Miss USA 1996 was the 45th Miss USA pageant, held at South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Ali Landry of Louisiana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shanna Moakler of New York. Landry had previously won the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title and placed seventh at Miss Teen USA 1990.
The pageant was held on South Padre Island for the third and final time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the third time, and Maty Monfort offered colour commentary. Aaron Neville provided entertainment during the competition.
This was also the first year that the Miss Universe Organization opened a website dedicated to the pageant, and the first time they instituted an internet vote to choose the winner of the Miss Photogenic award.
Results
Placements
Final resultsContestant Miss USA 1996 Louisiana – Ali Landry 1st Runner-Up Kansas – Danielle Boatwright 2nd Runner-Up Tennessee – Becca Lee Top 6 Oklahoma – Heather Crickard Michigan – Natasha Bell North Dakota – Juliette Spier Top 10 Utah – Tracy Kennick Indiana – Holly Roehl Texas – Kara Williams Illinois – Bernadette Przybycien
Special awards Miss Congeniality - Ku'ualoha Taylor (Miss Hawaii USA) Miss Photogenic - Ali Landry (Miss Louisiana USA) Finesse Style Award - Becca Lee (Miss Tennessee USA) Best in Swimsuit: - Danielle Boatwright (Miss Kansas USA)
Scores
Preliminary scores The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.
State Average Alabama 8.96 Alaska 8.35 Arizona 8.35 Arkansas 8.75 California8.74 Colorado 8.49 Connecticut 8.97 Delaware8.36 District of Columbia8.96 Florida 8.88 Georgia 8.93 Hawaii 8.78 Idaho 8.52 Illinois 9.04 Indiana 9.17 Iowa 8.73 Kansas9.47 Kentucky 8.61Louisiana9.18 Maine 8.51 Maryland 8.77 Massachusetts 8.86Michigan 9.08 Minnesota 8.85 Mississippi 8.20 Missouri 8.47 Montana 8.41 Nebraska 8.85 Nevada 8.67 New Hampshire 8.44 New Jersey8.68 New Mexico 8.84 New York 8.91 North Carolina 8.83North Dakota9.07 Ohio 8.56 Oklahoma 9.08 Oregon 8.78 Pennsylvania 8.93 Rhode Island 8.63 South Carolina8.73 South Dakota 8.37Tennessee 9.19 Texas 8.98 Utah 9.07 Vermont 8.50 Virginia8.98 Washington 8.60 West Virginia 8.55 Wisconsin 8.55 Wyoming 8.60
Winner First runner-up Second runner-up Top 6 Finalist Top 10 Semifinalist
Semifinal scores
State Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average FinalsLouisiana 9.518 (2) 9.591 (6) 9.766 (4) 9.625 (2)9.825 (1) Kansas9.741 (1) 9.839 (1) 9.824 (2) 9.801 (1) 9.800 (3)Tennessee9.391 (9) 9.611 (5) 9.836 (1) 9.613 (3) 9.813 (2)Oklahoma 9.419 (7) 9.501 (8)9.776 (3) 9.565 (5) 9.668 (4)Michigan 9.424 (6) 9.619 (4) 9.506 (10) 9.516 (6)9.634 (5)North Dakota 9.474 (4) 9.694 (2) 9.666 (5) 9.611 (4) 9.630 (6) Utah9.431 (5)9.536 (7) 9.580 (7)9.515 (7) Indiana9.511 (3) 9.647 (3)9.502 (8) 9.493 (8) Texas9.391 (9) 9.494 (9) 9.585 (6) 9.490 (9) Illinois9.405 (8) 9.450 (10) 9.536 (9) 9.464 (10)
Winner First runner-up Second runner-up Top 6 Finalist
Delegates The Miss USA 1996 delegates were:
Alabama – Benita Brooks Alaska – Janelle Lynn Canady Arizona – Christina Novak Arkansas – Tiffany Parks California – Shauna Lyn Searles Colorado – Suesan Rajebi Connecticut – Wanda Gonzales Delaware – Star Behl District of Columbia – La Chanda Jenkins Florida – Idalmis Vidal Georgia – Jenny Craig Hawaii – Ku'ualoha Taylor Idaho – Tracy Yarbrough Illinois – Bernadette Przybycien Indiana – Holly Roehl Iowa – Jill Simon Kansas – Danielle Boatwright Kentucky – Lorie West Louisiana – Ali Landry Maine – Julann Vadnais Maryland – Michele Michael Massachusetts – Jacquelyn Doucette Michigan – Natasha Bell Minnesota – Karin Smith Mississippi – Caroline Ramagos Missouri – Aimee Rinehart Montana – Tanya Pogatchnik Nebraska – Kerry Lynn Kemper Nevada – Alisa Castillo New Hampshire – Julie Minta Gleneck New Jersey – Christina Augustyn New Mexico – Layla Linn New York – Keelin Curnuck North Carolina – Jessica Lee McMinn North Dakota – Juliette Spier Ohio – Melissa Boyd Oklahoma – Heather Crickard Oregon – Jill Chartier Pennsylvania – Susan Barnett Rhode Island – Karen Bradley South Carolina – Lysa Jackson South Dakota – Caresa Winters Tennessee – Becca Lee Texas – Kara Williams Utah – Tracy Kennick Vermont – Nancy Anne Roberts Virginia – Danielle Connors Washington – Staci Baldwin West Virginia – Regina Fisher Wisconsin – Mary Jo Stoker Wyoming – Kellee Kattleman
Crossovers Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants.
Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were: Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah Teen USA 1989 Ali Landry (Louisiana) - Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1990) Holly Roehl (Indiana) - Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990 (Second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1990) Susan Barnett (Pennsylvania) - Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1990 (Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1990) Kara Williams (Texas) - Miss Texas Teen USA 1991 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1991) Juliette Spier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992 Danielle Boatwright (Kansas) - Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992 (Second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1992) Jill Chartier (Oregon) - Miss Oregon Teen USA 1993 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1993) Tiffany Parks (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1993
Delegate who had previously held a Miss America state title: Tracy Yarbrough (Idaho) - Miss Idaho 1994
Delegate who previously held a Miss USA state title: Shauna Searles (California) took over the title of Miss California USA 1992 after Shannon Marketic was crowned Miss USA 1992.
Judges C.C.H. Pounder Patrick Warburton Debbie Fields Frankie Liles Donna Sheen Ricky Martin Jeff Feringa Matt Whiteside Irene Bedard Eddie Rabbitt
See also Miss Universe 1996 Miss Teen USA 1996
References
External links Miss USA official website