Miss USA 1996
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| Miss USA 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 2, 1996 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | South Padre Island, Texas |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KGBT-TV |
| Winner | Ali Landry Louisiana |
| Congeniality | Ku'ualoha Taylor (Hawaii) |
| Photogenic | Ali Landry (Louisiana) |
Miss USA 1996 was the 45th Miss USA pageant, held at South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Ali Landry of Louisiana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shanna Moakler of New York.[1] Landry had previously won the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title and placed seventh at Miss Teen USA 1990.[2] The pageant was held on South Padre Island for the third and final time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the third time, and Maty Monfort offered colour commentary. Aaron Neville provided entertainment during the competition. This was also the first year that the Miss Universe Organization opened a website dedicated to the pageant, and the first time they instituted an internet vote to choose the winner of the Miss Photogenic award.[3]
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1996 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 6 |
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| Top 10 |
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Special awards
- Miss Congeniality - Ku'ualoha Taylor[4] (Miss Hawaii USA)
- Miss Photogenic - Ali Landry (Miss Louisiana USA)
- Finesse Style Award - Becca Lee (Miss Tennessee USA)
- Best in Swimsuit: - Danielle Boatwright (Miss Kansas USA)
Scores
Preliminary scores
The following is the contestants average scores in the preliminary competition.
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Semifinal scores
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Delegates
The Miss USA 1996 delegates were:
- File:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama – Benita Brooks
- File:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska – Janelle Lynn Canady
- File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona – Christina Novak
- File:Flag of Arkansas (1924–2011).svg Arkansas – Tiffany Parks
- File:Flag of California.svg California – Shauna Lyn Searles
- File:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado – Suesan Rajebi
- File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut – Wanda Gonzales
- File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware – Star Behl
- File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia – La Chanda Jenkins
- File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida – Idalmis Vidal
- File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1956–2001).svg Georgia – Jenny Craig
- File:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii – Ku'ualoha Taylor
- File:Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho – Tracy Yarbrough
- File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois – Bernadette Przybycien
- File:Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana – Holly Roehl
- File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa – Jill Simon
- File:Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas – Danielle Boatwright
- File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky – Lorie West
- File:Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana – Ali Landry
- File:Flag of Maine.svg Maine – Julann Vadnais
- File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland – Michele Michael
- File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts – Jacquelyn Doucette
- File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan – Natasha Bell
- File:Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota – Karin Smith
- File:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi – Caroline Ramagos
- File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri – Aimee Rinehart
- File:Flag of Montana.svg Montana – Tanya Pogatchnik
- File:Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska – Kerry Lynn Kemper
- File:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada – Alisa Castillo
- File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire – Julie Minta Gleneck
- File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey – Christina Augustyn
- File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico – Layla Linn
- File:Flag of New York.svg New York – Keelin Curnuck
- File:Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina – Jessica Lee McMinn
- File:Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota – Juliette Spier
- File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio – Melissa Boyd
- File:Flag of Oklahoma (1988–2006).svg Oklahoma – Heather Crickard
- File:Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon – Jill Chartier
- File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania – Susan Barnett
- File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island – Karen Bradley
- File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina – Lysa Jackson
- File:Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota – Caresa Winters
- File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee – Becca Lee
- File:Flag of Texas.svg Texas – Kara Williams
- File:Flag of Utah (1913–1922).png Utah – Tracy Kennick
- File:Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont – Nancy Anne Roberts
- File:Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia – Danielle Connors
- File:Flag of Washington.svg Washington – Staci Baldwin
- File:Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia – Regina Fisher
- File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin – Mary Jo Stoker
- File:Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming – Kellee Kattleman
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Crossovers
Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants. Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:
- Tracy Kennick (Utah) - Miss Utah Teen USA 1989
- Ali Landry (Louisiana) - Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1990 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1990)
- Holly Roehl (Indiana) - Miss Georgia Teen USA 1990 (Second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1990)
- Susan Barnett (Pennsylvania) - Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1990 (Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1990)
- Kara Williams (Texas) - Miss Texas Teen USA 1991 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1991)
- Juliette Spier (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992
- Danielle Boatwright (Kansas) - Miss Kansas Teen USA 1992 (Second runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1992)
- Jill Chartier (Oregon) - Miss Oregon Teen USA 1993 (Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1993)
- Tiffany Parks (Arkansas) - Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1993
Delegate who had previously held a Miss America state title:
- Tracy Yarbrough (Idaho) - Miss Idaho 1994
Delegate who previously held a Miss USA state title:
- Shauna Searles (California) took over the title of Miss California USA 1992 after Shannon Marketic was crowned Miss USA 1992.
Judges
- C.C.H. Pounder
- Patrick Warburton
- Debbie Fields
- Frankie Liles
- Donna Sheen
- Ricky Martin
- Jeff Feringa
- Matt Whiteside
- Irene Bedard
- Eddie Rabbitt
See also
References
- ↑ "Breaux Bridge woman crowned Miss USA". Saturday State Times/Morning Advocate. 1996-02-03. p. 7-A.
- ↑ "Acadiana's Ali Landry is Miss USA". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ Arrillaga, Pauline (1996-01-01). "Miss USA pageant opens inaugural site on Internet". The Dallas Morning News. p. 14D.
- ↑ "Friend to All". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 30 January 1996. p. 10. Retrieved 18 August 2024.