Miss America 2002, the 75th Miss America pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 22, 2001, on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Katie Harman of Oregon, the first woman representing that state to take the crown.

It was originally scheduled for September 15, 2001, but the September 11 attacks where the pageant activities were already took place, the delegates spent a weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they participated in a parade and attended a reception and did some sightseeing. During their first week in Atlantic City, Miss America Organization organizers proposed a plan that the cancelling of the traditional pageant-eve parade, it was decided to hold the pageant as intended. The contestants themselves voted 2–1 to continue with the competition.

Results

Placements Placement Contestant Miss America 2002 – Katie Harman1st Runner-Up – Abbie Lynne Rabine2nd Runner-Up – Stephanie Culberson3rd Runner-Up – Marshawn Evans4th Runner-Up – Andrea PlummerTop 10 – Jessie Ward – Kelly Gaudet – Stacey Essbaggers – Jaclyn Hunt – Danae DeMasiTop 20 – Stephanie Baldwin – Allison Hatcher – Kelly Glorioso – Becky Pruett – Jennifer Ann Hover – Christina Foehlinger – Kaci Hundley – Rosalyn Menon – Jeanna Raney – Stacy James

Awards Awards Contestant Gown West Virginia - Danae DeMasi Tennessee - Stephanie Culberson Florida - Kelly Gaudet Interview Massachusetts - Abbie Lynne Rabine District of Columbia - Marshawn Evans Pennsylvania - Rosalyn Menon Lifestyle and Fitness Georgia - Emily Foster Massachusetts - Abbie Lynne Rabine Tennessee - Stephanie Culberson Talent Oregon - Katie Harman District of Columbia - Marshawn Evans Mississippi - Becky Pruett

Quality of Life award Results Contestant Platform Winner Utah - Jaclyn Hunt Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation 1st runner-up Maryland - Kelly Glorioso Assistance Dogs for the Disabled 2nd runner-up Mississippi - Becky Pruett Tobacco Education and Awareness for Minors

Delegates

State Name Hometown Age1 Talent Placement Awards Notes Alabama Kelly Jones Birmingham 24 Classical Piano, "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor" Alaska Eugenia Primis Eagle River 20 Classical Cello, "Allegro Appassionata" Arizona Kapri Rose Gilbert 19 Fiddle, "Orange Blossom Special" Arkansas Jessie Ward Prescott 21 Tap Dance, Michael Jackson Medley Top 10 California Stephanie Baldwin Fullerton 23 Vocal, "Time to Say Goodbye" Top 20 Colorado Kelly Lynn McKee Parker 22 Lyrical Dance, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde Connecticut Marissa Perez Meriden 23 Vocal, "This Time Around" Delaware Erin Cooper Wyoming 22 Lyrical Ballet, "Book of Days" District of Columbia Marshawn Evans Arlington, VA 22 Rhythmic Dance Twirl, "I Will Survive" 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Interview Later a contestant in season 4 of The Apprentice Florida Kelly Gaudet Miami 22 Lyrical Dance, "It's Time" Top 10 Preliminary Gown Miss Florida Teen USA 1996 Georgia Emily Foster Cornelia 23 Piano, "Majesty" Preliminary Swimsuit Hawaii Denby Dung Honolulu 23 Soprano Saxophone, "G-Bop" Idaho Christi Weible Eagle 22 Dramatic Monologue Sister of Miss Idaho USA 2004 Kimberly Weible Illinois Kristin Castillo Macomb 18 Classical Violin, "Praeludium & Allegro" Indiana Allison Hatcher Evansville 24 Classical Piano, "Prelude in G Minor" Top 20 Iowa Erin Smith Bettendorf 20 Piano, "Khachaturian's Toccata" Kansas Kimberlee Grice Ulysees 23 Vocal, "At Last" Kentucky Monica Hardin Louisville 20 Vocal, "If You Believe" from The Wiz Louisiana Kati Guyton Bossier City 23 Classical Vocal, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime Maine Meranda Hafford Washburn 20 Vocal, "Next Time I Love" Maryland Kelly Glorioso Hydes 21 Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" Top 20 Quality of Life 1st runner-up Massachusetts Abbie Lynne Rabine Wenham 22 Vocal, "Via Dolorosa" 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Interview Michigan Stacy Essebagers Whitehall 21 Clogging, Medley from Moulin Rouge! Top 10 Minnesota Kari Knuttila Detroit Lakes 21 Classical Piano, "Sonata in B Minor" Mississippi Becky Pruett Hattiesburg 22 Vocal, "Whatever Lola Wants" Top 20 Preliminary Talent, Quality of Life 2nd runner-up Missouri Jennifer Ann Hover Springfield 22 Vocal, Medley "Somewhere" & "Over the Rainbow" Top 20 Montana Kara Svennungsen Shelby 22 Vocal, "On My Own" Nebraska Christina Foehlinger Ralston 21 Baton Twirling, Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Top 20 Nevada Ashley Huff Las Vegas 21 Polynesian Dance, "Welcome to Polynesia" Miss Nevada USA 2003 New Hampshire Katherine Pike Hooksett 24 Vocal, "You Are My Home" from The Scarlet Pimpernel New Jersey Julie Barber Vineland 24 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Do You Wanna Dance" New Mexico Marta Strzyzewski Roswell 23 Classical Piano, "Revolutionary Etude" New York Andrea Plummer New York City 23 Lyrical Ballet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite" 4th runner-up North Carolina Ashley House Dallas 21 Celtic Irish Dance, "Flames of Fire" North Dakota Jillayne Mertens Motley, MN 19 Vocal / Violin, "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow Ohio Natalie Witwer Dublin 19 Piano, "America the Beautiful" Oklahoma Kaci Hundley Enid 21 Vocal, "Crying" Top 20 Oregon Katie Harman Gresham 20 Classical Vocal, "O Mio Babbino Caro" Winner Preliminary Talent Pennsylvania Rosalyn Menon Hazleton 22 Classical Piano, "Piano Sonata in C Minor" by Ludwig van Beethoven Top 20 Preliminary Interview Rhode Island Jennifer D'Ambrosio Providence 21 Vocal, "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard South Carolina Jeanna Raney Inman 20 Tap Dance, "Kiss Me" Top 20 South Dakota Alecia Zuehlke Sioux Falls 23 Piano, "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch Tennessee Stephanie Culberson Knoxville 21 Classical Piano, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Gown Miss Tennessee USA 2004 Texas Stacy James Texarkana 22 Character Vocal, "Man of La Mancha" Top 20 Utah Jaclyn Hunt Lehi 22 Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff Top 10 Quality of Life Vermont Amy Marie Johnson Essex Junction 21 Classical Piano, "Impromptu" Virginia Meghan Shanley Virginia Beach 21 Vocal, "Big Time" Washington Breann Parriot Puyallup 23 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, Music from "West Side Story" Miss Washington USA 2003 West Virginia Danae DeMasi Morgantown 21 Ballet en Pointe, "Ravendhi" Top 10 Preliminary Gown Wisconsin Laura Margaret Herriot Princeton 23 Vocal, "Oh, Lady Be Good!" Wyoming Erin Empey Casper 20 Ballet, "Cristofori's Dream" by David Lanz

1 Age as of September 2001

Controversy Following the pageant, the parents of Miss America 2002 wrote an eight-page letter to the pageant's organizers complaining about mistreatment and fraudulent billing.

References

External links Official Results