| Miss America 1994 | |
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| Date | September 18, 1993 |
| Presenters | Regis Philbin Kathie Lee Gifford |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Kimberly Clarice Aiken  South Carolina |
Miss America 1994, the 67th Miss America pageant, was held on Saturday, September 18, 1993.
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| Asthma Support Program |
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| Girl Scouts |
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| Traumatic Brain Injuries |
| State | Name | Age | Hometown | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Kalyn Chapman | 22 | Mobile | Modern Dance, "The River" | Top 10 | First African American to be crowned Miss Alabama | |
 Alaska | Rebecca Nyboer | 22 | Anchorage | Classical Piano, "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Arizona | Amanda Murray | 19 | Yuma | Vocal, "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Quality of Life Winner | ||
 Arkansas | Nicole Bethmann | 24 | Rogers | Vocal, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | Top 10 | ||
 California | Lisa Michelle Duncan | 21 | Tulare | Character Ballet, "Turkey in the Straw" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
 Colorado | Stephanie Irving | 22 | Colorado Springs | Inspirational Vocal | |||
 Connecticut | Kimberly Burgess | 22 | Manchester | Lyrical Dance, "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" | |||
 Delaware | Jennifer Lin Kaczmarczyk | 20 | Hockessin | Popular Vocal, "This Is The Moment" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Florida | Nicole Padgett | 21 | Fort Myers | Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover | |||
 Georgia | Kara Martin | 23 | Statesboro | Tap Dance, "Mack the Knife" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1991 |
 Hawaii | Kanoe Aberegg | 24 | Honolulu | Chant & Hula, "Aloha 'Oe" | Top 10 | ||
 Idaho | RoseAnna Boyle | 23 | Twin Falls | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | |||
 Illinois | Sara Martin | 20 | Schaumburg | Vocal, "Hello, Young Lovers" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Previously America's Junior Miss 1990 | |
 Indiana | Dayna Brewer | 22 | New Albany | Vocal, "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel | |||
 Iowa | Nancy Van Meter | 24 | Burlington | Vocal, "Stand by Your Man" | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
 Kansas | Lori Minnix | 24 | Lawrence | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor" by Tchaikovsky | |||
 Kentucky | Tonya Virgin | 24 | Oldtown | Country Vocal, "If I Could Only Be Like You" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Louisiana | Catherine Teague | 20 | Shreveport | Vocal, "Listen To My Heart" | |||
 Maine | Josette Huntress | 21 | Limestone | Piano | |||
 Maryland | Renee Cole | 22 | Bowie | Vocal, "The Star-Spangled Banner" | |||
 Massachusetts | Ellen Fitzgerald | 22 | Saugus | Vocal, "Vision of Love" | |||
 Michigan | Stacey Gail Heisler | 23 | Livonia | Violin, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | ||
 Minnesota | Shawna Deeann Stoltenberg | 24 | Coon Rapids | Classical Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Mississippi | Lenena Holder | 24 | Booneville | Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Missouri | Amber Green | 23 | Steelville | Piano, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | |||
 Montana | Erica Havig | 19 | Billings | Ballet en Pointe | |||
 Nebraska | Mary Lynn Schnitzler | 23 | Battle Creek | Vocal, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | |||
 Nevada | Mitzie Cox | 20 | Sparks | Vocal/Dance, "I'm a Brass Band" from Sweet Charity | |||
 New Hampshire | Tricia Ann-Regan McEachern | 20 | Hampton | Classical Vocal, "Torna a Surriento" | Bernie Wayne Scholarship Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Jersey | Michele Sexton | 24 | Spring Lake Heights | Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" | Top 10 | ||
 New Mexico | Sharron Melton | 24 | Portales | Vocal, "Stuff Like That There" | |||
 New York | Marcia Cillan | 23 | New York City | Vocal, "I Am Changing" | |||
 North Carolina | Mary Susan Runion | 24 | Wilmington | Tap Dance, "Luck Be a Lady" | |||
 North Dakota | Suzanne Spilde | 24 | Casselton | Vocal, "On a Wonderful Day like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree | |||
 Ohio | Titilayo Adedokun | 20 | Cincinnati | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Oklahoma | Elizabeth Moseley | 22 | Norman | Flute, "Dueling Banjos" | |||
 Oregon | Elizabeth Simmons | 23 | Bandon | Vocal, "Someone Else's Story" from Chess | 3rd runner-up | Previously National Sweetheart 1992 | |
 Pennsylvania | Diane Fabiano | 24 | Lansdale | Vocal, "City Lights" | |||
 Rhode Island | Wendy Mello | 22 | Narragansett | Lyrical Ballet, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl | |||
| South Carolina | Kimberly Clarice Aiken | 18 | Columbia | Vocal, "Summertime" | Winner | First African American to be crowned Miss South Carolina Named one of People Magazine's "Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1994 | |
 South Dakota | Angela Casey | 24 | Rapid City | Popular Vocal | Dr. David B Allman Medical Scholarship | ||
 Tennessee | Kathleen Brang | 24 | Greeneville | Popular Vocal, "Dare to Dream" | |||
 Texas | BaShara Chandler | 21 | Garland | Piano, "4th Movement of Sonata in C" by Alberto Ginastera | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
 Utah | Marquessa Glee Bullock | 20 | Providence | Classical Piano, "1st Movement from Concerto No. 1" by Sergei Rachmaninoff | |||
 Vermont | Jacqueline Quirk | 24 | Burlington | Classical Vocal, "Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta" from La rondine | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Virginia | Nancy Glisson | 22 | Williamsburg | Popular Vocal, "I Will Always Love You" | 4th runner-up | ||
 Washington | Teri Ann Plante | 22 | Normandy Park | Tap Dance | |||
 West Virginia | Cynthia Sims | 22 | Vienna | Vocal, "There! I've Said It Again" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
 Wisconsin | Tania Elizabeth Ziegler | 18 | Fond du Lac | Classical Violin, "Bruch's Concerto No. 1 in G Minor" | Top 10 | ||
 Wyoming | Deborah Maston | 21 | Wheatland | Flute |
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