# Miss America 2001

Miss America 2001, the 74th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, October 14, 2000 on ABC Network. This was the first time that the pageant took place outside its traditional month of September. It was moved to October because the 2000 Summer Olympics were held in September.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America 2001 | Hawaii – Angela Perez Baraquio |
| 1st Runner-Up | Louisiana – Faith Jenkins |
| 2nd Runner-Up | California – Rita Ng |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Mississippi – Christy May |
| 4th Runner-Up | Kentucky – Whitney Renee Boyles |
| Top 10 | Alabama – Jana Sanderson  Michigan – Che'Vonne Burton  New Jersey – Jill Horner  Pennsylvania – Melissa Jeka  Texas – Tara Watson |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Hawaii - Angela Perez Baraquio Kentucky - Whitney Boyles Louisiana - Faith Jenkins Mississippi - Christy May |
| Talent | California - Rita Ng Delaware - Junnie Cross Illinois - Jennifer Powers Louisiana - Faith Jenkins |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Louisiana - Faith Jenkins | Illiteracy Prevention/Eradication |
| 1st runner-up | Iowa - Theresa Uchytil | Overcoming Disabilities |
| 2nd runner-up | New Jersey - Jill Horner | Environmental Education |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Talent | Alaska - Audrey Solomon Delaware - Junnie Cross Illinois - Jennifer Powers Nevada - Tiffanie Story North Carolina - Lorna McNeill Oklahoma - Kristin Steveson South Carolina - Heather Hudson Tennessee - Beth Hood Utah - Jami Palmer Wisconsin - Joya Zamora |
| Interview | Nebraska - Jill Pennington |

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Jana Sanderson | Birmingham | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | | |
| Alaska | Audrey Solomon | Anchorage | 21 | Classical Violin | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Arizona | Kristen Vatt | Mesa | 20 | Character Dance | | | |
| Arkansas | Sara Harris | Forrest City | 20 | Vocal | | | |
| California | Rita Ng | Tracy | 22 | Classical Piano | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Colorado | Anamarie Bonafede | Loveland | 22 | Ballet | | | |
| Connecticut | Renelle Richardson | Branford | 18 | Tap Dance | | | |
| Delaware | Junnie Cross | Dover | 20 | Vocal | | Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent | |
| District of Columbia | Rashida Jolley | Washington, D.C. | 20 | Harp | | | |
| Florida | Candace Rodatz | Orange Park | 24 | Baton | | | |
| Georgia | Pamela Kennedy | LaGrange | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Hawaii | Angela Perez Baraquio | Honolulu | 24 | Hula - set to the song "Come Follow Me, I Am Hawaii" by Cathy Foy, a mashup of "Hawaii" (from the film Hawaii) and "Follow Me" (from the film Mutiny on the Bounty) | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Idaho | Christina Tiel | Nampa | 21 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| Illinois | Jennifer Powers | Andover | 21 | Classical Vocal | | Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent | |
| Indiana | Betsy Bobel | Peru | 23 | Gymnastics | | | Sister of Miss Indiana USA 2006 Bridget Bobel |
| Iowa | Theresa Uchytil | Urbandale | 24 | Baton | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Kansas | Amy Shaw | Derby | 22 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Kentucky | Whitney Boyles | Louisville | 22 | Vocal | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Louisiana | Faith Jenkins | Shreveport | 23 | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent, Quality of Life | |
| Maine | Renee Belanger | Washburn | 22 | Jazz Dance | | | |
| Maryland | Sonia Amir | Beltsville | 24 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Massachusetts | Michelle Neves | New Bedford | 23 | Vocal | | | Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1994 |
| Michigan | Che'Vonne Burton | Livonia | 22 | Jazz Dance | Top 10 | | Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997 |
| Minnesota | Katherine Hill | Wayzata | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Mississippi | Christy May | Pontotoc | 24 | Piano | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Missouri | Arron Wendel | Lawson | 23 | Modern Dance | | | |
| Montana | Jana Jo LaBree | Ekalaka | 24 | Gospel Vocal | | | |
| Nebraska | Jill Pennington | Omaha | 23 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent, Non-finalist Interview | |
| Nevada | Tiffanie Story | Reno | 19 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| New Hampshire | Lauren Meehan | Nashua | 19 | Vocal | | | |
| New Jersey | Jill Horner | Gloucester | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| New Mexico | Martha Cobb | Roswell | 21 | Tap Dance | | | |
| New York | Kelly Falgiano | Lancaster | 21 | Classical Piano | | | |
| North Carolina | Lorna McNeill | Lumberton | 24 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| North Dakota | Carrie Haberstroh | Lisbon | 21 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Ohio | Stephanie Meisberger | Hopewell | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Oklahoma | Krstin Steveson | Broken Arrow | 23 | Classical Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Oregon | Angela Brink | Roseburg | 22 | Ballet | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Melissa Jeka | Warminster | 23 | Ballet | Top 10 | | |
| Rhode Island | Jennifer St Laurent | Warwick | 24 | Vocal | | | |
| South Carolina | Heather Hudson | Lexington | 22 | Classical Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| South Dakota | Nicole Nigg | Sisseton | 24 | Vocal | | | |
| Tennessee | Beth Hood | Cleveland | 21 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | Miss Tennessee USA 2003 and 4th runner-up at Miss USA 2003 |
| Texas | Tara Watson | Lufkin | 22 | Vocal | Top 10 | | |
| Utah | Jami Palmer | Tremonton | 20 | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Vermont | Hannah Nelson | Ryegate | 24 | Vocal | | | |
| Virginia | Jacqueline Cook | Colonial Heights | 24 | Dance | | | |
| Washington | Semmelle Ford | Tacoma | 19 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| West Virginia | Jodi Clark | Moundsville | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Wisconsin | Joya Zamora | Kenosha | 23 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Wyoming | Kimberly Wilkerson | Gillette | 24 | Vocal | | | |
$^1$ Age as of September 2000

## Judges

* Lenny Krayzelburg
* Randolph Duke
* Sheryl Lee Ralph
* Emme
* Diedrich Bader
* Marcia Bullard
* Melanie Brock (winner of Instant Celebrity Judge contest)