MISS USA 1999
1999 February 5
Grand Palace Theatre, Branson, Missouri
51 participants
Results
1 NEW YORK Kimberly Ann Pressler (Teen USA '94, Universe '99)
2 TENNESSEE Morgan Tandy High
3 CALIFORNIA Angelique Breaux (Top 10 World '00)
Top 5
4 SOUTH CAROLINA Lauren Poppell (Teen USA '93)
5 NEW MEXICO Michelle Rios
Top 10
6 INDIANA Pratima Yarlagadda
7 VIRGINIA Kellie Lightbourne
8 OKLAHOMA Dia Renee Webb
9 OHIO Melinda Miller
10 MICHIGAN Shannon Grace Clark (World-America '93)
Awards
Miss Congeniality ARIZONA
Miss Photogenic WISCONSIN
Style Award VIRGINIA
Best in Swimsuit SOUTH CAROLINA
Remainder
ALABAMA Doree H. Walker
ALASKA Anna Karina Rubble
ARIZONA Cara L. M. Jackson (America '95)
ARKANSAS Allison Nicole Heavener
COLORADO Susan Manuello
CONNECTICUT Christine D'Amico
DELAWARE Jackie Pilla
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Amy Alderson
FLORIDA Melissa Andrea Quesada (winner Miss Teen All-American '97)
GEORGIA Meredith Young (Teen USA '91)
HAWAII Trini-Ann Leilani Kaopuiki (Teen USA '91)
IDAHO Amy Jo Ambrose (Teen USA '95)
ILLINOIS Christina Marie Lam
IOWA Jaclyn Colleen Solinger
KANSAS Amanda Carraway (Teen USA '96)
KENTUCKY Lori Lynn Menshouse (America '97)
LOUISIANA Melissa Bongiovanni
MAINE Heather Coutts
MARYLAND Kelly Donahue
MASSACHUSETTS Jennifer Krafve
MINNESOTA Crystal VanDenBerg
MISSISSIPPI Kari Lynn Babski
MISSOURI Teri Bollinger (Teen USA '90 as Miss Teen Illinois)
MONTANA Michon Adele Zink
NEBRASKA Walynda Lou Sipple (Teen USA '92 as Miss Michigan)
NEVADA Shaynee Smith
NEW HAMPSHIRE Candice Alana Royal
NEW JERSEY Melissa McLaughlin
NORTH CAROLINA Joy Hall
NORTH DAKOTA Shayna Bank
OREGON Amy Nelson
PENNSYLVANIA Melissa Godshall
RHODE ISLAND Claire DeSimone
SOUTH DAKOTA Shawna Cross
TEXAS Carissa Nicole Blair (Teen USA '92)
UTAH Rachel Rasmussen
VERMONT Nicole Lewis
WASHINGTON Tammy Jansen
WEST VIRGINIA Amanda Michelle Burns (Teen USA '97)
WISCONSIN Elyzabeth Lee Pham
WYOMING Arnica Spring Bryant