# Miss America 2000

Miss America 2000, the 73rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 18, 1999 on ABC Network.
Heather French became the first Miss Kentucky to win the crown. She later married the state's lieutenant governor, Steve Henry.

## Results
### Placements

| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss America 2000 | Kentucky – Heather French |
| 1st runner-up | Illinois – Jade Smalls |
| 2nd runner-up | Pennsylvania – Susan Spafford |
| 3rd runner-up | Maryland – Keri Schrader |
| 4th runner-up | Texas – Yanci Yarbrough |
| Top 10 | Alabama – Julie Smith Arkansas – Brandy Rhodes Connecticut – Sylvia Gomes New Jersey – Victoria Andrews Paige Wisconsin – Mary-Louise Kurey |

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Lifestyle and Fitness | Kentucky – Heather French Nevada – Gina Giacinto Rhode Island – Karen Lindsay |
| Talent | Louisiana – Julie Lawrence Virginia – Crystal Lewis Wisconsin – Mary-Louise Kurey |

#### Quality of Life awards

| Results | Contestant | Platform |
| Winner | New Hampshire – Brandee Helbick | Educational Disabilities Awareness |
| 1st runner-up | Kentucky – Heather French | Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes: Our Nations Homeless Veterans | – |
| 2nd runner-up | Alabama – Julie Smith | Breast Cancer Awareness "Early Detection...Giving the Freedom to Fight" |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant |
| Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award | Indiana – Kelly Lloyd |
| Miss America Scholar Award | Louisiana – Julie Lawrence |
| Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award | Wisconsin – Mary-Louise Kurey |
| Non-finalist Talent Award | California – MaryAnne Sapio District of Columbia – Toyia Taylor Georgia – Osjha Anderson Iowa – Jennifer Caudle Louisiana – Julie Lawrence Massachusetts – April Thibeault Mississippi – Heather Soriano New York – Brandi Burkhardt Utah – Vanessa Ballam Virginia – Crystal Lewis |
| Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award | Oregon – Angela Reed |
| Waterford Scholarship for Business Marketing & Management | Tennessee – Allison Alderson |

## Delegates

* Alabama – Julie Smith
* Alaska – Shannon Kelly
* Arizona – Lori Whiting
* Arkansas – Brandy Rhodes
* California – MaryAnne Sapio
* Colorado – Erin MacGregor
* Connecticut – Sylvia Gomes
* Delaware – Kama Katherine Boland
* District of Columbia – Toyia Taylor
* Florida – Kelli Meierhenry
* Georgia – Osjha Anderson
* Hawaii – Candes Meijide Gentry
* Idaho – Mellisa Kae Paul
* Illinois – Jade Smalls
* Indiana – Kelly Lloyd
* Iowa – Jennifer Caudle
* Kansas – Maureen Darby
* Kentucky – Heather French
* Louisiana – Julie Lawrence
* Maine – Rebecca Pelkey
* Maryland – Keri Schrader
* Massachusetts – April Marie Thiebeault
* Michigan – Audrie Chernauckas
* Minnesota – Natalie Lund
* Mississippi – Heather Soriano
* Missouri – Patryce CoRae King
* Montana – Elissa Ann Schwarz
* Nebraska – Becky Smith
* Nevada – Gina Giacinto
* New Hampshire – Brandee Helbick
* New Jersey – Victoria Andrews Paige
* New Mexico – Katie Linda Amalia Kelley
* New York – Brandi Burkhardt
* North Carolina – Kelly Trogdon
* North Dakota – Kay Picconatto
* Ohio – Tiffany Baumann
* Oklahoma – Daneka Danyell Allen
* Oregon – Angela Reed
* Pennsylvania – Susan Spafford
* Rhode Island – Karen Lindsay
* South Carolina – Danielle Davis
* South Dakota – Trisha Haroldson
* Tennessee – Allison Alderson
* Texas – Yanci Yarbrough
* Utah – Vanessa Ballam
* Vermont – Katy Johnson
* Virginia – Crystal Lewis
* Washington – Tina Willis
* West Virginia – Lucy Joanna Ours
* Wisconsin – Mary-Louise Kurey
* Wyoming – Elaine Dabney

## Judges

* Michael Badalucco
* Gretchen Carlson
* Tia Carrere
* Mimi Kennedy
* Briana Scurry
* Judy Sheindlin
* Larry Jenkins