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Miss USA 1971

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Presenters
  
Bob Barker

Entrants
  
51

Broadcaster
  
CBS

Placements
  
12

Date
  
May 22, 1971 (1971-05-22)

Venue
  
Jackie Gleason Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.

Miss USA 1971, the 20th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS hosted by Bob Barker from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971.

Contents

The pageant was won by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Deborah Shelton of Virginia. McDonald was the first – and to date only – woman from Pennsylvania to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971.

For the 1971 pageant, the number of semi-finalists called was reduced from 15 to 12. It would remain at this number until 1984, when it was cut again to 10.

Results

  • Miss USA 1971: Michele McDonald (Pennsylvania)
  • The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Brenda Box (Texas)
  • 2nd runner-up: Susanne Pottenger (Arizona)
  • 3rd runner-up: Nancy Rich (Missouri)
  • 4th runner-up: Patricia Barnstable (Kentucky)
  • The semi-finalists were:
  • Karin Morrell (California)
  • Suzanne Pluskoski (District of Columbia)
  • Susan Deaton (Florida)
  • Carol Theis (Maryland)
  • Pat Glannan (Michigan)
  • Sandra Taft (Vermont)
  • Brenda Miller (Virginia)

    • Special awards

  • Congeniality: Diane Knaub (Colorado)
  • Photogenic: Brenda Miller (Virginia)

    • Delegates

    The Miss USA 1971 delegates were:

    References

    Miss USA 1971 Wikipedia
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