Miss America 1997, the 70th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 14, 1996 and televised by the NBC Network. Until the 2019 Pageant, this was the last time that NBC aired the Miss America pageant. Results Placements Order of announcements Top 10 Top 5 Awards Preliminary awards Quality of Life awards Other awards Delegates The Miss America 1997 delegates are: Judges Joseph Barbara Barbara De Angelis Janet Evans Nancy Fleming Jackie Joyner-Kersee Deborah Norville Scott O'Grady References External links Miss America official website 1997 1996 in the United States 1997 beauty pageants 1996 in New Jersey September 1996 events in the United States Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey