# Miss America 2004

Miss America 2004, the 77th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 20, 2003 on ABC Network. Ericka Dunlap, Miss Florida, was crowned by outgoing Miss America 2003 Erika Harold.

## Results
### Placements

| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss America 2004 | Florida – Ericka Dunlap |
| 1st runner-up | Hawaii – Kanoelani Gibson |
| 2nd runner-up | Wisconsin – Tina Sauerhammer |
| 3rd runner-up | Maryland – Marina Harrison |
| 4th runner-up | California – Nicole Lamarche |
| Top 10 | Indiana – Bryn Chapman New Hampshire – Candace Glickman Oklahoma – Kelley Scott Rhode Island – Laurie Gray Virginia – Nancy Redd |
| Top 15 | Alabama – Catherine Crosby Georgia – Andrea Bailey Michigan – Madonna Emond Missouri – Amber Etheridge New Jersey – Jennifer Farrell |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | California – Nicole Lamarche New Hampshire – Candace Glickman Virginia – Nancy Redd |
| Talent | Hawaii – Kanoelani Gibson Rhode Island – Laurie Gray Wisconsin – Tina Sauerhammer |

#### Quality of Life award

| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | Alabama – Catherine Crosby | First Vote: America's Freedom to Choose |
| 1st runner-up | Kentucky – MacKenzie Mayes | – |
| 2nd runner-up | North Carolina – Dana Reason | – |

#### Final night awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Evening wear | Florida – Ericka Dunlap |
| Swimsuit | California – Nicole Lamarche |
| Talent | Florida – Ericka Dunlap |
| Casual wear | Maryland – Marina Harrison |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Interview | Arkansas – Whitney Kirk Oregon – April Robinson Vermont – Drell Hunter Washington – Fianna Dickson |
| Talent | Kansas – Angelea Busby Kentucky – MacKenzie Mayes Maine – Elizabeth Edgecomb Nebraska – Jane Noseworthy Pennsylvania – Candace Otto South Carolina – Jessica Eddins Texas – Sunni Cranfill Utah – Stacy Johnson |

## Delegates

| State | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Catherine Crosby | Brewton | 23 | Flute | Top 15 | Quality of Life | |
| Alaska | Blair Chenoweth | Anchorage | 21 | Ballet en Pointe | | | Miss Alaska USA 2007 |
| Arizona | Corrie Hill | Gilbert | 24 | Dance | | | |
| Arkansas | Whitney Kirk | Cabot | 22 | Vocal / Dance | | Non-finalist Interview | |
| California | Nicole Lamarche | Berkeley | 24 | Vocal | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Final night Swimsuit | |
| Colorado | Katee Doland | Arvada | 23 | Lyrical Dance | | | Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998, Miss Colorado USA 2001 |
| Connecticut | Marla Prete | North Haven | 22 | Tap Dance | | | |
| Delaware | Erin Elizabeth Williams | Lincoln | 20 | Vocal | | | |
| District of Columbia | Lisa Ferris | Portland, OR | 21 | Vocal | | | |
| Florida | Ericka Dunlap | Orlando | 21 | Vocal | Winner | Final night Evening Gown, Final night Talent | Later appeared on The Amazing Race 15 as a contestant along with her then-husband Brian Kleinschmidt |
| Georgia | Andrea Bailey | Evans | 24 | Vocal | Top 15 | | |
| Hawaii | Kanoelani Gibson | Kapolei | 22 | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Idaho | Tiffany Jewell | Boise | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Illinois | Andrea Fritz | Schaumburg | 21 | Lyrical Dance | | | |
| Indiana | Bryn Chapman | Indianapolis | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | | |
| Iowa | Nicole White | Eldridge | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Kansas | Angelea Busby | Lenexa | 21 | Interpretative Baton Twirling / Dance | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Kentucky | MacKenzie Mayes | Lexington | 23 | Vocal | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up, Non-finalist Talent | |
| Louisiana | Melissa Clark | Ruston | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Maine | Elizabeth Edgecomb | Limestone | 20 | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Maryland | Marina Harrison | Severn | 22 | Vocal | 3rd runner-up | Final night Casual Wear | Miss Maryland USA 2005 |
| Massachusetts | Melissa Silva | Fall River | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Michigan | Madonna Emond | Livonia | 22 | Jazz Dance | Top 15 | | |
| Minnesota | Megan Torgerson | Warren | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Mississippi | Allison Kellogg | Madison | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Missouri | Amber Etheridge | Springfield | 23 | Vocal | Top 15 | | |
| Montana | Amber Shipman | Glendive | 19 | Dance | | | |
| Nebraska | Jane Noseworthy | Bellevue | 24 | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Nevada | Christina O'Neil | Carson City | 24 | Vocal | | | |
| New Hampshire | Candace Glickman | Manchester | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss New Hampshire USA 2005 |
| New Jersey | Jennifer Farrell | Margate | 19 | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15 | | |
| New Mexico | Rana Jones | Tatum | 22 | Vocal | | | Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1998 |
| New York | Jessica Lynch | New York City | 24 | Jazz Dance en Pointe | | | |
| North Carolina | Dana Reason | Raleigh | 24 | Tap Dance | | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| North Dakota | Sara Schelkoph | Grand Forks | 23 | Lyrical Ballet | | | |
| Ohio | Janelle Couts | Akron | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Oklahoma | Kelley Scott | Owasso | 23 | Vocal | Top 10 | | |
| Oregon | April Robinson | Gresham | 22 | Tap Dance | | Non-finalist Interview | |
| Pennsylvania | Candace Otto | Murrysville | 23 | Classical Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Rhode Island | Laurie Gray | Warwick | 22 | Classical Violin | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
| South Carolina | Jessica Eddins | Columbia | 24 | Classical Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| South Dakota | Sara Seever | Custer | 21 | Vocal / Dance | | | |
| Tennessee | Jamie Watkins | Soddy Daisy | 23 | Vocal | | | |
| Texas | Sunni Cranfill | Hooks | 23 | Ballet en Pointe | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Utah | Stacy Johnson | Provo | 21 | Latin Jazz Dance | | Non-finalist Talent | |
| Vermont | Drell Hunter | Sharon | 24 | Lyrical Dance | | Non-finalist Interview | |
| Virginia | Nancy Redd | Martinsville | 22 | Piano | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Washington | Fianna Dickson | Spokane | 24 | Classical Jazz Dance | | Non-finalist Interview | |
| West Virginia | Allison Williams | Morgantown | 22 | Vocal | | | |
| Wisconsin | Tina Sauerhammer | Green Bay | 22 | Classical Cello | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Wyoming | Tamara Kocher | Gillette | 22 | Dance | | | |
$^1$ Age as of September 2003