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Miss USA 1969 Date May 24, 1969 Presenters Bob Barker Venue Miami Beach, Florida Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 15 Winner Wendy Dascomb
Virginia
Congeniality Mary Verdiana
Photogenic Susan Hawkins
Miss USA 1969, the 18th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 24, 1969.
The pageant was won by Wendy Dascomb of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Dorothy Anstett of Washington. Dascomb was the first woman from Virginia to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1969.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1969: Wendy Dascomb (Virginia)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Mary Verdiana (Vermont)
- 2nd runner-up: Eva Engle (South Carolina)
- 3rd runner-up: Ruth Harris (Arizona)
- 4th runner-up: Troas Hayes (California)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Hitsy Parnell (Alabama)
- Susan Hawkins (Colorado)
- Elizabeth Wanderman (Connecticut)
- Maria Junquera (Florida)
- Stephanie Quintana (Hawaii)
- Karen Esslinger (Nevada)
- Mary Gard (New Mexico)
- Rosemary Hradek (New York)
- Sande Drews (Texas)
- Deborah Giberson (Washington)
Special awards
Delegates
The Miss USA 1969 delegates were:
Alabama - Hitsy Parnell
Alaska - Linda Rowley
Arizona - Ruth Harris
Arkansas - Leonette Reed
California - Troas Hayes
Colorado - Susan Hawkins
Connecticut - Elizabeth Wanderman
Delaware - Marsha Stoppel
District of Columbia - Shelley Gosman
Florida - Maria Junquera
Georgia - Judy Lyons
Hawaii - Stephanie Quintana
Idaho - Karen Tall
Illinois - Christine Jalloway
Indiana - Linda Smith
Iowa - Becky Stoner
Kansas - Mary McGugin
Kentucky - Regina Pryor
Louisiana - Patricia Dupre
Maine - Elaine Bolduc
Maryland - Ardis Fowler
Massachusetts - Martha Cawley
Michigan - Lisa Brenner
Minnesota - Laureen Darling
Mississippi - Rose Marie Ray
Missouri - Cherrie Hofmann
Montana - Christina Jovin
Nebraska - Marily Poole
Nevada - Karen Esslinger
New Hampshire - Dorothy Conners
New Jersey - Nancy Fromel
New Mexico - Mary Gard
New York - Rosemary Hradek
North Carolina - Faye Bass
North Dakota - Beckee Benz
Ohio - Marlynn Singleton
Oklahoma - Deborah Federson
Oregon - Karen Morton
Pennsylvania - Marlene Vaughn
Rhode Island - Donna Lewis
South Carolina - Eva Engle
South Dakota - Mary Bergen
Tennessee - Suzie Richardson
Texas - Sande Drews
Utah - Anne Mueller
Vermont - Mary Verdiana
Virginia - Wendy Dascomb
Washington - Deborah Giberson
West Virginia - Betty Grimmer
Wisconsin - Christine Sachen
Wyoming - Pam Lewis
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