Miss America 1998

Miss America 1998
Date	September 13, 1997
Presenters	John Callahan Eva LaRue
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	ABC
Winner	Katherine Shindle Illinois

Miss America 1998, the 71st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 13, 1997 and was televised by the ABC Network. ABC replaced NBC as the pageant's television home.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1998	Illinois – Katherine Shindle[1]
1st Runner-Up	North Carolina – Michelle Warren[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Mississippi – Myra Barginear[1]
3rd Runner-Up	Arizona – Stacey Momeyer[1]
4th Runner-Up	California – Rebekah Keller[1]
Top 10	Florida – Christy Neuman  Hawaii – Erika Kauffman  Louisiana – Mette Boving  North Dakota – Roxana Saberi *  Oregon – Tamara Ann Finch[1]

* Finalist Roxana Saberi entered the journalism field and made international headlines in 2009 when she was imprisoned in Iran on charges of espionage; she was subsequently released.^[2]

Judges

• Angie Everhart
• Jeanne Jackson
• Julie Moran
• Stephen Nichols
• Kenny Ortega
• Gerry Spence
• Debbye Turner

References

1. Sudol, Karen; Jackson, Vincent (14 Sep 1997). "It's Miss Illinois!". Press of Atlantic City. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. "U.S. Journalist Jailed in Iran Released - Iran | Map". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12.

External links

• Miss America official website
• Miss America 1998
• Miss Illinois Beauty Pageant Controversy