# Miss America 1992

Miss America 1992, the 65th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 14, 1991.
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp became the first Miss Hawaii to win the crown.

## Results
### Placements

| Placements | Contestant |
| Miss America 1992 | Hawaii – Carolyn Suzanne Sapp |
| 1st Runner-Up | New York – Marisol Montalvo |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Missouri – Soncee Brown |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Iowa – Lisa Somodi |
| 4th Runner-Up | Mississippi – Mary Allison Hurdle |
| Top 10 | Kansas – Robbin Lee Wasson  Louisiana – Christi Page  North Carolina – Jennifer Vaden Smith  Texas – Rhonda Rene Morrison  Washington – So-young Kwon |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Hawaii - Carolyn Suzanne Sapp Louisiana - Christi Page Utah - Elizabeth Anne Johnson |
| Talent | Iowa - Lisa Somodi Maryland - Debra Renea Fries New York - Marisol Montalvo |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Florida - Mary Ann Olson Illinois - Cheryl Lynn Majercik Maryland - Debra Renea Fries Massachusetts - Melissa Anne Bloemker Michigan - Sandra Kay Metiva Montana - Jeni Ramseth Nebraska - Vicki Linn Train Pennsylvania - Linda O'Boyle Virginia - Sheri Huffman |
| Interview | West Virginia - Leah Lasker |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Result | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Illinois - Cheryl Lynn Majercik | AIDS Hospice Service |
| 1st runner-up | Oklahoma - Gina-Lynne Smith | Environmental Awareness |
| 2nd runner-up | Pennsylvania - Linda O'Boyle | Volunteer Work with the Elderly |

## Judges

* Pierre Cossette
* Paul Sorvino
* Marilyn Van Derbur
* Patrick Wayne
* Mortimer Zuckerman
* Kathleen Battle
* Lee Meriwether (replaced Delta Burke, who was ill)

## Candidates

| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Wendy Neuendorf | 22 | Birmingham | Vocal Comedy, "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | | | Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1986 |
| Alaska | Beth Gustafson | 20 | Palmer | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | | Natural White's Smile of Confidence Scholarship | |
| Arizona | Darsi Turner | 22 | Yuma | Ballet, "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles | | | |
| Arkansas | Heather Hunnicutt | 22 | Fayetteville | Vocal, "Born To Be Blue" | | | Daughter of Miss Arkansas 1960, Claudette Smith |
| California | Paige Adams | 22 | Hemet | Vocal, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" | | | Previously Alaska's Junior Miss 1986 Judged the Miss America 2008 pageant |
| Colorado | Colleen Walker | 21 | Pueblo | Vocal, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera | | | |
| Connecticut | Stephanie Stiefel | 26 | West Haven | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | | | |
| Delaware | Beth Ann Jones | 22 | Wilmington | Vocal Medley | | | |
| Florida | Mary Ann Olson | 24 | Sarasota | Vocal, "Where the Boys Are" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Georgia | Kimberly Hardee | 20 | Lilburn | Vocal selections from The Phantom of the Opera | | | Reality TV pageant coach on Lifetime's Kim of Queens |
| Hawaii | Carolyn Suzanne Sapp | 24 | Honolulu | Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Previously National Sweetheart 1990 |
| Idaho | Sarah Louise Benson | 18 | Nampa | Classical Piano | | | |
| Illinois | Cheryl Majercik | 26 | Niles | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Babbino Caro" | | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Winner | |
| Indiana | Kari Hipsher | 23 | Wabash | Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Iowa | Lisa Somodi | 23 | Muscatine | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Kansas | Robbin Lee Wasson | 21 | Lenexa | Vocal Medley, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" & "It's a Miracle" | Top 10 | | |
| Kentucky | Sheri Plambeck | 23 | Lexington | Tap Dance, "The Joint Is Jumpin'" | | | |
| Louisiana | Christi Page | 21 | Ruston | Piano/Vocal, "Great Balls of Fire" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
| Maine | Dorie Noble | 25 | South Portland | Comedic Monologue, "Yma Dream" by Thomas Meehan | | | |
| Maryland | Debra Renea Fries | 26 | Waldorf | Baton Twirling, "Hooked on America" | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Massachusetts | Melissa Bloemker | 20 | East Boston | Harp, "Tango & Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances" by Carlos Salzedo | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Michigan | Sandra Kay Metiva | 25 | Saginaw | Vocal, "Amazing Grace" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Minnesota | Julie Richardson | 24 | Fridley | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | | | |
| Mississippi | Mary Allison Hurdle | 24 | Holly Springs | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine | 4th runner-up | | |
| Missouri | Soncee Brown | 24 | Springfield | Vocal/Piano, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | 2nd runner-up | | |
| Montana | Jenni Ramseth | 18 | Billings | Classical Piano, Variations sérieuses by Felix Mendelssohn | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Nebraska | Vicki Linn Train | 24 | North Platte | Piano, "Prelude" from Pour le piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist | |
| Nevada | Malia Winn | 17 | Minden | Interpretive Ballet, music from Somewhere in Time | | | |
| New Hampshire | Deborah Jean Howard | 24 | Concord | Vocal, "The Glory of Love" | | | |
| New Jersey | Amy Fissel | 24 | Ocean City | Comedic Monologue, "Mountaineer's Motorcycle" | | | Later Miss New Jersey USA 1993 Top 6 at Miss USA 1993 |
| New Mexico | Bekki Shipley | 20 | Tucumcari | Flute & Piccolo | | | |
| New York | Marisol Montalvo | 23 | Holbrook | Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| North Carolina | Jennifer Smith | 22 | Mount Airy | Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves | Top 10 | | |
| North Dakota | VanNessa Straub | 24 | Fargo | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | | | |
| Ohio | Renee Autherson | 21 | Newark | Vocal/Tap Dance, "Fabulous Feet" from The Tap Dance Kid | | | |
| Oklahoma | Gina Lynne Smith | 21 | Stillwater | Vocal Medley, "Somewhere" | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Oregon | Carolyn Helen Ladd | 24 | Corvallis | Vocal, "I Must Be a Star" | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Linda O'Boyle | 23 | Dupont | Technique Tap Dance, "Hoofin'" | | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Rhode Island | Debi Cutler | 26 | North Providence | Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" | | | |
| South Carolina | Ronnetta Hatcher | 26 | Columbia | Percussion | | | Later Mrs. South Carolina 2015 |
| South Dakota | Melissa Brown | 22 | Rapid City | Vocal, "Crazy" | | | |
| Tennessee | Jill Horn | 23 | Memphis | Vocal, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | | | |
| Texas | Rhonda Morrison | 21 | Coldspring | Vocal, "My Funny Valentine" | Top 10 | | |
| Utah | Elizabeth Anne Johnson | 21 | Orem | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsodies" | | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 1990 Mother of Miss Utah 2018, Jesse Craig |
| Vermont | Tina Ostrowski | 21 | Bellows Falls | Vocal, "I've Got a Crush on You" | | | |
| Virginia | Sheri Huffman | 23 | Lynchburg | Vocal, "If I Can Dream" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Washington | SoYoung Kwon | 22 | Olympia | Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz" | Top 10 | | |
| West Virginia | Leah Lasker | 23 | Bluefield | Tap Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity | | Non-finalist Interview Award | |
| Wisconsin | Brenda Jo Haines | 19 | Arcadia | Jazz Clarinet | | | |
| Wyoming | Laurie Briggs | 23 | Cheyenne | Jazz Tap Dance | | | |