Miss America 2000, the 73rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 18, 1999 on ABC Network.
Miss America 2000 | |
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Date | September 18, 1999 |
Presenters | Donny Osmond Marie Osmond[1] |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | ABC |
Winner | Heather French Kentucky |
Heather French became the first Miss Kentucky to win the crown. She later married the state's lieutenant governor, Steve Henry.
Results
editPlacements
editFinal results | Contestant |
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Miss America 2000 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up | |
Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
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Top 10edit
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Top 5edit
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Awards
editPreliminary awards
editAwards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
Quality of Life awards
editResults | Contestant | Platform | |
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Winner |
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Educational Disabilities Awareness | |
1st runner-up | Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes: Our Nations Homeless Veterans | – | |
2nd runner-up | Breast Cancer Awareness "Early Detection...Giving the Freedom to Fight" |
Other awards
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Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award | |
Miss America Scholar Award |
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Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award |
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Non-finalist Talent Award |
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Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award |
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Waterford Scholarship for Business Marketing & Management |
Delegates
edit- Alabama – Julie Smith
- Alaska – Shannon Kelly
- Arizona – Lori Whiting
- Arkansas – Brandy Rhodes
- California – MaryAnne Sapio
- Colorado – Erin MacGregor
- Connecticut – Sylvia Gomes
- Delaware – Kama Katherine Boland
- District of Columbia – Toyia Taylor
- Florida – Kelli Meierhenry
- Georgia – Osjha Anderson
- Hawaii – Candes Meijide Gentry
- Idaho – Mellisa Kae Paul
- Illinois – Jade Smalls
- Indiana – Kelly Lloyd
- Iowa – Jennifer Caudle
- Kansas – Maureen Darby
- Kentucky – Heather French
- Louisiana – Julie Lawrence
- Maine – Rebecca Pelkey
- Maryland – Keri Schrader
- Massachusetts – April Marie Thiebeault
- Michigan – Audrie Chernauckas
- Minnesota – Natalie Lund
- Mississippi – Heather Soriano
- Missouri – Patryce CoRae King
- Montana – Elissa Ann Schwarz
- Nebraska – Becky Smith
- Nevada – Gina Giacinto
- New Hampshire – Brandee Helbick
- New Jersey – Victoria Andrews Paige
- New Mexico – Katie Linda Amalia Kelley
- New York – Brandi Burkhardt
- North Carolina – Kelly Trogdon
- North Dakota – Kay Picconatto
- Ohio – Tiffany Baumann
- Oklahoma – Daneka Danyell Allen
- Oregon – Angela Reed
- Pennsylvania – Susan Spafford
- Rhode Island – Karen Lindsay
- South Carolina – Danielle Davis
- South Dakota – Trisha Haroldson
- Tennessee – Allison Alderson
- Texas – Yanci Yarbrough
- Utah – Vanessa Ballam
- Vermont – Katy Johnson
- Virginia – Crystal Lewis
- Washington – Tina Willis
- West Virginia – Lucy Joanna Ours
- Wisconsin – Mary-Louise Kurey
- Wyoming – Elaine Dabney