Miss America 1988, the 61st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 19, 1987, on NBC Network.

[1] Pageant winner Kaye Lani Rae Rafko of Michigan became a registered nurse, and has done many years of volunteer work for medical charities and hospices.

She co-hosts a public access television series called Only In Monroe for MPACT.

Among the contestants was Miss South Carolina, television personality Nancy O'Dell, entered as Nancy Humphries.

Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1983 Current co-anchor of Entertainment Tonight Non-finalist Talent Award Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1985