This is hair purporting to represent the hair of the American woman of 1993. Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett is shown at the 2018 Miss America Competition Red Carpet at Boardwalk Hall Arena in 2017 in Atlantic City. Miss America 1993 Candidates. In January 2018, the new board of directors increased the maximum age of titleholders to 25 years old, from 24. Former Miss America 1993 Leanza Cornett passed away at the age of 49 after she was hospitalized due to a head injury. Miss America Celebrates 99 Years! Miss America Organization Cornett, who was crowned Miss Florida in 1992, sang in the Christian … The “Atlantic City’s Inter-City Beauty Contest,” known as the first Miss America Pageant, was started by local businessmen in an effort to extend the shore tourism season past Labor Day. Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Leanza Cornett is the former Miss America who died on October 28 after she sustained head injuries. Leanza Cornett crowned Miss America in 1993. (Photo by … ... "Miss America … She became one of the first Miss America titleholders to refuse to wear the Miss America crown at public appearances. Leanza Cornett, Miss America in 1993, Dies After Fall at 49 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 31, 2020, 9:41 AM EDT Updated on October 31, 2020, 4:58 PM EDT Leanza Cornett, who became Miss America in 1993 before going on to a career in television, died Oct. 28, after a fall in her Jacksonville home. The Miss America Organisation and Leanza Cornett’s Circle of Love page broke the news to the world. Cornett was crowned 1993’s Miss America in September 1992 at … And that woman, said Cindy Sims, the current Miss West Virginia, "can do her own hair." Alabama — Kimberly Marie Wimmer Alaska — Keri Baumgardner Arizona — Robin Allison Rayborn Arkansas — Shannon Boy California — Patricia Ann Northrup Colorado — Stacey Jo Rose Connecticut — Valorie Rose Abate Delaware — Kathleen (Kassie) Ann Slavin As Miss America 1993, she became the first beauty queen to adopt AIDS awareness and prevention as her platform for her year of service. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant, the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Leanza Cornett, a woman who was raised in Jacksonville and crowned Miss America in 1993, has died after being hospitalized for a …