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Miss USA 1970 Date May 16, 1970 Presenters Bob Barker Venue Miami Beach, Florida Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 15 Winner Deborah Shelton
Virginia
Congeniality Diane Swendeman
Photogenic Deborah Shelton
Miss USA 1970, the 19th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 16, 1970.
The pageant was won by Deborah Shelton of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back to back titles. Shelton went on to place as 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1970.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1970: Deborah Shelton (Virginia)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Vicki Chesser (South Carolina)
- 2nd runner-up: Sheri Schruhl (Nevada)
- 3rd runner-up: Donna Marie Ford (Tennessee)
- 4th runner-up: Cherie Stephens (Georgia)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Mary Jane Dial (Arkansas)
- Linda Lee Hall (California)
- Nikki Phillipp (District of Columbia)
- Cheryl Johnson (Florida)
- Margaret McAleer (Maine)
- Christina Tefft (New York)
- Jane Harrison (Ohio)
- Laura Smith (Oregon)
- Diane Swendeman (Texas)
- Susan Hyde (Washington)
Special awards
- Congeniality: Diane Swendeman (Texas)
- Photogenic: Deborah Shelton (Virginia)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1970 delegates were:
Alabama - Kathy Bryant
Alaska - Therese Press
Arizona - Alicia Lein
Arkansas - Mary Jane Dial
California - Linda Lee Hall
Colorado - Linda Hicklin
Connecticut - Patricia Ann Matthews
Delaware - Marilyn O'Neill
District of Columbia - Nikki Phillip
Florida - Cheryl Johnson
Georgia - Cherie Stephens
Hawaii - Donna Hartley
Idaho - Kathy Cravens
Illinois - Carol Pepoon
Indiana - Mary McBride
Iowa - Jacqueline Jochims
Kansas - Norma Decker
Kentucky - Joanna Smith
Louisiana - Nadine Robertson
Maine - Margaret McAleer
Maryland - Beckie Price
Massachusetts - Cheryl Stankiewicz
Michigan - Daune Bergen
Minnesota - Sally Strickland
Mississippi - Susan Ladner
Missouri - Suzette Grenham
Montana - Moreen Murphy
Nebraska - Bonnie McElveen
Nevada - Sheri Schruhl
New Hampshire - Gail Eriksson
New Jersey - Ellen Cream
New Mexico - Theresa Phillips
New York - Christina Tefft
North Carolina - Susan Bodsford
North Dakota - Nancy Jean Perry
Ohio - Jane Harrison
Oklahoma - Evelyn Walkup
Oregon - Laura Smith
Pennsylvania - Carol Cerully
Rhode Island - Rebecca Galleshaw
South Carolina - Vicki Chesser
South Dakota - Cynthia Finley
Tennessee - Donna Marie Ford
Texas - Diane Swendeman
Utah - Tamina Roark
Vermont - Cindy Jurewicz
Virginia - Deborah Shelton
Washington - Susan Hyde
West Virginia - Sharon Alberti
Wisconsin - Joann Soller
Wyoming - Ann Swarthout
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