# Miss America 1993

Miss America 1993, the 66th Miss America pageant, was held on September 19, 1992.
The winner, Leanza Cornett, was the first Miss Florida to take the crown. She later became a television personality for programs such as Entertainment Tonight and was married to ET host Mark Steines.
Top 10 finalist Robin Meade of Ohio is currently a news anchor on the HLN television network program Morning Express with Robin Meade.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1993 | Florida – Leanza Cornett † |
| 1st Runner-Up | Iowa – Catherine Ann Lemkau |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indiana – Shelli Yoder |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Kansas – Pam McKelvy |
| 4th Runner-Up | Oklahoma – DuSharme Carter |
| Top 10 | Kentucky – Tawnya Dawn Mullins  Massachusetts – Lisa Gail Desroches  Missouri – Stephanie Patterson  Ohio – Robin Meade  South Carolina – Carrie Lee Davis |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Indiana - Shelli Yoder (tie) Iowa - Catherine Ann Lemkau (tie) Kentucky - Tawnya Dawn Mullins South Carolina - Carrie Lee Davis |
| Talent | Iowa - Catherine Ann Lemkau Kansas - Pam McKelvy New Jersey - Heather Hertling |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Connecticut - Valorie Abate Illinois - Kathleen Farrell Minnesota - Jo Bender New Jersey - Heather Hertling New York - Ingrid Olsen Utah - Jennifer Ward Virginia - Lora Lynn Flattum Wisconsin - Stephanie Ann Klett |
| Interview | Rhode Island - Lisa Grace Snow |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Result | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Alabama - Kim Wimmer | Education of Homeless Youth |
| 1st runner-up | North Carolina - Heidi Williams | - |
| 2nd runner-up | Michigan - Terri Sue Liford | - |

## Judges

* Donna Axum†
* Faith Daniels
* Michael Dorn
* Dann Florek
* Susan Stroman
* Cindy Williams
* Paul Wylie

## Candidates

| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Kim Wimmer | 21 | Mobile | Vocal, "Hold On" from The Secret Garden | | Quality of Life Winner | Previously Alabama's Junior Miss 1989 |
| Alaska | Keri Baumgardner | 25 | Eagle River | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | | | |
| Arizona | Robyn Rayborn | 26 | Mesa | Vocal, "How Great Thou Art" | | | |
| Arkansas | Shannon Boy | 21 | Alma | Flute, Theme from Star Wars | | | |
| California | Patricia Northrup | 23 | Agoura Hills | Vocal Medley | | | Pilot for American Airlines Judge for the Miss America 2001 pageant |
| Colorado | Stacey Rose | 22 | Parker | Classical Violin, "Hungarian Dance No. 5" by Brahm | | | |
| Connecticut | Valorie Abate | 22 | North Haven | Classical Vocal, "Carnival of Venice" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously Miss Connecticut USA 1991 |
| Delaware | Kathleen Ann Slavin | 25 | Dagsboro | Vocal, "My Man" | | | |
| Florida | Leanza Cornett† | 21 | Jacksonville | Vocal, "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde | Winner | | Previously National Sweetheart 1991 |
| Georgia | Stephanie Michels | 24 | Marietta | Vocal/Dance, "The Phantom of the Opera" | | | Appeared in Broadway productions of The Life and Contact |
| Hawaii | Pamela Kimura | 24 | Honolulu | Vocal, "Orange Colored Sky" | | | |
| Idaho | Stephanie Smith | 26 | Boise | Harp, "The Impossible Dream" & "Man of La Mancha" | | | |
| Illinois | Kathleen Farrell | 23 | Chicago | Classical Piano, "Danza No. 5" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Sister of Miss New York 1984, Mary-Ann Farrell and Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell Later Miss Illinois USA 1994 Top 10 at Miss USA 1994 Mother of Miss Ohio 2022, Elizabetta Nies |
| Indiana | Shelli Yoder | 24 | Shipshewana | Vocal, "This Is The Moment" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award (tie) | Ran for the United States House of Representatives as the Democratic candidate in 2012 and 2016 |
| Iowa | Catherine Lemkau | 24 | Muscatine | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award (tie) | |
| Kansas | Pamela McKelvy | 24 | Kansas City | Popular Vocal, "I Am Changing" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Kentucky | Tawnya Mullins | 25 | Kimper | Contemporary Clogging, "Banjo Fantasy" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Louisiana | Elizabeth Haynes | 24 | Baton Rouge | Piano Medley, "El Cumbanchero" & "Cumana" | | | |
| Maine | Christina Jane Lasso | 23 | Augusta | Classical Vocal, "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville | | | |
| Maryland | Tammy Wyatt | 26 | Clinton | Vocal, "Stuff Like That There" | | | |
| Massachusetts | Lisa Desroches | 21 | New Bedford | Character Ballet en Pointe, "Can-Can" | Top 10 | | |
| Michigan | Terri Sue Liford | 24 | Monroe | Popular Vocal, "Only You" | | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Minnesota | Jo Bender | 23 | Rochester | Fiddle Medley, "Dixie," "Tennessee River," & "Orange Blossom Special" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Mississippi | Kandace Williams | 23 | Tupelo | Vocal, "Ain't It Good" from Children of Eden | | | |
| Missouri | Stephanie Patterson | 23 | Kansas City | Vocal Medley, "I Have Dreamed" & "If I Loved You" | Top 10 | | |
| Montana | JoAnn Jorgensen | 24 | Helena | Gymnastics/Dance | | | Previously Miss Montana USA 1991 |
| Nebraska | Natalie Kuijvenhoven | 21 | Lincoln | Vocal, "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | | | |
| Nevada | Sandra Dornak | 25 | Las Vegas | Ventriloquism, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins | | | |
| New Hampshire | Rachel Alice Petz | 23 | Sanbornton | Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It" | | | |
| New Jersey | Heather Hertling | 24 | Randolph | Classical Vocal, "Ernani Involami" | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | Judge at the Miss America 1997 pageant |
| New Mexico | Shireen Cheney | 23 | Albuquerque | Acro-Funk Dance | | | |
| New York | Ingrid Olsen | 22 | Port Jefferson | Classical Vocal, "Steal Me, Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| North Carolina | Heidi Sue Williams | 23 | Wade | Vocal, "Danny Boy" | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | Sister of Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1993, Wendy Williams |
| North Dakota | Stephanie Fisher | 24 | Larimore | Vocal, "Until Now" | | | |
| Ohio | Robin Michelle Meade | 23 | New London | Vocal, "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | Top 10 | | Lead news anchor for HLN morning show, Morning Express with Robin Meade, since 2011 |
| Oklahoma | DuSharme Carter | 21 | Oklahoma City | Vocal, "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" | 4th runner-up | | Later Miss Oklahoma USA 1995 Top 12 at Miss USA 1995 |
| Oregon | Sara Kristi Paulson | 21 | Portland | Vocal, "The Star-Spangled Banner" | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Judy Fitch | 24 | Dallas | Vocal, "Sincerely" | | | |
| Rhode Island | Lisa Snow | 23 | Cranston | Dramatic Monologue | | Non-finalist Interview Award | |
| South Carolina | Carrie Lee Davis | 26 | Greenville | Marimba, "Csárdás" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later sued the organization and settled without terms being publicly disclosed |
| South Dakota | Leslie Saunders | 21 | Dakota Dunes | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Fernando" from La favorite | | | |
| Tennessee | Leah Hulan | 24 | Murfreesboro | Clogging, "Can't Stop Now" | | | Later Miss Tennessee USA 1994 |
| Texas | Amy Parker | 22 | Carrollton | Vocal, "A Sunday Kind of Love" | | | |
| Utah | Jennifer Ward | 19 | Salt Lake City | Classical Violin, "Scherzo Tarantella" | | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist | 4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 1991 |
| Vermont | Nicole Gentry | 23 | Middlebury | Jazz Vocal, "Hit Me With a Hot Note And Watch Me Bounce" from Sophisticated Ladies | | | |
| Virginia | Lora Flattum | 24 | Isle of Wight | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Minor" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Washington | Colleen Kearney | 26 | Bellevue | Jazz Piano, "Dizzy Fingers" by Zez Confrey | | | |
| West Virginia | Kimberly Parrish | 22 | Parkersburg | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Part of Your World" | | | |
| Wisconsin | Stephanie Klett | 25 | Beloit | Coronet Medley, "Basin Street Blues" & "Ciribiribin" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Later Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism from 2011 to 2019 |
| Wyoming | Stacy Cenedese | 21 | Cheyenne | Dance/Baton Twirling, "Hooked on Instrumentals Part 3" | | | Later Miss Wyoming USA 1997 |