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

• $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

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.