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CONTESTANTS

• ALABAMA - Toni Johnson
  

• ALASKA - Teresa Gates        
  

• ARIZONA - Apryl Hettich               
  

• ARKANSAS - Kati Fish
  

• CALIFORNIA - Jane Olvera
  

• COLORADO - Janna Durbin
  

• CONNECTICUT - Alison Benusis
  

• DELAWARE - Annmarie Correll
  

• DIST OF COLUMBIA - Alena Neves
  

• FLORIDA - Shakeela Gajadha
  

• GEORGIA - Erin Nance
  

• HAWAII - Kelly Hu
  

• IDAHO - Natalie Nukaya
  

• ILLINOIS - Susie Park
  

• INDIANA - Lisa Higgins
  

• IOWA - Jan Hoyer
  

• KANSAS - Tavia Shackles
  

• KENTUCKY - Karen Gibson
  

• LOUISIANA - Jennifer Mitchell
  

• MAINE - Jodi Cutting
  

• MARYLAND - Mary Ann Cimino
  

• MASSACHUSETTS - Stacey Blaine
  

• MICHIGAN - Kenya Moore
  

• MINNESOTA - Kristi Benneke
  

• MISSISSIPPI - Sherry Bowles
  

• MISSOURI - Stephanie Nunn
  

• MONTANA - Kristen Anderson
  

• NEBRASKA - Tish Gade
  

• NEVADA - Alexis Oliver
  

• NEW HAMPSHIRE - Heidi Cambra
  

• NEW JERSEY - Amy Fissel
  

• NEW MEXICO - Daniela Johnson
  

• NEW YORK - Wendy Marie Mock
  

• NORTH CAROLINA - Christa Tyson
  

• NORTH DAKOTA - Jennifer Seminary
  

• OHIO - Andrea Pacione
  

• OKLAHOMA - Brenda Caudle
  

• OREGON - Dawn Kennedy
  

• PENNSYLVANIA - Kimmarie Johnson
  

• RHODE ISLAND - Juli Roach
  

• SOUTH CAROLINA - Kelli Gosnell
  

• SOUTH DAKOTA - Kara Rovere
  

• TENNESSEE - Cammy Gregory
  

• TEXAS - Angie Sisk
  

• UTAH - Natalie Pyper
  

• VERMONT - Jodi Sicely
  

• VIRGINIA - Stephanie Satterfield
  

• WASHINGTON - Kandi Fletcher
  

• WEST VIRGINIA - Jennifer Johnson
  

• WISCONSIN - Heather Hanson
  

• WYOMING - Leisann Marie Stolz
  

Tidbits about the pageant*

• Actress and former Miss Teen USA 1985, Kelly Hu represented Hawaii.
  

• The winner of the pageant, Miss Michigan, Kenya Summer Moore, is best friends with former Miss USA 1990, Carol Anne Marie Gist, who also represented Michigan.
  

• Kenya became the second African-American contestant to ever become Miss USA.
  

• Iowa placed for the first time since 1960.
  

• Pennsylvania placed for the first time since 1989.
  

• Kansas made the top six for the third year in a row, a record for the state. This occurred over the years that the pageant was held in Wichita.
  

• Georgia made the top six for the seventh time in eight years, and recorded the state's highest ever placement in the competition. This has yet to be equalled or surpassed.
  

• In a record for the time, eleven contestants had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants.
  

• Amy Fissel (New Jersey) was Miss New Jersey 1991 and represented her state at Miss America 1992
  

• Contestants who had previously competed at Miss Teen USA were:
  

Jan Hoyer (Iowa) - Miss Iowa Teen USA 1987

Erin Nance (Georgia) - Miss Georgia Teen USA 1988

Jennifer Seminary (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1988

Kristen Anderson (Montana) - Miss Montana Teen USA 1988

Jana Durban (Colorado) - Miss Colorado Teen USA 1989

Stephanie Satterfield (Virginia) - Miss Virginia Teen USA 1989

Mary Ann Cimino (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1990

         Tavia Shackels (Kansas) - Miss Missouri Teen USA 1990 (semi-finalist at

Miss Teen USA 1990)

Allison Benusis (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1991

Final Result

Miss USA  - Michigan

1st Runner Up - Georgia

2nd Runner Up - Kansas

Rest of the 6 Finalists

Pennysylvania, Hawaii, New Jersey

Rest of the 12 Semi-finalists

California, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina,

New York, Iowa

Miss Photogenic - Hawaii

Miss Congeniality - Massachusetts

Best National Costume - Kansas

OPENING NUMBER

CROWNING MOMENT

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1993 MISS U.S.A. PAGEANT

Wichita, Kansas

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Held - February 19, 1993

Venue:  Century II Convention Center

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Host - Dick Clark

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Co-Hosts

Leeza Gibbons & Courtney Gibbs

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Miss Photogenic

Miss Hawaii - Kelly Hu

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Miss Congeniality

Miss Massachusetts - Stacey Blaine

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Best

State Costume

Miss Kansas

Tavia Shackles

Native American Costume

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Final two before announcement of winner.

Miss Georgia, Erin Nance & Miss Michigan,

Kenya Summer Moore

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Newly crowned Miss USA 1993

Miss Michigan, Kenya Summer Moore

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Stage design of the 1993 Miss USA Pageant

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