Miss America 2001

Miss America 2001
Date	October 14, 2000
Presenters	Donny Osmond Marie Osmond
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Angela Perez Baraquio Hawaii

Miss America 2001, the 74th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, October 14, 2000 on ABC Network. This was the first time that the pageant took place outside its traditional month of September. It was moved to October because the 2000 Summer Olympics were held in September. [1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 2001	Hawaii - Angela Perez Baraquio
1st runner-up	Louisiana - Faith Jenkins
2nd runner-up	California - Rita Ng
3rd runner-up	Mississippi - Christy May
4th runner-up	Kentucky - Whitney Renee Boyles
Top 10	Alabama - Jana Sanderson Michigan - Che'Vonne Burton New Jersey - Jill Horner Pennsylvania - Melissa Jeka Texas - Tara Watson

Order of announcements

Top 10

1. Texas
2. Louisiana
3. California
4. Kentucky
5. Hawaii
6. Alabama
7. Pennsylvania
8. Mississippi
9. New Jersey
10. Michigan

Top 5

1. Mississippi
2. Louisiana
3. Hawaii
4. California
5. Kentucky

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Hawaii - Angela Perez Baraquio Kentucky - Whitney Boyles Louisiana - Faith Jenkins Mississippi - Christy May
Talent	California - Rita Ng Delaware - Junnie Cross Illinois - Jennifer Powers Louisiana - Faith Jenkins

Quality of Life awards

Results	Contestant	Platform
Winner	Louisiana - Faith Jenkins	Illiteracy Prevention/Eradication
1st runner-up	Iowa - Theresa Uchytil	Overcoming Disabilities
2nd runner-up	New Jersey - Jill Horner	Environmental Education

Non-finalist awards

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Alaska - Audrey Solomon Delaware - Junnie Cross Illinois - Jennifer Powers Nevada - Tiffanie Story North Carolina - Lorna McNeill Oklahoma - Kristin Steveson South Carolina - Heather Hudson Tennessee - Beth Hood Utah - Jami Palmer Wisconsin - Joya Zamora
Interview	Nebraska - Jill Pennington

Delegates

State	Name	Hometown	Age1	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Jana Sanderson	Birmingham	21	Vocal	Top 10
Alaska	Audrey Solomon	Anchorage	21	Classical Violin		Non-finalist Talent
Arizona	Kristen Vatt	Mesa	20	Character Dance
Arkansas	Sara Harris	Forrest City	20	Vocal
California	Rita Ng	Tracy	22	Classical Piano	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Talent
Colorado	Anamarie Bonafede	Loveland	22	Ballet
Connecticut	Renelle Richardson	Branford	18	Tap Dance
Delaware	Junnie Cross	Dover	20	Vocal		Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent
District of Columbia	Rashida Jolley	Washington, D.C.	20	Harp
Florida	Candace Rodatz	Orange Park	24	Baton
Georgia	Pamela Kennedy	LaGrange	23	Vocal
Hawaii	Angela Perez Baraquio	Honolulu	24	Hula - set to the song "Come Follow Me, I Am Hawaii" by Cathy Foy, a mashup of "Hawaii" (from the film Hawaii) and "Follow Me" (from the film Mutiny on the Bounty)	Winner	Preliminary Swimsuit
Idaho	Christina Tiel	Nampa	21	Classical Vocal
Illinois	Jennifer Powers	Andover	21	Classical Vocal		Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent
Indiana	Betsy Bobel	Peru	23	Gymnastics			Sister of Miss Indiana USA 2006 Bridget Bobel
Iowa	Theresa Uchytil	Urbandale	24	Baton		Quality of Life 1st runner-up
Kansas	Amy Shaw	Derby	22	Classical Piano
Kentucky	Whitney Boyles	Louisville	22	Vocal	4th runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit
Louisiana	Faith Jenkins	Shreveport	23	Vocal	1st runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Talent, Quality of Life
Maine	Renee Belanger	Washburn	22	Jazz Dance
Maryland	Sonia Amir	Beltsville	24	Classical Piano
Massachusetts	Michelle Neves	New Bedford	23	Vocal			Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1994
Michigan	Che'Vonne Burton	Livonia	22	Jazz Dance	Top 10		Miss Michigan Teen USA 1997
Minnesota	Katherine Hill	Wayzata	23	Vocal
Mississippi	Christy May	Pontotoc	24	Piano	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Swimsuit
Missouri	Arron Wendel	Lawson	23	Modern Dance
Montana	Jana Jo LaBree	Ekalaka	24	Gospel Vocal
Nebraska	Jill Pennington	Omaha	23	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent, Non-finalist Interview
Nevada	Tiffanie Story	Reno	19	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent
New Hampshire	Lauren Meehan	Nashua	19	Vocal
New Jersey	Jill Horner	Gloucester	21	Vocal	Top 10	Quality of Life 2nd runner-up
New Mexico	Martha Cobb	Roswell	21	Tap Dance
New York	Kelly Falgiano	Lancaster	21	Classical Piano
North Carolina	Lorna McNeill	Lumberton	24	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent
North Dakota	Carrie Haberstroh	Lisbon	21	Classical Piano
Ohio	Stephanie Meisberger	Hopewell	22	Vocal
Oklahoma	Krstin Steveson	Broken Arrow	23	Classical Vocal		Non-finalist Talent
Oregon	Angela Brink	Roseburg	22	Ballet
Pennsylvania	Melissa Jeka	Warminster	23	Ballet	Top 10
Rhode Island	Jennifer St Laurent	Warwick	24	Vocal
South Carolina	Heather Hudson	Lexington	22	Classical Vocal		Non-finalist Talent
South Dakota	Nicole Nigg	Sisseton	24	Vocal
Tennessee	Beth Hood	Cleveland	21	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent	Miss Tennessee USA 2003 and 4th runner-up at Miss USA 2003
Texas	Tara Watson	Lufkin	22	Vocal	Top 10
Utah	Jami Palmer	Tremonton	20	Classical Piano		Non-finalist Talent
Vermont	Hannah Nelson	Ryegate	24	Vocal
Virginia	Jacqueline Cook	Colonial Heights	24	Dance
Washington	Semmelle Ford	Tacoma	19	Classical Vocal
West Virginia	Jodi Clark	Moundsville	22	Ballet en Pointe
Wisconsin	Joya Zamora	Kenosha	23	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent
Wyoming	Kimberly Wilkerson	Gillette	24	Vocal

¹ Age as of September 2000

Judges

• Lenny Krayzelburg
• Randolph Duke
• Sheryl Lee Ralph
• Emme
• Diedrich Bader
• Marcia Bullard
• Melanie Brock (winner of Instant Celebrity Judge contest)

External links

• Official Results