Miss America 2003

Miss America 2003
Date	September 21, 2002
Presenters	Wayne Brady
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Erika Harold Illinois

Miss America 2003, the 82nd Miss America, pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 21, 2002 on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Erika Harold of Illinois.^[1]

Results

Placements

• Miss America 2003: Erika Harold (Miss Illinois)
• First runner-up: Scarlotte Deupree (Miss Alabama)
• Second runner-up: Casey Preslar (Miss Oklahoma)
• Third runner-up: Teresa Benitez (Miss Nevada)
• Fourth runner-up: Camille Lewis (Miss Maryland)

• Top 10: Tanisha Brito (Miss Connecticut), Melanie Beth Correia (Miss Massachusetts), Jennifer Adcock (Miss Mississippi), Tiffany Walker (Miss New York), Lisa Dalzell (Miss Texas)
• Top 15: Laura Lawless (Miss Arizona), Tangra Riggle (Miss Indiana), Misty Clymer (Miss North Carolina), Kelly McCorkle (Miss South Carolina), Amanda Beers (Miss Washington)

Awards

• Talent: Casey Preslar (Miss Oklahoma), Tangra Riggle (Miss Indiana), Camielle Lewis (Miss Maryland)
• Swimsuit: Tiffany Walker (Miss New York), Jennifer Adcock (Miss Mississippi), Lauren Davidson (Miss Arkansas)
• Gown: Camielle Lewis (Miss Maryland), Shandi Finnessey (Miss Missouri), Alicia Luciano (Miss New Jersey)
• Interview: Teresa Benitz (Miss Nevada), Lisa Dalzell (Miss Texas), Erika Harold (Miss Illinois)
• On stage Interview prelim was added this year: Amy Mulkey (Miss Georgia) and Erika Harold (Miss Illinois)

Delegates

The Miss America 2002 delegates were:

State	Name	Hometown	Age1	Talent	Placement	Special awards	Notes
Alabama	Scarlotte Deupree	Birmingham, AL	22	Vocal	1st runner-up	Quality of Life 1st runner-up
Alaska	Peggy Willman	Anchorage, AK	23	Alaskan Native Dance
Arizona	Laura Lawless	Tempe, AZ	23	Classical Piano	Top 15
Arkansas	Lauren Davidson	El Dorado, AR	20	Vocal
California	Jennifer Glover	Castro Valley, CA	23	Contemporary Vocal			Former Miss California USA 2001
Colorado	Morgan O'Murray	Colorado Springs, CO	21	Jazz Dance			Former Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999
Connecticut	Tanisha Brito	New London, CT	21	Tap Dance	Top 10		Later Miss Georgia USA 2005
Delaware	Shoha Parekh	Newark, DE	24	Bharatnatyam Style Dance
District of Columbia	Sarah-Elizabeth Langford	Atlanta, GA	23	Gymnastics			Later Miss District of Columbia USA 2005
Florida	Katherine Carson	Sarasota, FL	20	Vocal
Georgia	Amy Mulkey	Gainesville, GA	23	Classical Piano
Hawaii	Kehaulani Christian	Pearl City, HI	23	Tahitian Dance
Idaho	Misty Taylor	Boise, ID	20	Classical Vocal
Illinois	Erika Harold	Urbana, IL	22	Operatic Aria	Winner	Preliminary Interview
Indiana	Tangra Riggle	West Lafayette, IN	21	Contemporary Vocal	Top 15	Preliminary Talent
Iowa	Stephanie Moore	Okoboji, IA	22	Vocal
Kansas	Jeanne Anne Schroeder	Hutchinson, KS	24	Classical Vocal
Kentucky	Mary Catherine Correll	Somerset, KY	21	Classical Vocal
Louisiana	Casey Jo Crowder	Shreveport, LA	23	Vocal
Maine	Rachel Wadsworth	Hiram, ME	20	Rhythm Tap Dance
Maryland	Camille Lewis	Silver Spring, MD	21	Crossover Classical Violin	4th runner-up	Overall Talent, Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Evening Gown
Massachusetts	Melanie Correia	Achushnet, MA	22	Vocal	Top 10
Michigan	Erin Moss	Stevensville, MI	21	Flutist
Minnesota	Allyson Kearns	Prairie, MN	22	Self-Choreographed Dance
Mississippi	Jennifer Adcock	Hattiesburg, MS	22	Piano	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit
Missouri	Shandi Finnessey	Florissant, MO	24	Piano Solo		Preliminary Evening Gown	Later Miss Missouri USA 2004 & Miss USA 2004
Montana	Heather Rathbun	Darby, MT	24	Tae Kwon Do Demonstration
Nebraska	Krista Knicely	Omaha, NE	23	Jazz Dance
Nevada	Teresa Benitez	Reno, NV	24	Monologue	3rd runner-up	Quality of Life, Overall Interview, Preliminary Interview	Later Miss Nevada USA 2003
New Hampshire	Mary Morin	Bedford, NH	24	Classical Piano
New Jersey	Alicia Luciano	Stanhope, NJ	19	Lyrical Dance		Overall Gown, Preliminary Evening Gown
New Mexico	Erin Griggs	Alamogordo, NM	22	Violin Solo
New York	Tiffany Walker	Brooklyn, NY	22	Interpretive Modern Dance	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit
North Carolina	Misty Clymer	Raleigh	21	Semi-Classical Vocal	Top 15
North Dakota	Stacey Thomas	Bismarck, ND	19	Jazz en Pointe			Former Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001
Ohio	Tiffany Haas	Cincinnati, OH	20	Classical Vocal		Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
Oklahoma	Casey Preslar	Tulsa	22	Jazz Vocal	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent
Oregon	Brita Stream	Eugene, OR	22	Vocal
Pennsylvania	Autumn Maris	Waynesburg, PA	22	Lyrical Dance
Rhode Island	Gianine Teti	Providence, RI	22	Classical Vocal
South Carolina	Kelly McCorkle	Greenville, SC	23	Lyrical Ballet	Top 15		Contestant on The Amazing Race 7
South Dakota	Vanessa Short Bull	Rapid City, SD	23	Ballet en Pointe			Former Miss South Dakota USA 2000
Tennessee	Valli Kugler	Rutherford, TN	22	Vocal
Texas	Mary Lisa Dalzell	Magnolia, TX	23	Flute solo	Top 10	Preliminary Interview
Utah	Natalie Johnson	Bountiful, UT	22	Classical Piano
Vermont	Sarah Jo Willey	Bakersfield, VT	24	Vocal
Virginia	Jennifer Pitts	Arlington, VA	24	Contemporary Ballet En Pointe			Later Miss Virginia USA 2005
Washington	Amanda Beers	Richland, WA	20	Classical Piano	Top 15
West Virginia	Janna Kerns	Terra Alta, WV	23	Vocal
Wisconsin	Jayme Dawicki	New Berlin, WI	22	Classical Piano
Wyoming	Beth Holland	Gillette, WY	23	Vocal

¹ Age as of September 2002

References

1. ^ John Curran (2001-09-22). "Oregon Wins Miss America Crown". Associated Press. 

External links

• Official Results