Miss USA 1992
| Miss USA 1992 | |
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| Date | February 7, 1992 |
| Presenters | Dick Clark, Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton |
| Venue | Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 11 |
| Winner |
Shannon Marketic California |
| Congeniality | Alesia Prentiss |
| Photogenic | Shannon Marketic |
Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.
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 |
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| Miss USA 1992 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 6 | |
| Top 11 |
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Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss (Nevada)
- Miss Photogenic: Shannon Marketic (California)
- Best State Costume: Heather Christine Gray (Indiana)
- Best in Swimsuit: Candace Michelle Brown (Alabama)
Historical significance
- California continued their tradition of producing one Miss USA winner in every decade. This was California's third top three finish in five years.
- South Carolina finished in the top three for the second time in three years, and Kentucky made the top six for the second time in three years.
- Alabama placed for the second consecutive year, following a ten-year period without placement from 1981-1990. This was Alabama's highest placement since 1975, and would not be equalled until 2003.
- North Carolina placed for the second consecutive year, the first time this had happened since 1974-1975.
- Georgia placed in the top six for the sixth time in seven years. The exception being 1991.
Scores
Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
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Final competition
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Delegates
The Miss USA 1992 delegates were:
Alabama - Candace Michelle Brown
Alaska - Kelly Kathleen Quirk
Arizona - Dannis Shepard 
Arkansas - Jona Garner- California - Shannon Marketic
Colorado - Laura DeWild
Connecticut - Catherine Sanchez
Delaware - Julie Ann Griffith
District of Columbia - Wanda Jones
Florida - Sharon Belden.svg.png)
Georgia - Jennifer Prodgers
Hawaii - Heather Hays
Idaho - Cheryl Myers
Illinois - Leilani Magnusson
Indiana - Heather Gray
Iowa - Pamela Patrick
Kansas - Kimberlee Girrens
Kentucky - Angela Hines
Louisiana - Christy Saylor
Maine - Linda Kiene
Maryland - Renee Rebstock
Massachusetts - Christine Netishen
Michigan - Lainie Lu Howard
Minnesota - Amber Rue
Mississippi - Tammy Johnson
Missouri - Tonya Snodgrass
Montana - Joy Estrada
Nebraska - Jeanna Margaret Blom
Nevada - Alesia Prentiss
New Hampshire - Rebecca Lake
New Jersey - Kathy Kasprak
New Mexico - Charlotte Holland
New York - Christine Beachak
North Carolina - Tess Elliot
North Dakota - Camie Fladeland
Ohio - Courtney Baber 
Oklahoma - Maya Walker
Oregon - Terrie House
Pennsylvania - Catherine Weber
Rhode Island - Yvette Hernandez
South Carolina - Audra Wallace 
South Dakota - Shawn Fredrichs
Tennessee - Natalie Bray
Texas - Katie Young
Utah - Michelle Mickelson
Vermont - Bonnie Kittredge
Virginia - Brandi Bottorff 
Washington - Stina McLynne
West Virginia - Vicki Myers
Wisconsin - Kelly Bright
Wyoming - Lisa Postle
Contestant notes
- Three contestants had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
- Kimberlee Girrens (Kansas) - Miss Kansas Teen USA 1986
- Linda Kiene (Maine) - Miss Maine Teen USA 1986
- Renee Rebstock (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1987
- 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.
Judges
- Mickey Gilley
- Chantal Cloutier
- David Marlow
- Laura Harring, Miss USA 1985 from Texas
- Toller Cranston
- Paula McClure
- Paul Rodriguez
- Kimberly Russell
Steve DeBerg
References
External links
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