Nikole Viola Maine – Stephanie Worcester Maryland – Ann Coale Massachusetts – Jennifer Chapman Michigan – Jennifer Reed Minnesota – Melissa Hall Mississippi – Arleen McDonald Missouri – Amanda Jahn Montana – Christin Didier Nebraska – Kim Weir Nevada – Ninya Perna New Hampshire – Gretchen Durgin New Jersey – Jennifer Makris New Mexico – Tanya Harris New York – Ramona Reuter North Carolina – Crystal McLaurin-Coney North Dakota – Lauri Marie Gapp Ohio – Michelle Mouser Oklahoma – Trisha Stillwell Oregon – Heather Williams Pennsylvania – Cara Bernosky Rhode Island – Claudia Jordan South Carolina – Casey Mizell South Dakota – Jamie Swenson Tennessee – Towanna Stone Texas – Amanda Little Utah – Temple Taggart Vermont – Lisa Constantino Virginia – Audra Wilks Washington – Sara Nicole Williams West Virginia – Natalie Bevins Wisconsin – Tara Marie Johnson Wyoming – Stacy Dawn Cenedese Crossovers Ten delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants. Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were: Brandi Sherwood (Idaho) - Miss Idaho Teen USA 1989 and Miss Teen USA 1989 Claudia Jordan (Rhode Island) - Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 Autumn Smith (Alabama) - Miss Alabama Teen USA 1993 Audra Wilks (Virginia) - Miss Virginia Teen USA 1988 Michelle Mouser (Ohio) - Miss Ohio Teen USA 1991 Arlene McDonald (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1992 (Top 12 Semi-Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1992) Danesha Reed (Georgia) - Miss Georgia Teen USA 1993 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1993) Gretchen Jurgin (New Hampshire) - Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1993 Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title were: Jennifer Makris (New Jersey) - Miss New Jersey 1994 (Second runner-up at Miss America 1995) Stacy Dawn Cenedese (Wyoming) - Miss Wyoming 1992 Tamara Henry (Arkansas) competed on RuPaul's Drag U Season 3 "Ex Beauty Queens" and Won. Judges Michael Andretti Ingrid Casares Gayle Gurchiek Nick Lowery Frédéric Fekkai Madison Philip G. Satre Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa See also Miss Universe 1997 Miss Teen USA 1997 References External links Miss USA official website THE HEAVY BURDEN OF MISS USA 1997 February 1997 events in the United States 1997 beauty pageants 1997 in Louisiana