| Miss USA 1994 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | February 11, 1994 |
| Presenters |
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| Entertainment | Doug Stone |
| Venue | South Padre Island, Texas |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KGBT-TV |
| Winner | Lu Parker South Carolina |
| Congeniality | Denise White Oregon |
| Photogenic | Patricia Southall Virginia |
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Miss USA 1994 was the 43rd Miss USA pageant, televised live from the South Padre Island Convention CentreonSouth Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Lu ParkerofSouth Carolina was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kenya MooreofMichigan.[1]
The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the first of three years replacing Dick Clark, with color commentary by Arthel Neville and a special guest appearance by Laura Harring, Miss USA 1985. Entertainment was provided by Doug Stone. During the live broadcast, the organizers of that year's Miss Universe pageant held in Manila, Philippines were introduced during the show along with that country's representative to said international competition, Charlene Bonin Gonzales, Miss Philippines 1994.
This was the first of three consecutive years that the pageant was held on South Padre Island. The announcement that the pageant would be held there was made on August 11, 1993.[2]
Contestants arrived on January 27 for two weeks of events and preliminary competitions before the final telecast. This included a dinner event in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, put on by the mayor and city officials, which became an issue when rebel activity on the United States-Mexican border led to fears for the contestants' safety. The city had contributed more than $100,000 to South Padre's bid to host the pageant, fundraising that was mirrored by other cities in the Rio Grande Valley.[3]
The Miss USA 1994 delegates were:
Alabama - Melaea Nelms
Alaska - Dawn Stuvek
Arizona - Jennifer Tisdale
Arkansas - Hannah Hilliard
California - Toay Foster
Colorado - Kimberly Veldhuizen
Connecticut - Mistrella Egan
Delaware - Teresa Kline
District of Columbia - Angela McGlowan[4]
Florida - Cynthia Redding
Georgia - Andrea Moore
Hawaii - Nadine Tanega
Idaho - Trenna Wheeler
Illinois - Kathleen Farrell
Indiana - Kim Scull
Iowa - Callie Pandit
Kansas - Carol Hovenkamp
Kentucky - Kim Buford
Louisiana - Shirelle Hebert[5]
Maine - Colleen Brink
Maryland - Wendy Davis
Massachusetts - Michelle Atamian[6]
Michigan - Kelly Richelle Pawlowski
Minnesota - Jolene Stavrakis
Mississippi - Leslie Lynn Jetton
Missouri - Shelly Lehman
Montana - Kelly Brown
Nebraska - Shawn Wolff[7]
Nevada - Angela Lambert[8]
New Hampshire - Kelly Zarse
New Jersey - Rosa Velez
New Mexico - Jill Vasquez
New York - Jennifer Gareis
North Carolina - Lynn Jenkins
North Dakota - Amy Jane Lantz
Ohio - Lisa Michelle Allison
Oklahoma - Angela Parrick Oregon - Denise White[9]
Pennsylvania - Linda Chiaraluna
Rhode Island - Raye Anne Johnson South Carolina - Lu Parker
South Dakota - Tabitha Moude
Tennessee - Leah Hulan[10]
Texas - Christine Friedel[11]
Utah - Vanessa Munns
Vermont - Christy Beltrami Virginia - Patricia Southall[12]
Washington - Angel Ward
West Virginia - Linda Bailey
Wisconsin - Gina Desmond
Wyoming - Tolan Clark
