| Miss America 2002 | |
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| Date | September 22, 2001 |
| Presenters | Tony Danza |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner | Katie Harman Oregon |
Miss America 2002, the 75th Miss America pageant, was televised live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 22, 2001, on the ABC Network. The pageant was won by Katie Harman of Oregon, the first woman representing that state to take the crown. [1]
Prior to the competition, the delegates spent a weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they participated in a parade and attended a reception and did some sightseeing. [2] During their first week in Atlantic City, the September 11 attacks occurred, but despite the cancelling of the traditional pageant-eve parade, it was decided to hold the pageant as intended. [3] The contestants themselves voted 2–1 to continue with the competition. [4]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2002 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 20 |
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Top 20
| Top 10
| Top 5
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Gown |
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| Interview |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner |
| Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation |
| 1st runner-up |
| Assistance Dogs for the Disabled |
| 2nd runner-up |
| Tobacco Education and Awareness for Minors |
| State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Kelly Jones | Birmingham | 24 | Classical Piano, "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor" | |||
| Alaska | Eugenia Primis | Eagle River | 20 | Classical Cello, "Allegro Appassionata" | |||
| Arizona | Kapri Rose | Gilbert | 19 | Fiddle, "Orange Blossom Special" | |||
| Arkansas | Jessie Ward | Prescott | 21 | Tap Dance, Michael Jackson Medley | Top 10 | ||
| California | Stephanie Baldwin | Fullerton | 23 | Vocal, "Time to Say Goodbye" | Top 20 | ||
| Colorado | Kelly Lynn McKee | Parker | 22 | Lyrical Dance, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde | |||
| Connecticut | Marissa Perez | Meriden | 23 | Vocal, "This Time Around" | |||
| Delaware | Erin Cooper | Wyoming | 22 | Lyrical Ballet, "Book of Days" | |||
| District of Columbia | Marshawn Evans | Arlington, VA | 22 | Rhythmic Dance Twirl, "I Will Survive" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Interview | Later a contestant in season 4 of The Apprentice |
| Florida | Kelly Gaudet | Miami | 22 | Lyrical Dance, "It's Time" | Top 10 | Preliminary Gown | Miss Florida Teen USA 1996 |
| Georgia | Emily Foster | Cornelia | 23 | Piano, "Majesty" | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||
| Hawaii | Denby Dung | Honolulu | 23 | Soprano Saxophone, "G-Bop" | |||
| Idaho | Christi Weible | Eagle | 22 | Dramatic Monologue | Sister of Miss Idaho USA 2004 Kimberly Weible | ||
| Illinois | Kristin Castillo | Macomb | 18 | Classical Violin, "Praeludium & Allegro" | |||
| Indiana | Allison Hatcher | Evansville | 24 | Classical Piano, "Prelude in G Minor" | Top 20 | ||
| Iowa | Erin Smith | Bettendorf | 20 | Piano, "Khachaturian's Toccata" | |||
| Kansas | Kimberlee Grice | Ulysees | 23 | Vocal, "At Last" | |||
| Kentucky | Monica Hardin | Louisville | 20 | Vocal, "If You Believe" from The Wiz | |||
| Louisiana | Kati Guyton | Bossier City | 23 | Classical Vocal, "Your Daddy's Son" from Ragtime | |||
| Maine | Meranda Hafford | Washburn | 20 | Vocal, "Next Time I Love" | |||
| Maryland | Kelly Glorioso | Hydes | 21 | Vocal, "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love" | Top 20 | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Massachusetts | Abbey Rabine | Wenham | 22 | Vocal, "Via Dolorosa" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Interview | |
| Michigan | Stacy Essebagers | Whitehall | 21 | Clogging, Medley from Moulin Rouge! | Top 10 | ||
| Minnesota | Kari Knuttila | Detroit Lakes | 21 | Classical Piano, "Sonata in B Minor" | |||
| Mississippi | Becky Pruett | Hattiesburg | 22 | Vocal, "Whatever Lola Wants" | Top 20 | Preliminary Talent, Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Missouri | Jennifer Ann Hover | Springfield | 22 | Vocal, Medley "Somewhere" & "Over the Rainbow" | Top 20 | ||
| Montana | Kara Svennungsen | Shelby | 22 | Vocal, "On My Own" | |||
| Nebraska | Christina Foehlinger | Ralston | 21 | Baton Twirling, Theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Top 20 | ||
| Nevada | Ashley Huff | Las Vegas | 21 | Polynesian Dance, "Welcome to Polynesia" | Miss Nevada USA 2003 | ||
| New Hampshire | Katherine Pike | Hooksett | 24 | Vocal, "You Are My Home" from The Scarlet Pimpernel | |||
| New Jersey | Julie Barber | Vineland | 24 | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, "Do You Wanna Dance" | |||
| New Mexico | Marta Strzyzewski | Roswell | 23 | Classical Piano, "Revolutionary Etude" | |||
| New York | Andrea Plummer | New York City | 23 | Lyrical Ballet en Pointe, "Forrest Gump Suite" | 4th runner-up | ||
| North Carolina | Ashley House | Dallas | 21 | Celtic Irish Dance, "Flames of Fire" | |||
| North Dakota | Jillayne Mertens | Motley, MN | 19 | Vocal / Violin, "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow | |||
| Ohio | Natalie Witwer | Dublin | 19 | Piano, "America the Beautiful" | |||
| Oklahoma | Kaci Hundley | Enid | 21 | Vocal, "Crying" | Top 20 | ||
| Oregon | Katie Harman | Gresham | 20 | Classical Vocal, "O Mio Babbino Caro" | Winner | Preliminary Talent | |
| Pennsylvania | Rosalyn Menon | Hazleton | 22 | Classical Piano, "Piano Sonata in C Minor" by Ludwig van Beethoven | Top 20 | Preliminary Interview | |
| Rhode Island | Jennifer D'Ambrosio | Providence | 21 | Vocal, "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard | |||
| South Carolina | Jeanna Raney | Inman | 20 | Tap Dance, "Kiss Me" | Top 20 | ||
| South Dakota | Alecia Zuehlke | Sioux Falls | 23 | Piano, "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch | |||
| Tennessee | Stephanie Culberson | Knoxville | 21 | Classical Piano, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Preliminary Gown | Miss Tennessee USA 2004 |
| Texas | Stacy James | Texarkana | 22 | Character Vocal, "Man of La Mancha" | Top 20 | ||
| Utah | Jaclyn Hunt | Lehi | 22 | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff | Top 10 | Quality of Life | |
| Vermont | Amy Marie Johnson | Essex Junction | 21 | Classical Piano, "Impromptu" | |||
| Virginia | Meghan Shanley | Virginia Beach | 21 | Vocal, "Big Time" | |||
| Washington | Breann Parriot | Puyallup | 23 | Contemporary Ballet en Pointe, Music from "West Side Story" | Miss Washington USA 2003 | ||
| West Virginia | Danae DeMasi | Morgantown | 21 | Ballet en Pointe, "Ravendhi" | Top 10 | Preliminary Gown | |
| Wisconsin | Laura Margaret Herriot | Princeton | 23 | Vocal, "Oh, Lady Be Good!" | |||
| Wyoming | Erin Empey | Casper | 20 | Ballet, "Cristofori's Dream" by David Lanz |
1 Age as of September 2001
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