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| Miss USA 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 2, 1996 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | South Padre Island, Texas |
| Broadcaster | CBS, KGBT-TV |
| Winner | Ali Landry Louisiana |
| Congeniality | Ku'ualoha Taylor (Hawaii) |
| Photogenic | Ali Landry (Louisiana) |
Miss USA 1996 was the 45th Miss USA pageant, held at South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Ali Landry of Louisiana was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shanna Moakler of New York.[1] Landry had previously won the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title and placed seventh at Miss Teen USA 1990.[2]
The pageant was held on South Padre Island for the third and final time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the third time, and Maty Monfort offered colour commentary. Aaron Neville provided entertainment during the competition.
This was also the first year that the Miss Universe Organization opened a website dedicated to the pageant, and the first time they instituted an internet vote to choose the winner of the Miss Photogenic award.[3]
- ^ "Breaux Bridge woman crowned Miss USA". Saturday State Times/Morning Advocate. 1996-02-03. p. 7-A.
- ^ "Acadiana's Ali Landry is Miss USA". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ Arrillaga, Pauline (1996-01-01). "Miss USA pageant opens inaugural site on Internet". The Dallas Morning News. p. 14D.