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Miss USA 1961 Date July 13, 1961 Venue Miami Beach, Florida Entrants 43 Placements 15 Winner Sharon Brown
Louisiana
Miss USA 1961, the 10th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961. The pageant was won by Sharon Brown of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of Utah. Brown's win gave Louisiana a second title in four years, marking the first time a state had won two Miss USA titles outright (Utah had two titleholders in 1957 and 1960, but Charlotte Sheffield in 1957 originally placed 1st runner-up, and inherited the crown after the disqualification of the winner). Two days after her victory, Brown went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.
Results
- Miss USA 1961: Sharon Brown (Louisiana)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Pamela Stettler (California)
- 2nd runner-up: Karen Weller (Nevada)
- 3rd runner-up: Alexandra Currey (New York)
- 4th runner-up: Suellen Robinson (Alabama)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Florence Mayette (Connecticut)
- Marcia Chumbler (Kentucky)
- Elaine Cusick (Massachusetts)
- Patricia Squires (Michigan)
- Marlene Britsch (Mississippi)
- Gail Weinstock (Nebraska)
- Diane Gierson (New Jersey)
- Joan Zeller (Rhode Island)
- Janet Hawley (Utah)
- Kathy McManaway (West Virginia)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1961 delegates were:
Alabama - Suellen Robinson
Alaska - Judy Onstad
Arizona - Shyrle Owens
Arkansas - Mickey Lambert
California - Pamela Stettler
Connecticut - Florence Mayette
Delaware - Nina Lou Ringler
District of Columbia - Patricia Brunette
Florida - Peggy DeFreitas
Georgia - Patsy Giddens
Idaho - Delcene Rossiter
Illinois - Dianne Duffey
Indiana - Janice Oliver
Iowa - Deanne Ostermann
Kansas - Dixie Lee Cook
Kentucky - Marcia Chumbler
Louisiana - Sharon Brown
Maine - Barbara Dyer
Maryland - Gail Baxter
Massachusetts - Elaine Cusick
Michigan - Patricia Squires
Mississippi - Marlene Britsch
Missouri - Joan Roberts
Nebraska - Gail Weinstock
Nevada - Karen Weller
New Hampshire - Ellen Lipson
New Jersey - Diane Gierson
New Mexico - Georgi Edwards
New York - Alexandra Currey
North Carolina - Marie Clyburn
Ohio - Alice Englemann
Pennsylvania - Gayle Nelson
Rhode Island - Joan Zeller
South Carolina - Yvonne Quick
South Dakota - Sharon Hoffman
Tennessee - Anita Atkins
Texas - Sheila Wade
Utah - Janet Hawley
Vermont - Susan Nielsen
Virginia - Bonnie Jones
West Virginia - Kathy McManaway
Wisconsin - Karen Reisweber
Wyoming - Judy Walton
No state delegate: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington
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