Miss America 1996

Miss America 1996
Miss America 1996
Date	September 16, 1995
Presenters	Regis Philbin; Kathie Lee Gifford
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Shawntel Smith; Oklahoma
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Miss America 1996, the 69th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 16, 1995, and was televised by the NBC Network.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1996	Oklahoma – Shawntel Smith^[1]
1st Runner-Up	Oregon – Emily John Orton^[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Arkansas – Paula Gaye Montgomery^[1]
3rd Runner-Up	California – Tiffany Stoker^[1]
4th Runner-Up	Illinois – Tracy Kathleen Hayes^[1]
Top 10^[1]	Alabama – Leigh Sherer Kansas – Amy Beth Keller Massachusetts – Marcia Turner Mississippi – Monica Louwerens New York – Helen Louise Goldsby

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Roberts, Roxanne (September 17, 1995). "Miss Oklahoma Wins, So Does Pageant Tradition". The Washington Post.