# Miss America 1994

Miss America 1994, the 67th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 18, 1993.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1994 | South Carolina – Kimberly Clarice Aiken |
| 1st Runner-Up | Georgia – Kara Kim Martin |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Ohio – Titilayo Rachel Adedokun |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Oregon – Elizabeth Jeanne Simmons |
| 4th Runner-Up | Virginia – Nancy Glisson |
| Top 10 | Alabama – Kalyn Chapman  Arkansas – Nicole Bethmann  Hawaii – Kanoe Aberegg  New Jersey – Michele Sexton  Wisconsin – Tania Elizabeth Ziegler |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | California - Lisa Michelle Duncan Georgia - Kara Kim Martin West Virginia - Cindy Sims |
| Talent | Mississippi - Lenena Holder New Hampshire - Tricia Ann-Regan McEachern Ohio - Titilayo Rachel Adedokun |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Alaska - Rebecca Nyboer Delaware - Jennifer Linn Kaczmarczyk Illinois - Sara Martin Kentucky - Tonya Virgin Minnesota - Shawna Stoltenberg Mississippi - Lenena Holder New Hampshire - Tricia Ann-Regan McEachern Vermont - Jacqueline Quirk |
| Interview | Texas - BaShara Chandler |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Result | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Arizona - Amanda Murray | Asthma Support Program |
| 1st runner-up | Michigan - Stacey Heisler | Girl Scouts |
| 2nd runner-up | Iowa - Nancy Van Meter | Traumatic Brain Injuries |

## Judges

* Dick Cavett
* Suzanne de Passe
* Pierre Cossette
* Phyllis George
* Ann Moore
* Kim Alexis
* Joan Van Ark

## Candidates

| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Kalyn Chapman | 22 | Mobile | Modern Dance, "The River" | Top 10 | | First African American to be crowned Miss Alabama |
| Alaska | Rebecca Nyboer | 22 | Anchorage | Classical Piano, "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Arizona | Amanda Murray | 19 | Yuma | Vocal, "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | | Quality of Life Winner | |
| Arkansas | Nicole Bethmann | 24 | Rogers | Vocal, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Top 10 | | |
| California | Lisa Michelle Duncan | 21 | Tulare | Character Ballet, "Turkey in the Straw" | | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Colorado | Stephanie Irving | 22 | Colorado Springs | Inspirational Vocal | | | |
| Connecticut | Kimberly Burgess | 22 | Manchester | Lyrical Dance, "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | | | |
| Delaware | Jennifer Lin Kaczmarczyk | 20 | Hockessin | Popular Vocal, "This Is The Moment" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Florida | Nicole Padgett | 21 | Fort Myers | Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover | | | |
| Georgia | Kara Martin | 23 | Statesboro | Tap Dance, "Mack the Knife" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1991 |
| Hawaii | Kanoe Aberegg | 24 | Honolulu | Chant & Hula, "Aloha 'Oe" | Top 10 | | |
| Idaho | RoseAnna Boyle | 23 | Twin Falls | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | | | |
| Illinois | Sara Martin | 20 | Schaumburg | Vocal, "Hello, Young Lovers" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously America's Junior Miss 1990 |
| Indiana | Dayna Brewer | 22 | New Albany | Vocal, "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel | | | |
| Iowa | Nancy Van Meter | 24 | Burlington | Vocal, "Stand by Your Man" | | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Kansas | Lori Minnix | 24 | Lawrence | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor" by Tchaikovsky | | | |
| Kentucky | Tonya Virgin | 24 | Oldtown | Country Vocal, "If I Could Only Be Like You" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Louisiana | Catherine Teague | 20 | Shreveport | Vocal, "Listen To My Heart" | | | |
| Maine | Josette Huntress | 21 | Limestone | Piano | | | |
| Maryland | Renee Cole | 22 | Bowie | Vocal, "The Star-Spangled Banner" | | | |
| Massachusetts | Ellen Fitzgerald | 22 | Saugus | Vocal, "Vision of Love" | | | |
| Michigan | Stacey Gail Heisler | 23 | Livonia | Violin, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Minnesota | Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg | 24 | Coon Rapids | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Mississippi | Lenena Holder | 24 | Booneville | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Missouri | Amber Green | 23 | Steelville | Piano, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | | | |
| Montana | Erica Havig | 19 | Billings | Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Nebraska | Mary Lynn Schnitzler | 23 | Battle Creek | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | | | |
| Nevada | Mitzie Cox | 20 | Sparks | Vocal/Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity | | | |
| New Hampshire | Tricia Ann-Regan McEachern | 20 | Hampton | Classical Vocal, "Torna a Surriento" | | Bernie Wayne Scholarship Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| New Jersey | Michele Sexton | 24 | Spring Lake Heights | Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" | Top 10 | | |
| New Mexico | Sharron Melton | 24 | Portales | Vocal, "Stuff Like That There" | | | |
| New York | Marcia Cillan | 23 | New York City | Vocal, "I Am Changing" | | | |
| North Carolina | Mary Susan Runion | 24 | Wilmington | Tap Dance, "Luck Be a Lady" | | | |
| North Dakota | Suzanne Spilde | 24 | Casselton | Vocal, "On a Wonderful Day like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree | | | |
| Ohio | Titilayo Adedokun | 20 | Cincinnati | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Oklahoma | Elizabeth Moseley | 22 | Norman | Flute, "Dueling Banjos" | | | |
| Oregon | Elizabeth Simmons | 23 | Bandon | Vocal, "Someone Else's Story" from Chess | 3rd runner-up | | Previously National Sweetheart 1992 |
| Pennsylvania | Diane Fabiano | 24 | Lansdale | Vocal, "City Lights" | | | |
| Rhode Island | Wendy Mello | 22 | Narragansett | Lyrical Ballet, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl | | | |
| South Carolina | Kimberly Clarice Aiken | 18 | Columbia | Vocal, "Summertime" | Winner | | First African American to be crowned Miss South Carolina Named one of People Magazine's "Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1994 |
| South Dakota | Angela Casey | 24 | Rapid City | Popular Vocal | | Dr. David B Allman Medical Scholarship | |
| Tennessee | Kathleen Brang | 24 | Greeneville | Popular Vocal, "Dare to Dream" | | | |
| Texas | BaShara Chandler | 21 | Garland | Piano, "4th Movement of Sonata in C" by Alberto Ginastera | | Non-finalist Interview Award | |
| Utah | Marquessa Glee Bullock | 20 | Providence | Classical Piano, "1st Movement from Concerto No. 1" by Sergei Rachmaninoff | | | |
| Vermont | Jacqueline Quirk | 24 | Burlington | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta" from La rondine | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Virginia | Nancy Glisson | 22 | Williamsburg | Popular Vocal, "I Will Always Love You" | 4th runner-up | | |
| Washington | Teri Ann Plante | 22 | Normandy Park | Tap Dance | | | |
| West Virginia | Cynthia Sims | 22 | Vienna | Vocal, "There! I've Said It Again" | | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Wisconsin | Tania Elizabeth Ziegler | 18 | Fond du Lac | Classical Violin, "Bruch's Concerto No. 1 in G Minor" | Top 10 | | |
| Wyoming | Deborah Maston | 21 | Wheatland | Flute | | | |