| Winner: | Debbye Turner |
| Represented: | Missouri |
| Date: | September 16, 1989 |
| Presenters: | Gary Collins Phyllis George |
| Venue: | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster: | NBC |
| Before: | 1989 |
| Next: | 1991 |
Miss America 1990, the 63rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 16, 1989 and was televised by the NBC Network.
The winner, Debbye Turner, was the first Miss Missouri to take the crown. One of the five finalists, Jeri Lynn Zimmerman of Illinois, became known professionally as Jeri Ryan, an actress and one of the stars of the television series .
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes | |
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| Alabama | Julie Dawn Coons | 20 | Vocal & Flute, "For Once In My Life" | |||||
| Alaska | Christine Rae McCubbins | 25 | Vocal, "I Am What I Am" | |||||
| Arizona | Tammy Jean Kettunen | 21 | Freestyle Roller Skating "Amazing Grace" | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||||
| Arkansas | Marci Lewallen | Vocal / Banjo "Boogie Woogie Banjo Blues" | ||||||
| California | Wendy Berry | Classical Ballet "The Black Swan" from Swan Lake | ||||||
| Colorado | Debbie Jane Riecks | 24 | Contemporary Flute Solo, "Shenandoah" & "Dueling Banjos" | 2nd runner-up | ||||
| Connecticut | Marlena Marshall | Ballet en Pointe | ||||||
| Delaware | Robin Lee Coutant | 21 | Vocal "Think of Me" | |||||
| District of Columbia | Donya M Rose | Lyrical Jazz Ballet "Over the Rainbow" | ||||||
| Florida | Sandra Joanne Frick | 23 | Character Ballet en Pointe "Yankee Doodle Dandy" | Top 10 | ||||
| Georgia | Jamie Lisa Price | Popular Vocal "When You Wish upon a Star" | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||||
| Hawaii | Ligaya L. Stice | Vocal "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage" | ||||||
| Idaho | Rebecca Trueblood | Vocal "God Bless the USA" | Non-Finalist Interview Award | |||||
| Illinois | 21 | Vocal "On My Own" | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||||
| Indiana | Lisa Ann Williamson | 26 | Classical Vocal "The Doll Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||||
| Iowa | Jayna Dayl Sanchez | 24 | Dance / Twirl "Another Cha-Cha" by Santa Esmeralda | Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||||
| Kansas | Jennifer Lynn Hedrick | Flute Solo "Carman Fantasy" Bizet Borne | ||||||
| Kentucky | Melanie-Lynn Glasscock | Baton Twirling "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | ||||||
| Louisiana | Stacy King | 23 | Banjo Medley "Dueling Banjos" & "Ghost Riders" | Preliminary Swimsuit Award Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||||
| Maine | Jane Marie Brochu | 25 | Vocal "Stormy Weather" | |||||
| Maryland | 25 | Classical Piano "Étude Op. 25, No. 1" | 1st runner-up | |||||
| Massachusetts | Janette Rose Elman | 22 | Russian Cossack Dance | |||||
| Michigan | Molly McIntyre | Ballet "Carmen" | ||||||
| Minnesota | Lynne Ann Schacher | Ballet / Jazz Dance "Merrily We Roll Along" | ||||||
| Mississippi | Cherry Lynn Busby | 19 | Vocal "My Funny Valentine" | |||||
| Missouri | 23 | Marimba Medley "Flight of the Bumblebee", "Csárdás", & "Can-Can" | Winner | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | ||||
| Montana | Cathy Brewer | Ballet en Pointe | ||||||
| Nebraska | Kristi Lynn Hilliard | 23 | Vocal "Golden Rainbow" | |||||
| Nevada | Brenda Anne Linscott | Vocal "Memory" | ||||||
| New Hampshire | Jennifer Ann Landry | Classical Ballet | ||||||
| New Jersey | Laura Murray | Popular Vocal "With One More Look At You" from A Star Is Born | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||||
| New Mexico | Angela De Los Santos | 23 | Popular Vocal "The Wind Beneath My Wings" | |||||
| New York | Lisa Molella | Vocal Medley "That's Life" & "But the World Goes 'Round" | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||||
| North Carolina | Kelly Dawn Fletcher | 21 | Semi-classical vocal "Half a Moment" | |||||
| North Dakota | Susan Jacobson | Vocal / Dance "One Night Only" | ||||||
| Ohio | Kristin Huffman | 24 | Classical Vocal "Csárdás" from Die Fledermaus | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| Oklahoma | Tamara Denise-Toshiko Marler | 26 | Vocal "Since I Fell for You" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| Oregon | Lynette Maria Boggs | Vocal "I Am Changing" | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | Michelle Kline | 24 | Classical Vocal "Una Voce Poco Fa" from The Barber of Seville | Top 10 | Quality of Life Award Winner | |||
| Rhode Island | Gloria Alice Berlanga | Flute Solo | ||||||
| South Carolina | Kimilee Karyn Bryant | 23 | Classical Vocal "Je Suis Titania" from Mignon | Preliminary Talent Award Non-Finalist Talent Award | ||||
| South Dakota | Dawn Strunk | Piano Solo | ||||||
| Tennessee | Lisa Robertson | 23 | Violin Solo "Orange Blossom Special" | |||||
| Texas | Leah Kay Lyle | Piano "Sonata Opus 22" by Alberto Ginastera | Top 10 | |||||
| Utah | Jacque Dawn Tingey | Vocal "Over the Rainbow" | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||||
| Vermont | Catherine Frances Stillinger | Vocal Medley | ||||||
| Virginia | Tami Renee Elliott | Gymnastics Dance Routine "The Phantom of the Opera" | Non-Finalist Talent Award | |||||
| Washington | Jennifer Wall | Piano, "Opus 706" by Carl Wilhelm Kern | Top 10 | |||||
| West Virginia | Lisa Lynn Bittinger | 21 | Vocal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" from The Phantom of the Opera | |||||
| Wisconsin | Kimberly Totdahl | Vocal & Dance "Being Alive" | ||||||
| Wyoming | Alisa Christine Mavrotheris | Acrobatic Jazz Dance |