Miss America 1999, the 72nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 19, 1998, on ABC Network. Nicole Johnson of Virginia, who wore an insulin pump at her hip to deal with her diabetes, was crowned by outgoing Miss America Kate Shindle.[1]
| Miss America 1999 | |
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| Date | September 19, 1998 |
| Presenters | Boomer Esiason, Meredith Vieira[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Winner | Nicole Johnson Virginia |
Miss Ohio Cheya Watkins, who did not make the top 10, had been the topic of an earlier controversy when the University of Cincinatti denied that she was a freshman there, as she claimed.[1]
Results
editPlacements
edit| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1999 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
Order of announcements
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Top 10edit
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Top 5edit
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Awards
editPreliminary awards
edit| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
edit| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
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Quality of Life awards
edit| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner |
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Drug-Free L.I.F.E. for Youth/Peer Mentorship |
Delegates
edit- Alabama - Ashley Halfman
- Alaska - Joslyn Tinker
- Arizona - Leean Hendrix
- Arkansas - Erin Wheatley
- California - Danielle Coney
- Colorado - Keely Gaston
- Connecticut - Lauren Bergamo
- Delaware - Jody Kelly
- District of Columbia - Nicole Messina
- Florida - Lissette Gonzalez
- Georgia - April Brinson
- Hawaii - Jennifer Hera
- Idaho - Tammy Toney
- Illinois - Amanda Jo Meadows
- Indiana - Julianne Hackney
- Iowa - Lisa Dondlinger
- Kansas - Jennifer Vannatta
- Kentucky - Chera-Lyn Cook
- Louisiana - Heather Dupree
- Maine - Stephany Stanley
- Maryland - Heather Noelle Davis
- Massachusetts - Elizabeth Emerson Hancock
- Michigan - Laura Frances Welling
- Minnesota - Megan West
- Mississippi - Melinda King
- Missouri - Deborah McDonald
- Montana - Delight Michelle Scheck
- Nebraska - Jenny Lemmerman
- Nevada - Anna Carpenter
- New Hampshire - Heidi Marie Noyes
- New Jersey - Stephanie Ferrari
- New Mexico - Lindsay Chism
- New York - Deana Herrera
- North Carolina - Kelli Bradshaw
- North Dakota - Sonja Gedde
- Ohio - Cheya Watkins
- Oklahoma - Julie Payne
- Oregon - Jennifer Sisco-Moore
- Pennsylvania - Mayra Acosta
- Rhode Island - Heather Picard
- South Carolina - Wendy Willis
- South Dakota - Sara Frankenstein
- Tennessee - Heather Heath
- Texas - Tatum Hubbard
- Utah - Michele Mobley
- Vermont - Aimee Rzewuski
- Virginia - Nicole Johnson
- Washington - Marianna Loya
- West Virginia - Amy Townsend
- Wisconsin - Jill Patzner
- Wyoming - Mindy Baughman
Judges
editExternal links
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 1999". Daily Herald. Associated Press. Sep 20, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rose, Elaine; Pritchard, Michael (20 September 1998). "New Miss America in state of disbelief upon being named". Press of Atlantic City. p. 6. Retrieved 9 September 2024.