| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Leigh Sherer | Jasper | 22 | Piano/Vocal "Medley from Carmen" | Top 10 | | |
 Alaska | Stacey Storey | Eagle River | 17 | Lyrical Dance "The Letting Go" | | | Miss Alaska USA 2003 |
 Arizona | Cara Jackson | Chandler | 22 | Vocal "All Is Fair In Love" | | | Miss Arizona USA 1999 |
 Arkansas | Paula Gaye Montgomary | Cabot | 22 | Vocal "Cant Help Loving That Man" | 2nd runner-up | | Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1991 |
 California | Tiffany Stoker | Clovis | 21 | Vocal "Think of Me" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | America's Junior Miss 1992 |
 Colorado | Amy Ciccolella | Monument | 21 | Popular Vocal/Puppetry "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | | | |
 Connecticut | Amy Zappone | Wolcott | 18 | Dance "Dancin' Fool" from Copacabana | | | |
 Delaware | Michelle Harris | Newark | 24 | Vocal "I Will Always Love You" | | Bert Perks Talent Award (vocal) | |
 Florida | Kristin Ludecke | Eustis | 19 | Classical Vocal "O Luce di Quest'anima" from Linda di Chamounix | | | Miss Florida USA 2000 |
.svg.png) Georgia | Rachel English | Thomaston | 21 | Tap Dance "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | | | Georgia's Junior Miss 1991 |
 Hawaii | Traci Toguchi | Honolulu | 20 | Vocal "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | | | |
 Idaho | Brooke Gambrell | Boise | 22 | Fiddle Medley "Blackberry Blossom | | Quality of Life 1st runner-up | Miss Idaho USA 2000 |
 Illinois | Tracy Kathleen Hayes | Wheaton | 22 | Vocal "Tonight" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |
 Indiana | Becky Gray | Indianapolis | 23 | Piano | | | |
 Iowa | Jennifer Curry | Muscatine | 21 | Vocal "The Last Man In My Life" from Song and Dance | | | |
 Kansas | Amy Beth Keller | Great Bend, Kansas | 24 | Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" | Top 10 | Preliminary Swimsuit | |
 Kentucky | Kristie Hicks | Bardstown | 23 | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | | Konica Visual Arts Scholarship | Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1989 and 1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1989 |
 Louisiana | Karmyn Tyler | Shreveport | 20 | Classical Vocal "Tu che di gel sei cinta" | | Non-finalist Talent | Contestant at Miss Oktoberfest 1997 represented Arkansas |
 Maine | Sharon Pelletier | Madawaska | 23 | Popular Vocal "At This Moment" | | | |
 Maryland | Marcia M Griffith | Fort Washington | 23 | Lyrical Ballet "Somewhere" | | | |
 Massachusetts | Marcia Turner | Cambridge | 21 | Piano "Souvenirs d'Andalousie, Op.22" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk | Top 10 | | |
 Michigan | Coni Lyn Hull Sullivan | Jackson | 23 | Vocal "Half a Moment" from Jeeves | | | |
 Minnesota | Paula Knoll | Moorhead | 22 | Classical Violin "Csárdás" | | Waterford Business Management & Marketing Award | |
 Mississippi | Monica Louwerens | Greenville | 21 | Vocal "Vanilla Ice Cream" from She Loves Me | Top 10 | Rembrandt Award for Mentorship | |
 Missouri | Erin Phillips | Mexico | 23 | Tap Dance "Gershwin Medley" | | | |
 Montana | Amanda Granrud | Great Falls | 23 | Dramatic Reading | | | |
 Nebraska | Myra Katherine Hale | Lincoln | 23 | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent, Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
 Nevada | Jennifer Joseph-Lier | Wendover | 24 | Vocal "I Am Changing" | | Non-finalist Talent | |
 New Hampshire | Stephanie Foisy | Concord | 18 | Tap Dance "You Do Something to Me" | | | Mrs. New Hampshire America 2004 under her married name, Stephanie Mills |
 New Jersey | Dena Querubin | Waterford | 23 | Classical Piano | | Non-finalist Talent, Quality of Life | |
 New Mexico | Vivian Herding | Albuquerque | 24 | Classical Piano "Bach Medley" | | | |
 New York | Helen Louise Goldsby | Brooklyn | 24 | Classical Vocal "Chi Il Bel Sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
 North Carolina | Lisa Bamford | Raleigh | 21 | Classical Piano "Totentanz" | | Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent | |
 North Dakota | Kim Cooley | Grand Forks | 24 | Tap Dance "Luck Be a Lady" | | | |
 Ohio | Ellen Pasturzak | Portsmouth | 23 | Vocal "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard | | | |
 Oklahoma | Shawntel Smith | Muldrow | 24 | Vocal "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born | Miss America 1996 | | |
 Oregon | Emily John Orton | Creswell | 19 | Classical Vocal "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" from Carmen | 1st runner-up | | |
 Pennsylvania | Linette Mertz | Kutztown | 23 | Country Vocal "Why Haven't I Heard from You" | | | |
 Rhode Island | Elizabeth Reilly | North Providence | 24 | Dance "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle | | | |
 South Carolina | Amanda Spivey | Boiling Springs | 22 | Soprano saxophone "The Joy of Life" | | Non-finalist Talent | Currently a pediatric dentist in Spartanburg |
 South Dakota | Kimberlee McKay | Belle Fourche | 22 | Flute "Carmen Fantasy" | | Allman Medical Scholarship | |
 Tennessee | Alison Shumate | Union City | 21 | Vocal Medley "Crazy for You" & "I Got Rhythm" | | Non-finalist Interview | Daughter of Miss Tennessee 1967 |
 Texas | Carly Jarmon | Mesquite | 19 | Vocal "Stand by Your Man" | | | Miss Teen Texas 1992 |
 Utah | Amanda Moody | Orem | 19 | Classical Piano "Ballade No. 4" | | Preliminary Talent, Non Finalist Talent, Bernie Wayne Talent Award | |
 Vermont | Jennifer Faucette | Burlington | 24 | Piano & Violin "Hungarian Dance No. 5" | | | |
 Virginia | Amber Medlin | Virginia Beach | 23 | Classical Piano "Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53" | | | |
 Washington | Amber Hamilton | Auburn | 18 | Jazz Dance "Last Dance" | | | |
 West Virginia | Elizabeth McIntyre | Dunbar | 24 | Clogging "Dance" | | | |
 Wisconsin | Pamela Lynn Polk | Berlin | 22 | Vocal "Operator" | | | |
 Wyoming | Dana Lane | Cheyenne | 20 | Classical Piano "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | | | |