| Date: | September 18, 1999 |
| Presenters: | Donny Osmond Marie Osmond[1] |
| Venue: | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster: | ABC |
| Winner: | Heather French |
| Represented: | Kentucky |
| Before: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2001 |
Miss America 2000, the 73rd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 18, 1999 on ABC Network.
Heather French became the first Miss Kentucky to win the crown. She later married the state's lieutenant governor, Steve Henry.
| Final results | Contestant | |
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| Miss America 2000 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Awards | Contestant | |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
| Results | Contestant | Platform | |
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| Winner |
| Educational Disabilities Awareness | |
| 1st runner-up |
| Honoring Our Forgotten Heroes: Our Nations Homeless Veterans | – |
| 2nd runner-up | Breast Cancer Awareness "Early Detection...Giving the Freedom to Fight" |
| Awards | Contestant | |
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| Albert A. Marks Jr. Interview Award | ||
| Miss America Scholar Award |
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| Bernie Wayne Performing Arts Award |
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| Non-finalist Talent Award |
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| Tiffany Phillips Memorial Scholar Athlete Award |
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| Waterford Scholarship for Business Marketing & Management |