Miss USA 1997
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| Miss USA 1997 | |
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| Date: | February 5, 1997 |
| Presenters: | George Hamilton, Marla Maples Trump |
| Venue: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Broadcaster: | CBS |
| Winner: | Brook Mahealani Lee |
| Represented: |  Hawaii |
| Congeniality: | Napiera Groves |
| Photogenic: | Audra Wilks |
The Miss USA 1997 pageant was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997.[1] The event, held at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum was broadcast live on CBS.
The pageant was won by Brook Mahealani Lee of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Ali Landry of Louisiana. Lee would later win the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, and first runner-up Brandi Sherwood of Idaho became Miss USA.
The pageant was held in Shreveport, Louisiana for the first time, having been held in South Padre Island, Texas the previous three years and in Wichita, Kansas the four years before that.[2] The new location was announced in August 1996, and current Miss USA and Louisiana native Ali Landry was invited to attend the official contract signing.[2]
The pageant was hosted by George Hamilton for the first and only time, and Marla Maples Trump, wife of pageant owner Donald Trump, offered colour commentary.[1]Randy Newman provided entertainment during the competition.
Just prior to the event it was announced that broadcaster CBS had entered a partnership with Trump, becoming half-owners of the pageant and the associated Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe competitions.[3]
While the delegates were in Louisiana, over sixty corporate sponsors provided funding for events, which included dinners, receptions and cocktail parties. There were over three hundred volunteers involved.[4] The delegates were involved in more than forty-five hours of rehearsals prior to the preliminary competition and final show.[5]
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[edit] Notable Features
This was the first year in which delegates were allowed to chose whether they wanted to wear one piece or two piece bath suits for the preliminary and final swimsuit competitions. In previous years, the delegates were all assigned to wear either one or two piece bathing suits.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
- Miss USA 1997: Brook Lee (Hawaii)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Brandi Sherwood (Idaho)[6]
- 2nd runner-up - Towanna Stone (Tennessee)
- The remaining top six finalists were (in order of placement): Angelia Savage (Florida), Amanda Little (Texas), Temple Taggart (Utah)
- The other top ten semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Claudia Jordan (Rhode Island), Autumn Smith (Alabama ), Jennifer Makris (New Jersey), and Trisha Stillwell (Oklahoma).
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congenality - Napiera Groves (District of Columbia)
- Miss Photogenic - Audra Wilks (Virginia)
- Best in Swimsuit - Angelia Savage (Florida)
[edit] Scores
[edit] Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
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[edit] Final competition
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[edit] Delegates
The Miss USA 1997 delegates were:
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[edit] Crossovers
Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants.
Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:
- Audra Wilks (Virginia) - Miss Virginia Teen USA 1988
- Brandi Sherwood (Idaho) - Miss Idaho Teen USA 1989, Miss Teen USA 1989
- Claudia Jordan (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990
- Michelle Mouser (Ohio) - Miss Ohio Teen USA 1991
- Arlene McDonald (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1992
- Gretchen Jurgin (New Hampshire) - Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1993
- Autumn Smith (Alabama) - Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993
- Danesha Reed (Georgia) - Miss Georgia Teen USA 1993
Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title were:
- Stacy Dawn Cenedese (Wyoming) - Miss Wyoming 1992
- Jennifer Makris (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey 1994
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Miss USA event plays Trump card", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1996-12-26, p. 1-B.
- ^ a b Associated Press. "Miss USA pageant moving to Shreveport", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1996-08-23, p. 1-A.
- ^ "Beauty of a deal for CBS, Trump Enters into deal with Donald Trump to own and broadcast Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants", Hollywood Reporter, 1997-01-22.
- ^ "Shreveport treats Miss USA contestants like real royalty", The Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, 1997-02-02, p. 9-b.
- ^ "Miss USA contestants sweat it out long before wait for judges' decision", The Baton Rouge Advocate, 1997-02-05, p. 6-a.
- ^ "Idaho Falls woman thrilled to be first runner-up", Associated Press, 1997-02-06.
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