THE MISS AMERICA COMPETITION 2004 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
52 Contestants
MISS AMERICA 2005 - Deidre Downs
- $50,000 Scholarship
- Quality of Life Winner $6,000 Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Jennifer Dupont
- 1st-Runner Up $40,000 Scholarship
- Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $2,000 Scholarship
Miss North Carolina – Kirstin Elrod
- 2nd- Runner Up $30,000 Scholarship
Miss Arkansas – Lacy Fleming
- 3rd-Runner Up $25,000 Scholarship
Miss California – Veena Goel
- 4th-Runner Up $20,000 Scholarship
- Preliminary Talent $4,000 Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Danica Tisdale
- Top 10- Finalist $10,000
- Preliminary Talent $4,000 Scholarship
Miss Kansas – Megan Bushell
- Top 10-Finalist $10,000 Scholarship
Miss New York – Christina Ellington
- Top 10-Finalist $10,000 Scholarship
Miss Oklahoma – Elizabeth Kinney
- Top 10-Finalist $10,000 Scholarship
Miss Texas - Jamie Story
- Top 10-Finalist $10,000 Scholarship
THE MISS AMERICA COMPETITION 2004 NON-FINALIST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Miss Alaska – Christina Reasner
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Arizona – Katherine Kennedy
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Colorado – Laura Toby
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Connecticut – Nikki Palmieri
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Delaware – Linda Kurtz
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss District of Columbia – Therese Lizardo
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Florida – Jenna Edwards
- Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Hawaii – Olena Rubin
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Elizabeth Barchas
- Quality of Life 1st Runner-up $5,000 Scholarship
- Non-Finalist Interview $4,000 Scholarship
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss Illinois – Michelle LaGroue
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Indiana – Sarah Wiley
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Iowa – Carolyn Nicholas
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Kentucky - Maria Maldonado
- Non-Finalist Interview $5,000 Scholarship
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss Maine – Ami Vice
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- Bernie Wayne For Performing Arts$2,500 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Maryland – Tiffany Jenkins
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Erika Ebbel
- Preliminary Talent $4,000 Scholarship
- Non-Finalist Talent $2,000 Scholarship
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Michigan – Kelli Talicska
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Minnesota – Tiffany Ogle
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Mississippi – Jalin Wood
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Missouri – Whitney Weeks
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Montana – Evangelina Duke
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Nebraska – Brook Matthews
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Elizabeth Muto
- Non-Finalist Interview $5,000 Scholarship
- Quality of Life 2nd Runner-up $3,000 Scholarship
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire – Alyssa Spellman
- Non-Finalist Interview $5,000Scholarship
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss New Jersey – Erica Scanlon
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss New Mexico – Susan Yara
- Non-Finalist Interview $5,000Scholarshi
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss North Dakota – Ashley Ford
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Ohio – Amanda Beagle
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Oregon – Brook Roberts
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Pennsylvania – Victoria Bechtold
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Rhode Island – Aimee Belisle
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss South Dakota – Kyra Korver
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Tennessee- Ashley Eicher
- Non-Finalist Talent $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Utah – Amy Davis
- Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit $5,000 Scholarship
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Vermont – Megan Yardley
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Virgin Islands – Kinila Callendar
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Virginia – Mariah Rice
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Washington – Allison Porter
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss West Virginia – Julia Burton
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Wisconsin – Molly McGrath
- $5,000 Scholarship
Miss Wyoming – Megan Reichert
- $5,000 Scholarship
PRELIMINARY TALENT WINNERS
Miss California – Veena Goel
- $4,000 Scholarship
Miss Georgia – Danica Tisdale
- $4,000 Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts – Erika Ebbel
- $4,000 Scholarship
PRELIMINARY LIFESTYLE & FITNESS IN SWIMSUIT WINNERS
Miss Florida – Jenna Edwards
- $2,000Scholarship
Miss Louisiana – Jennifer Dupont
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Utah – Amy Davis
- $2,000 Scholarship
NON-FINALIST INTERVIEW
Miss Idaho, Elizabeth Barchas
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss Kentucky, Maria Maldonado
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss Nevada, Elizabeth Muto
- $3,000Scholarship
Miss New Hampshire, Alyssa Spellman
- $3,000 Scholarship
Miss New Mexico, Susan Yara
- $3,000Scholarship
NON FINALIST TALENT
Miss Indiana, Sarah Wiley
- $2,000Scholarship
Miss Iowa, Carolyn Nicholas
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Maine, Ami Vice
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Massachusetts, Erika Ebbel
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Missouri, Whitney Weeks
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss New Jersey, Erica Scanlon
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Ohio, Amanda Beagle
- $2,000 Scholarship
Miss Tennessee, Ashley Eicher
- $2,000 Scholarship
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT THE 2004 MISS AMERICA COMPETITION
QUALITY OF LIFE AWARD
Miss Alabama – Deidre Downs
- Quality of Life Winner $6,000 Scholarship
Miss Idaho – Elizabeth Barchas
- 1st- Runner Up $4,000 Scholarship
Miss Nevada – Elizabeth Muto
- 2nd-Runner Up $3,000 Scholarship
THE BERNIE WAYNE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS:
Miss Maine – Ami Vice
- $2,500 Scholarship
2004 MISS AMERICA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship
(For women pursuing a career in the Medical field)
Laurie Beth Grey, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- $2,100
Chia-Jung Tsay, Harvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- $2,100
Mary Catherine Correll, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
- $1,500
Jessica Sparks, Mississippi State University, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- $1,500
Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies
Elizabeth Barchas, Emory University, University of St. Andrews, Scotland Graduate School
- $10,000
Albert J. Marks Scholarship for Teacher Education
Jeanne Aukofer, University of Kentucky Graduate School, Northern Illinois University
- $5,000
Robyn Forbess, University of Memphis, University of Memphis Graduate School
- $5,000
Eugenia Vellner-Fischer for Performing Arts
Janel Frazee
- $2,000
Pyramid Scholarship for Business & Marketing
Dianna Carlson, Washington State University
- $2,500
Diera Shaw, Seton Hall University, La Salle University Graduate School
- $2,500
National Community Service Award
Amy Phillips-Redclift , “Turning Disabilities into Possibilities”
- $5,000
SCHOLARSHIP FACTS
- Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
- By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
- Five scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A. Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
- As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2005, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom.
- The Miss America Organization allocates up to $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia per year.
