Miss USA 1992


Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 7, 1992.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas. Shannon became the fifth Miss USA titleholder from California and also the second Miss California USA to win both the Photogenic award and Miss USA crown, making her state the first one to repeat this feat. She is also the 4th Miss Photogenic to be crowned as Miss USA after winning the award.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Terry Murphy and Deborah Shelton, Miss USA 1970.
This was the third of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss USA 1992
  • California - Shannon Marketic
1st runner-up
  • Alabama - Candace Michelle Brown
    • 2nd runner-up
  • South Carolina - Audra Wallace
    • Top 6
  • Kentucky - Angela Carole Hines
  • Kansas - Kimberlee Girrens
  • Georgia - Jennifer Nell Prodgers
    • Top 11
  • Arizona - Dannis Tracey Shepherd
  • Texas - Katie Nicole Young
  • Virginia - Brandi Bottorff
  • North Carolina - Tess Elliott
  • Louisiana - Christy Lynn Saylor

    • Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Alesia Prentiss
  • Miss Photogenic: Shannon Marketic
  • Best State Costume: Heather Christine Gray
  • Best in Swimsuit: Candace Michelle Brown

    Historical significance

  • California wins competition for the fifth time.
  • Alabama earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1975.
  • South Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1983.
  • Kentucky finishes as Top 6 for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1990.
  • Kansas finishes as Top 6 for the first time.
  • Georgia finishes as Top 6 for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1990.
  • States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, Arizona, California, Kansas and North Carolina. All of them made their second consecutive placement.
  • Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas last placed in 1990.
  • Louisiana last placed in 1989.
  • Virginia last placed in 1987.
  • New Jersey breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1989.
  • Illinois breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1984.
  • California continued their tradition of producing one Miss USA winner in every decade. This was California's third top three finish in five years.
  • Every state that qualified for the semifinals are geographically located south of the parallel 40° north.

    Scores

    • Preliminary competition

    The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
    StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening gownAverage
    Alabama9.208.978.818.993
    Alaska8.667.817.748.070
    Arizona9.098.398.818.763
    Arkansas8.497.947.698.040
    California9.258.488.538.753
    Colorado8.968.238.308.497
    Connecticut8.487.798.508.257
    Delaware8.828.318.248.457
    District of Columbia7.917.817.947.887
    Florida8.988.628.168.587
    Georgia9.539.089.109.237
    Hawaii9.158.268.248.550
    Idaho8.267.617.897.920
    Illinois8.547.567.837.977
    Indiana8.888.587.998.483
    Iowa8.768.137.618.167
    Kansas9.389.268.599.077
    Kentucky9.698.799.149.207
    Louisiana9.258.258.798.763
    Maine8.267.747.947.980
    Maryland8.687.857.778.100
    Massachusetts8.857.517.648.000
    Michigan9.068.497.818.453
    Minnesota8.468.498.108.350
    Mississippi8.948.518.598.680
    Missouri8.548.057.898.160
    Montana8.167.567.267.660
    Nebraska8.617.757.347.900
    Nevada8.198.268.808.417
    New Hampshire8.538.558.248.440
    New Jersey8.828.248.848.633
    New Mexico7.808.058.498.113
    New York8.498.038.138.217
    North Carolina8.738.809.038.853
    North Dakota8.508.338.248.357
    Ohio9.118.178.148.473
    Oklahoma8.678.328.038.340
    Oregon8.377.297.517.723
    Pennsylvania8.747.898.078.233
    Rhode Island8.137.927.607.883
    South Carolina9.049.059.109.063
    South Dakota8.297.387.467.710
    Tennessee8.957.947.748.210
    Texas9.369.349.349.347
    Utah8.248.047.547.940
    Vermont8.497.347.277.700
    Virginia8.899.188.548.870
    Washington8.667.787.818.083
    West Virginia8.728.187.608.167
    Wisconsin8.537.857.718.030
    Wyoming8.598.068.098.247

    Final competition

    StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownAverageFinalists
    California9.629 9.350 9.421 9.466 9.586
    Alabama9.543 9.479 9.543 9.521 9.571
    South Carolina9.471 9.400 9.486 9.452 9.729
    Kentucky9.479 9.463 9.371 9.437 9.257
    Kansas9.314 9.469 9.487 9.423 9.186
    Georgia9.671 9.473 9.671 9.605 9.143
    Arizona9.280 9.236 9.486 9.334 -
    Texas9.297 9.271 9.417 9.328 -
    Virginia9.164 9.243 9.350 9.252 -
    North Carolina9.257 9.057 9.357 9.233 -
    Louisiana9.029 9.136 9.286 9.150 -

    Delegates

    The Miss USA 1992 delegates were: