| Miss America 1983 | |
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| Date | September 11, 1982 |
| Presenters | Gary Collins |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall,Atlantic City,New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Debra Maffett California |
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Miss America 1983, the 56thMiss America pageant, was from on theBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1982 onNBC Network.
Pageant winnerDebra Maffett later became a television personality and producer.[1][2][3]
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| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1983 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| Talent |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Yolanda Fernandez | Troy | 19 | Classical Piano,Fantaisie-Impromptu | 3rd runner-up | Previously Florida's Junior Miss 1980 | |
 Alaska | Kristan Sapp | Wasilla | 20 | Sac-Jazz Dance | |||
 Arizona | Debra Daniels | Yuma | 20 | Free Form Gymnastics, "Chariots of Fire" | Top 10 | ||
 Arkansas | Mary Stuart | Little Rock | 20 | Vocal/Broadway Jazz, "The Birth of the Blues" | Top 10 | Later cast as Frannie Hughes onAs the World Turns from 1990 to 1993 | |
 California | Debra Maffett | Anaheim | 25 | Popular Vocal, "Come in From the Rain" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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 Colorado | Deborah Davids | Denver | 22 | Harp, "Introduction et Allegro" byMaurice Ravel | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Connecticut | Kelly Slater | Woodbury | 21 | Popular Vocal, "Blue Champagne" | |||
 Delaware | Nancy Ellen Farley | Elsmere | 21 | Comedy Monologue, "Report of the Nominating Committee" | |||
 Florida | Deanna Pitman | Apopka | 22 | Lyrical Dance, "I Hope I Get It" fromA Chorus Line | |||
 Georgia | Bobbie Eakes | Warner Robins | 21 | Vocal, "Let's Hear it for Me" fromFunny Lady | Top 10 | Sister ofMiss Georgia 1979, Sandra Eakes
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 Hawaii | Gale Lee Thomas | Honolulu | 21 | Baton Twirling, Theme fromMagnum, P.I. & "Hawaiian War Chant" | |||
 Idaho | Lisa Eaton | Shelley | 22 | Vocal, "It's My Turn" | |||
 Illinois | Jaleigh Jeffers | Mount Carmel | 21 | Piano, "Bumble Boogie" | |||
 Indiana | Ilona Conway | Bunker Hill | 25 | Popular Vocal, "Mister Melody" | |||
 Iowa | Linda Simon | DeWitt | 23 | Baton Twirling | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Kansas | Lisa Marie Berwick | Valley Center | 21 | Vocal, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | |||
 Kentucky | Gwendolyn Witten | Vine Grove | 23 | Semi-classical Vocal, "And This is My Beloved" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Louisiana | Bobbie Candler | Baton Rouge | 25 | Semi-classical Vocal, "With a Song in My Heart" | Non-finalist Talent Award | PreviouslyNational Sweetheart 1979 | |
 Maine | Rebecca Beck | Brunswick | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" fromDie Fledermaus | |||
 Maryland | Lynne Carol Graham | Bethesda | 23 | Popular Vocal, "Alfie" | Mother ofMiss Kentucky 2007,Kaitlynne Postel | ||
 Massachusetts | Lisa Scorgie | North Attleboro | 23 | Violin, "Fantasy of Russian Folk Songs" | |||
 Michigan | Kathy Lou Pennington | Jackson | 25 | Vocal, "God Bless the Child" | |||
 Minnesota | Laurie Saarinen | Osage | 21 | Vocal, "My Man" | Top 10 | PreviouslyMiss North Dakota USA 1981 | |
 Mississippi | Dianne Evans | Taylorsville | 22 | Vocal, "Stormy Weather" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Missouri | Julie Phillips | Ava | 18 | Classical/Jazz Piano | |||
 Montana | Kimberly Knauf | Billings | 21 | Piano Medley, "Jump Shout Boogie" & "Sonata Pathétique" | |||
 Nebraska | Sandra Haschke | Humphrey | 20 | Popular Vocal, "All I Ever Need is You" | |||
 Nevada | Kim King | Las Vegas | 21 | Banjo, "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" | |||
 New Hampshire | Amy Bowker | Amherst | 21 | Jazz Dance, "The Music and the Mirror" fromA Chorus Line | |||
 New Jersey | Christina Shone | Pequannock | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Non Piu Mesta" fromLa Cenerentola | |||
 New Mexico | Cyndi Ann Friesen | Carlsbad | 19 | Vocal, "Carnival" | |||
 New York | Eileen Clark | Syracuse | 23 | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" fromCandide | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 North Carolina | Elizabeth Williams | Shelby | 22 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" fromThe Sound of Music | Non-finalist Talent Award
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 North Dakota | Jeana Wolf | Rugby | 21 | Tap Dance, "You're a Grand Old Flag" & "Give My Regards to Broadway" | |||
 Ohio | Debra Gombert | Bexley | 22 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It" | |||
 Oklahoma | Nancy Chapman | Altus | 21 | Piano, "Fireworks" byDebussy | 4th runner-up | ||
 Oregon | Laura Matthys | Salem | 21 | Rifle Twirling Routine, "Herzegovinian March" | |||
 Pennsylvania | Laurie Ann Hixenbaugh | Belle Vernon | 22 | Baton Twirling, "Pop Goes to the Movies" | |||
 Rhode Island | Cynthia Crook | Warwick | 22 | Vocal/Dance, Theme fromNew York, New York | |||
 South Carolina | Julia Hill | Florence | 26 | Classical Piano, "Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd Movement" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Mother ofMiss South Carolina 2008, Anna Perry | |
 South Dakota | Tara Meyerink | Platte | 19 | Classical Piano, "Polichinelle" bySergei Rachmaninoff | |||
 Tennessee | Desiree Daniels | Chattanooga | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Don't Cry Out Loud" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | LaterMiss Tennessee USA 1984 2nd runner-up atMiss USA 1984 |
 Texas | Gloria Gilbert | Millsap | 20 | Ventriloquism & Vocal, "I've Been Everywhere" | Non-finalist Talent Award | PreviouslyNational Sweetheart 1981
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 Utah | Cindy Quinn | Provo | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Habanera" fromCarmen | |||
 Vermont | Jill Wyckoff | South Burlington | 20 | Gymnastics Dance, Theme fromCHiPs | |||
 Virginia | Beverly Cooke | Richmond | 24 | Vocal Medley, "Smile" & "Happy Days are Here Again" | Mother ofMiss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2006, Brittany Young | ||
 Washington | Monica Hard | Bellevue | 23 | Vocal Medley, "Sweet Inspiration" & "Where You Lead" | |||
 West Virginia | Kelly Lea Anderson | Clarksburg | 21 | Stylized Can-Can | LaterMiss West Virginia USA 1984 1st runner-up atMiss USA 1984
Top 5 finalist atMiss World 1984 | ||
 Wisconsin | Gail Marie Soller | La Crosse | 24 | Classical Vocal, "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Wyoming | Janie Hertzler | Cheyenne | 23 | Vocal, "Everything" |
