Miss USA 1992

Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 7, 1992.

Miss USA 1992
DateFebruary 7, 1992
PresentersDick Clark, Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton
VenueCentury II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
BroadcasterCBS, KWCH-TV
Entrants51
Placements11
WinnerShannon Marketic
California
CongenialityAlesia Prentiss (Nevada)
PhotogenicShannon Marketic (California)
SwimsuitCandace Michelle Brown (Alabama)

At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas. Shannon became the fifth Miss USA titleholder from California and also the second Miss California USA to win both the Photogenic award and Miss USA crown, making her state the first one to repeat this feat. She is also the 4th Miss Photogenic to be crowned as Miss USA after winning the award.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton, Miss USA 1970.

This was the third of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita.

Results

Placements
Map showing placements by state
Final results Contestant
Miss USA 1992
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 11

Special awards

Historical significance
  • California wins competition for the fifth time.
  • Alabama earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1975.
  • South Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1983.
  • Kentucky finishes as Top 6 for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1990.
  • Kansas finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
  • Georgia finishes as Top 6 for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1990.
  • States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, Arizona, California, Kansas and North Carolina. All of them made their second consecutive placement.
  • Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas last placed in 1990.
  • Louisiana last placed in 1989.
  • Virginia last placed in 1987.
  • New Jersey breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1989.
  • Illinois breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1984.
  • California continued their tradition of producing one Miss USA winner in every decade. This was California's third top three finish in five years.
  • Every state that qualified for the semifinals are geographically located south of the parallel 40° north (except for California).

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

Final competition

Delegates

The Miss USA 1992 delegates were:

Contestant notes
  • Three contestants had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
  • Sharon Belden (Florida) later competed as Miss United States in Miss World 1992 and placed as semi-finalist.
  • Maya Walker (Oklahoma) had previously competed at Miss America 1989 as Miss Colorado, where she placed first runner-up.
  • Tess Elliott (North Carolina) was killed seven months later in a freak sky-diving accident.[1]
  • Vickie Myers (West Virginia) was from 2005 to 2006 arrested three times in eighteen months for drunk driving and was found dead in her home in January 2007.[2][3] No foul play was suspected in her death.
  • Audra Wallace (South Carolina) later was Miss South Carolina World 1993 and competed in Miss World America 1993 and finished as 3rd Runner-Up.

Judges

References
  1. "1992 Miss North Carolina USA Killed in Skydiving Accident". The Associated Press. 1992-09-22.
  2. Wise, Kris (2006-10-11). "Beauty queen faces DUIs". Charleston Gazette.
  3. "Former Miss W.Va. USA found dead in her home". Associated Press. 2007-01-29.
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