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Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the final time, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons and Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA 1988.
[edit] Host city
This was the final time the pageant was held in Wichita, where it had been staged from 1990-1993.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Stacey Blaine (Massachusetts)
- Miss Photogenic: Kelly Hu (Hawaii)
[edit] Historical significance
- Michigan won only two years after Carol Gist won the states first Miss USA title in 1990. Both titleholders are African-American; Gist was the first African-American titleholder.
- 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.
[edit] Scores
[edit] Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
| State |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening gown |
Average |
| Alabama |
9.16 |
8.04 |
8.86 |
8.323 |
| Alaska |
8.07 |
7.65 |
7.83 |
7.850 |
| Arizona |
8.80 |
7.95 |
8.49 |
8.413 |
| Arkansas |
9.03 |
8.26 |
8.77 |
8.687 |
| California |
9.29 |
8.85 |
9.12 |
9.087 |
| Colorado |
8.51 |
8.71 |
8.54 |
8.587 |
| Connecticut |
8.89 |
8.58 |
8.49 |
8.653 |
| Delaware |
8.27 |
8.32 |
8.54 |
8.377 |
| District of Columbia |
9.03 |
8.12 |
9.08 |
8.743 |
| Florida |
8.69 |
8.76 |
9.02 |
8.823 |
| Georgia |
9.14 |
9.06 |
9.55 |
9.250 |
| Hawaii |
9.49 |
9.48 |
9.49 |
9.487 |
| Idaho |
8.80 |
8.32 |
8.74 |
8.620 |
| Illinois |
9.04 |
8.43 |
8.62 |
8.697 |
| Indiana |
9.14 |
8.81 |
8.89 |
8.947 |
| Iowa |
8.67 |
8.99 |
9.29 |
8.983 |
| Kansas |
9.33 |
9.09 |
9.17 |
9.197 |
| Kentucky |
8.85 |
8.69 |
8.93 |
8.823 |
| Louisiana |
9.08 |
8.35 |
8.61 |
8.680 |
| Maine |
9.04 |
8.30 |
8.53 |
8.623 |
| Maryland |
8.72 |
8.38 |
8.73 |
8.610 |
| Massachusetts |
8.99 |
8.71 |
8.63 |
8.777 |
| Michigan |
9.48 |
9.53 |
9.47 |
9.493 |
| Minnesota |
8.55 |
8.24 |
8.45 |
8.413 |
| Mississippi |
8.96 |
8.50 |
8.50 |
8.653 |
| Missouri |
8.98 |
8.77 |
8.72 |
8.823 |
| Montana |
8.64 |
7.80 |
8.16 |
8.200 |
| Nebraska |
8.87 |
8.58 |
8.73 |
8.727 |
| Nevada |
8.83 |
8.35 |
8.46 |
8.547 |
| New Hampshire |
9.12 |
8.57 |
8.54 |
8.743 |
| New Jersey |
9.46 |
9.06 |
9.41 |
9.310 |
| New Mexico |
8.56 |
8.53 |
8.71 |
8.600 |
| New York |
9.20 |
9.22 |
8.77 |
9.063 |
| North Carolina |
9.13 |
8.55 |
8.91 |
8.863 |
| North Dakota |
8.88 |
8.41 |
8.33 |
8.540 |
| Ohio |
8.99 |
8.46 |
8.50 |
8.650 |
| Oklahoma |
8.90 |
8.75 |
8.69 |
8.780 |
| Oregon |
8.84 |
8.17 |
8.16 |
8.390 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.23 |
9.33 |
9.51 |
9.357 |
| Rhode Island |
9.02 |
8.25 |
8.60 |
8.623 |
| South Carolina |
8.95 |
9.00 |
8.96 |
8.970 |
| South Dakota |
8.81 |
8.30 |
8.36 |
8.490 |
| Tennessee |
9.36 |
8.95 |
8.80 |
9.037 |
| Texas |
9.12 |
9.09 |
9.01 |
9.073 |
| Utah |
8.50 |
8.59 |
8.61 |
8.567 |
| Vermont |
9.26 |
8.57 |
8.73 |
8.853 |
| Virginia |
8.77 |
8.80 |
8.83 |
8.800 |
| Washington |
8.68 |
8.61 |
8.41 |
8.567 |
| West Virginia |
9.05 |
8.74 |
8.80 |
8.863 |
| Wisconsin |
8.68 |
8.06 |
7.98 |
8.240 |
| Wyoming |
8.64 |
8.00 |
7.92 |
8.187 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalist
- Semi-finalist
|
[edit] Final competition
| Country |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Average |
Finalists |
| Georgia |
9.731 |
9.630 |
9.731 |
9.697 |
9.662 |
| Hawaii |
9.636 |
9.614 |
9.773 |
9.674 |
9.625 |
| Pennsylvania |
9.656 |
9.614 |
9.728 |
9.666 |
9.212 |
| New Jersey |
9.594 |
9.544 |
9.763 |
9.634 |
9.650 |
| Michigan |
9.578 |
9.604 |
9.650 |
9.611 |
9.750 |
| Kansas |
9.661 |
9.545 |
9.623 |
9.610 |
9.872 |
| California |
9.524 |
9.581 |
9.659 |
9.588 |
| Iowa |
9.495 |
9.491 |
9.625 |
9.537 |
| Texas |
9.495 |
9.449 |
9.648 |
9.531 |
| Tennessee |
9.517 |
9.571 |
9.481 |
9.523 |
| South Carolina |
9.501 |
9.467 |
9.468 |
9.479 |
| New York |
9.457 |
9.505 |
9.451 |
9.471 |
|
- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Finalists
|
[edit] Delegates
The Miss USA 1993 delegates were:
[edit] Contestant notes
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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