Delegates
The Miss America 2006 delegates were:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special awards | Other State pageant experience 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alexa Jones | Andalusia | 24 | Ballet en Pointe | 2nd runner-up | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up | |
| Alaska | Rebecca Hayes | Anchorage | 24 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
| Arizona | Audrey Sibley | Sierra Vista | 20 | Vocal | |||
| Arkansas | Eudora Moseby | Hazen | 23 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| California | Dustin-Leigh Konzelman | Carlsbad | 23 | Fiddle | Preliminary Talent, Non-finalist Talent | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11 | |
| Colorado | Jessica Urban | Colorado Springs | 24 | Vocal & Harp | |||
| Connecticut | Dianna Baitinger | Norwich | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Delaware | Rebecca Bledsoe | Newark | 23 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| District of Columbia | Shannon Schambeau | Washington, D.C. | 25 | Tap Dance | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | 1st RU at DC USA 2007 |
| Florida | Mari Wilensky | Jacksonville | 21 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Georgia | Monica Pang | Atlanta | 25 | Piano | 1st runner-up | ||
| Hawaii | Malika Dudley | Papaikou | 23 | Vocal | Miss Congeniality | ||
| Idaho | Tracey Brown | Post Falls | 19 | Ballet en Pointe | Later Miss Idaho USA 2008 | ||
| Illinois | Lauren Allen | Batavia | 21 | Freestyle Gymnastics | |||
| Indiana | Susan Guilkey | Noblesville | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Iowa | Kay Pauszek | Bettendorf | 23 | Irish Step Dance | |||
| Kansas | Adrienne Rosel | Liberal | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Kentucky | Kerri Mitchell | Barbourville | 21 | Vocal | |||
| Louisiana | Molly Causey | Ruston | 22 | Piano | |||
| Maine | Megan Beals | Ludlow | 22 | Vocal | |||
| Maryland | Rachel Ellsworth | Fort Ashby, West Virginia | 21 | Tap Dance | |||
| Massachusetts | Kristin Gauvin | Worcester | 23 | Tap Dance | |||
| Michigan | Octavia Reese | Detroit | 23 | Cello | |||
| Minnesota | Karyn Stordahl | Owatonna | 22 | Classical Piano | Non-finalist talent | ||
| Mississippi | Kristian Dambrino | Grenada | 20 | Piano/Vocal | |||
| Missouri | Stacie Cooley | Liberty | 22 | Jazz Dance | |||
| Montana | Sophia Steinbeisser | Sidney | 21 | Tap Dance | |||
| Nebraska | Kelly Keiser | Gothenburg | 21 | Piano | |||
| Nevada | Crystal Wosik | Las Vegas | 23 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| New Hampshire | Audra Paquette | Merrimack | 24 | Lyrical Ballet | Miss New Hampshire USA 2002 | ||
| New Jersey | Julie Robenhymer | Moorestown | 24 | Dance | |||
| New Mexico | Ane Cristal Romero | Las Vegas | 25 | Vocal | |||
| New York | Kandice Pelletier | New York City | 24 | Dance—Musical Theatre | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 and The Amazing Race 11, National Sweetheart 2003 | ||
| North Carolina | Brooke McLaurin | Fayetteville | 24 | Vocal | |||
| North Dakota | Jacqueline Johnson | Fargo | 20 | Cello | |||
| Ohio | Marlia Fontaine | Massillon | 23 | Vocal | T10 05 | ||
| Oklahoma | Jennifer Berry | Tulsa | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | Winner | Preliminary Talent | |
| Oregon | Lucy Fleck | Portland | 20 | Tap Dance | T10 04, NF 05 | ||
| Pennsylvania | Nicole Brewer | Philadelphia | 22 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Rhode Island | Jessica Samson | Newport | 23 | Vocal | |||
| South Carolina | Erika Powell | Easley | 20 | Vocal | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | Later Miss South Carolina USA 2012 |
| South Dakota | Nikki Grandpre | Pierre | 23 | Vocal | |||
| Tennessee | Tara Burns | Nashville | 22 | Classical Vocal | Non-finalist talent | ||
| Texas | Morgan Matlock | Lamesa | 24 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Utah | Julia Bachison | North Ogden | 22 | Vocal | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss Utah USA 2008 | |
| Vermont | Megan Plebani | Weybridge | 24 | Jazz Dance/Gymnastics | |||
| Virginia | Kristi Lauren Glakas | Centreville | 24 | Vocal | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | Miss Virginia USA 2004 |
| Virgin Islands | Allison Bourne-Vanneck | St. Thomas | 22 | Steel Pan | |||
| Washington | Tina Marie Mares | Lynnwood | 25 | Piano | |||
| West Virginia | Kimberly Goodwin | Morgantown | 21 | Tap Dance | |||
| Wisconsin | Tracy Gest | Menomonee Falls | 20 | Piano | |||
| Wyoming | Heather Jackelen | Jackson | 24 | Acrobatic Dance | Miss Wyoming USA 2001 |
1 Abbrevs: NF = Non-finalist, RU = Runner-up, T = Top, Nat Sweetheart = National Sweetheart (competition for Miss America runners-up)
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