Miss USA 1994
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.
Results
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Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1994 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 12 |
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
- ^ "Miss South Carolina Crowned Miss USA". The Associated Press. 1994-02-11.
- ^ "Padre Island to host Miss USA Pageant". Austin American-Statesman. 1993-08-11. p. B4.
- ^ "Miss USA event hushed Matamoros officials' concerns over rebel situation cited". The Dallas Morning News. 1994-01-12.
- ^ Staggs, Jeffrey (1994-02-07). "District's entry in Miss USA sets sights on Capitol". The Washington Times.
- ^ Landry, Julie (1994-02-10). "Beautiful dreamer: hard work fuels quest for title". The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- ^ "Belmont woman wins Miss Mass. crown". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1993-11-29.
- ^ "Miss Nebraska USA Crowned". The Omaha World-Herald. 1993-10-18.
- ^ White, Ken (1994-02-02). "Miss Nevada willing to take risks". The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Lake Oswegan claims crown". Portland Oregonian. 1993-06-01.
- ^ "Leah Hulan crowned Miss Tennessee USA". Business Wire. 1993-11-03.
- ^ Martinez, Monica (1993-07-28). "Miss El Paso wins pageant". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Wilder aide is '94 Miss Virginia USA". Roanoke Times & World News. 1993-10-04.