| Miss America 1992 | |
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| Date | September 14, 1991 |
| Presenters | Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Carolyn Suzanne Sapp  Hawaii |
Miss America 1992, the 65th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 14, 1991. [1]
Carolyn Suzanne Sapp became the first Miss Hawaii to win the crown.
| Placements | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1992 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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Top 10
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| AIDS Hospice Service |
| 1st runner-up |
| Environmental Awareness |
| 2nd runner-up |
| Volunteer Work with the Elderly |
| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Wendy Neuendorf | 22 | Birmingham | Vocal Comedy, "They Can't Take That Away From Me" | Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 1986 | ||
 Alaska | Beth Gustafson | 20 | Palmer | Piano, "Rhapsody in Blue" | Natural White's Smile of Confidence Scholarship | ||
 Arizona | Darsi Turner | 22 | Yuma | Ballet, "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles | |||
 Arkansas | Heather Hunnicutt | 22 | Fayetteville | Vocal, "Born To Be Blue" | Daughter of Miss Arkansas 1960, Claudette Smith | ||
 California | Paige Adams | 22 | Hemet | Vocal, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" | Previously Alaska's Junior Miss 1986 Judged the Miss America 2008 pageant | ||
 Colorado | Colleen Walker | 21 | Pueblo | Vocal, "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera | |||
 Connecticut | Stephanie Stiefel | 26 | West Haven | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | |||
 Delaware | Beth Ann Jones | 22 | Wilmington | Vocal Medley | |||
 Florida | Mary Ann Olson | 24 | Sarasota | Vocal, "Where the Boys Are" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Georgia | Kimberly Hardee | 20 | Lilburn | Vocal selections from The Phantom of the Opera | Reality TV pageant coach on Lifetime's Kim of Queens | ||
| Hawaii | Carolyn Suzanne Sapp | 24 | Honolulu | Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Previously National Sweetheart 1990 |
 Idaho | Sarah Louise Benson | 18 | Nampa | Classical Piano | |||
 Illinois | Cheryl Majercik | 26 | Niles | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Babbino Caro" | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Winner | ||
 Indiana | Kari Hipsher | 23 | Wabash | Ballet en Pointe | |||
 Iowa | Lisa Somodi | 23 | Muscatine | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Kansas | Robbin Lee Wasson | 21 | Lenexa | Vocal Medley, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" & "It's a Miracle" | Top 10 | ||
 Kentucky | Sheri Plambeck | 23 | Lexington | Tap Dance, "The Joint Is Jumpin'" | |||
 Louisiana | Christi Page | 21 | Ruston | Piano/Vocal, "Great Balls of Fire" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Maine | Dorie Noble | 25 | South Portland | Comedic Monologue, "Yma Dream" by Thomas Meehan | |||
 Maryland | Debra Renea Fries | 26 | Waldorf | Baton Twirling, "Hooked on America" | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Massachusetts | Melissa Bloemker | 20 | East Boston | Harp, "Tango & Rumba from Suite of Eight Dances" by Carlos Salzedo | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Michigan | Sandra Kay Metiva | 25 | Saginaw | Vocal, "Amazing Grace" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Minnesota | Julie Richardson | 24 | Fridley | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | |||
 Mississippi | Mary Allison Hurdle | 24 | Holly Springs | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La rondine | 4th runner-up | ||
 Missouri | Soncee Brown | 24 | Springfield | Vocal/Piano, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | 2nd runner-up | ||
 Montana | Jenni Ramseth | 18 | Billings | Classical Piano, Variations sérieuses by Felix Mendelssohn | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Nebraska | Vicki Linn Train | 24 | North Platte | Piano, "Prelude" from Pour le piano | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life Finalist | ||
 Nevada | Malia Winn | 17 | Minden | Interpretive Ballet, music from Somewhere in Time | |||
 New Hampshire | Deborah Jean Howard | 24 | Concord | Vocal, "The Glory of Love" | |||
 New Jersey | Amy Fissel | 24 | Ocean City | Comedic Monologue, "Mountaineer's Motorcycle" | Later Miss New Jersey USA 1993 Top 6 at Miss USA 1993 | ||
 New Mexico | Bekki Shipley | 20 | Tucumcari | Flute & Piccolo | |||
 New York | Marisol Montalvo | 23 | Holbrook | Classical Vocal, "Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 North Carolina | Jennifer Smith | 22 | Mount Airy | Semi-classical Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves | Top 10 | ||
 North Dakota | VanNessa Straub | 24 | Fargo | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | |||
 Ohio | Renee Autherson | 21 | Newark | Vocal/Tap Dance, "Fabulous Feet" from The Tap Dance Kid | |||
 Oklahoma | Gina Lynne Smith | 21 | Stillwater | Vocal Medley, "Somewhere" | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | ||
 Oregon | Carolyn Helen Ladd | 24 | Corvallis | Vocal, "I Must Be a Star" | |||
 Pennsylvania | Linda O'Boyle | 23 | Dupont | Technique Tap Dance, "Hoofin'" | Non-finalist Talent Award Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
 Rhode Island | Debi Cutler | 26 | North Providence | Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" | |||
 South Carolina | Ronnetta Hatcher | 26 | Columbia | Percussion | Later Mrs. South Carolina 2015 | ||
 South Dakota | Melissa Brown | 22 | Rapid City | Vocal, "Crazy" | |||
 Tennessee | Jill Horn | 23 | Memphis | Vocal, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | |||
 Texas | Rhonda Morrison | 21 | Coldspring | Vocal, "My Funny Valentine" | Top 10 | ||
 Utah | Elizabeth Anne Johnson | 21 | Orem | Classical Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsodies" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 1990 Mother of Miss Utah 2018, Jesse Craig | |
 Vermont | Tina Ostrowski | 21 | Bellows Falls | Vocal, "I've Got a Crush on You" | |||
 Virginia | Sheri Huffman | 23 | Lynchburg | Vocal, "If I Can Dream" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Washington | SoYoung Kwon | 22 | Olympia | Classical Piano, "Mephisto Waltz" | Top 10 | ||
 West Virginia | Leah Lasker | 23 | Bluefield | Tap Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
 Wisconsin | Brenda Jo Haines | 19 | Arcadia | Jazz Clarinet | |||
 Wyoming | Laurie Briggs | 23 | Cheyenne | Jazz Tap Dance |
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