Miss America 1996 Candidates

Alabama — Kristen Leigh Sherer
Alaska — Stacey Storey
Arizona — Cara Lavern Jackson
Arkansas — Paula Gaye Montgomery
California — Tiffany Stoker
Colorado — Amy Lynn Ciccolella
Connecticut — Amy Marie Zappone
Delaware — Michelle Leslie Harris
Florida — Kristen Alicia Beall Ludecke
Georgia — Rachel Kathleen English
Hawaii — Traci Kimiko Toguchi
Idaho — Brooke Jennifer Gambrell
Illinois — Tracy Kathleen Hayes
Indiana — Rebecca Lynn Gray
Iowa — Jennifer Montica Curry
Kansas — Amy Beth Keller
Kentucky — Kristie Dawn Hicks
Louisiana — Karmyn Sue Tyler
Maine — Sharen Lynn Pelletier
Maryland — Marcia Michele Griffith
Massachusetts — Marcia Maureen Turner
Michigan — Coni Lynn Hull
Minnesota — Paula Annette Knoll
Mississippi — Monica Renee Louwerens
Missouri — Erin Mundy Phillips
Montana — Amanda Lynn Granrud
Nebraska — Myra Katherine Hale
Nevada — Jennifer Christine Joseph
New Hampshire — Stephanie Ann Foisy
New Jersey — Dena Marie Querubin
New Mexico — Vivian Yun Herding
New York — Helen Louise Goldsby
North Carolina — Lisa Anne Bamford
North Dakota — Kimberly Ann Cooley
Ohio — Ellen Coleen Pasturzak
Oklahoma — Shawntel Smith
Oregon — Emily John Orton
Pennsylvania — Linette Mertz
Rhode Island — Elizabeth Patricia Reilly
South Carolina — Amanda Elizabeth Spivey
South Dakota — Kimberlee Ann McKay
Tennessee — Alison (Ali) Malyn Shumate
Texas — Carly Shay Jarmon
Utah — Amanda Moody
Vermont — Jennifer Lynne Faucette
Virginia — Amber Elizabeth Medlin
Washington — Amber Hamilton
West Virginia — Elizabeth (Libby) Jane McIntyre
Wisconsin — Pamela Lynn Polk
Wyoming — Dana Marie Lane