70th edition of the Miss America competition
Beauty pageant
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.
Order of announcements.
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Delegates.
The Miss America 1997 delegates are:
References.
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