Shawntel Smith

Shawntel Smith
Shawntel Smith signing autographs at the Miss America 2008 pageant
Born	(1971-09-16) September 16, 1971 Muldrow, Oklahoma
Title	Miss Oklahoma 1995 Miss America 1996
Predecessor	Heather Whitestone
Successor	Tara Dawn Holland

Shawntel Smith (Wuerch) (born September 16, 1971) is an American beauty pageant contestant, who was Miss America in 1996. She was born in Muldrow, Oklahoma.

External links

Oklahoma City University report

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Heather Whitestone	Miss America 1996	Succeeded by Tara Dawn Holland
Preceded by Tiffany Craig	Miss Oklahoma 1995	Succeeded by Meighen Bradfield

Miss America titleholders (1980–1999)

Cheryl Prewitt (1980) Susan Powell (1981) Elizabeth Ward (1982) Debra Maffett (1983) Vanessa L. Williams/Suzette Charles (1984) Sharlene Wells (1985) Susan Akin (1986) Kellye Cash (1987) Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988) Gretchen Carlson (1989) Debbye Turner (1990) Marjorie Judith Vincent (1991) Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (1992) Leanza Cornett (1993) Kimberly Clarice Aiken (1994) Heather Whitestone (1995) Shawntel Smith (1996) Tara Dawn Holland (1997) Katherine Shindle (1998) Nicole Johnson (1999)

Complete list (1921–1939) (1940–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

Miss America

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Titleholders Winners by state Award winners Outstanding Teen MAOT State pageants

Miss America 1996, state titleholders

AL: Leigh Sherer OK: Shawntel Smith DE: Michelle Harris LA: Karmyn Tyler MS: Monica Louwerens FL: Kristin Ludecke

Miss America Delegates of 70 71 79 81 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

Oklahoma pageant winners

Miss Oklahoma	Norma Smallwood (1926) Georgine R. Leeka (1949) Anita Bryant (1958) Jane Anne Jayroe (1966) Lisa Reagan (1975) Susan Powell (1980) Shawntel Smith (1995) Casey Preslar (2002) Jennifer Berry (2005) Lauren Nelson (2006) Emoly West (2010) Kelsey Griswold (2013)

Miss Oklahoma USA	Susan Gibson (1979) Amanda Penix (2000) Kasie Head (2002) Laci Scott (2005) Robyn Watkins (2006) Caitlin Simmons (2007) Morgan Woolard (2010) Olivia Jordan (2015)

Miss Oklahoma Teen USA	Allison Brown (1986) Amanda Penix (1997) Morgan Woolard (2006)

Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen	Lauren Nelson (2004)

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