Miss America 1986
DateSeptember 14, 1985
PresentersGary Collins
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerSusan Akin
 Mississippi

Miss America 1986, the 59th Miss America pageant, took place at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 14, 1985 and was broadcast on NBC Network.[1]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1986
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements


Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Non-finalist awards

Awards Contestant
Talent

Delegates

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Special Awards Notes
Alabama Alabama Angela Tower Birmingham 25 Ballet en Pointe, "Chariots of Fire" 4th runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Toured with the 1986 Miss America Gillette Show Troupe


Mother of Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2010, Scarlett Walker, and Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2012 and Miss Alabama 2018, Callie Walker

Alaska Alaska Kristina Christopher-Taylor Palmer 20 Comedy Monologue
Arizona Arizona Diane Martin Phoenix 23 Vocal, "The Man That Got Away" & "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret Later Miss Arizona USA 1987

2nd runner-up at Miss USA 1987

Arkansas Arkansas Christi Taunton Camden 20 Popular Vocal, "Remembering" Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
California California Lisa Davenport Santa Cruz 23 Popular Vocal, "Once in my Lifetime" Previously named Miss California 1982 when original winner, Debra Maffett, won Miss America 1983


Became the first titleholder to hold a state title twice

Colorado Colorado Linda Trimmer Denver 22 Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!
Connecticut Connecticut Lorine Guagenti Derby 21 Jazz Dance
Delaware Delaware Lisa Anne Patrick Newark 24 Character Ballet en Pointe
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Cherie Ward Adelphi, MD 22 Original Drama
Florida Florida Monica Farrell Jacksonville 21 Classical Piano, "Prelude No. 5 in G Minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff Non-finalist Talent Award Sister of Miss New York 1984, Mary-Ann Farrell and Miss Illinois 1992, Kathleen Farrell


Later Miss Florida USA 1988

3rd runner-up at Miss USA 1988

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Samantha Mohr Columbus 23 Popular Vocal, "Wind Beneath My Wings"[2]
Hawaii Hawaii Jeanne Miyamoto Honolulu 25 Vocal/Piano, "Bali Ha'i" Non-finalist Talent Award
Idaho Idaho Nanette South Rexburg 19 Alto Saxophone
Illinois Illinois Karen Moncrieff Chicago 21 Popular Vocal, "Through the Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles
Indiana Indiana Laurie Broderick Elkhart 21 Dance/Twirl Top 10 Preliminary Talent Award
Iowa Iowa Sherri Bowman Council Bluffs 24 Piano
Kansas Kansas Carolyn Jo Kirgis Salina 25 Vocal, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" Carolyn Jo Kirgis Johnson died in Phillipsburg, Kansas of complications with Multiple Sclerosis on July 24, 2022 at age 61.
Kentucky Kentucky Laurie Janine Keller Nippa 21 Vocal/Ballet en Pointe, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" Top 10
Louisiana Louisiana Carol Carter Shreveport 20 Vocal, "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin Later Miss Louisiana USA 1987
Maine Maine Mary Margaret Nightingale Fort Fairfield 25 Vocal, "The Blue Danube"
Maryland Maryland Jennifer Louise Charlton Bethesda 22 Vocal/Dance, "Last Blues Song"
Massachusetts Massachusetts Lisa Kleypas Carlisle 20 Original Vocal Composition & Guitar, "Love You Are My Wings" Non-finalist Talent Award
Michigan Michigan Alecia Rae Masalkoski Muskegon 23 Karate Kata Top 10 Holds a black belt in karate


Later Miss Indiana USA 1987

Minnesota Minnesota Elizabeth Hunter Austin 21 Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It"
Mississippi Mississippi Susan Akin Meridian 21 Vocal, "You're My World"[2] Winner Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Missouri Missouri Lisa Coverdale Columbia 24 Classical Piano
Montana Montana Julie Culbertson Billings 19 Jazz Dance
Nebraska Nebraska Julie Meusburger Lincoln 22 Flute, Carmen Fantasy Non-finalist Talent Award
Nevada Nevada Sonja Nall Las Vegas 23 Classical Ballet en Pointe, "Kitri's Variation" from Don Quixote Non-finalist Talent Award
New Hampshire New Hampshire Tami Jean Brisebois Deerfield 24 Modern Dance
New Jersey New Jersey Toni Georgiana Cherry Hill 21 Acrobatic Dance, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
New Mexico New Mexico Valerie Faber Hobbs 26 Classical Piano, "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53" Top 10
New York (state) New York Jill Privateer Fredonia 21 Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" Non-finalist Talent Award
North Carolina North Carolina Joni Parker Fayetteville 24 Vocal, "The Shadow of Your Smile"
North Dakota North Dakota Elizabeth Anne Jaeger Fargo 25 Jazz Dance Previously Miss North Dakota USA 1983

4th runner-up at Miss USA 1983

Ohio Ohio Suellen Cochran Heath 21 Piano, "Variations on Chopsticks" Top 10 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award


Preliminary Talent Award
Oklahoma Oklahoma Felicia Ferguson Oklahoma City 24 Vocal, "You Don't Know Me"
Oregon Oregon Dana Kocks Ashland 21 Classical Vocal, "Seguidilla" from Carmen
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Lea Schiazza Philadelphia 23 Vocal, "Who's Sorry Now' Non-finalist Talent Award
Rhode Island Rhode Island Lori Boucher Pawtucket 20 Vocal, "Losing My Mind"
South Carolina South Carolina Sherry Thrift Westminster 23 Clogging, "Are You From Dixie?" 1st runner-up Previously South Carolina's Junior Miss 1980
South Dakota South Dakota Amy DeHeer Hot Springs 21 Vocal, "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver!
Tennessee Tennessee Sonya Pleasant Mountain City 22 Vocal, "I Fall to Pieces"
Texas Texas Jonna Fitzgerald Tyler 21 Fiddle, "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
Utah Utah Gina Larsen Provo 21 Popular Vocal, "Greatest Love of All"
Vermont Vermont Erica Van Der Linde Old Bennington 21 Classical Piano, "Waldesrauschen" Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia Virginia Kimberly Johnson Coeburn 19 Vocal & Piano, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Washington (state) Washington Honey Castro Moses Lake 19 Vocal, "What Did I Have I Don't Have Now" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 3rd runner-up Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
West Virginia West Virginia Rebecca Porterfield Martinsburg 21 Jazz Dance, "Dance Attack"
Wisconsin Wisconsin Mary Kay Anderson St. Francis 20 Piano, "Frederik Chopin's Etude, Winter Wind, Op 25, No 11" Later Miss Wisconsin-USA 1988
Wyoming Wyoming Tamra Jo Dereemer Horse Creek 22 Popular Vocal, "God Bless the USA"

Judges

References

  1. ↑ "The oddsmakers' favorite Miss Mississippi Susan Akin who began". UPI. September 14, 1985. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Queen". Press of Atlantic City. 15 Sep 1985. p. 7.
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