# Miss America 2003

Miss America 2003, the 76th Miss America pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 21, 2002 on the ABC Network. Erika Harold of Illinois won the pageant.

## Results
### Placements

| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss America 2003 | Illinois - Erika Harold |
| 1st runner-up | Alabama - Scarlotte Deupree |
| 2nd runner-up | Oklahoma - Casey Preslar |
| 3rd runner-up | Nevada - Teresa Benitez |
| 4th runner-up | Maryland - Camille Lewis |
| Top 10 | Connecticut - Tanisha Brito Massachusetts - Melanie Beth Correia Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock New York - Tiffany Walker Texas - Lisa Dalzell |
| Top 15 | Arizona - Laura Lawless Indiana - Tangra Riggle North Carolina - Misty Clymer South Carolina - Kelly McCorkle Washington - Amanda Beers |

### Awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Gown | Maryland - Camille Lewis Missouri - Shandi Finnessey New Jersey - Alicia Luciano |
| Interview | Nevada - Teresa Benitez Texas - Lisa Dalzell Illinois - Erika Harold |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | New York - Tiffany Walker Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock Arkansas - Lauren Davidson |
| On Stage Interview | Georgia - Amy Mulkey Illinois - Erika Harold Nevada - Teresa Benitez |
| Talent | Oklahoma - Casey Preslar Indiana - Tangra Riggle Maryland - Camille Lewis |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Nevada - Teresa Benitez | Poverty: A N.E.W. Focus |

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Scarlotte Deupree | Birmingham | 22 | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Alaska | Peggy Willman | Anchorage | 23 | Alaskan Native Dance | | | |
| Arizona | Laura Lawless | Tempe | 23 | Classical Piano | Top 15 | | New York's Junior Miss 1996 |
| Arkansas | Lauren Davidson | El Dorado | 20 | Vocal | | | |
| California | Jennifer Glover | Castro Valley | 23 | Contemporary Vocal | | | Miss California USA 2001 |
| Colorado | Morgan O'Murray | Colorado Springs | 21 | Jazz Dance | | | Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999 |
| Connecticut | Tanisha Brito | New London | 22 | Tap Dance | Top 10 | | Miss Georgia USA 2005 |
| Delaware | Shoha Parekh | Newark | 24 | Bharatnatyam Style Dance | | | |
| District of Columbia | Sarah-Elizabeth Langford | Atlanta, GA | 23 | Gymnastics | | | Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 |
| Florida | Katherine Carson | Sarasota | 20 | Vocal | | | |
| Georgia | Amy Mulkey | Gainesville | 23 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Hawaii | Kehaulani Christian | Pearl City | 23 | Tahitian Dance | | | |
| Idaho | Misty Taylor | Boise | 20 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| Illinois | Erika Harold | Urbana | 22 | Operatic Aria | Winner | Preliminary Interview | |
| Indiana | Tangra Riggle | West Lafayette | 21 | Contemporary Vocal | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent | |
| Iowa | Stephanie Moore | Okoboji | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Kansas | Jeanne Anne Schroeder | Hutchinson | 24 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| Kentucky | Mary Catherine Correll | Somerset | 21 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| Louisiana | Casey Jo Crowder | Shreveport | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Maine | Rachel Wadsworth | Hiram | 20 | Rhythm Tap Dance | | | |
| Maryland | Camille Lewis | Silver Spring | 21 | Crossover Classical Violin | 4th runner-up | Overall Talent, Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Evening Gown | |
| Massachusetts | Melanie Correia | Acushnet | 22 | Vocal | Top 10 | | |
| Michigan | Erin Moss | Stevensville | 21 | Flute | | | |
| Minnesota | Allyson Kearns | Eden Prairie | 22 | Self-Choreographed Dance | | | |
| Mississippi | Jennifer Adcock | Hattiesburg | 22 | Piano | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss Mississippi USA 2005 and Top 10 at Miss USA 2005 |
| Missouri | Shandi Finnessey | Florissant | 24 | Piano Solo | | Preliminary Evening Gown | Miss Missouri USA 2004 and Miss USA 2004 |
| Montana | Heather Rathbun | Darby | 24 | Tae Kwon Do Demonstration | | | |
| Nebraska | Krista Knicely | Omaha | 23 | Jazz Dance | | | |
| Nevada | Teresa Benitez | Reno | 24 | Monologue | 3rd runner-up | Quality of Life, Overall Interview, Preliminary Interview | |
| New Hampshire | Mary Morin | Bedford | 24 | Classical Piano | | | |
| New Jersey | Alicia Luciano | Stanhope | 19 | Lyrical Dance | | Overall Gown, Preliminary Evening Gown | |
| New Mexico | Erin Griggs | Alamogordo | 22 | Violin Solo | | | |
| New York | Tiffany Walker | Brooklyn | 22 | Interpretive Modern Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| North Carolina | Misty Clymer | Raleigh | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal | Top 15 | | |
| North Dakota | Stacey Thomas | Bismarck | 19 | Jazz en Pointe | | | Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001 |
| Ohio | Tiffany Haas | Cincinnati | 20 | Classical Vocal | | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Oklahoma | Casey Preslar | Tulsa | 22 | Jazz Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Oregon | Brita Stream | Eugene | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Autumn Marisa | Waynesburg | 22 | Lyrical Dance | | | |
| Rhode Island | Gianine Teti | Providence | 22 | Classical Vocal | | | |
| South Carolina | Kelly McCorkle | Greenville | 23 | Lyrical Ballet | Top 15 | | The Amazing Race 7 contestant |
| South Dakota | Vanessa Short Bull | Rapid City | 23 | Ballet en Pointe | | | Miss South Dakota USA 2000 |
| Tennessee | Valli Kugler | Rutherford | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Texas | Mary Lisa Dalzell | Magnolia | 23 | Flute solo | Top 10 | Preliminary Interview | |
| Utah | Natalie Johnson | Bountiful | 22 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Vermont | Sarah Jo Willey | Bakersfield | 24 | Vocal | | | |
| Virginia | Jennifer Pitts | Arlington | 24 | Contemporary Ballet En Pointe | | | Miss Virginia USA 2005 |
| Washington | Amanda Beers | Richland | 20 | Classical Piano | Top 15 | | |
| West Virginia | Janna Kerns | Terra Alta | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Wisconsin | Jayme Dawicki | New Berlin | 22 | Classical Piano | | | |
| Wyoming | Beth Holland | Gillette | 23 | Vocal | | | |
$^1$ Age as of September 2002