Miss America 2003, the 76th Miss America pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 21, 2002 on the ABC Network. Erika Harold of Illinois won the pageant.
Results Placements Final results Contestant Miss America 2003 Illinois - Erika Harold 1st runner-up Alabama - Scarlotte Deupree 2nd runner-up Oklahoma - Casey Preslar 3rd runner-up Nevada - Teresa Benitez 4th runner-up Maryland - Camille Lewis Top 10 Connecticut - Tanisha Brito Massachusetts - Melanie Beth Correia Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock New York - Tiffany Walker Texas - Lisa Dalzell Top 15 Arizona - Laura Lawless Indiana - Tangra Riggle North Carolina - Misty Clymer South Carolina - Kelly McCorkle Washington - Amanda Beers
Awards
Awards Contestant Gown Maryland - Camille Lewis Missouri - Shandi Finnessey New Jersey - Alicia Luciano Interview Nevada - Teresa Benitez Texas - Lisa Dalzell Illinois - Erika Harold Lifestyle and Fitness New York - Tiffany Walker Mississippi - Jennifer Adcock Arkansas - Lauren Davidson On Stage Interview Georgia - Amy Mulkey Illinois - Erika Harold Nevada - Teresa Benitez Talent Oklahoma - Casey Preslar Indiana - Tangra Riggle Maryland - Camille Lewis
Quality of Life awards Results Contestant Platform Winner Nevada - Teresa Benitez Poverty: A N.E.W. Focus
Delegates
51 contestants competed for the title: State Name Hometown Age1 Talent Placement Awards Notes Alabama Scarlotte Deupree Birmingham 22 Vocal 1st runner-up Quality of Life 1st runner-up Alaska Peggy Willman Anchorage 23 Alaskan Native Dance Arizona Laura Lawless Tempe 23 Classical Piano Top 15 New York's Junior Miss 1996 Arkansas Lauren Davidson El Dorado 20 Vocal California Jennifer Glover Castro Valley 23 Contemporary Vocal Miss California USA 2001 Colorado Morgan O'Murray Colorado Springs 21 Jazz Dance Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999 Connecticut Tanisha Brito New London 22 Tap Dance Top 10 Miss Georgia USA 2005 Delaware Shoha Parekh Newark 24 Bharatnatyam Style Dance District of Columbia Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Atlanta, GA 23 Gymnastics Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 Florida Katherine Carson Sarasota 20 Vocal Georgia Amy Mulkey Gainesville 23 Classical Piano Hawaii Kehaulani Christian Pearl City 23 Tahitian Dance Idaho Misty Taylor Boise 20 Classical Vocal Illinois Erika Harold Urbana 22 Operatic Aria Winner Preliminary Interview Indiana Tangra Riggle West Lafayette 21 Contemporary Vocal Top 15 Preliminary Talent Iowa Stephanie Moore Okoboji 22 Vocal Kansas Jeanne Anne Schroeder Hutchinson 24 Classical Vocal Kentucky Mary Catherine Correll Somerset 21 Classical Vocal Louisiana Casey Jo Crowder Shreveport 23 Vocal Maine Rachel Wadsworth Hiram 20 Rhythm Tap Dance Maryland Camille Lewis Silver Spring 21 Crossover Classical Violin 4th runner-up Overall Talent, Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Evening Gown Massachusetts Melanie Correia Acushnet 22 Vocal Top 10 Michigan Erin Moss Stevensville 21 Flute Minnesota Allyson Kearns Eden Prairie 22 Self-Choreographed Dance Mississippi Jennifer Adcock Hattiesburg 22 Piano Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit Miss Mississippi USA 2005 and Top 10 at Miss USA 2005 Missouri Shandi Finnessey Florissant 24 Piano Solo Preliminary Evening Gown Miss Missouri USA 2004 and Miss USA 2004 Montana Heather Rathbun Darby 24 Tae Kwon Do Demonstration Nebraska Krista Knicely Omaha 23 Jazz Dance Nevada Teresa Benitez Reno 24 Monologue 3rd runner-up Quality of Life, Overall Interview, Preliminary Interview New Hampshire Mary Morin Bedford 24 Classical Piano New Jersey Alicia Luciano Stanhope 19 Lyrical Dance Overall Gown, Preliminary Evening Gown New Mexico Erin Griggs Alamogordo 22 Violin Solo New York Tiffany Walker Brooklyn 22 Interpretive Modern Dance Top 10 Preliminary Swimsuit North Carolina Misty Clymer Raleigh 21 Semi-classical Vocal Top 15 North Dakota Stacey Thomas Bismarck 19 Jazz en Pointe Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001 Ohio Tiffany Haas Cincinnati 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 22 Vocal Pennsylvania Autumn Marisa Waynesburg 22 Lyrical Dance Rhode Island Gianine Teti Providence 22 Classical Vocal South Carolina Kelly McCorkle Greenville 23 Lyrical Ballet Top 15 The Amazing Race 7 contestant South Dakota Vanessa Short Bull Rapid City 23 Ballet en Pointe Miss South Dakota USA 2000 Tennessee Valli Kugler Rutherford 22 Vocal Texas Mary Lisa Dalzell Magnolia 23 Flute solo Top 10 Preliminary Interview Utah Natalie Johnson Bountiful 22 Classical Piano Vermont Sarah Jo Willey Bakersfield 24 Vocal Virginia Jennifer Pitts Arlington 24 Contemporary Ballet En Pointe Miss Virginia USA 2005 Washington Amanda Beers Richland 20 Classical Piano Top 15 West Virginia Janna Kerns Terra Alta 23 Vocal Wisconsin Jayme Dawicki New Berlin 22 Classical Piano Wyoming Beth Holland Gillette 23 Vocal
1 Age as of September 2002
References
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