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Miss USA 1976 Date May 15, 1976 Presenters Bob Barker Entertainment Engelbert Humperdinck Venue Niagara Falls, New York Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 12 Winner Barbara Peterson
Minnesota
Congeniality Connie Clark
Dorothy Westphal
Photogenic Liz Wickersham
Miss USA 1976, the 25th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 15, 1976.
The pageant was won by Barbara Peterson of Minnesota, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Summer Bartholomew of California. Peterson was the first – and to date only – woman from Minnesota to win the Miss USA title, and went on to participate at Miss Universe 1976, where she became the first Miss USA titleholder to fail to advance to the semi-final stage of the pageant.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1976: Barbara Peterson (Minnesota)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Kevin Gale (Michigan)
- 2nd runner-up: Gail Atchison (Oregon)
- 3rd runner-up: Virginia Murray (South Carolina)
- 4th runner-up: Robyn Sanders (Louisiana)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Joan Pennock (California)
- Liz Wickersham (Georgia)
- Kathy Schmalen (Illinois)
- Donna Hibbits (Missouri)
- Jonelle Bergquist (New Mexico)
- Candace Gray (Texas)
- Norene Gilbert (Washington)
Special awards
- Congeniality (tie): Connie Clark (Kentucky) and Dorothy Westphal (South Dakota)
- Photogenic: Liz Wickersham (Georgia)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1976 delegates were:
Alabama - Kyle Ellis
Alaska - Elizabeth Staib
Arizona - Curvy Walters
Arkansas - Sonia Jines
California - Joan Pennock
Colorado - Patricia Swean
Connecticut - Rozalyn Raplh
Delaware - Debbie Kucher
District of Columbia - Nancy Stitt
Florida - Leigh Walsh
Georgia - Liz Wickersham
Hawaii - Brenda Texeira
Idaho - Cheryl Gilbert
Illinois - Kathy Schmalen
Indiana - Annette Anderson
Iowa - Sheri Davenport
Kansas - Debbie Viter
Kentucky - Connie Clark
Louisiana - Robyn Sanders
Maine - Dawn St Clair
Maryland - Linda Potter
Massachusetts - Holly Hoyle
Michigan - Kevin Gale
Minnesota - Barbara Peterson
Mississippi - Teresa Camp
Missouri - Donna Hibbits
Montana - Teresa Klaus
Nebraska - Catherine Fricke
Nevada - Janice Carrell
New Hampshire - Sinceree Rowlette
New Jersey - Ginger Hagaman
New Mexico - Jonelle Bergquist
New York - Carol Doerr
North Carolina - Dianne Bowen
North Dakota - Linda Paulson
Ohio - Karen Myers
Oklahoma - Lori Hansen
Oregon - Gail Atchison
Pennsylvania - Marcy Zambelli
Rhode Island - Kathy Confreda
South Carolina - Virginia Murray
South Dakota - Dorothy Westphal
Tennessee - Jana Kerr
Texas - Candace Gray
Utah - Debbie Drecksel
Vermont - Susan Parsons
Virginia - Donna Dixon
Washington - Norene Gilbert
West Virginia - Cheryl Plants
Wisconsin - Susan Femrite
Wyoming - Murlie Colosky
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