Miss America 1995
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| Miss America 1995 | |
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| Date | September 17, 1994 |
| Presenters | Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Heather Whitestone Alabama |
Miss America 1995, the 68th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 17, 1994 and was televised by the NBC Network.
Heather Whitestone, the winner representing Alabama, became the first deaf Miss America.
Contents
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1995 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Swimsuit |
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| Talent |
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Quality of Life award
| Result | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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Delegates
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama |
Heather Whitestone | Birmingham | 21 | Miss America 1995 | Preliminary swimsuit, Preliminary Talent | First deaf Miss Alabama and Miss America | |
 Alaska |
Patricia Marlow | Eagle River | 24 | ||||
 Arizona |
Stacy Agren | Mesa | 21 | Quality of Life, Non-finalist Talent | |||
 Arkansas |
Beth Anne Rankin | Magnolia | 23 | Non-finalist Talent | |||
 California |
Jennifer Hanson | La Habra | 21 | Non-finalist Talent | |||
 Colorado |
Shellene Cockrell | Colorado Springs | 24 | ||||
 Connecticut |
MaryGrace Santagata | New Haven | 24 | ||||
 Delaware |
Letitia Lee Pusey | Millsboro | 23 | ||||
 Florida |
Megan Welch | DeLand | 20 | Non-finalist Interview | National Sweetheart 1993 | ||
 Georgia |
Andrea Krahn | Calhoun | 20 | 3rd runner-up | |||
 Hawaii |
Courtney Nicolle Glaza | Kaneohe | 22 | ||||
 Idaho |
Tracy Yarbrough | Boise | 24 | Miss Idaho USA 1996 | |||
 Illinois |
Chuti Tiu | Chicago | 24 | Non-finalist Talent | America's Junior Miss 1987 representing Wisconsin | ||
 Indiana |
Tiffany Storm | Bloomington | 24 | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Bernie Wayne Talent | ||
 Iowa |
Tammy Truitt | Davenport | 21 | ||||
 Kansas |
Trisha Schaffer | Liberal | 22 | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | Kansas' Junior Miss 1990 | |
 Kentucky |
Laura Sue Humphress | Campbellsville | 22 | ||||
 Louisiana |
Tiffany Mock | Bossier City | 23 | ||||
 Maine |
Victoria Renyolds | Bangor | 22 | ||||
 Maryland |
Karissa Brooke Jones | Hagerstown | 23 | ||||
 Massachusetts |
Sharon Lee | Somerville | 24 | Non-finalist Talent | |||
 Michigan |
Maria Malay Kamara | Zeeland | 24 | Non-finalist Talent | |||
 Minnesota |
Eileen Van Driest | Winona | 23 | ||||
 Mississippi |
Rebecca Blouin | Batesville | 23 | Top 10 | |||
 Missouri |
Ann Marie Sun | Springfield | 22 | Allman Medical Scholarship | |||
 Montana |
Yvonne Dehner | Brockton | 24 | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | ||
 Nebraska |
Jennifer Love | North Platte | 21 | ||||
 Nevada |
Laura Hubach | Reno | 22 | ||||
 New Hampshire |
Shannon Hastings | Newport | 21 | ||||
 New Jersey |
Jennifer Makris | Cherry Hill | 21 | 2nd runner-up | Miss New Jersey USA 1997 and Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1997 | ||
 New Mexico |
Felicia Borrego | Tijeras | 23 | ||||
 New York |
Dione Lee Robinson | Gansevoort | 21 | ||||
 North Carolina |
Dana Stephenson | Garner | 20 | Non-finalist Talent | |||
 North Dakota |
Nicci Elkins | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991 and Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1991 | |||
 Ohio |
Lea Mack | Pickerington | 21 | Top 10 | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | Ohio's Junior Miss 1991 | |
 Oklahoma |
Tiffany Craig | Norman | 24 | ||||
 Oregon |
Roberta Stenbeck | Roseburg | 23 | ||||
 Pennsylvania |
Kirstin Border | Glen Rock | 24 | ||||
 Rhode Island |
Tori-Lynn Heaton | Cranston | 24 | First Sworn Police Officer to compete at Miss America | |||
 South Carolina |
Kristie Greene | Greenville | 24 | Comedy Vocal "Exactly Like Me" | |||
 South Dakota |
Kristi Bauer | Brookings | 23 | ||||
 Tennessee |
Lori Smith | Ocoee | 21 | ||||
 Texas |
Arian Archer | Borger | 20 | Top 10 | |||
 Utah |
Brooke Anderson | West Valley City | 21 | ||||
 Vermont |
Vanessa Branch | London, England, United Kingdom | 21 | Rembrandt Award for Mentorship | Held dual citizenship in the UK & United States, Won Miss Vermont as a student at Middlebury College | ||
 Virginia |
Cullen Johnson | Norfolk | 23 | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Waterford Crystal Business Scholarship | ||
 Washington |
Annalee Klein | Enumclaw | 24 | ||||
 West Virginia |
Jennifer Bopp | Elkins | 22 | ||||
 Wisconsin |
Laura Voss | Green Bay | 22 | ||||
 Wyoming |
Trisha Ramirez | Cheyenne | 23 |
Judges
- Dan Jansen
- Buddy Morra
- Susan Powell
- Emma Samms
- Cheryl Tiegs
