Miss America 1986

Miss America 1986
Date	September 14, 1985
Presenters	Gary Collins
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Susan Akin Mississippi

Miss America 1986, the 65th Miss America, pageant, took place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 14, 1985, and was broadcast on NBC Network.

Results

• Miss America 1986 Susan Akin (Miss Mississippi)
• First runner-up: Sherry Thrift (Miss South Carolina)
• Second runner-up: Jonna Fitzgerald (Miss Texas)
• Third runner-up: Honey Castro (Miss Washington)
• Fourth runner-up: Angela Tower (Miss Alabama)
• Top 10 finalists: Laurie Broderick (Miss Indiana), Laurie Keller (Miss Kentucky), Alecia Masalkoski (Miss Michigan), Valerie Faber (Miss New Mexico), Suellen Cochran (Miss Ohio)

Delegates

Alabama - Angela Tower Alaska - Kristina Christopher-Taylor Arizona - Diane Lynn Martin Arkansas - Christi Taunton California - Lisa Davenport Colorado - Linda Trimmer Connecticut - Lorine Guagenti Delaware - Lisa Anne Patrick District of Columbia - Cherie A. Ward Florida - Monica Bruni Farrell Georgia - Samantha Mohr Hawaii - Jeanne Miyamoto Idaho - Nanette South Illinois - Karen Moncrieff Indiana - Laurie Broderick Iowa - Sherri Bowman Kansas - Carolyn Ho Kirgis Kentucky - Laurie Janine Keller Louisiana - Carol Carter Maine - Mary Nightingale Maryland - Jennifer Charlton Massachusetts - Lisa Kleypas Michigan - Alecia Rae Masalkoski Minnesota - Elizabeth Hunter Missouri - Lisa Coverdale Mississippi - Susan Akin

Montana - Julie Culbertson Nebraska - Julie Meusburger Nevada - Sonja Nall New Mexico - Valerie Joy Faber New Hampshire - Tami Brisebois New Jersey - Toni Georgiana New York - Jill Privateer North Carolina - Joni Bena Parker North Dakota - Elizabeth Ann Jaeger Oklahoma - Felicia Ferguson Ohio - Suellen Cochran Oregon - Dana Marie Kocks Pennsylvania - Lea Schiazza Rhode Island - Lori Ann Boucher South Carolina - Sherry Annette Thrift South Dakota - Amy DeHeer Tennessee - Sonya Pleasant Texas - Jonna Fitzgerald Utah - Gina Larsen Vermont - Erica Van Der Linde Virginia - Kimberly Lynn Johnson Washington - Clemencia “Honey” Castro West Virginia - Rebecca Porterfield Wisconsin - Mary Kay Anderson Wyoming - Tamra Jo Dereemer

External links

• Miss America official website