Miss USA 1994
Miss USA 1994 was the 43rd Miss USA pageant, televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994.  At the conclusion of the final competition, Lu Parker of South Carolina was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kenya Moore of Michigan.

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, Charlene Bonin Gonzales, Miss Philippines 1994.

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 August 11, 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.

Delegates
The Miss USA 1994 delegates were:

 Alabama - Melaea Nelms
 Alaska - Dawn Stuvek
 Arizona - Jennifer Tisdale
 Arkansas - Hannah Hilliard
 California - Toay Foster
 Colorado - Kimberly Veldhuizen
 Connecticut - Mistrella Egan
 Delaware - Teresa Kline
 District of Columbia - Angela McGlowan
 Florida - Cynthia Redding
 Georgia - Andrea Moore
 Hawaii - Nadine Tanega
 Idaho - Trenna Wheeler
 Illinois - Kathleen Farrell
 Indiana - Kim Scull
 Iowa - Callie Pandit
 Kansas - Carol Hovenkamp
 Kentucky - Kim Buford
 Louisiana - Shirelle Hebert
 Maine - Colleen Brink
 Maryland - Wendy Davis
 Massachusetts - Michelle Atamian
 Michigan - Kelly Richelle Pawlowski
 Minnesota - Jolene Stavrakis
 Mississippi - Leslie Lynn Jetton
 Missouri - Shelly Lehman
 Montana - Kelly Brown
 Nebraska - Shawn Wolff
 Nevada - Angela Lambert
 New Hampshire - Kelly Zarse
 New Jersey - Rosa Velez
 New Mexico - Jill Vasquez
 New York - Jennifer Gareis
 North Carolina - Lynn Jenkins
 North Dakota - Amy Jane Lantz
 Ohio - Lisa Michelle Allison
 Oklahoma - Angela Parrick
 Oregon - Denise White
 Pennsylvania - Linda Chiaraluna
 Rhode Island - Raye Anne Johnson
 South Carolina - Lu Parker
 South Dakota - Tabitha Moude
 Tennessee - Leah Hulan
 Texas - Christine Friedel
 Utah - Vanessa Munns
 Vermont - Christy Beltrami
 Virginia - Patricia Southall
 Washington - Angel Ward
 West Virginia - Linda Bailey
 Wisconsin - Gina Desmond
 Wyoming - Tolan Clark

References

External links
Official website
Miss USA 1994
Lu Parker Official website
Lu Parker's Miss USA page
South Carolina High School Teacher Wins Miss USA Contest
Miss South Carolina Crowned Miss Usa On Padre Island
Miss USA 1994 in Hollywood.com

1994
1994 beauty pageants
February 1994 events in the United States
1994 in Texas