerens	Greenville	21	Vocal "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me	Top 10	Rembrandt Award for Mentorship
Missouri	Erin Phillips	Mexico	23	Tap Dance "Gershwin Medley"
Montana	Amanda Granrud	Great Falls	23	Dramatic Reading
Nebraska	Myra Katherine Hale	Lincoln	23	Classical Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
Nevada	Jennifer Joseph-Lier	Wendover	24	Vocal "I Am Changing"		Non-finalist Talent Award
New Hampshire	Stephanie Foisy	Concord	18	Tap Dance "You Do Something to Me"			Mrs. New Hampshire America 2004 under her married name, Stephanie Mills Mother of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2021, Emilee Mills
New Jersey	Dena Querubin	Waterford	23	Classical Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Winner
New Mexico	Vivian Herding	Albuquerque	24	Classical Piano "Bach Medley"
New York	Helen Louise Goldsby	Brooklyn	24	Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
North Carolina	Lisa Bamford	Raleigh	21	Classical Piano "Totentanz"		Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award
North Dakota	Kim Cooley	Grand Forks	24	Tap Dance "Luck Be a Lady"
Ohio	Ellen Pasturzak	Portsmouth	23	Vocal "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard
Oklahoma	Shawntel Smith	Muldrow	24	Vocal "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born	Miss America 1996
Oregon	Emily John Orton	Creswell	19	Classical Vocal "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" from Carmen	1st runner-up
Pennsylvania	Linette Mertz	Kutztown	23	Country Vocal "Why Haven't I Heard from You"
Rhode Island	Elizabeth Reilly	North Providence	24	Dance "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle
South Carolina	Amanda Spivey	Boiling Springs	22	Soprano saxophone "The Joy of Life"		Non-finalist Talent Award
South Dakota	Kimberlee McKay	Belle Fourche	22	Flute "Carmen Fantasy"		Dr. David Allman Medical Scholarship
Tennessee	Alison Shumate	Union City	21	Vocal Medley "Crazy for You" & "I Got Rhythm"		Non-finalist Interview Award	Daughter of Miss Tennessee 1967
Texas	Carly Jarmon	Mesquite	19	Vocal "Stand by Your Man"			Miss Teen Texas 1992
File:Flag of Utah (1913-2011).svg Utah	Amanda Moody	Orem	19	Classical Piano "Ballade No. 4"		Preliminary Talent Award Non Finalist Talent Award Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award
Vermont	Jennifer Faucette	Burlington	24	Piano & Violin "Hungarian Dance No. 5"
Virginia	Amber Medlin	Virginia Beach	23	Classical Piano "Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53"
Washington	Amber Hamilton	Auburn	18	Jazz Dance "Last Dance"
West Virginia	Elizabeth McIntyre	Dunbar	24	Clogging "Dance"
Wisconsin	Pamela Lynn Polk	Berlin	22	Vocal "Operator"
Wyoming	Dana Lane	Cheyenne	20	Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu"

Judges[]

• Kristian Alfonso
• Kylene Barker
• Barbara De Angelis
• Jerry Orbach
• Bruce Jenner
• Holly Robinson
• Vera Wang

References[]

External links[]

• Miss America official website