Miss USA 1992
| Miss USA 1992 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | February 7, 1992 |
| Presenters | |
| 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 |
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. Shannon 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 is 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.
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.[1]
- 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.[2][3] 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.