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Miss USA 1966

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Date
  
May 21, 1966

Broadcaster
  
CBS

Placements
  
15

Venue
  
Miami Beach, Florida

Entrants
  
49

Withdrawals
  
Idaho, South Dakota

Miss USA 1966, the 15th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Miami Beach, Florida, on May 21, 1966.

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The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio. Remenyi was the second woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to Top 15 at Miss Universe 1966.

Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966, making this the last Miss USA pageant in which not all states were represented. (The only subsequent pageant with fewer than 51 delegates in the live telecast – 1981 – resulted from a state representative being disqualified during the preliminary judging.)

Results

  • Miss USA 1966: Maria Remenyi (California)
  • The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Pat Denne (Connecticut)
  • 2nd runner-up: Elaine Richards (Indiana)
  • 3rd runner-up: Judy Slayton (North Dakota)
  • 4th runner-up: Randy Beard (Florida)
  • The semi-finalists were:
  • Roxanne Neeley (Arizona)
  • Sue Counts (District of Columbia)
  • Judith Wolski (Hawaii)
  • Roselaine Zetter (Maryland)
  • Nancy Brackett (Massachusetts)
  • Nancy Self (New York)
  • Karen Dietz (Ohio)
  • Mary Smith (Tennessee)
  • Dorothy Pickens (Texas)
  • Denice Blair (Utah)

    • Special awards

  • Congeniality: Linda Leafdale (Wyoming)
  • Photogenic: Maria Remenyi (California)

    • Delegates

    The Miss USA 1966 delegates were:

    References

    Miss USA 1966 Wikipedia
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