MISS USA 1997
1997 February 5
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana
51 participants
Results
1 HAWAII Brook Mahealani Lee (winner Universe '97)
2 IDAHO Brandi Dawn Sherwood (Teen USA '89)
3 TENNESSEE Towanna Stone
Top 6
4 FLORIDA Angelia Savage
5 TEXAS Amanda Little
6 UTAH Temple Taggart
Top 10
7 RHODE ISLAND Claudia Jordan (Teen USA '90)
8 ALABAMA Autumn Smith (Teen USA '93)
9 NEW JERSEY Jennifer Alexis Makris (America '94)
10 OKLAHOMA Trisha Stillwell
Awards
Miss Congeniality DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Miss Photogenic VIRGINIA
Best in Swimsuit FLORIDA
Remainder
ALASKA Rea Marie Bavilla
ARIZONA Jessica Shahriari
ARKANSAS Tamara Henry
CALIFORNIA Alisa Marie Kimble (Oktoberfest '94 as Miss Arizona)
COLORADO Damien Munoz
CONNECTICUT Christine Pavone
DELAWARE Patricia Gauani
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Napiera Danielle Groves
GEORGIA Denesha Reed (Teen USA '93)
ILLINOIS Jennifer Salinas
INDIANA Tricia Carolyn Nosko
IOWA Shawn Marie Brogan
KANSAS Kathryn Taylor
KENTUCKY Rachyl Hoskins
LOUISIANA Nikole Viola
MAINE Stephanie Worcester
MARYLAND Ann Coale
MASSACHUSETTS Jennifer Chapman
MICHIGAN Jennifer Reed
MINNESOTA Melissa Hall
MISSISSIPPI Arleen McDonald (Teen USA '92)
MISSOURI Amanda Jahn
MONTANA Christin Didier
NEBRASKA Kimberly Jane Weir
NEVADA Ninya Perna
NEW HAMPSHIRE Gretchen Lynn Durgin (Teen USA '93)
NEW MEXICO Taunya Harris
NEW YORK Ramona Reuter
NORTH CAROLINA Crystal McLaurin-Coney
NORTH DAKOTA Laurie Marie Gapp
OHIO Michelle Mouser (Teen USA '91)
OREGON Heather Williams
PENNSYLVANIA Cara Kendra Bernosky
SOUTH CAROLINA Casey Cristin Mizell
SOUTH DAKOTA Jamie Marie Swenson
VERMONT Lisa Jean Constantino
VIRGINIA Audra Elizabeth Wilks (Teen USA '88)
WASHINGTON Sara Nicole Williams
WEST VIRGINIA Natalie Bevins
WISCONSIN Tara Marie Johnson
WYOMING Stacy Dawn Cenedese (America '92)