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Miss USA 1984

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Date
  
May 17, 1984

Broadcaster
  
CBS, WTVT, WCPX

Presenters
  
Bob Barker

Congeniality
  
Diane Gadoury

Venue
  
Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida

Winner
  
Mai Shanley New Mexico

Miss USA 1984, the 33rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California.

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The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker. It was the first time the pageant had been held in Florida since 1971, the last time the pageant had been held in its old home of Miami Beach.

In an odd occurrence, both women in the top two had previously competed at Miss America, neither one of whom placed at that pageant.

Placements

  • Miss USA 1984: Mai Shanley (New Mexico)
  • The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Kelly Anderson (West Virginia)
  • 2nd runner-up: Desiree Daniels (Tennessee)
  • 3rd runner-up: Sandra Percival (Missouri)
  • 4th runner-up: Steffanee Leaming (District of Columbia)
  • The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): LaVonne Misselle (Illinois), Debbie Epperson (Oregon), Cookie Noak (North Carolina), Julia Murdock (Oklahoma), and Laura Shaw (Texas).
  • Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Diane Gadoury (New Hampshire)
  • Miss Photogenic: Laura Shaw (Texas)
  • Delegates

    The Miss USA 1984 delegates were:

    Special entries

  • Miss Teen USA 1983 - Ruth Zakarian
  • Miss Teen USA 1984 - Cherise Haugen
  • Judges

  • Jim Craig
  • Anna Colon
  • Ralph Wolfe Cowan
  • Anne Kirstin Clenshaw
  • Billy Hufsey
  • Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 from Ohio
  • Tony Dorsett
  • David Mason Daniels
  • Catherine Hickland
  • Irving Mansfield
  • Vicki Lawrence
  • References

    Miss USA 1984 Wikipedia