Miss America 1998

Miss America 1998
Miss America 1998
Date	September 13, 1997
Presenters	John Callahan; Eva LaRue
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Katherine Shindle; Illinois
	← 1997 1999 →

Miss America 1998, the 71st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 13, 1997 and was televised by the ABC Network. ABC replaced NBC as the pageant's television home.

Results[]

Placements[]

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1998	Illinois - Katherine Shindle
1st runner-up	North Carolina - Michelle Warren
2nd runner-up	Mississippi - Myra Barginear
3rd runner-up	Arizona - Stacey Momeyer
4th runner-up	California - Rebekah Keller
Top 10	Florida - Christy Neuman Hawaii - Erika Kauffman Louisiana - Mette Boving North Dakota - Roxana Saberi* Oregon - Tamara Ann Finch

* Finalist Roxana Saberi entered the journalism field and made international headlines in 2009 when she was imprisoned in Iran on charges of espionage; she was subsequently released.^[1]

Awards[]

Preliminary awards[]

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	California - Rebekah Keller Hawaii - Erika Kauffman New Jersey - Kathy Nejat
Talent	Florida - Christy Neuman Illinois - Katherine Shindle North Carolina - Michelle Warren

Non-finalist awards[]

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Connecticut - Merissa Starnes Delaware - Alison White Minnesota - Jennifer Ostergaard Nebraska - Kendra Quandt New Jersey - Kathy Nejat Oklahoma - Kelli Masters Rhode Island - Kelly Jo Roarke South Carolina - Janet Lea Powers Utah - Mary McDonough Virginia - Kelli Quick
Interview	Wisconsin - Nicole Locy

Quality of Life awards[]

Results	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Minnesota - Jennifer Ostergaard	Child Abuse Education, Awareness, and Prevention
1st runner-up	Nebraska - Kendra Quandt	-
2nd runner-up	Utah - Mary McDonough	-

Judges[]

References[]

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External links[]

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