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Miss America 1995
Miss America 1995, the 68th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 17, 1994 and was televised by the NBC Network. Heather Whitestone, the winner representing Alabama, became the first deaf Miss America. Results Placements Order of announcements Top 10 # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # # Awards Preliminary awards Quality of Life awards Non-finalist awards Other awards Delegates Judges *Dan Jansen *Buddy Morra * Susan Powell *Emma Samms *Cheryl Tiegs *Michael Feinstein *Susan L. Taylor External links Miss America official website {{Miss America 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ... 1994 in the United States 1995 beauty pageants 1994 in New Jersey September 1994 events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Whitestone
Heather Leigh Whitestone McCallum (born February 24, 1973) is a former beauty queen and conservative activist who was the first deaf Miss America title holder, having lost most of her hearing at 18 months. Early life Whitestone was born in Dothan, Alabama, to Bill Whitestone and Daphne Gray. When she was 18 months old, she lost her hearing due to a serious ear infection. In fourth grade, Heather learned about the story of a young woman from Alabama who would forever change her life, Helen Keller. Keller became her role model. Whitestone was unable to keep up with her classwork and began to fall behind her peers. She asked her family to send her to a special school that would enable her to catch up with other students in her class. While at the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis, Missouri, she learned two grade levels per year. After three years, she caught up with her peers and returned to Alabama to graduate from public high school with a 3.6-grade point average (GPA). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Mississippi
Miss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. The contest began in 1934, has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, and provides more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America Organization. Four Miss Mississippis have won the Miss America crown: Mary Ann Mobley (1959), Lynda Lee Mead (1960), Cheryl Prewitt (1980), and Susan Akin (1986). Emmie Perkins of Hattiesburg was crowned Miss Mississippi 2022 on June 25, 2022 at the Vicksburg Convention Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 on December 15, 2022 where she was the Jean Bartel Social Impact Initiative winner. Gallery of past titleholders File:Carolyn Cochran, Miss Mississippi (1955).png, File:Mary Ann Mobley, Brandon. (Miss Miss. '58,) (Miss America, '58-'59,) (Photo at WLBT)..png, File:Lynda Lee Mead NYWTS.jpg, File:Pat McRaney, McComb, Miss., (Miss Miss., '60) crowning Annice Ray Jernigan, (Miss Miss. '61), photo at Vicksburg, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Massachusetts
The Miss Massachusetts competition is a scholarship pageant put on annually by the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Foundation, Inc. The winner of the pageant receives the title of Miss Massachusetts and represents the state of Massachusetts at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Women between the ages of 17 and 24 who meet residency, scholastic and character requirements are eligible to compete in local pageants, the winners of which continue on to the Miss Massachusetts pageant in Worcester each July. Contestants at the Miss Massachusetts competition are judged in five areas: personal interview, poise and grace in evening gown, lifestyle and fitness in swimsuit, artistic expression, and on stage question. Scholarships are awarded for Miss Massachusetts, first through fourth runners-up, preliminary talent winners, preliminary swimsuit winners, non-finalist talent winner, MAO Academic Award, MAO Service Award, and MAO Children's Miracle Network Award. Katrina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuti Tiu
Chuti Tiu is an American actress of Filipino and Chinese descent. She was Miss Illinois in 1994. Early life Tiu was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Filipino immigrants. Her father is of Chinese origin and her mother is Filipina-Spanish. Her parents came to the United States as medical residents with "just $50 to their names and built a life from scratch, knowing no one." Tiu attended Divine Savior Holy Angels, an all girls high school. Education Tiu earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University. Career In 1994, Tiu was crowned 1994 Miss Illinois. In 2000, Tiu became a lead actress in Sally Field's directorial debut ''Beautiful''. Tiu has had many supporting roles in independent features such as ''The Specials'' with Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church. Tiu's television work includes a series regular role in '' Desire'', a recurring role in the suspense thriller '' 24'' starring Kiefer Sutherland, as well as guest/recurring appearances on s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Illinois
The Miss Illinois is a pageant program affiliated with Miss America, which is competition for women models representing the state of Illinois. The first "Miss Illinois" sent to the national pageant was Lois Delander who subsequently won the Miss America title. Including Delander, five Miss Illinois representatives have won the Miss America title. Monica Nia Jones of Chicago was crowned Miss Illinois 2022 on June 11, 2022 at Marion Cultural Arts & Civic Center in Marion. She represented Illinois and competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022 where she was in the Top 11 and the People's Choice winner. Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Illinois titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Connecticut
The Miss Connecticut competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss America pageant. Connecticut has won the Miss America crown once (Marian Bergeron, 1933), and is the only New England state which has produced a Miss America. The current titleholder is Sylvana González of Farmington was crowned on April 9, 2022, at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Connecticut titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title. Placements * Miss Americas: Marian Bergeron ( 1933-1934) * 1st runners-up: Bridget Oei (2019) * 2nd runners-up: Tillie Grey (1936) * 4th ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Hanson
Jennifer Kathleen Hanson (born August 10, 1973) is an American country music artist, songwriter and record producer. She made her artist debut in 2002 with the release of her single “ Beautiful Goodbye”. The song went on to become a top 20 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Songs reaching #16 in March 2003, the highest-charting debut single by a female country artist for that year. Her self-titled debut album, ''Jennifer Hanson'', was released that same year on Capitol Records to critical acclaim, and in 2003 Hanson was nominated for the Top New Female Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music. She received a nomination that same year for CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year for her video “Beautiful Goodbye”, directed by Trey Fanjoy. As a songwriter, Hanson has written songs for a number of artists including Kelly Clarkson, Michelle Branch, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, Jana Kramer, Mickey Guyton, Sister Hazel, Don Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss California
The Miss California competition selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss America competition. The pageant began in Santa Cruz in 1924 and was held there in 1925. During the years 1926 through 1946 in years when the Miss California pageant was held, the competition was primarily in San Francisco and Venice, California. In 1947, it returned to Santa Cruz and was held there annually until 1985, after which it moved to San Diego in response to years of protests and a "Myth California" counter pageant organized by local feminist activists led by Ann Simonton and Nikki Craft. It has been held in Fresno, California since 1994. Catherine Liang of San Francisco was crowned Miss California on June 25, 2022 at the Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall Fresno, California. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut where she was a Women in Business Finalist and Non-finalist Talent Winner. Gallery of past titleholde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Arkansas
The Miss Arkansas competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss America pageant. Arkansas has won the Miss America title three times (1964, 1982, 2017). Ebony Mitchell of Harrison was crowned Miss Arkansas 2022 on June 18, 2022, at Robinson Center Auditorium in Little Rock. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022. Gallery of past titleholders File:EudoraMoseby.jpg, File:AmberBennett.jpg, File:Miss Arkansas 2009 Singing.jpg, File:Alyse Eady.JPG, File:Savvy Shields (cropped).jpg, Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Arkansas titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title. Placements * Miss Americas: Donna Axum (1964), E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Mack
Lea Mack (a native of Pickerington, Ohio, born 1973) was Miss Ohio 1994. Lea Mack was Miss Ohio for 1994, and she placed in the top ten for Miss America. She has been a professional music therapist, spokeswoman, and author. Lea is currently the owner of her own company, Dream Big Enterprises, L.L.C. Education Lea Mack relieved a bachelor's degree in music therapy from Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st .... References External linksMack as a speaker 1973 births Living people Florida State University alumni Miss America 1995 delegates People from Pickerington, Ohio 20th-century American people {{US-pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Arizona
The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title. The first Miss Arizona, Anna Marie Barnett, was crowned in 1938. Melody Pierce of Phoenix was crowned Miss Arizona 2022 on June 25, 2022 at the Madison Center of the Arts in Phoenix, Arizona. She competed for the title of Miss America 2023 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in December 2022 where she was a Women Who Brand Finalist. Gallery of past titleholders File:Vonda Van Dyke 2008.png, File:Miss Arizona 1968 - Linda Johnson (Moore, Dewalt) in 2016.jpg, File:BrendaStrong.jpg, File:Corrie Hill headshot.png, File:HilaryGriffith.png, File:NicoleTurnerHeadshot.png, File:Miss Arizona 2013 Jennifer Smestad.jpg, File:Jacqueline Thomas.jpg, Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Arizona titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss America Award Winners
The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable. Other awards include Miss Congeniality, given out in the early years of the pageant and re-introduced at Miss America 2006, and the Quality of Life Award for a contestant's platform, first awarded in 1989. Preliminary awards Preliminary on stage interview/Social Impact Pitch award Preliminary talent award Preliminary swimsuit award There have multiple instances of ties for this preliminary award. This occurred at Miss America pageants in 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1972, 1979, 1987, and 1993. This award was discontinued since the Miss America 2019 competition and was replaced with state titleholders participating in a live int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
