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Miss USA 1985

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Date
  
May 13, 1985

Entrants
  
51

Broadcaster
  
CBS

Presenters
  
Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark

Entertainment
  
Kool and The Gang, Lee Greenwood

Venue
  
Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida

Miss USA 1985, the 34th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Lakeland Civic Auditorium in Lakeland, Florida on May 13, 1985. At the conclusion of the final competition, Laura Harring of Texas was crowned Miss USA 1985 by outgoing titleholder Mai Shanley of New Mexico.

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Harring was the first Latina to win the crown. She later became an actress, appearing in a number of films including Mulholland Drive and as John Travolta's wife in The Punisher.

Results

  • Miss USA 1985: Laura Harring (Texas)
  • The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Brenda Denton (New Mexico)
  • 2nd runner-up: Laura Ann Bach (Illinois)
  • 3rd runner-up: Sarie Joubert (Louisiana)
  • 4th runner-up: Kari Lee Johnson (Minnesota)
  • The semi-finalists were:
  • Michelle Ducote (Arizona)
  • Tina Machado (Hawaii)
  • Mercedes Waggoner (Massachusetts)
  • Amy Ruth Coverdale (Missouri)
  • Sophia Henderson (Oklahoma)

    • Special awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Marty Browning (Tennessee)
  • Miss Photogenic: Robyn Overbey (Kentucky)

    • Delegates

    The Miss USA 1985 delegates were:

    Judges

  • Breck Jamieson
  • Patricia Maxwell
  • Rory Calhoun
  • Robert Hirschfeld
  • Jean Ruth Scott
  • Syd Mead
  • Jimmy Messina
  • Terri Utley, Miss USA 1982 from Arkansas
  • Martha Smith
  • Eric Dickerson
  • Richard Anderson

    • References

    Miss USA 1985 Wikipedia
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