| Miss America 2004 | |
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 Ericka Dunlap in 2004 | |
| Date | September 20, 2003 |
| Presenters | Tom Bergeron [1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Winner | Ericka Dunlap Florida |
Miss America 2004, the 77th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 20, 2003 on ABC Network. Ericka Dunlap, Miss Florida, was crowned by outgoing Miss America 2003 Erika Harold. [1]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2004 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner | First Vote: America's Freedom to Choose | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Evening wear | |
| Swimsuit |
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| Talent | |
| Casual wear |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Interview |
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| Talent |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Catherine Crosby | Brewton | 23 | Flute | Top 15 | Quality of Life | |
| Alaska | Blair Chenoweth | Anchorage | 21 | Ballet en Pointe | Miss Alaska USA 2007 | ||
| Arizona | Corrie Hill | Gilbert | 24 | Dance | |||
| Arkansas | Whitney Kirk | Cabot | 22 | Vocal / Dance | Non-finalist Interview | ||
| California | Nicole Lamarche | Berkeley | 24 | Vocal | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit, Final night Swimsuit | |
| Colorado | Katee Doland | Arvada | 23 | Lyrical Dance | Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998, Miss Colorado USA 2001 | ||
| Connecticut | Marla Prete | North Haven | 22 | Tap Dance | |||
| Delaware | Erin Elizabeth Williams | Lincoln | 20 | Vocal | |||
| District of Columbia | Lisa Ferris | Portland, OR | 21 | Vocal | |||
| Florida | Ericka Dunlap | Orlando | 21 | Vocal | Winner | Final night Evening Gown, Final night Talent | Later appeared on The Amazing Race 15 as a contestant along with her then-husband Brian Kleinschmidt |
| Georgia | Andrea Bailey | Evans | 24 | Vocal | Top 15 | ||
| Hawaii | Kanoelani Gibson | Kapolei | 22 | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Idaho | Tiffany Jewell | Boise | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Illinois | Andrea Fritz | Schaumburg | 21 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Indiana | Bryn Chapman | Indianapolis | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Iowa | Nicole White | Eldridge | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Kansas | Angelea Busby | Lenexa | 21 | Interpretative Baton Twirling / Dance | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Kentucky | MacKenzie Mayes | Lexington | 23 | Vocal | Quality of Life 1st runner-up, Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Louisiana | Melissa Clark | Ruston | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Maine | Elizabeth Edgecomb | Limestone | 20 | Classical Piano | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Maryland | Marina Harrison | Severn | 22 | Vocal | 3rd runner-up | Final night Casual Wear | Miss Maryland USA 2005 |
| Massachusetts | Melissa Silva | Fall River | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Michigan | Madonna Emond | Livonia | 22 | Jazz Dance | Top 15 | ||
| Minnesota | Megan Torgerson | Warren | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Mississippi | Allison Kellogg | Madison | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
| Missouri | Amber Etheridge | Springfield | 23 | Vocal | Top 15 | ||
| Montana | Amber Shipman | Glendive | 19 | Dance | |||
| Nebraska | Jane Noseworthy | Bellevue | 24 | Vocal | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Nevada | Christina O'Neil | Carson City | 24 | Vocal | |||
| New Hampshire | Candace Glickman | Manchester | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss New Hampshire USA 2005 |
| New Jersey | Jennifer Farrell | Margate | 19 | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15 | ||
| New Mexico | Rana Jones | Tatum | 22 | Vocal | Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1998 | ||
| New York | Jessica Lynch | New York City | 24 | Jazz Dance en Pointe | |||
| North Carolina | Dana Reason | Raleigh | 24 | Tap Dance | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
| North Dakota | Sara Schelkoph | Grand Forks | 23 | Lyrical Ballet | |||
| Ohio | Janelle Couts | Akron | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Oklahoma | Kelley Scott | Owasso | 23 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Oregon | April Robinson | Gresham | 22 | Tap Dance | Non-finalist Interview | ||
| Pennsylvania | Candace Otto | Murrysville | 23 | Classical Vocal | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Rhode Island | Laurie Gray | Warwick | 22 | Classical Violin | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
| South Carolina | Jessica Eddins | Columbia | 24 | Classical Vocal | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| South Dakota | Sara Seever | Custer | 21 | Vocal / Dance | |||
| Tennessee | Jamie Watkins | Soddy Daisy | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Texas | Sunni Cranfill | Hooks | 23 | Ballet en Pointe | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Utah | Stacy Johnson | Provo | 21 | Latin Jazz Dance | Non-finalist Talent | ||
| Vermont | Drell Hunter | Sharon | 24 | Lyrical Dance | Non-finalist Interview | ||
| Virginia | Nancy Redd | Martinsville | 22 | Piano | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| Washington | Fianna Dickson | Spokane | 24 | Classical Jazz Dance | Non-finalist Interview | ||
| West Virginia | Allison Williams | Morgantown | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Wisconsin | Tina Sauerhammer | Green Bay | 22 | Classical Cello | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Wyoming | Tamara Kocher | Gillette | 22 | Dance |
1 Age as of September 2003
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