Miss America 1999, the 72nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 19, 1998, on ABC Network. Nicole Johnson of Virginia, who wore an insulin pump at her hip to deal with her diabetes, was crowned by outgoing Miss America Kate Shindle.
Miss Ohio Cheya Watkins, who did not make the top 10, had been the topic of an earlier controversy when the University of Cincinnati denied that she was a freshman there, as she claimed.
Results Placements Final results Contestant Miss America 1999 Virginia - Nicole Johnson 1st runner-up North Carolina - Kelli Bradshaw 2nd runner-up Florida - Lissette Gonzalez 3rd runner-up Missouri - Deborah McDonald 4th runner-up Kentucky - Chera-Lyn Cook Top 10 Alaska - Joslyn Tinker Arkansas - Erin Wheatley District of Columbia - Nicole Messina Indiana - Julianne Hackney Oklahoma - Julie Payne
Judges Tawny Little Nora McAniff Debbi Morgan Nancy O'Dell Picabo Street Stephen Schwartz Ian Ziering
External links Miss America official website
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