Miss USA 1992

Miss USA 1992
Date	February 7, 1992
Presenters	Dick Clark Terry Murphy Deborah Shelton
Venue	Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster	CBS, KWCH-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	11
Winner	Shannon Marketic California
Congeniality	Alesia Prentiss (Nevada)
Photogenic	Shannon Marketic (California)
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Miss USA 1992 was the 41st Miss USA pageant, 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. Marketic 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 was 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

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1992	California – Shannon Marketic [1]
1st Runner-Up	Alabama – Candace Brown [1]
2nd Runner-Up	South Carolina – Audra Wallace [1]
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 (Nevada)
• Miss Photogenic: Shannon Marketic (California)
• Best State Costume: Heather Christine Gray (Indiana)
• Best in Swimsuit: Candace Brown (Alabama)

Contestant notes

• Three contestants had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
  • Kimberlee Girrens (Kansas) - Miss Kansas Teen USA 1986
  • Linda Kiene (Maine) - Miss Maine Teen USA 1986
  • Renee Rebstock (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1987
• Sharon Belden (Florida) later competed as Miss United States in Miss World 1992 and placed as semi-finalist.
• Maya Walker (Oklahoma) had previously competed at Miss America 1989 as Miss Colorado, where she placed first runner-up.
• Tess Elliott (North Carolina) was killed seven months later in a freak sky-diving accident. ^[2]
• Vickie Myers (West Virginia) was from 2005 to 2006 arrested three times in eighteen months for drunk driving and was found dead in her home in January 2007. ^{[3] [4]} No foul play was suspected in her death.
• Audra Wallace (South Carolina) later was Miss South Carolina World 1993 and competed in Miss World America 1993 and finished as 3rd Runner-Up.

References

1. Bates, Michael (9 February 1992). "Miss USA had quit pageants after error". The San Bernardino County Sun . p. 15. Retrieved 16 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "1992 Miss North Carolina USA Killed in Skydiving Accident". The Associated Press. 1992-09-22.
3. Wise, Kris (2006-10-11). "Beauty queen faces DUIs". Charleston Gazette.
4. "Former Miss W.Va. USA found dead in her home". Associated Press. 2007-01-29.

External links

• Official website