Miss America 1985
| Miss America 1985 | |
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| Date | September 15, 1984 |
| Presenters | Gary Collins |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Sharlene Wells Hawkes Utah |
Miss America 1985, the 58th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 15, 1984 on NBC Network.[1]
The winner, Paraguay native Sharlene Wells,[2] became the first foreign-born Miss America. She later became a horse-racing and football commentator for ESPN.
Another of the five finalists, Lauren Green, is currently a correspondent on the Fox News Channel.
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1985 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
Order of announcements
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Top 10[edit]
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Awards
[edit]Preliminary awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
Judges
[edit]- Pearl Bailey[1]
- LeRoy Neiman[1]
- Rebecca Ann King[1]
- Vivian Blaine[1]
- Christopher Little[1]
- Dixie Ross Neill[1]
- Josiah Bunting III[1]
- Sam Haskell[1]
Contestants
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama
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Tammy Little | Section | 23 | Vocal, "Hit Me with a Hot Note" from Sophisticated Ladies | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Alaska
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Maryline Blackburn | Anchorage | 23 | Vocal, "I Am What I Am" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Arizona
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Rhonda White | Central | 20 | Country Vocal Medley | |||
 Arkansas
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Lisa Stevens | Arkadelphia | 22 | Flute, "Sabre Dance" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 California
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Donna Grace Cherry | Northridge | 21 | Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | |||
 Colorado
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Lisa Frees | Thornton | 25 | Vocal, "I Got Rhythm" | |||
 Connecticut
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Joanne Caruso | Trumbull | 23 | Clarinet, "Jazz Medley" | Sister of Miss Connecticut 1980, Jeanne Caruso | ||
 Delaware
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Nancy Lynn Ball | Rehoboth Beach | 24 | Jazz Ballet en Pointe | |||
 District of Columbia
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Desiree Keating | Silver Spring, MD | 22 | Interpretive Dance | Later Miss District of Columbia USA 1986 | ||
 Florida
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Lisa Valdez | Bradenton | 21 | Vocal, "Through the Eyes of Love" | |||
 Georgia
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Camille Bentley | Thomasville | 19 | Popular Vocal, "Until Now" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Hawaii
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Debbie Nakanelua | Honolulu | 26 | Stylized Hula, "Hawaiian Hula Eyes" | Top 10 | ||
 Idaho
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Patty Hoag | Burley | 19 | Popular Vocal, "Wind Beneath My Wings" | |||
 Illinois
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Ruth Booker | Chicago | 21 | Vocal, "Kiss Me in the Rain" | |||
 Indiana
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Cynthia Yantis | Fort Wayne | 23 | Popular Vocal, "City Lights" | |||
 Iowa
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Debra Deitering | Missouri Valley | 23 | Vocal, "This is My Life" | |||
 Kansas
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Nancy Lee Cobb | Wichita | 20 | Piano/Vocal, "I Love New Orleans Music" | |||
 Kentucky
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Kelly Lin Brumagen | Lexington | 22 | Vocal, "Le Jazz Hot!" from Victor/Victoria | Top 10 | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship | |
 Louisiana
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Nita Whitaker | Shreveport | 24 | Popular Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | First African American to win Miss Louisiana | ||
 Maine
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Lisa Johnson | South Portland | 22 | Electric Violin | |||
 Maryland
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Mary Elizabeth Haroth | Towson | 25 | Vocal, "Memory" from Cats | |||
 Massachusetts
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Margaret O'Brien | Weymouth | 26 | Vocal Medley, "The Man that Got Away", "The Man I Love", & "My Man" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Previously National Sweetheart 1983 |
 Michigan
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Barbara Jean Crandall | Lawrence | 21 | Ventriloquism, "Auctioneer's Song" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Minnesota
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Lauren Green | Minneapolis | 26 | Piano, "Étude Op. 10, No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor" by Frédéric Chopin | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | First African American Miss Minnesota |
 Mississippi
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Kathy Manning | Drew | 22 | Country Vocal, "Crazy" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later Miss Mississippi USA 1987
Top 11 at Miss USA 1987 Katharine Clare Manning Loeb died at 59 on December 23, 2021 of COVID-19 related illness in Tennessee. |
 Missouri
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Anna Schell | Kennett | 26 | Semi-classical Vocal, Medley from The Sound of Music | |||
 Montana
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Michele Larson | Billings | 21 | Vocal, "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch | |||
 Nebraska
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Allison Boyd | Nebraska City | 21 | Acrobatic Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Nevada
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LeAnna Grant | Las Vegas | 22 | Vocal, "I Love Paris" | Later Miss Nevada USA 1986 | ||
 New Hampshire
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Corinne Lucier | Hooksett | 20 | Vocal, "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood" from Camelot | |||
 New Jersey
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Patricia La Terra | West New York | 24 | Dramatic Monologue | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Mexico
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Trina Collins | Hobbs | 22 | Acrobatic Dance | Mother of Miss Indiana 2015, Morgan Jackson | ||
 New York
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Mary-Ann Farrell | New York City | 22 | Classical Piano, Danzas Argentinas | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | Sister of Miss Florida 1985, Monica Farrell
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 North Carolina
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Francesca Adler | Fayetteville | 23 | Vocal, "Home" | Mother of Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018, Jessica Baeder | ||
 North Dakota
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Callie Northagen | Grand Forks | 21 | Piano | |||
 Ohio
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Melissa Ann Bradley | Mansfield | 23 | Vocal, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl | 1st runner-up | Mother of actor Chad Buchanan | |
 Oklahoma
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Julie Sunday | Owasso | 21 | Piano | |||
 Oregon
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Renee Bagley | Portland | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Don't Cry Out Loud" | |||
 Pennsylvania
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Gina Major | Huntsville | 24 | Vocal, Judy Garland Medley | |||
 Rhode Island
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Joanna Minisce | North Smithfield | 19 | Modern Jazz Dance | |||
 South Carolina
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Vicki Harrell | Columbia | 22 | Piano | |||
 South Dakota
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Debra Cleveland | Madison | 19 | Classical Piano | |||
 Tennessee
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Shelly Mangrum | Nashville | 23 | Vocal, "And the World Goes 'Round" | Top 10 | ||
 Texas
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Tamara Hext | Fort Worth | 21 | Vocal, "I've Got a Crush on You" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Utah
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Sharlene Wells | Salt Lake City | 20 | Spanish Vocal & Paraguayan Harp, "Mis Noches Sin Ti" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | First foreign-born Miss America
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 Vermont
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Lorrie Glosick | Winooski | 21 | Vocal, "The Trolley Song" | |||
 Virginia
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Susan Carter Parker | Covington | 23 | Classical Vocal, "My Man's Gone Now" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Washington
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Rebecca Wood | Spokane | 21 | Vocal, "If I Ruled the World" | |||
 West Virginia
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Melanne Pennington | Cross Lanes | 24 | Semi-classical Vocal, "One Kiss" from The New Moon | Died from Leukemia at the age of 28 in 1988 | ||
 Wisconsin
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Barbara Marie Mullally | Onalaska | 22 | Vocal, "Here I Am" | |||
 Wyoming
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Annie Easterbrook | Laramie | 21 | Gymnastics Jazz Dance |