MISS USA 1996 Evening Gown

[@MarlonDGandy]

One of my favorite Miss USA evening gown shows! Very elegant...

[@jja8750]

Agreed. So elegant, and the music really added to it.

[@Hapageant]

The most

[@michaelsoriano8639]

The highest scoring ever in the history of Miss USA pageant with scores from 9.50 to 9.87 from all the 10 semis love it

[@JuezMaldito]

The music is heavenly perfect. Tennesse looked stunning...

[@kenosan_]

Tennessee 9.83 Kansas 9.82 Oklahoma 9.77 Louisiana 9.76 North Dakota 9.66 Indiana 9.64 Texas 9.58 Utah 9.58 Illinois 9.53 Michigan 9.50

[@diannefisher7985]

Wonderful gowns

[@beambreaker]

Omg so many stairs . I bet they had nightmares for months!!! Lousianna slayed. Her smile was literally plastered on her face. Lol

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

Fun fact: I'm the one who suggested to the MUO President at the time to take the "Stairs of Death" away and move into a runway format. :) (This was in 1997, and in 1998 the stairs were taken out.)

[@astoldbychrisv9464]

@@michaelstrahan2.0 Why?! You could have suggested less stairs. Now every single stage is a runway and it's boring and annoying.

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

It was a safety hazard.@@astoldbychrisv9464

[@jja8750]

What IS that music? Gorgeous. And it really added to the elegance of the contestants.

[@robinquinc329]

@latinoguy They used those same stairs at Miss USA 1995 and the girls talked afterwards about high those stairs were and how they were nervous to come down them in their heels. So for 1996, they added a railing for them to hold onto.

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

Fun fact: I'm the one who suggested to the MUO President at the time to take the "Stairs of Death" away and move into a runway format. :) (This was in 1997, and in 1998 the stairs were taken out.)

[@hernacabreja5988]

@@michaelstrahan2.0 Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry: beautiful model, actress, later a spokesperson

[@msrain1235]

​@@michaelstrahan2.0good idea! It's okay to have stairs, but not that many. It's hard walking in high heels and a long evening gown.

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

Safety hazard for sure.@@msrain1235

[@CarlosSalazar-ts1ni]

Tennessee que bella esa mujer no hay mujer tan bella como ella que les paso como no gano beautyful tennessee donde estes te admiro bella por siempre

[@dolcevitausa]

extra points to Danni Boatwright for being able to navigate those stairs with that huge bow and long train...

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

Holly (Indiana) is giving us Jessica Rabbit fierceness, hunTee!!

[@jja8750]

I was thinking the same thing, lol

[@sarahg5596]

It’s like they’re playing E.T. music in the background. 😄😄😄

[@michaelstrahan2.0]

HAHAHHA

[@cikchorahmad]

danni boartwright of survivor guatemala??? wow!!!!!!!

[@lindahumphries838]

What is the name of the flute song played during evening gown competition

[@ricardodouglas644]

Miss utah wao

[@Hapageant]

Les será muy dificil a los productores y directores regresar a estos montajes de cámaras, música, elegancia?. Que tan difícil es volver a esto?

[@diannefisher7985]

That's a lot of steps

[@Hapageant]

Oklahoma looks like a real queen

[@KassidyKatherine]

She was his girl until he cheated. That's fine...she's got a phenomenal husband now.

[@KassidyKatherine]

Ever notice there is always one girl at least each year who looks like her dress is tin foil. That said, Becca's dress was gorgeous

[@eMCizzle1]

The winner of this pageant (who ended up being Dorito's girl, in a 98 Degrees video, married to Mario Lopez for a short while, and on the show "Eve") and the winner of 1995's pageant had nearly identical dresses!

[@sarahstacy81]

It is safe to say that all the pageantsTrump owns were better before he took over. I have been watching the older pageants and the contestants dressed more elegantly. Now everyone wears cut out gowns more suited for a strip club than a beauty pageant .

[@marisesilva941]

Michigan remember miss California 2014

[@robinquinc329]

@spoyledbratt TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!

[@spoyledbratt]

Oklahoma looked so regal!

[@lcruz091911]

spoyledbratt i agree also LA, UT and Kansas

[@jja8750]

Yes. Her gown, her hair, the confident look on her face, how she presented herself, the walk, the final pose as the music concludes -- all magical. The high score was well-deserved, there.

[@richymassoud5877]

Tennessee 9.400 Indiana 8.800 Illinois 8.300 Utah 8.600 Texas 8.100 Michigan 8.450 Kansas 9.450 North Dakota 9.050 Louisiana 9.455 Oklahoma 8.950

[@NYChica23]

@dolcevitausa Agreed...I would've ended up falling if that was me ♥♥

[@sarahg5596]

This was the start of the boring EG era without the men!

[@jja8750]

I really did miss Alone Up There with the military singing. My favorite era. But this was very elegant, as well.

[@gebuhay]

Love Tennessee... But the why do they have to walk down the stairs... they should have teirled to see the back side of the dress at least... something might be dramatic... But I have noi idea why Texas was there... during the beginning of the show... her preliminary was 8.98... and DC was 8.99 and DC is not in the top 10... WTH?

[@rayj5091]

Was wondering the same thing

[@KassidyKatherine]

And one of her girls was poking up more than the other

[@Princeroadj]

i'm sorry but this was corny!!!they were being judged on how they walk down the stairs in evening gown?!! no walking/twirls/turns nuthing? EWWWW

[@sammy7819]

yeah this is the year trump took over the pageant and ruin it