# Miss America 1991

Miss America 1991, the 64th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 8, 1990. It was telecast live on NBC.
The pageant was won by Marjorie Vincent, Miss Illinois. She was the first winner of Haitian descent, and would later briefly serve as chairwoman of the board of directors of the Miss America Organization.
With 1991 being the 70th anniversary of the Miss America pageant, longtime host Bert Parks was invited back to sing "There She Is, Miss America" to Vincent after she was crowned.

## Results
### Placements

| Placements | Contestant |
| Miss America 1991 | Illinois – Marjorie Vincent |
| 1st Runner-Up | South Carolina – Mary Waddell Gainey |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Tennessee – Dana Brown |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Texas – Suzanne Lawrence |
| 4th Runner-Up | Louisiana – Linnea Marie Fayard |
| Top 10 | Colorado – Karrie Mitchell  Iowa – Kerri Lynne Rosenberg  Oklahoma – Cynthia Lynne White  Pennsylvania – Marla Wynne  Virginia – Shannon Noelle DePuy |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Colorado - Karrie Mitchell Florida - Dana Reinhart Dalton Mississippi - Beth Howell |
| Talent | Illinois - Marjorie Vincent North Carolina - Scarlet Morgan Texas - Suzanne Lawrence |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Arizona - Kimberly Hoskins California - Maria Lee Ostapiej Delaware - Lisa Marie Munzert Hawaii - Cheryl Toma Idaho - Kendra Lee Ruwe Kansas - Kim Dugger Massachusetts - Marissa Laakso North Carolina - Scarlet Morgan Utah - Jennifer Nakken Wisconsin - Tricia Ann Luedtke |
| Interview | Alabama - Resha Riggins Georgia - Darla Michele Pruett |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Result | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Texas - Suzanne Lawrence | "Smiles Against Cancer" Organization |
| 1st runner-up | Tennessee - Dana Brown | - |
| 2nd runner-up | Pennsylvania - Marla Wynne | - |

#### Fruit of the Loom Award

| Result | Contestant |
| Winner | West Virginia - Melissa Costello |

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Resha Riggins | | | Vocal "Cry" | | Non-Finalist Interview Award | |
| Alaska | Holly Ann Salo | | | Vocal "More" from Dick Tracy | | | |
| Arizona | Kimberly Hoskins | | | Ballet en Pointe "Symphony of the Seas" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Arkansas | Karissa Rushing | | | Vocal "With a Song in My Heart" | | | |
| California | Maria Lee Ostapiej | | | Classical Vocal Medley "The Phantom of the Opera" & "Angel of Music" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Colorado | Karrie Mitchell | | | Popular Vocal "Vision of Love" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| Connecticut | Bianca Yasmin Salahshourian | | | Vocal "Part of Your World" | | | |
| Delaware | Lisa Marie Munzert | | | Dance / Twirling "They're Playing Our Song" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Florida | Dana Reinhart Dalton | | | Dramatic Vocal "If He Walked Into My Life" from Mame | | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| Georgia | Darla Michele Pruett | | | Vocal "Some Enchanted Evening" | | Non-Finalist Interview Award | |
| Hawaii | Cheryl Akemi Toma | | | Piano / Vocal "Gershwin Medley" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Idaho | Kendra Lee Ruwe | | | Fiddle "Miss Sally Goodin" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Illinois | Marjorie Vincent | Oak Park | 25 | Classical Piano, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Indiana | Brenda Alyce Bassett | | | Character Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Iowa | Kerri Lynne Rosenberg | | | Classical Vocal "Ah, Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette | Top 10 | | |
| Kansas | Kim Dugger | | | Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Kentucky | Nancy Cox | Campbellsville | 23 | Popular Vocal "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | | | |
| Louisiana | Linnea Marie Fayard | Shreveport | | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | 4th runner-up | | |
| Maine | Ann Rowe | | | Vocal "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables | | | |
| Maryland | Kimberly Ann Grimm | | | Vocal "One, Two, Three Say You Love Me" | | | |
| Massachusetts | Marissa Laakso | | | Character Tap Dance "Mr. Bojangles" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Michigan | Victoria Fair | | | Classical Vocal "Habanera" from Carmen | | | |
| Minnesota | Brenda Lee Armstrong | | | Harp Solo "La Source" by Alphonse Hasselmans | | | |
| Mississippi | Beth Howell | | | Magic Act | | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
| Missouri | Sherry Traylor | | | Vocal "What's New" | | | |
| Montana | Karen L McNenny | | | Classical Ballet en Pointe "Coppélia" | | | |
| Nebraska | Michelle Ebadi | | | Tap Dance "Sing, Sing, Sing" & "Puttin' On the Ritz" | | | |
| Nevada | Tia Marie Zorne | | | Acro-Jazz Dance "Julie's Theme" from American Anthem | | | |
| New Hampshire | Melanie Denise Bridges | | | Vocal "Let's Hear It for Me" from Funny Lady | | | |
| New Jersey | Lynette Falls | | | Classical Piano "4th Movement of Piano Sonaa No. 1, Op. 22" by Alberto Ginastera | | | |
| New Mexico | Jana McCoy | | | Vocal "The Gypsy in My Soul" | | | |
| New York | Maryalice Demler | Buffalo | 26 | Dramatic Soliloquy "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" from The King and I | | | |
| North Carolina | Scarlet Morgan | | | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| North Dakota | Lezlie Lund | | | Vocal "Time Heals Everything" from Mack and Mabel | | | |
| Ohio | Kristi Cooke | | | Vocal "Nothing" from A Chorus Line | | | |
| Oklahoma | Cynthia Lynne White | | | Piano Solo "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" | Top 10 | | |
| Oregon | Brittny Gae Thompson | | | Vocal "Break It to Me Gently" | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Marla Wynne | | | Ventriloquism "Together (Wherever We Go)" | Top 10 | | |
| Rhode Island | Susan Emily Savastano | | | Tap Dance "All Right" | | | |
| South Carolina | Mary Waddell Gainey | | | Marimba "Scherzo for Marimba in C" | 1st runner-up | | |
| South Dakota | Jennifer Palmquist | | | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| Tennessee | Dana Brown | | | Vocal & Piano "The Glory of Love" & "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" | 2nd runner-up | | |
| Texas | Suzanne Lawrence | | | Country Vocal "Sweet Dreams" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award Quality of Life Award Winner | |
| Utah | Jennifer Nakken | | | Lyrical Dance "The Sound of Music" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Vermont | Debra Lewin | | | Dance | | | |
| Virginia | Shannon Noelle DePuy | | | Classical Piano "Revolutionary Etude" | Top 10 | | Miss Florida USA 1995 and Top 6 at Miss USA 1995 |
| Washington | Lynnae Marie Thurik | | | Classical Piano Piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff | | | |
| West Virginia | Melissa Lynn Costello | | | Vocal "Hurt" | | Fruit of the Loom Award | |
| Wisconsin | Tricia Ann Luedtke | | | Classical Piano "Polichinelle in F Sharp Minor" | | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |
| Wyoming | Carolie DeVonne Howe | | | Vocal "My Heart Belongs to Me" | | | |

## Judges

* Delta Burke
* John Forsythe
* Shirley Jones
* Larry King
* Sidney Sheldon
* Cynthia Sikes
* Nell Carter