Date February 11, 1994 Broadcaster CBS, KGBT-TV | Entertainment Doug Stone | |
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Presenters Bob Goen, Arthel Neville and Laura Harring Venue South Padre Island, Texas Winner Lu Parker
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Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994. At the conclusion of the final competition, Lu Parker of South Carolina was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kenya Moore of Michigan.
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The pageant was hosted by Bob Goen for the first of three years replacing Dick Clark, with color commentary by Arthel Neville and a special guest appearance by Laura Harring, Miss USA 1985. Entertainment was provided by Doug Stone. During the live broadcast, the organizers of that year's Miss Universe pageant held in Manila, Philippines were introduced during the show along with that country's representative to said international competition.
Host city
This was the first of three consecutive years that the pageant was held on South Padre Island. The announcement that the pageant would be held there was made on 11 August 1993.
Contestants arrived on January 27 for two weeks of events and preliminary competitions before the final telecast. This included a dinner event in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, put on by the mayor and city officials, which became an issue when rebel activity on the United States-Mexican border led to fears for the contestants' safety. The city had contributed more than $100,000 to South Padre's bid to host the pageant, fundraising that was mirrored by other cities in the Rio Grande Valley.
Special awards
Preliminary competition
The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.
Historical significance
Delegates
The Miss USA 1994 delegates were: