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Miss USA 1971 Date May 22, 1971 Presenters Bob Barker Venue Jackie Gleason Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 12 Winner Michele McDonald
Pennsylvania
Congeniality Diane Knaub
Photogenic Brenda Miller
Miss USA 1971, the 20th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971.
The pageant was won by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Deborah Shelton of Virginia. McDonald was the first – and to date only – woman from Pennsylvania to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971.
For the 1971 pageant, the number of semi-finalists called was reduced from 15 to 12. It would remain at this number until 1984, when it was cut again to 10.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1971: Michele McDonald (Pennsylvania)
- The runners-up were:
- The semi-finalists were:
- Karin Morrell (California)
- Suzanne Pluskoski (District of Columbia)
- Susan Deaton (Florida)
- Carol Theis (Maryland)
- Pat Glannan (Michigan)
- Sandra Taft (Vermont)
- Brenda Miller (Virginia)
Special awards
Delegates
The Miss USA 1971 delegates were:
Alabama - Renee Smith
Alaska - Katherine Hartman
Arizona - Susanne Pottenger
Arkansas - Paula Keith
California - Karin Morrell
Colorado - Diane Knaub
Connecticut - Diane Turetsky
Delaware - Nanette Crist
District of Columbia - Suzanne Pluskoski
Florida - Susan Deaton
Georgia - Jenny Andrews
Hawaii - Deborah Gibson
Idaho - Kristeen Riordan
Illinois - Paulette Breen
Indiana - Deborah Downhour
Iowa - Cindy Helmers
Kansas - Nancy Bishop
Kentucky - Patricia Barnstable
Louisiana - Diane Risenstein
Maine - Ruth McCleery
Maryland - Carol Theis
Massachusetts - April Dow
Michigan - Pat Glannan
Minnesota - Shirley Kittleson
Mississippi - Janey Gillis
Missouri - Nancy Rich
Montana - Rebecca Thomas
Nebraska - Lola Butler
Nevada - Anita Laurie
New Hampshire - Jane Laroche
New Jersey - Brenda White
New Mexico - Debbie Clary
New York - Barbara Lopez
North Carolina - Mary Rudroff
North Dakota - Joanne Engel
Ohio - Karen Haus
Oklahoma - Kim Hardesty
Oregon - Connie Oost
Pennsylvania - Michele McDonald
Rhode Island - Laurie Stahle
South Carolina - Eunice Campbell
South Dakota - Sonia Hart
Tennessee - Sue Collins
Texas - Brenda Box
Utah - Janet Montgomery
Vermont - Sandra Taft
Virginia - Brenda Miller
Washington - Christine McComb
West Virginia - Peggy Tennant
Wisconsin - Pamela Martin
Wyoming - Kay Heaton
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