Miss America 2003

Miss America 2003
Date	September 21, 2002
Presenters	Wayne Brady
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Erika Harold Illinois

Miss America 2003, the 76th Miss America pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 21, 2002 on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Erika Harold of Illinois.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 2003	Illinois - Erika Harold
1st runner-up	Alabama - Scarlotte Deupree
2nd runner-up	Oklahoma - Casey Preslar
3rd runner-up	Nevada - Teresa Benitez
4th runner-up	Maryland - Camille Lewis
Top 10	Connecticut - Tanisha Brito Massachusetts - Melanie Beth Correia Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock New York - Tiffany Walker Texas - Lisa Dalzell
Top 15	Arizona - Laura Lawless Indiana - Tangra Riggle North Carolina - Misty Clymer South Carolina - Kelly McCorkle Washington - Amanda Beers

Awards

Awards	Contestant
Preliminary Talent	Oklahoma - Casey Preslar Indiana - Tangra Riggle Maryland - Camille Lewis
Preliminary Swimsuit	New York - Tiffany Walker Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock Arkansas - Lauren Davidson
Preliminary Gown	Maryland - Camille Lewis Missouri - Shandi Finnessey New Jersey - Alicia Luciano
Preliminary Interview	Nevada - Teresa Benitz Texas - Lisa Dalzell Illinois - Erika Harold
Preliminary On Stage Interview	Georgia - Amy Mulkey Illinois - Erika Harold

Delegates

State	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Scarlotte Deupree	Birmingham	22	Vocal	1st runner-up	Quality of Life 1st runner-up
Alaska	Peggy Willman	Anchorage	23	Alaskan Native Dance
Arizona	Laura Lawless	Tempe	23	Classical Piano	Top 15		New York's Junior Miss 1996
Arkansas	Lauren Davidson	El Dorado	20	Vocal
California	Jennifer Glover	Castro Valley	23	Contemporary Vocal			Miss California USA 2001
Colorado	Morgan O'Murray	Colorado Springs	21	Jazz Dance			Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999
Connecticut	Tanisha Brito	New London	21	Tap Dance	Top 10		Miss Georgia USA 2005
Delaware	Shoha Parekh	Newark	24	Bharatnatyam Style Dance
District of Columbia	Sarah-Elizabeth Langford	Atlanta, GA	23	Gymnastics			Miss District of Columbia USA 2005
Florida	Katherine Carson	Sarasota	20	Vocal
Georgia	Amy Mulkey	Gainesville	23	Classical Piano
Hawaii	Kehaulani Christian	Pearl City	23	Tahitian Dance
Idaho	Misty Taylor	Boise	20	Classical Vocal
Illinois	Erika Harold	Urbana	22	Operatic Aria	Winner	Preliminary Interview
Indiana	Tangra Riggle	West Lafayette	21	Contemporary Vocal	Top 15	Preliminary Talent
Iowa	Stephanie Moore	Okoboji	22	Vocal
Kansas	Jeanne Anne Schroeder	Hutchinson	24	Classical Vocal
Kentucky	Mary Catherine Correll	Somerset	21	Classical Vocal
Louisiana	Casey Jo Crowder	Shreveport	23	Vocal
Maine	Rachel Wadsworth	Hiram	20	Rhythm Tap Dance
Maryland	Camille Lewis	Silver Spring	21	Crossover Classical Violin	4th runner-up	Overall Talent, Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Evening Gown
Massachusetts	Melanie Correia	Acushnet	22	Vocal	Top 10
Michigan	Erin Moss	Stevensville	21	Flute
Minnesota	Allyson Kearns	Eden Prairie	22	Self-Choreographed Dance
Mississippi	Jennifer Adcock	Hattiesburg	22	Piano	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit	Miss Mississippi USA 2005 and Top 10 at Miss USA 2005
Missouri	Shandi Finnessey	Florissant	24	Piano Solo		Preliminary Evening Gown	Miss Missouri USA 2004 and Miss USA 2004
Montana	Heather Rathbun	Darby	24	Tae Kwon Do Demonstration
Nebraska	Krista Knicely	Omaha	23	Jazz Dance
Nevada	Teresa Benitez	Reno	24	Monologue	3rd runner-up	Quality of Life, Overall Interview, Preliminary Interview
New Hampshire	Mary Morin	Bedford	24	Classical Piano
New Jersey	Alicia Luciano	Stanhope	19	Lyrical Dance		Overall Gown, Preliminary Evening Gown
New Mexico	Erin Griggs	Alamogordo	22	Violin Solo
New York	Tiffany Walker	Brooklyn	22	Interpretive Modern Dance	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit
North Carolina	Misty Clymer	Raleigh	21	Semi-classical Vocal	Top 15
North Dakota	Stacey Thomas	Bismarck	19	Jazz en Pointe			Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001
Ohio	Tiffany Haas	Cincinnati	20	Classical Vocal		Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
Oklahoma	Casey Preslar	Tulsa	22	Jazz Vocal	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent
Oregon	Brita Stream	Eugene	22	Vocal
Pennsylvania	Autumn Maris	Waynesburg	22	Lyrical Dance
Rhode Island	Gianine Teti	Providence	22	Classical Vocal
South Carolina	Kelly McCorkle	Greenville	23	Lyrical Ballet	Top 15		The Amazing Race 7 contestant
South Dakota	Vanessa Short Bull	Rapid City	23	Ballet en Pointe			Miss South Dakota USA 2000
Tennessee	Valli Kugler	Rutherford	22	Vocal
Texas	Mary Lisa Dalzell	Magnolia	23	Flute solo	Top 10	Preliminary Interview
Utah	Natalie Johnson	Bountiful	22	Classical Piano
Vermont	Sarah Jo Willey	Bakersfield	24	Vocal
Virginia	Jennifer Pitts	Arlington	24	Contemporary Ballet En Pointe			Miss Virginia USA 2005
Washington	Amanda Beers	Richland	20	Classical Piano	Top 15
West Virginia	Janna Kerns	Terra Alta	23	Vocal
Wisconsin	Jayme Dawicki	New Berlin	22	Classical Piano
Wyoming	Beth Holland	Gillette	23	Vocal

¹ Age as of September 2002

References

↑ Curran, John (2001-09-22). "Oregon Wins Miss America Crown". Associated Press.

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