Miss USA 2002 was the 51st Miss USA pageant, held at Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana on March 1, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas. This is the second year in a row and third time since 1995 a Miss Teen USA state delegate did not win or inherit the Miss USA title. This was the last Miss USA show to be aired on CBS. Beginning with the next Miss USA pageant, NBC assumed co-ownership of the pageant along with Donald Trump, and as a result began televising the pageant. Hinton was the first African-American woman to win the pageant since Chelsi Smith held the title in 1995, and was the first titleholder from District of Columbia since 1964. This is the first time in pageant history that four delegates in the Top 5 were African-American. Results Placements Special awards Final competition scores Winner First Runner-Up Second Runner-Up Third Runner-Up Fourth Runner-Up Delegates The Miss USA 2002 delegates were: Alabama – Tara Tucker Alaska – Christine Olejniczak Arizona – Jennifer Lenz Arkansas – Amber Boatman California – Tarah Marie Peters Colorado – Keely Gaston Connecticut – Alita Dawson Delaware – Deborah Ann Hoffman District of Columbia – Shauntay Hinton Florida – Shannon Ford Georgia – Heather Hogan Hawaii – Juliet Lighter Idaho – Hilary Ball Illinois – Amanda Reynolds Indiana – Kelly Lloyd Iowa – Lauren Wilson Kansas – Lindsey Douglas Kentucky – Elizabeth Arnold Louisiana – Anne-Katherine Lené Maine – Su-Ying Leung Maryland – Misti Adams Massachusetts – Latoyia Foster Michigan – Rebekah Lynn Decker Minnesota – Lanore van Buren Mississippi – Heather Soriano Missouri – Melana Scantlin Montana – Meredith McCannel Nebraska – Stacey Skidmore Nevada – Jenny Valdez New Hampshire – Audra Paquette New Jersey – Robin Williams New Mexico – Ellyn Colyer New York – Karla Cavalli North Carolina – Alison English North Dakota – Amy Elkins Ohio – Kimberly Mullen Oklahoma – Kasie Head Oregon – Kristi Walkowski Pennsylvania – Nicole Bigham Rhode Island – Janet Sutton South Carolina – Ashley Williams South Dakota – Sitania Syrovatka Tennessee – Allison Alderson Texas – Kasi Kelly Utah – Abbie Smith Vermont – Brooke Angus Virginia – Julie Laipply Washington – Carly Shorten West Virginia – Angela Davenport Wisconsin – Cortney Owen Wyoming – Jeannie Crofts Historical significance District