Miss America 1986

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.

Miss America 1986
Date	September 14, 1985
Presenters	Gary Collins
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Susan Akin Mississippi

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1986	Mississippi - Susan Akin
1st runner-up	South Carolina - Sherry Thrift
2nd runner-up	Texas - Jonna Fitzgerald
3rd runner-up	Washington - Honey Castro
4th runner-up	Alabama - Angela Tower
Top 10	Indiana - Laurie Broderick Kentucky - Laurie Keller Michigan - Alecia Masalkoski New Mexico - Valerie Faber Ohio - Suellen Cochran

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Alabama - Angela Tower Ohio - Suellen Cochran Mississippi - Susan Akin
Talent	Indiana - Laurie Broderick Ohio - Suellen Cochran Texas - Jonna Fitzgerald

Non-finalist awards

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Florida - Monica Farrell Hawaii - Jeanne Miyamoto Massachusetts - Lisa Kleypas Nebraska - Julie Meusburger Nevada - Sonja Nall New York - Jill Privateer Pennsylvania - Lea Schiazza Vermont - Erica Van Der Linde

Delegates

Alabama - Angela Tower Alaska - Kristina Christopher-Taylor Arizona - Diane Lynn Martin Arkansas - Christi Taunton California - Lisa Davenport Colorado - Linda Trimmer Connecticut - Lorine Guagenti Delaware - Lisa Anne Patrick District of Columbia - Cherie A. Ward Florida - Monica Bruni Farrell Georgia - Samantha Mohr Hawaii - Jeanne Miyamoto Idaho - Nanette South Illinois - Karen Moncrieff Indiana - Laurie Broderick Iowa - Sherri Bowman Kansas - Carolyn Jo Kirgis Kentucky - Laurie Janine Keller Louisiana - Carol Carter Maine - Mary Nightingale Maryland - Jennifer Charlton Massachusetts - Lisa Kleypas Michigan - Alecia Rae Masalkoski Minnesota - Elizabeth Hunter Missouri - Lisa Coverdale Mississippi - Susan Akin[1]

Montana - Julie Culbertson Nebraska - Julie Meusburger Nevada - Sonja Nall New Mexico - Valerie Joy Faber New Hampshire - Tami Brisebois New Jersey - Toni Georgiana New York - Jill Privateer North Carolina - Joni Bena Parker North Dakota - Elizabeth Ann Jaeger Oklahoma - Felicia Ferguson Ohio - Suellen Cochran Oregon - Dana Marie Kocks Pennsylvania - Lea Schiazza Rhode Island - Lori Ann Boucher South Carolina - Sherry Annette Thrift South Dakota - Amy DeHeer Tennessee - Sonya Pleasant Texas - Jonna Fitzgerald Utah - Gina Larsen Vermont - Erica Van Der Linde Virginia - Kimberly Lynn Johnson Washington - Clemencia “Honey” Castro West Virginia - Rebecca Porterfield Wisconsin - Mary Kay Anderson Wyoming - Tamra Jo Dereemer

Judges

• Marian McKnight
• Chris Schenkel
• Jerome Hines
• Georgia Gibbs
• Gilbert Mitchell
• John Zerbe
• Cicely Tyson

References

1. "Professor's computer picks Miss Mississippi". Wilmington Morning Star. Wilmington, NC. Associated Press. September 10, 1985. p. 1D. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

External links

• Miss America official website