Miss USA 1990

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Miss USA 1990
Date:	March 3, 1990
Presenters:	Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons
Venue:	Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster:	CBS
Winner:	Carole Gist
Represented:	Michigan
Congeniality:	Janet Tveita
Photogenic:	Stephanie Teneyck

Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 3, 1990. At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas.

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Leeza Gibbons and Laura Harring, Miss USA 1985.

This was the first that the pageant was held in Wichita, where it would be stage for the next four years.

Contents 1 Results 1.1 Placements 1.2 Special awards 1.3 Historical significance 2 Scores 2.1 Preliminary competition 2.2 Final competition 3 Delegates 4 Contestant notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

• Miss USA 1990: Carole Gist (Michigan)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Gina Tolleson (South Carolina )
  • 2nd runner-up: Karin Hartz (New Jersey)

• The other top six finalists were (in order of placement): Karin Meyer (Alaska), Brenda Leithleiter (Georgia) and Tiffany Tenfelde (Kentucky).

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Catherine Staples (District of Columbia), Charita Moses (Tennessee), Stephanie Kuehne (Texas), Carla Myers (Illinois), Stephanie Teneyck (Mississippi), Melissa Proctor (Ohio)

[edit] Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Janet Tveita (Minnesota)
• Miss Photogenic: Stephanie Teneyck (Mississippi)

[edit] Historical significance

• Carole Gist was the first African-American titleholder, and the first titleholder from Michigan. Prior to this pageant, Michigan had not placed since 1983.
• New Jersey placed second runner-up for the second consecutive year, a record for the state.
• This was only Alaska's fourth placement, and their first since 1978. They have yet to place again.
• Georgia placed for the sixth consecutive year, with top six placements or higher in each. Illinois placed for the seventh consecutive year, and Texas for the sixteenth year in succession. Stephanie Kuehne's semi-finalist placement ended Texas' five-year streak of Miss USA winners.
• This was Kentucky's first placement since 1982, and the District of Columbia's first since 1984. District of Columbia would not place again until 2001.
• Mississippi recorded their fourth placement in five years, a record for the state. They did not place again until 2005.
• Ohio placed for the first time since Halle Berry was first runner-up in 1986. The state did not place again until 1999.

[edit] Scores

[edit] Preliminary competition

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

State Interview Swimsuit Evening gown Average Alabama 7.633 7.639 8.148 7.807 Alaska 8.939 8.022 8.021 8.327 Arizona 7.956 7.547 7.698 7.734 Arkansas 7.482 7.241 7.992 8.040 California 8.372 7.709 8.378 8.153 Colorado 8.311 7.778 7.888 7.992 Connecticut 7.406 7.427 7.577 7.470 Delaware 8.128 7.584 8.411 8.041 District of Columbia 8.187 8.358 8.088 8.211 Florida 7.867 8.220 8.088 8.058 Georgia 8.944 8.217 8.329 8.497 Hawaii 6.094 7.673 7.672 7.146 Idaho 7.561 7.036 7.239 7.279 Illinois 8.317 8.294 8.372 8.328 Indiana 8.717 7.438 7.644 7.933 Iowa 7.600 7.700 7.327 7.542 Kansas 8.078 8.167 8.350 8.198 Kentucky 8.733 8.383 8.338 8.485 Louisiana 8.044 8.094 7.848 7.995 Maine 7.678 7.620 7.322 7.540 Maryland 8.121 7.868 7.872 7.954 Massachusetts 7.638 7.180 7.287 7.368 Michigan 8.481 8.303 8.649 8.478 Minnesota 7.871 7.948 7.783 7.867 Mississippi 8.316 8.271 8.161 8.249 Missouri 8.449 8.009 7.861 8.106 Montana 7.250 7.004 6.987 7.080 Nebraska 8.304 7.123 7.326 7.584 Nevada 8.000 7.861 7.947 7.936 New Hampshire 7.744 7.411 7.423 7.526 New Jersey 8.711 7.753 8.306 8.257 New Mexico 7.472 7.367 7.437 7.425 New York 8.444 8.140 7.928 8.171 North Carolina 7.561 7.556 7.546 7.554 North Dakota 8.139 7.444 7.809 7.797 Ohio 8.244 8.294 8.544 8.361 Oklahoma 8.144 8.150 7.989 8.094 Oregon 8.128 7.290 6.833 7.417 Pennsylvania 7.944 7.552 7.806 7.767 Rhode Island 7.080 7.643 7.428 7.384 South Carolina 8.589 8.314 8.641 8.515 South Dakota 7.233 7.604 7.249 7.362 Tennessee 8.526 8.186 8.614 8.442 Texas 8.156 8.310 8.279 8.248 Utah 8.722 7.838 7.606 8.055 Vermont 7.267 7.256 6.983 7.169 Virginia 8.310 8.189 7.622 8.040 Washington 7.817 7.960 7.700 7.826 West Virginia 7.894 7.706 8.022 7.874 Wisconsin 8.028 7.670 7.589 7.762 Wyoming 7.650 8.012 8.128 7.930

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalist      Semi-finalist

[edit] Final competition

Country Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Michigan 9.261 9.364 9.489 9.371 New Jersey 9.344 9.206 9.414 9.321 Alaska 9.111 9.322 9.218 9.217 Kentucky 8.981 9.100 9.289 9.123 South Carolina 8.848 9.139 9.259 9.082 Georgia 8.683 9.325 9.100 9.036 District of Columbia 8.577 9.078 9.157 8.937 Tennessee 8.739 8.903 9.023 8.888 Texas 8.922 8.839 8.869 8.876 Illinois 8.622 8.772 9.176 8.856 Mississippi 8.574 8.694 8.792 8.686 Ohio 8.481 8.370 8.746 8.532

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Finalists

[edit] Delegates

The Miss USA 1990 delegates were:

Alabama - Natalie Moore Alaska - Karin Meyer Arizona - Lezlie Leonard Arkansas - Kathryn Harris California - Cynthia Nelson Colorado - Michelle Harrison Connecticut - Allison Barbeau-Diorio Delaware - Nicci Dent District of Columbia - Catherine Staples Florida - Tricia Hahn Georgia - Brenda Leithleiter Hawaii - Leimomi Bacalso Idaho - Cindy Estey Illinois - Carla Myers Indiana - Meri Lyn Buker Iowa - Elizabeth Muelhaupt Kansas - Rebecca Porter Kentucky - Tiffany Tenfelde Louisiana - Jeanne Burns Maine - Leigh Bubar Maryland - Julie Stanford Massachusetts - Laureen Murphy Michigan - Carole Gist Minnesota - Janet Tveita Mississippi - Stephanie Teneyck Missouri - Lori Suschnick

Montana - Kimberlee Burger Nebraska - Angela Humphrey Nevada - Michelle Yegee New Hampshire - Lisa Parnpichate New Jersey - Karin Hartz New Mexico - Larissa Canaday New York - Patricia Murphy North Carolina - Altman Allen North Dakota - Mischelle Chistensen Ohio - Melissa Proctor Oklahoma - Lauralynn Norton Oregon - Elizabeth Michaud Pennsylvania - Elizabeth Cebak Rhode Island - Susan Lima South Carolina - Gina Tolleson South Dakota - Valerie Sejnoha Tennessee - Charita Moses Texas - Stephanie Kuehne Utah - Debra Linn Vermont - Stephanie Bessey Virginia - Evelyn Green Washington - Melissa Dickson West Virginia - Sabrina Anderson Wisconsin - Lynn Mulcahy Wyoming - Cheryl James

[edit] Contestant notes

• Only three contestants had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant, and for the second year in a row no former Miss America delegates competed. This was the smallest number of "crossover" delegates since 1986. The girls who had previously competed at Miss Teen USA were:
  • Kari Larson (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1984 (semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1984)
  • Julie Stanford (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1986
  • Allison Barbeau-Diorio (Connecticut) - Miss Connecticut Teen USA 1987

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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