Miss America 1997, the 70th

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pageant, was held at the

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on Saturday, September 14, 1996, and televised by the

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. Until the 2019 Pageant, this was the last time that NBC aired the Miss America pageant.

Results

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Quality of Life awards

Other awards

Delegates

The Miss America 1997 delegates are:

References

External links

Miss America official website
{{Miss America 1997 Delegates

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

1996 in the United States 1997 beauty pageants 1996 in New Jersey September 1996 in the United States Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey