Miss America 2002, the 75th
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
pageant, was televised live from
Boardwalk Hall in
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, often known by its initials A.C., is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. The city is known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2020, the city had a population of 38,497. on Saturday, September 22, 2001, on the
ABC Network. The pageant was won by
Katie Harman of
Oregon
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, the first woman representing that state to take the crown.
Prior to the competition, the delegates spent a weekend in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
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Pennsylvania
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where they participated in a parade and attended a reception and did some sightseeing. During their first week in Atlantic City, the
September 11 attacks
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occurred, but despite the cancelling of the traditional pageant-eve parade, it was decided to hold the pageant as intended. The contestants themselves voted 2–1 to continue with the competition.
Results
Placements
Order of announcements
Top 20
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Top 5
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Awards
Quality of Life award
Delegates
1 Age as of September 2001
Controversy
Following the pageant, the parents of Miss America 2002 wrote an eight-page letter to the pageant's organizers complaining about mistreatment and fraudulent billing.
Judges
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Janet Langhart Cohen
Janet Leola Langhart Cohen (née Floyd; born December 22, 1941) is an American television journalist and anchor, and author. Beginning her career as a model, she started in television reporting the weather.
She serves as president and CEO of Lan ...
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John H. Dalton
John Howard Dalton (born December 13, 1941) is an American politician and investor. Dalton was Secretary of the Navy from July 22, 1993 to November 16, 1998.
Education and Navy service
Dalton attended Louisiana State University for a year befor ...
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Sanford L. Fox Sanford may refer to:
People
*Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name
Places United States
* Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County
* Sanford, Colorad ...
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Karl Jurman
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Harvey Mackay
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Lee Meriwether
Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the Miss America 1955 pageant. She has appeared in many films and television shows, notably as Betty Jones, the title character's secretary and daughte ...
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Patricia Northrup
Patricia Northrup is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss California in 1992.
She holds a bachelor of science in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University. She joined the California Air Nationa ...
References
External links
Official Results
{{Miss America
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2001 in the United States
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September 2001 events in the United States
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Impact of the September 11 attacks on television