| Miss America 2003 | |
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 Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, in 2002 | |
| Date | September 21, 2002 |
| Presenters | Wayne Brady[1]Julie Moran |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall,Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Winner | Erika Harold Illinois |
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Miss America 2003, the 76thMiss America pageant, was televised live fromBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 21, 2002 on theABC Network.Erika Harold ofIllinois won the pageant.[1]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2003 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Gown |
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| Interview |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| On Stage Interview |
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| Talent |
| Results | Contestant | Platform |
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| Winner | Poverty: A N.E.W. Focus |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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| Alabama | Scarlotte Deupree | Birmingham | 22 | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | |
| Alaska | Peggy Willman | Anchorage | 23 | Alaskan Native Dance | |||
| Arizona | Laura Lawless | Tempe | 23 | Classical Piano | Top 15 | New York's Junior Miss 1996 | |
| Arkansas | Lauren Davidson | El Dorado | 20 | Vocal | |||
| California | Jennifer Glover | Castro Valley | 23 | Contemporary Vocal | Miss California USA 2001 | ||
| Colorado | Morgan O'Murray | Colorado Springs | 21 | Jazz Dance | Miss Colorado Teen USA 1999 | ||
| Connecticut | Tanisha Brito | New London | 22 | Tap Dance | Top 10 | Miss Georgia USA 2005 | |
| Delaware | Shoha Parekh | Newark | 24 | Bharatnatyam Style Dance | |||
| District of Columbia | Sarah-Elizabeth Langford | Atlanta, GA | 23 | Gymnastics | Miss District of Columbia USA 2005 | ||
| Florida | Katherine Carson | Sarasota | 20 | Vocal | |||
| Georgia | Amy Mulkey | Gainesville | 23 | Classical Piano | |||
| Hawaii | Kehaulani Christian | Pearl City | 23 | Tahitian Dance | |||
| Idaho | Misty Taylor | Boise | 20 | Classical Vocal | |||
| Illinois | Erika Harold | Urbana | 22 | Operatic Aria | Winner | Preliminary Interview | |
| Indiana | Tangra Riggle | West Lafayette | 21 | Contemporary Vocal | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent | |
| Iowa | Stephanie Moore | Okoboji | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Kansas | Jeanne Anne Schroeder | Hutchinson | 24 | Classical Vocal | |||
| Kentucky | Mary Catherine Correll | Somerset | 21 | Classical Vocal | |||
| Louisiana | Casey Jo Crowder | Shreveport | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Maine | Rachel Wadsworth | Hiram | 20 | Rhythm Tap Dance | |||
| Maryland | Camille Lewis | Silver Spring | 21 | Crossover Classical Violin | 4th runner-up | Overall Talent, Preliminary Talent, Preliminary Evening Gown | |
| Massachusetts | Melanie Correia | Acushnet | 22 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Michigan | Erin Moss | Stevensville | 21 | Flute | |||
| Minnesota | Allyson Kearns | Eden Prairie | 22 | Self-Choreographed Dance | |||
| Mississippi | Jennifer Adcock | Hattiesburg | 22 | Piano | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss Mississippi USA 2005 and Top 10 atMiss USA 2005 |
| Missouri | Shandi Finnessey | Florissant | 24 | Piano Solo | Preliminary Evening Gown | Miss Missouri USA 2004 andMiss USA 2004 | |
| Montana | Heather Rathbun | Darby | 24 | Tae Kwon Do Demonstration | |||
| Nebraska | Krista Knicely | Omaha | 23 | Jazz Dance | |||
| Nevada | Teresa Benitez | Reno | 24 | Monologue | 3rd runner-up | Quality of Life, Overall Interview, Preliminary Interview | |
| New Hampshire | Mary Morin | Bedford | 24 | Classical Piano | |||
| New Jersey | Alicia Luciano | Stanhope | 19 | Lyrical Dance | Overall Gown, Preliminary Evening Gown | ||
| New Mexico | Erin Griggs | Alamogordo | 22 | Violin Solo | |||
| New York | Tiffany Walker | Brooklyn | 22 | Interpretive Modern Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
| North Carolina | Misty Clymer | Raleigh | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal | Top 15 | ||
| North Dakota | Stacey Thomas | Bismarck | 19 | Jazz en Pointe | Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001 | ||
| Ohio | Tiffany Haas | Cincinnati | 20 | Classical Vocal | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | ||
| Oklahoma | Casey Preslar | Tulsa | 22 | Jazz Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Oregon | Brita Stream | Eugene | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Pennsylvania | Autumn Marisa | Waynesburg | 22 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Rhode Island | Gianine Teti | Providence | 22 | Classical Vocal | |||
| South Carolina | Kelly McCorkle | Greenville | 23 | Lyrical Ballet | Top 15 | The Amazing Race 7 contestant | |
| South Dakota | Vanessa Short Bull | Rapid City | 23 | Ballet en Pointe | Miss South Dakota USA 2000 | ||
| Tennessee | Valli Kugler | Rutherford | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Texas | Mary Lisa Dalzell | Magnolia | 23 | Flute solo | Top 10 | Preliminary Interview | |
| Utah | Natalie Johnson | Bountiful | 22 | Classical Piano | |||
| Vermont | Sarah Jo Willey | Bakersfield | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Virginia | Jennifer Pitts | Arlington | 24 | Contemporary Ballet En Pointe | Miss Virginia USA 2005 | ||
| Washington | Amanda Beers | Richland | 20 | Classical Piano | Top 15 | ||
| West Virginia | Janna Kerns | Terra Alta | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Wisconsin | Jayme Dawicki | New Berlin | 22 | Classical Piano | |||
| Wyoming | Beth Holland | Gillette | 23 | Vocal |
1 Age as of September 2002
