Miss America 1984 (59th Miss America, Pageant) Atlantic City, New Jersey September 17, 1983 Results Miss America 1984: Vanessa Williams (Miss New York) First runner-up: Suzette Charles (Miss New Jersey) Second runner-up: Pam Battles (Miss Alabama) Third runner-up: Wanda Geddie (Miss Mississippi) Fourth runner-up: Pamela Rigas (Miss Ohio) The delegates who made the top ten were: Kim Boyce (Miss Florida) Lynn Thompson (Miss Kentucky) Barbara Webster (Miss Missouri) Kristin Lowenberg (Miss Nebraska) Dana Rogers (Miss Texas)