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Miss America 1990
Miss America 1990
Date	September 16, 1989
Presenters	Gary Collins; Phyllis George
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Debbye Turner; Missouri
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Miss America 1990, the 63rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 16, 1989 and was televised by the NBC Network.

The winner, Debbye Turner, was the first Miss Missouri to take the crown. One of the five finalists, Jeri Lynn Zimmerman of Illinois, became known professionally as Jeri Ryan, an actress and one of the stars of the television series Star Trek: Voyager.

Results edit

Placements edit

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1990	Missouri – Debbye Turner
1st Runner-Up	Maryland – Virginia Cha
2nd Runner-Up	Colorado – Debbie Riecks
3rd Runner-Up	Illinois – Jeri Lynn Zimmermann
4th Runner-Up	Ohio – Kristin Huffman
Top 10	Florida – Sandra Frick Oklahoma – Tamara Denise Toshiko-Marler Pennsylvania – Michelle Kline Texas – Leah Kay Lyle Washington – Jennifer Wall

Order of announcements edit

Top 10 edit

Illinois
Colorado
Maryland
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Washington
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Oklahoma

Top 2 edit

Maryland
Missouri

Awards edit

Preliminary awards edit

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Illinois - Jeri Lynn Zimmermann Louisiana - Stacy King Missouri - Debbye Turner
Talent	Ohio - Kristin Huffman Oklahoma - Tamara Denise Toshiko-Marler South Carolina - Kimilee Karyn Bryant

Non-finalist awards edit

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Arizona - Tammy Kettunen Georgia - Jamie Price Iowa - Jayna Sanchez Louisiana - Stacy King New Jersey - Laura Murray New York - Lisa Molella South Carolina - Kimilee Karyn Bryant Utah - Jacque Dawn Tingey Virginia - Tami Elliott
Interview	Idaho - Rebecca Trueblood

Quality of Life awards edit

Results	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Pennsylvania - Michelle Kline	Organ Donation

Delegates edit

State	Name	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards
Alabama	Julie Dawn Coons	20	Vocal, "For Once In My Life"
Alaska	Christine Rae McCubbins	25	Vocal, "I Am What I Am"
Arizona	Tammy Jean Kettunen	21	Freestyle Roller Skating "Amazing Grace"		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Arkansas	Marci Lewallen		Vocal / Banjo "Boogie Woogie Banjo Blues"
California	Wendy Berry		Classical Ballet "The Black Swan" from Swan Lake
Colorado	Debbie Jane Riecks	24	Contemporary Flute Solo, "Shenandoah" & "Dueling Banjos"	2nd runner-up
Connecticut	Marlena Marshall		Ballet en Pointe
Delaware	Robin Lee Coutant	21	Vocal "Think of Me"
District of Columbia	Donya M Rose		Lyrical Jazz Ballet "Over the Rainbow"
Florida	Sandra Joanne Frick	23	Character Ballet en Pointe "Yankee Doodle Dandy"	Top 10
Georgia	Jamie Lisa Price		Popular Vocal "When You Wish upon a Star"		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Hawaii	Ligaya L. Stice		Vocal "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage"
Idaho	Rebecca Trueblood		Vocal "God Bless the USA"		Non-Finalist Interview Award
Illinois	Jeri Lynn Zimmermann	21	Vocal "On My Own"	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Indiana	Lisa Ann Williamson	26	Classical Vocal "The Doll Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann
Iowa	Jayna Dayl Sanchez	24	Dance / Twirl "Another Cha-Cha" by Santa Esmeralda		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Kansas	Jennifer Lynn Hedrick		Flute Solo "Carman Fantasy" Bizet Borne
Kentucky	Melanie-Lynn Glasscock		Baton Twirling "If My Friends Could See Me Now"
Louisiana	Stacy King	23	Banjo Medley "Dueling Banjos" & "Ghost Riders"		Preliminary Swimsuit Award Non-Finalist Talent Award
Maine	Jane Marie Brochu	25	Vocal "Stormy Weather"
Maryland	Virginia YoungHee Cha	25	Classical Piano "Étude Op. 25, No. 1"	1st runner-up
Massachusetts	Janette Rose Elman	22	Russian Cossack Dance
Michigan	Molly McIntyre		Ballet "Carmen"
Minnesota	Lynne Ann Schacher		Ballet / Jazz Dance "Merrily We Roll Along"
Mississippi	Cherry Lynn Busby	19	Vocal "My Funny Valentine"
Missouri	Debbye Turner	23	Marimba Medley "Flight of the Bumblebee", "Csárdás", & "Can-Can"	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit Award
Montana	Cathy Brewer		Ballet en Pointe
Nebraska	Kristi Lynn Hilliard	23	Vocal "Golden Rainbow"
Nevada	Brenda Anne Linscott		Vocal "Memory"
New Hampshire	Jennifer Ann Landry		Classical Ballet
New Jersey	Laura Murray		Popular Vocal "With One More Look At You" from A Star Is Born		Non-Finalist Talent Award
New Mexico	Angela De Los Santos	23	Popular Vocal "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
New York	Lisa Molella		Vocal Medley "That's Life" & "But the World Goes 'Round"		Non-Finalist Talent Award
North Carolina	Kelly Dawn Fletcher	21	Semi-classical vocal "Half a Moment"
North Dakota	Susan Jacobson		Vocal / Dance "One Night Only"
Ohio	Kristin Huffman	24	Classical Vocal "Csárdás" from Die Fledermaus	4th runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
Oklahoma	Tamara Denise-Toshiko Marler	26	Vocal "Since I Fell for You"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Oregon	Lynette Maria Boggs		Vocal "I Am Changing"
Pennsylvania	Michelle Kline	24	Classical Vocal "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville	Top 10	Quality of Life Award Winner
Rhode Island	Gloria Alice Berlanga		Flute Solo
South Carolina	Kimilee Karyn Bryant	23	Classical Vocal "Je Suis Titania" from Mignon		Preliminary Talent Award Non-Finalist Talent Award
South Dakota	Dawn Strunk		Piano Solo
Tennessee	Lisa Robertson	23	Violin Solo "Orange Blossom Special"
Texas	Leah Kay Lyle		Piano "Sonata Opus 22" by Alberto Ginastera	Top 10
Utah	Jacque Dawn Tingey		Vocal "Over the Rainbow"		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Vermont	Catherine Frances Stillinger		Vocal Medley
Virginia	Tami Renee Elliott		Gymnastics Dance Routine "The Phantom of the Opera"		Non-Finalist Talent Award
Washington	Jennifer Wall		Piano, "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern	Top 10
West Virginia	Lisa Lynn Bittinger	21	Vocal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera
Wisconsin	Kimberly Totdahl		Vocal & Dance "Being Alive"
Wyoming	Alisa Christine Mavrotheris		Acrobatic Jazz Dance