Miss America 1999

72nd Miss America pageant

Miss America 1999

Date| September 19, 1998
Presenters| Boomer Esiason, Meredith Vieira[1]
Venue| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster| ABC
Winner| Nicole Johnson
Virginia

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Nicole Johnson, signing autographs at a Miss America 2008 event

Miss America 1999, the 72nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 19, 1998, on ABC Network. Nicole Johnson of Virginia, who wore an insulin pump at her hip to deal with her diabetes, was crowned by outgoing Miss America Kate Shindle.[1]

Miss Ohio Cheya Watkins, who did not make the top 10, had been the topic of an earlier controversy when the University of Cincinnati denied that she was a freshman there, as she claimed.[1]

## Results

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### Placements

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Final results  | Contestant

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Miss America 1999 |

* Virginia \- Nicole Johnson[1]

1st runner-up |

* North Carolina \- Kelli Bradshaw[1]

2nd runner-up |

* Florida \- Lissette Gonzalez[1]

3rd runner-up |

* Missouri \- Deborah McDonald[1]

4th runner-up |

* Kentucky \- Chera-Lyn Cook[1]

Top 10 |

* Alaska \- Joslyn Tinker
* Arkansas \- Erin Wheatley
* District of Columbia \- Nicole Messina
* Indiana \- Julianne Hackney
* Oklahoma \- Julie Payne[1]

## Judges

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* Tawny Little[2]
* Nora McAniff[2]
* Debbi Morgan[2]
* Nancy O'Dell[2]
* Picabo Street[2]
* Stephen Schwartz[2]
* Ian Ziering[2]

## External links

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* Miss America official website

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 1999". Daily Herald. Associated Press. Sep 20, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Rose, Elaine; Pritchard, Michael (20 September 1998). "New Miss America in state of disbelief upon being named". Press of Atlantic City. p. 6. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

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