Miss America 2000

Miss America 2000
Date	September 18, 1999
Presenters	Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Heather French Kentucky

Miss America 2000, the 79th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 18, 1999 on ABC Network.

Results

• Miss America 2000: Heather French (Miss Kentucky)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Jade Smalls (Miss Illinois)
  • 2nd runner-up: Susan Spafford (Miss Pennsylvania)
  • 3rd runner-up: Keri Schrader (Miss Maryland)
  • 4th runner-up: Yanci Yarbrough (Miss Texas)
• Top 10 finalists: Julie Smith (Miss Alabama), Brandy Rhodes (Miss Arkansas), Sylvia Gomes (Miss Connecticut), Victoria Andrews Paige (Miss New Jersey), Mary-Louise Kurey (Miss Wisconsin)

Awards

Quality of Life awards

• Winner: Brandee Helbick (Miss New Hampshire)
• 1st runner-up: Heather French (Miss Kentucky)

Preliminary awards

• Talent: Julie Lawrence (Miss Louisiana), Crystal Lewis (Miss Virginia), Mary-Louise Kurey (Miss Wisconsin)
• Swimsuit: Heather French (Miss Kentucky), Gina Giacinto (Miss Nevada), Karen Lindsay (Miss Rhode Island)

Non-finalist awards

• Talent: MaryAnne Sapio (Miss California), Toyia Taylor (Miss District of Columbia), Osjha Anderson (Miss Georgia), Jennifer Caudle (Miss Iowa), Julie Lawrence (Miss Louisiana), April Thibeault (Miss Massachusetts), Heather Soriano (Miss Mississippi), Brandi Burkhardt (Miss New York), Vanessa Ballam (Miss Utah)

Other awards

• Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award: Kelly Lloyd (Miss Indiana)
• Miss America Scholar: Julie Lawrence (Miss Louisiana)
• Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award: Angela Reed (Miss Oregon)
• Waterford Scholarship for Business Marketing & Management: Allison Alderson (Miss Tennessee)
• Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award: Mary-Louise Kurey (Miss Wisconsin)

Delegates

The Miss America 2000 delegates are:

Alabama - Julie Smith Alaska - Shannon Kelly Arizona - Lori Whiting Arkansas - Brandy Rhodes California - Mary Anne Sapio Colorado - Erin MacGregor Connecticut - Sylvia Gomes Delaware - Kama Katherine Boland District of Columbia - Toyia Taylor Florida - Kelli Meierhenry Georgia - Osjha Anderson Hawaii - Candes Meijide Gentry Idaho - Mellisa Kae Paul Illinois - Jade Smalls Indiana - Kelly Lloyd Iowa - Jennifer Nicole Caudle Kansas - Maureen Darby Kentucky - Heather French Louisiana - Julie Lawrence Maine - Rebecca Pelkey Maryland - Keri Schrader Massachusetts - April Marie Thiebeault Michigan - Audrie Chernauckas Minnesota - Natalie Lund Mississippi - Heather Soriano Missouri - Patryce CoRae King

Montana - Elissa Ann Schwarz Nebraska - Becky Smith Nevada - Gina Giacinto New Hampshire - Brandee Helbick New Jersey - Victoria Andrews Paige New Mexico - Katie Linda Amalia Kelley New York - Brandi Burkhardt North Carolina - Kelly Trogdon North Dakota - Kay Picconatto Ohio - Tiffany Baumann Oklahoma - Daneka Danyell Allen Oregon - Angela Reed Pennsylvania - Susan Spafford Rhode Island - Karen Lindsay South Carolina - Danielle Davis South Dakota - Trisha Haroldson Tennessee - Allison Alderson Texas - Yanci Yarbrough Utah - Vanessa Ballam Vermont - Katy Johnson Virginia - Crystal Lewis Washington - Tina Willis West Virginia - Lucy Joanna Ours Wisconsin - Mary-Louise Kurey Wyoming - Elaine Dabney

External links

• Miss America official website