Miss USA 1993 was the 42nd Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 19, 1993. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California. Moore became the second Miss USA titleholder from Michigan and the second African-American winner ever. The pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas, for the fourth and last consecutive year, and was hosted by Dick Clark for the final time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons (also for the final time) and Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA 1988.
This was also the last time the State Costume competition took place and would not return until twenty-eight years later in 2021, under a different organization.
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant Miss USA 1993 Michigan – Kenya Moore 1st Runner-Up Georgia – Erin Nance 2nd Runner-Up Kansas – Tavia Shackles Top 6 Hawaii – Kelly Hu New Jersey – Amy Fissel Pennsylvania – Kimmarie Johnson Top 12 California – Jane Olvera Iowa – Jan Hoyer New York – Wendy Mock South Carolina – Kelli Gosnell Tennessee – Cammy Gregory † Texas – Angie Sisk Special awards AwardContestant Miss Congeniality Massachusetts – Stacey Blaine Miss Photogenic Hawaii – Kelly Hu Best State Costume Kansas – Tavia Shackles Most Beautiful Eyes Best in Swimsuit Georgia – Erin Nance
Delegates The Miss USA 1993 delegates were :
State Candidate Age Hometown Regional Group The groups in the table are based on the parade of states segment in the show.AlabamaToni Johnson22MontgomerySouthAlaskaTeresa Gates23AnchorageNorthwestArizonaApryl HettichScottsdaleSouthwestArkansasKati FishHot SpringsSouthCaliforniaJane Olvera23FresnoSouthwestColoradoJanna Durbin21GoldenSouthwestConnecticutAlison BenusisRidgefieldNortheastDelawareAnnmarie CorrellHockessinNortheastDistrict of ColumbiaAlena NevesWashington, DCNortheastFloridaShakeela GajadhaCoral GablesSouthGeorgiaErin Nance21CalhounSouthHawaiiKelly Ann Hu24HonoluluSouthwestIdahoNatalie NukayaIdaho FallsNorthwestIllinoisSusie Park25ChicagoMidwestIndianaLisa HigginsSouth BendMidwestIowaJan Hoyer Fort MadisonMidwestKansasTavia Shackles21ShawneeMidwestKentuckyKaren GibsonKevilSouthLouisianaJennifer MitchellLeesvilleSouthMaineJody CuttingWatervilleNortheastMarylandMary Ann Cimino20BaltimoreNortheastMassachusettsStacey BlaineBellinghamNortheastMichiganKenya Summer Moore22DetroitMidwestMinnesotaKristi HennecksAnokaMidwestMississippi Sherry BowlesLambertSouthMissouriStephanie Nunn20MarshfieldMidwestMontanaKristen Anderson24Columbia FallsNorthwestNebraskaTish GadeLincolnMidwestNevadaAlexis OliverLas VegasSouthwestNew HampshireHeidi Cambra25HampsteadNortheastNew JerseyAmy Fissel25Ocean CityNortheastNew MexicoDaniela Johnson22AlbuquerqueSouthwestNew YorkWendy Marie Mock21LevittownNortheastNorth CarolinaChrista TysonMonroeSouthNorth DakotaJennifer Seminary24FargoMidwestOhioAndrea PacioneNorth RoyaltonMidwestOklahomaBrenda CaudleOklahoma CitySouthOregonDawn KennedyLake OswegoNorthwestPennsylvaniaKimmarie JohnsonPittsburghNortheastRhode IslandJuli RoachWakefieldNortheastSouth CarolinaKelli Gosnell22PacoletSouthSouth DakotaKara Rovere22SturgisMidwestTennessee Camila 'Cammy' Gregory † 25ParisSouthTexasAngie Sisk26HoustonSouthwestUtahNatalie Pyper24Salt Lake CitySouthwestVermontJodi SicelyBurlingtonNortheastVirginiaStephanie Satterfield19Virginia BeachSouthWashingtonKandi FletcherLongviewNorthwestWest VirginiaJennifer JohnsonHuntingtonSouthWisconsin Heather Hanson20Madison/CascadeMidwestWyomingLeissann Marie StolzCheyenneNorthwest
State notes This was the first year that Kimberly Greenwood, Miss Tennessee USA 1989, directed the Miss Tennessee USA pageant. She remains the director for Tennessee, and also for Georgia, and has produced two Miss USA winners. This was the third out of seven years that introducing the delegates in regions. However, this was the first year that the states and the regions was designated differently from the United States Census Bureau.For example, In that year Texas was in the southwest region, while in 1991, 1992 and according to the Census Bureau, Texas was in the south region, etc) (See List of regions in the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions for more information about the regions.)
References
External links Official website