Miss USA 1992 was the 41st Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 7, 1992.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas. Marketic became the fifth Miss USA titleholder from California and also the second Miss California USA to win both the Photogenic award and Miss USA crown, making her state the first one to repeat this feat. She was also the 4th Miss Photogenic to be crowned as Miss USA after winning the award.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton, Miss USA 1970.
This was the third of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita.
Results
Placements
Final results Contestant Miss USA 1992 California – Shannon Marketic 1st Runner-Up Alabama – Candace Brown 2nd Runner-Up South Carolina – Audra Wallace Top 6 Kentucky – Angela Carole Hines Kansas – Kimberlee Girrens Georgia – Jennifer Nell Prodgers Top 11 Arizona – Dannis Tracey Shepherd Texas – Katie Nicole Young Virginia – Brandi Bottorff North Carolina – Tess Elliott Louisiana – Christy Lynn Saylor Special awards Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (Nevada) Miss Photogenic: Shannon Marketic (California) Best State Costume: Heather Christine Gray (Indiana) Best in Swimsuit: Candace Brown (Alabama)
Delegates The Miss USA 1992 delegates were:
Alabama – Candace Brown Alaska – Kelly Quirk Arizona – Dannis Tracey Shepherd Arkansas – Jona Garner California - Shannon Marketic Colorado – Laura Dewild Connecticut – Catherine Sanchez Delaware – Julie Ann Griffith District of Columbia – Wanda Jones Florida – Sharon Belden Georgia – Jennifer Nell Prodgers Hawaii – Heather Elizabeth Hays Idaho – Cheryl Lin Myers Illinois – Leilani Magnussen Indiana – Heather Christine Gray Iowa – Pam Patrick Kansas – Kimberlee Girrens Kentucky – Angela Carole Hines Louisiana – Christy Lynn Saylor Maine – Linda Kiene Maryland – Renee Rebstock Massachusetts – Christine Netishen Michigan – Lainie Lu Howard Minnesota – Amber Rue Mississippi – Tammy Johnson Missouri – Tonya Snodgrass Montana – Joy Estrada Nebraska – Jeanna Margaret Blom Nevada – Alesia Prentiss New Hampshire – Rebecca Lee Lake New Jersey – Kathy Kasprak New Mexico – Charlotte Holland New York – Christine Elizabeth Beachak North Carolina – Tess Elliott North Dakota – Camie Lynn Fladeland Ohio – Courtney Lea Baber Oklahoma – Maya Walker Oregon – Terrie House Pennsylvania – Catherine Weber Rhode Island – Yvette Hernandez South Carolina – Audra Wallace South Dakota – Shawn Christine Frerichs Tennessee – Natalie Ann Bray Texas – Katie Nicole Young Utah – Nichelle Mickelson Vermont – Bonnie Kittredge Virginia – Brandi Bottorff Washington – Stinha McLynne West Virginia – Vickie Myers Wisconsin – Kelly Bright Wyoming – Lisa Postle
Contestant notes Three contestants had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Kimberlee Girrens (Kansas) - Miss Kansas Teen USA 1986 Linda Kiene (Maine) - Miss Maine Teen USA 1986 Renee Rebstock (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1987 Sharon Belden (Florida) later competed as Miss United States in Miss World 1992 and placed as semi-finalist. Maya Walker (Oklahoma) had previously competed at Miss America 1989 as Miss Colorado, where she placed first runner-up. Tess Elliott (North Carolina) was killed seven months later in a freak sky-diving accident. Vickie Myers (West Virginia) was from 2005 to 2006 arrested three times in eighteen months for drunk driving and was found dead in her home in January 2007. No foul play was suspected in her death. Audra Wallace (South Carolina) later was Miss South Carolina World 1993 and competed in Miss World America 1993 and finished as 3rd Runner-Up.
References
External links Official website