# Miss America 1995

Miss America 1995, the 68th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 17, 1994 and was televised by the NBC Network.
Heather Whitestone, the winner representing Alabama, became the first deaf Miss America.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 1995 | Alabama – Heather Whitestone |
| 1st Runner-Up | Virginia – Cullen Johnson |
| 2nd Runner-Up | New Jersey – Jennifer Makris |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Georgia – Andrea Krahn |
| 4th Runner-Up | Indiana – Tiffany Storm |
| Top 10 | Kansas – Trisha Schaffer  Mississippi – Rebecca Blouin  Montana – Yvonne Ku Dehner  Ohio – Lea Mack  Texas – Arian Archer |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Alabama - Heather Whitestone Indiana - Tiffany Storm Virginia - Cullen Johnson |
| Talent | Alabama - Heather Whitestone Kansas - Trisha Schaffer Montana - Yvonne Ku Dehner |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Result | Contestant |
| Winner | Arizona - Stacy Agren |
| 1st runner-up | Alabama - Heather Whitestone |
| 2nd runner-up | Ohio - Lea Mack |

### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Arizona - Stacy Agren Arkansas - Beth Anne Rankin California - Jennifer Hanson Connecticut - MaryGrace Santagata Illinois - Chuti Tiu Massachusetts - Sharon Lee Michigan - Maria Malay Kamara North Carolina - Dana Stephenson |
| Interview | Florida - Megan Welch |

### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award | Indiana - Tiffany Storm |
| Dr. David Allman Medical Scholarship | Missouri - Ann Marie Sun |
| Rembrandt Award for Mentorship | Vermont - Vanessa Branch |
| Waterford Crystal Business Scholarship | Virginia - Cullen Johnson |

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Heather Whitestone | Birmingham | 21 | Ballet en Pointe "Via Dolorosa" | Miss America 1995 | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Preliminary Talent Award Quality of Life 1st runner-up | First deaf Miss Alabama and Miss America |
| Alaska | Patricia Marlow | Eagle River | 24 | Vocal "If We Were In Love" | | | |
| Arizona | Stacy Agren | Mesa | 21 | Classical Piano | | Quality of Life Award Winner Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Arkansas | Beth Anne Rankin | Magnolia | 23 | Piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| California | Jennifer Hanson | La Habra | 21 | Vocal "Since I Fell for You" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Colorado | Shellene Cockrell | Colorado Springs | 24 | Tap Dance "Sing, Sing, Sing" | | | |
| Connecticut | MaryGrace Santagata | New Haven | 24 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Delaware | Letitia Lee Pusey | Millsboro | 23 | Lyrical Tap Dance | | | |
| Florida | Megan Welch | DeLand | 20 | Classical Vocal | | Non-finalist Interview Award | National Sweetheart 1993 |
| Georgia | Andrea Krahn | Calhoun | 20 | Vocal "I Fall to Pieces" | 3rd runner-up | | |
| Hawaii | Courtney Nicolle Glaza | Kaneohe | 22 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Idaho | Tracy Yarbrough | Boise | 24 | Vocal "Over the Rainbow" | | | Miss Idaho USA 1996 |
| Illinois | Chuti Tiu | Chicago | 24 | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award | America's Junior Miss 1987 representing Wisconsin |
| Indiana | Tiffany Storm | Bloomington | 24 | Dramatic Vocal "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Bernie Wayne Talent Award | |
| Iowa | Tammy Truitt | Davenport | 21 | Dramatic Vocal "I Still Believe" from Miss Saigon | | | |
| Kansas | Trisha Schaffer | Liberal | 22 | Popular Vocal "Orange Colored Sky" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Kansas' Junior Miss 1990 |
| Kentucky | Laura Sue Humphress | Campbellsville | 22 | Classical Piano "Khachaturian's Toccata" | | | |
| Louisiana | Tiffany Mock | Bossier City | 23 | Vocal "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" | | | |
| Maine | Victoria Reynolds | Bangor | 22 | Tap Dance | | | |
| Maryland | Karissa Brooke Jones | Hagerstown | 23 | Ballet en Pointe "The Can-Can" | | | |
| Massachusetts | Sharon Lee | Somerville | 24 | Classical Vocal "O Mio Babbino Caro" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Michigan | Maria Malay Kamara | Zeeland | 24 | Classical Vocal "Sempre Libera" from La Traviata | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| Minnesota | Eileen Van Driest | Winona | 23 | Classical Flute | | | |
| Mississippi | Rebecca Blouin | Batesville | 23 | Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" | Top 10 | | |
| Missouri | Ann Marie Sun | Springfield | 22 | Piano | | Dr. David Allman Medical Scholarship | |
| Montana | Yvonne Dehner | Brockton | 24 | Semi-Classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Nebraska | Jennifer Love | North Platte | 21 | Classical Vocal "Romany Life" from The Fortune Teller | | | |
| Nevada | Laura Hubach | Reno | 22 | Classical Piano | | | |
| New Hampshire | Shannon Hastings | Newport | 21 | Vocal "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard | | | |
| New Jersey | Jennifer Makris | Cherry Hill | 21 | Jazz Vocal "The Man that Got Away" | 2nd runner-up | | Miss New Jersey USA 1997 and Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1997 |
| New Mexico | Felicia Borrego | Tijeras | 23 | Ballet Folklorico | | | |
| New York | Dione Lee Robinson | Gansevoort | 21 | Dramatic Monologue | | | |
| North Carolina | Dana Stephenson | Garner | 20 | Classical Vocal "Art Is Calling For Me" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| North Dakota | Nicci Elkins | Grand Forks | 21 | Tap Dance | | | Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991 and Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1991 |
| Ohio | Lea Mack | Pickerington | 21 | Vocal "Think of Me" | Top 10 | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | Ohio's Junior Miss 1991 |
| Oklahoma | Tiffany Craig | Norman | 24 | Vocal "If Only" | | | |
| Oregon | Roberta Stenbeck | Roseburg | 23 | Piano | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Kirstin Border | Glen Rock | 24 | Violin "Czardas with a Twist of Orange" | | | |
| Rhode Island | Tori-Lynn Heaton | Cranston | 24 | Character Jazz Dance | | | First Sworn Police Officer to compete at Miss America |
| South Carolina | Kristie Greene | Greenville | 24 | Comedy Vocal "Exactly Like Me" | | | |
| South Dakota | Kristi Bauer | Brookings | 23 | Interpretive Ballet | | | |
| Tennessee | Lori Smith | Ocoee | 21 | Piano "The Firefly" by Anton Bilotti | | | |
| Texas | Arian Archer | Borger | 20 | Vocal "Almost Over You" | Top 10 | | |
| Utah | Brooke Anderson | West Valley City | 21 | Ballet | | | |
| Vermont | Vanessa Branch | London, England, United Kingdom | 21 | Dramatic Monologue | | Rembrandt Award for Mentorship | Held dual citizenship in the UK & United States, Won Miss Vermont as a student at Middlebury College |
| Virginia | Cullen Johnson | Norfolk | 23 | Classical Piano "Sonata Pathetique" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Waterford Crystal Business Scholarship | |
| Washington | Annalee Klein | Enumclaw | 24 | Country Vocal "Sweet Dreams" | | | |
| West Virginia | Jennifer Bopp | Elkins | 22 | Vocal "It's Only a Paper Moon" | | | |
| Wisconsin | Laura Voss | Green Bay | 22 | Semi-Classical Vocal "West Side Story melodies" | | | |
| Wyoming | Trisha Ramirez | Cheyenne | 23 | Piano | | | |

## Judges

* Dan Jansen
* Buddy Morra
* Susan Powell
* Emma Samms
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Michael Feinstein
* Susan L. Taylor