Miss USA 1992

Miss USA 1992
Date	February 7, 1992
Presenters	Dick Clark, Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton
Venue	Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	11
Winner	Shannon Marketic California
Congeniality	Alesia Prentiss
Photogenic	Shannon Marketic

Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas. Shannon 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 is 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

Map showing placements by state

• Miss USA 1992: Shannon Marketic (California)
• The Runners-up were:
  • 1st Runner-up: Candace Michelle Brown (Alabama)
  • 2nd Runner-up: Audra Yolanda Wallace (South Carolina)

• The other Top Six Finalists were: Kimberlee Girrens (Kansas), Angela Carole Hines (Kentucky) and Jennifer Nell Prodgers (Georgia).

• The remaining Semi-Finalists were (in order of placement): Dannis Tracey Shephard (Arizona), Katie Nicole Young (Texas), Brandi Bottorff (Virginia), Tess Elliott (North Carolina), Christy Lynn Saylor (Louisiana )

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (Nevada)
• Miss Photogenic: Shannon Marketic (California)
• Best State Costume: Heather Christine Gray (Indiana)
• Best in Swimsuit: Candace Michelle Brown (Alabama)

Historical significance

• California continued their tradition of producing one Miss USA winner in every decade. This was California's third top three finish in five years.
• South Carolina finished in the top three for the second time in three years, and Kentucky made the top six for the second time in three years.
• Alabama placed for the second consecutive year, following a ten year period without placement from 1981-1990. This was Alabama's highest placement since 1975, and would not be equalled until 2003.
• North Carolina placed for the second consecutive year, the first time this had happened since 1974-1975.

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

State Interview Swimsuit Evening gown Average Alabama 9.20 8.97 8.81 8.820 Alaska 8.66 7.81 7.74 8.070 Arizona 9.09 8.39 8.81 8.763 Arkansas 8.49 7.94 7.69 8.040 California 9.25 8.48 8.53 8.753 Colorado 8.96 8.23 8.30 8.497 Connecticut 8.48 7.79 8.50 8.257 Delaware 8.82 8.31 8.24 8.457 District of Columbia 7.91 7.81 7.94 7.887 Florida 8.98 8.62 8.16 8.587 Georgia 9.53 9.08 9.10 9.237 Hawaii 9.15 8.26 8.24 8.550 Idaho 8.26 7.61 7.89 7.920 Illinois 8.54 7.56 7.83 7.977 Indiana 8.88 8.58 7.99 8.483 Iowa 8.76 8.13 7.61 8.167 Kansas 9.38 9.26 8.59 9.077 Kentucky 9.69 8.79 9.14 9.207 Louisiana 9.25 8.25 8.79 8.763 Maine 8.26 7.74 7.94 7.980 Maryland 8.68 7.85 7.77 8.100 Massachusetts 8.85 7.51 7.64 8.000 Michigan 9.06 8.49 7.81 8.453 Minnesota 8.46 8.49 8.10 8.350 Mississippi 8.94 8.51 8.59 8.680 Missouri 8.54 8.05 7.89 8.160 Montana 8.16 7.56 7.26 7.660 Nebraska 8.61 7.75 7.34 7.900 Nevada 8.19 8.26 8.80 8.417 New Hampshire 8.53 8.55 8.24 8.440 New Jersey 8.82 8.24 8.84 8.633 New Mexico 7.80 8.05 8.49 8.113 New York 8.49 8.03 8.13 8.217 North Carolina 8.73 8.80 9.03 8.853 North Dakota 8.50 8.33 8.24 8.357 Ohio 9.11 8.17 8.14 8.473 Oklahoma 8.67 8.32 8.03 8.340 Oregon 8.37 7.29 7.51 7.723 Pennsylvania 8.74 7.89 8.07 8.233 Rhode Island 8.13 7.92 7.60 7.883 South Carolina 9.05 9.04 9.10 9.063 South Dakota 8.29 7.38 7.46 7.713 Tennessee 8.95 7.94 7.74 8.210 Texas 9.36 9.34 9.34 9.347 Utah 8.24 8.04 7.54 7.940 Vermont 8.49 7.34 7.27 7.700 Virginia 8.89 9.18 8.54 8.870 Washington 8.66 7.78 7.81 8.083 West Virginia 8.72 8.18 7.60 8.167 Wisconsin 8.53 7.85 7.71 8.030 Wyoming 8.59 8.06 8.09 8.247

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalist      Semi-finalist

Final competition

Country Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Finalists California 9.629 9.350 9.421 9.466 9.586 Alabama 9.543 9.479 9.543 9.521 9.571 South Carolina 9.471 9.400 9.486 9.452 9.729 Kentucky 9.479 9.463 9.371 9.437 9.257 Kansas 9.314 9.469 9.487 9.423 9.186 Georgia 9.671 9.473 9.671 9.605 9.143 Arizona 9.280 9.236 9.486 9.334 Texas 9.297 9.271 9.417 9.328 Virginia 9.164 9.243 9.350 9.252 North Carolina 9.257 9.057 9.357 9.233 Louisiana 9.029 9.136 9.286 9.150

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalists

Delegates

The Miss USA 1992 delegates were:

Alabama - Candace Michelle Brown Alaska - Kelly Kathleen Quirk Arizona - Dannis Shepard 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 Prodgers Hawaii - Heather Hayes Idaho - Cheryl Myers Illinois - Leilani Magnusson Indiana - Heather Gray Iowa - Pamela Patrick Kansas - Kimberlee Girrens Kentucky - Angela Hines Louisiana - Christy 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 Lake New Jersey - Kathy Kasprak New Mexico - Charlotte Netherlands New York - Christine Beachak North Carolina - Tess Elliot North Dakota - Camie Fladeland Ohio - Courtney Baber Oklahoma - Maya Walker Oregon - Terrie House Pennsylvania - Catherine Weber Rhode Island - Yvette Hernandez South Carolina - Audra Wallace South Dakota - Shawn Fredrichs Tennessee - Natalie Bray Texas - Katie Young Utah - Michelle Mickelson Vermont - Bonnie Kittredge Virginia - Brandi Bottorff Washington - Stina McLynne West Virginia - Vicki 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.^[1]
• 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.^[2][3] No foul play was suspected in her death.

Judges

• Mickey Gilley
• Chantal Cloutier
• David Marlow
• Laura Harring
• Toller Cranston
• Paula McClure
• Paul Rodriguez
• Kimberly Russell

Steve DeBerg

References

1. ^ "1992 Miss North Carolina USA Killed in Skydiving Accident". The Associated Press. 1992-09-22. 
2. ^ Wise, Kris (2006-10-11). "Beauty queen faces DUIs". Charleston Gazette. 
3. ^ "Former Miss W.Va. USA found dead in her home". Associated Press. 2007-01-29. 

External links

• Official website