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Miss America 2002 Date September 22, 2001 Presenters Tony Danza Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Broadcaster ABC Winner Katie Harman
OregonMiss America 2002, the 81st Miss America, pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 22, 2001 on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Katie Harman of Oregon.[1]
Prior to the competition, the delegates spent a weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they participated in a parade and attended a reception and did some sightseeing.[2] During their first week in Atlantic City, the September 11 attacks occurred, but despite the cancelling of the traditional pageant-eve parade, it was decided to hold the pageant as intended.[3] The contestants themselves voted 2-1 to continue with the competition.[4]
Contents
Results
Placements
- Miss America 2002: Katie Harman (Miss Oregon)
- First runner-up: Abbie Rabine (Miss Massachusetts)
- Second runner-up: Stephanie Culberson (Miss Tennessee)
- Third runner-up: Marshawn Evans (Miss District of Columbia)
- Fourth runner-up: Andrea Plummer (Miss New York)
- Top 10: Jessie Ward (Miss Arkansas), Kelly Gaudet (Miss Florida), Stacey Essbaggers (Miss Michigan), Jaclyn Hunt (Miss Utah), Danae DeMasi (Miss West Virginia)
- Top 20: Stephanie Baldwin (Miss California), Allison Hatcher (Miss Indiana), Kelly Glorioso (Miss Maryland), Becky Pruett (Miss Mississippi), Jennifer Ann Hover (Miss Missouri), Christina Foehlinger (Miss Nebraska), Kaci Hundley (Miss Oklahoma), Rosalyn Menon (Miss Pennsylvania), Jeanna Raney (Miss South Carolina), Stacy James (Miss Texas)
Awards
- Talent: Katie Harmon (Miss Oregon), Marshawn Evans (Miss District of Columbia), Becky Pruett (Miss Mississippi)
- Swimsuit: Emily Foster (Miss Georgia), Abbie Rabine (Miss Massachusetts), Stephanie Culberson (Miss Tennessee)
- Gown: Danae DeMasi (Miss West Virginia), Stephanie Culberson (Miss Tennessee), Kelly Gaudet (Miss Florida)
- Interview: Abbie Rabine (Miss Massachusetts), Marshawn Evans (Miss District of Columbia), Rosalyn Menon (Miss Pennsylvania)
- Quality of Life
- Winner: Jacklyn Hunt (Miss Utah)
- Runners-up: Kelly Glorioso (Miss Maryland), Becky Pruett (Miss Mississippi)
Delegates
The Miss America 2002 delegates were:
State Name Hometown Age1 Talent Placement Special awards Notes Alabama Kelly Jones Birmingham, AL 24 Classical Piano Alaska Eugenia Primis Eagle River, AK 20 Classical Cello Arizona Kapri Rose Gilbert, AZ 19 Violin/Fiddle Arkansas Jessie Ward Prescott, AR 21 Tap Dance Top 10 California Stephanie Baldwin Fullerton, CA 23 Vocal Top 20 Colorado Kelly Lynn McKee Parker, CO 22 Lyrical Dance Connecticut Marissa Perez Meriden, CT 23 Vocal Delaware Erin Cooper Wyoming, DE 22 Lyrical Ballet District of Columbia Marshawn Evans Arlington, VA 22 Rhythmic Dance Twirl 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Interview Florida Kelly Gaudet Miami, FL 22 Lyrical Dance Top 10 Preliminary Gown Former Miss Florida Teen USA 1995 Georgia Emily Foster Cornelia, GA 23 Piano Preliminary Swimsuit Hawaii Denby Dung Honolulu, HI 23 Soprano Saxophone Idaho Christi Weible Eagle 22 Dramatic Monologue Sister of Kimberly Weible, Miss Idaho USA 2004 Illinois Kristin Castillo Macomb, IL 18 Classical Violin Indiana Allison Hatcher Evansville, IN 24 Classical Piano Top 20 Iowa Erin Smith Bettendorf, IA 20 Piano Kansas Kimberlee Grice Ulysees, KS 23 Vocal Kentucky Monica Hardin Louisville, KY 20 Vocal Louisiana Kati Guyton Bossier City, LA 23 Classical Vocal Maine Meranda Hafford Washburn, ME 20 Vocal Maryland Kelly Glorioso Hydes, MD 21 Vocal Top 20 Quality of Life 1st runner-up Massachusetts Abbey Rabine Wenham, MA 22 Vocal 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Interview Michigan Stacy Essebagers Whitehall, MI 21 Clogging Top 10 Minnesota Kari Knuttila Detroit Lakes, MN 21 Classical Piano Mississippi Becky Pruett Hattiesburg, MS 22 Vocal Top 20 Preliminary Talent, Quality of Life 2nd runner-up Missouri Jennifer Ann Hover Springfield, MO 22 Vocal Top 20 Montana Kara Svennungsen Shelby, MT 22 Vocal Nebraska Christina Foehlinger Ralston, NE 21 Baton & Dance Top 20 Nevada Ashley Huff Las Vegas, NV 21 Polynesian Dance Later Miss Nevada USA 2003 New Hampshire Katherine Pike Hooksett, NH 24 Vocal New Jersey Julie Barber Vineland, NJ 24 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe New Mexico Marta Strzyzewski Roswell, NM 23 Classical Piano New York Andrea Plummer New York, NY 23 Lyrical Ballet en Pointe 4th runner-up North Carolina Ashley House Dallas 21 Celtic Irish Dance North Dakota Jillayne Mertens Motley, MN 19 Vocal/Violin Ohio Natalie Witwer Dublin, OH 19 Piano Oklahoma Kaci Hundley Enid 21 Vocal Top 20 Oregon Katie Harman Gresham, OR 20 Classical Vocal Winner Preliminary Talent Pennsylvania Rosalyn Menon Hazleton, PA 22 Classical Piano Top 20 Preliminary Interview Rhode Island Jennifer D'Ambrosio Westport, RI 21 Vocal South Carolina Jeanna Raney Inman, SC 20 Tap Dance Top 20 South Dakota Sitania Syravotka Sioux Falls, SD 22 Being Awesome Tennessee Stephanie Culberson Knoxville, TN 21 Classical Piano 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Gown Later Miss Tennessee USA 2004 Texas Stacy James Texarkana, TX 22 Character Vocal Top 20 Utah Jacklyn Hunt Lehi, UT 22 Classical Piano Top 10 Quality of Life winner Vermont Amy Marie Johnson Essex Junction, VT 21 Classical Piano Virginia Meghan Shanley Virginia Beach, VA 21 Vocal Washington Breann Parriot Puyallup, WA 23 Contemporary Ballet en Pointe Later Miss Washington USA 2003 West Virginia Danae DeMasi Morgantown, WV 21 Ballet en Pointe Top 10 Preliminary Gown Wisconsin Laura Herriot Princeton, WI 23 Vocal Wyoming Erin Empey Casper, WY 20 Ballet 1 Age as of September 2001
References
- ^ John Curran (2001-09-22). "Oregon Wins Miss America Crown". Associated Press.
- ^ Ron Todt (2001-09-07). "Miss America contestants arrive for weekend in Philly". Associated Press.
- ^ John Curran (2001-09-14). "Miss America cancels traditional pre-pageant parade, citing security". Associated Press.
- ^ John Curran (2001-09-18). "Miss America Pageant will go on as scheduled Saturday; contestants voted 2-1 against canceling". Associated Press.
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