MISS AMERICA 1983

1982 September 1

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey

50 entries

Results

1  CALIFORNIA  Debra Sue Maffett

2  TENNESSEE  Desiree Denise Daniels (USA '84)

3  MISSISSIPPI  Dianne Evans

4  ALABAMA  Yolanda Teresa Fernandez (FL Junior Miss '80)

5  OKLAHOMA  Nancy Chapman

Top 10

ARIZONA  Debra Ann Daniels

ARKANSAS  Mary Stuart

GEORGIA  Bobbie Eakes

KENTUCKY  Gwendolyn Witten

MINNESOTA  Laurie Saarinen

Awards

Lifestyle and Fitness CALIFORNIA, NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE

Talent CALIFORNIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI

Remainder

ALASKA  Kristan Sapp

COLORADO  Deborah Kay Davids

CONNECTICUT  Kelly Slater

DELAWARE  Nancy Ellen Farley

FLORIDA  Deanna Pitman

HAWAII  Gale Lee Thomas

IDAHO  Lisa Eaton

ILLINOIS  Jaleigh Jeffers

INDIANA  Ilona Conway

IOWA  Linda Lee Simon

KANSAS  Lisa Marie Berwick

LOUISIANA  Bobbie Lynn Candler

MAINE  Rebecca Beck

MARYLAND  Lynne Graham

MASSACHUSETTS  Lisa Scorgie

MICHIGAN  Kathy Lou Pennington

MISSOURI  Julie Phillips

MONTANA  Kim Knauf

NEBRASKA  Sandra Haschke

NEVADA  Kim King

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Amy Bowker

NEW JERSEY  Christina Shone

NEW MEXICO  Cindy Friesen

NEW YORK  Eileen Diane Clark

NORTH CAROLINA  Elizabeth Gray Williams

NORTH DAKOTA  Jeana Wolf

OHIO  Debra Gombert

OREGON  Laura Matthys

PENNSYLVANIA  Laurie Ann Hixenbaugh

RHODE ISLAND  Cynthia Crook

SOUTH CAROLINA  Julia Diane Hill

SOUTH DAKOTA  Tara Meyerink

TEXAS  Gloria Gilbert

UTAH  Cindy Quinn

VERMONT  Jill Wyckoff

VIRGINIA  Beverly Cooke

WASHINGTON  Monica Hard

WEST VIRGINIA  Kelly Lea Anderson

WISCONSIN  Gail Marie Soller

WYOMING  Janie Hertzler