Miss USA 1994

Miss USA 1994 was the 43rd Miss USA pageant, televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Lu Parker of South Carolina was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kenya Moore of Michigan.
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the first of three years replacing Dick Clark, with color commentary by Arthel Neville and a special guest appearance by Laura Harring, Miss USA 1985. Entertainment was provided by Doug Stone. During the live broadcast, the organizers of that year's Miss Universe pageant held in Manila, Philippines were introduced during the show along with that country's representative to said international competition, Charlene Bonin Gonzales, Miss Philippines 1994.
Host city
This was the first of three consecutive years that the pageant was held on South Padre Island. The announcement that the pageant would be held there was made on August 11, 1993.
Contestants arrived on January 27 for two weeks of events and preliminary competitions before the final telecast. This included a dinner event in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, put on by the mayor and city officials, which became an issue when rebel activity on the United States-Mexican border led to fears for the contestants' safety. The city had contributed more than $100,000 to South Padre's bid to host the pageant, fundraising that was mirrored by other cities in the Rio Grande Valley.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1994 delegates were:
Alabama - Melaea Nelms
Alaska - Dawn Stuvek
Arizona - Jennifer Tisdale
Arkansas - Hannah Hilliard
California - Toay Foster
Colorado - Kimberly Veldhuizen
Connecticut - Mistrella Egan
Delaware - Teresa Kline
District of Columbia - Angela McGlowan
Florida - Cynthia Redding
Georgia - Andrea Moore
Hawaii - Nadine Tanega
Idaho - Trenna Wheeler
Illinois - Kathleen Farrell
Indiana - Kim Scull
Iowa - Callie Pandit
Kansas - Carol Hovenkamp
Kentucky - Kim Buford
Louisiana - Shirelle Hebert
Maine - Colleen Brink
Maryland - Wendy Davis
Massachusetts - Michelle Atamian
Michigan - Kelly Richelle Pawlowski
Minnesota - Jolene Stavrakis
Mississippi - Leslie Lynn Jetton
Missouri - Shelly Lehman
Montana - Kelly Brown
Nebraska - Shawn Wolff
Nevada - Angela Lambert
New Hampshire - Kelly Zarse
New Jersey - Rosa Velez
New Mexico - Jill Vasquez
New York - Jennifer Gareis
North Carolina - Lynn Jenkins
North Dakota - Amy Jane Lantz
Ohio - Lisa Michelle Allison
Oklahoma - Angela Parrick
Oregon - Denise White
Pennsylvania - Linda Chiaraluna
Rhode Island - Raye Anne Johnson
South Carolina - Lu Parker
South Dakota - Tabitha Moude
Tennessee - Leah Hulan
Texas - Christine Friedel
Utah - Vanessa Munns
Vermont - Christy Beltrami
Virginia - Patricia Southall
Washington - Angel Ward
West Virginia - Linda Bailey
Wisconsin - Gina Desmond
Wyoming - Tolan Clark
References
External links
Official website
Miss USA 1994
Lu Parker Official website
Lu Parker's Miss USA page
South Carolina High School Teacher Wins Miss USA Contest
Miss South Carolina Crowned Miss Usa On Padre Island
Miss USA 1994 in Hollywood.com
1994
1994 beauty pageants
February 1994 events in the United States
1994 in Texas