Miss USA 1981

Miss USA 1981
Date	May 21, 1981
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	50
Placements	12
Winner	Kim Seelbrede Ohio
Congeniality	Cynthia Kerby
Photogenic	Cynthia Kerby

Miss USA 1981, the 30th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 21, 1981 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.

The pageant was won by Kim Seelbrede of Ohio, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jineane Ford of Arizona. Seelbrede was the second woman from Ohio to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist in Miss Universe 1981.

The 1981 pageant featured only 50 delegates after Deborah Fountain of New York was disqualified during the preliminary judging after being found to have padded her swimsuit.^[1]

Results

• Miss USA 1981: Kim Seelbrede (Ohio)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Holli Dennis (Indiana)
  • 2nd runner-up: Lisa Moss (Louisiana)
  • 3rd runner-up: Cynthia Kerby (California)
  • 4th runner-up: Teri Ann Linn (Hawaii)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • JoAnne Henderson (Alabama)
  • Cassie Hill (Arizona)
  • Lisa Condre (Georgia)
  • Linda Lambert (Maryland)
  • Sharon Kay Steakly (Tennessee)
  • Diana Durnford (Texas)
  • Pam Hutchens (Virginia)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Cynthia Kerby (California)
• Photogenic: Cynthia Kerby (California)

(Kerby is the only Miss USA delegate to have won both special awards)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1981 delegates were:

Alabama - JoAnne Henderson Alaska - Shelley Brunaugh Arizona - Cassie Hill Arkansas - Lynnanne Derryberry California - Cynthia Kerby Colorado - Shannon Davidson Connecticut - Kelly Thompson Delaware - Natalie Ramsey District of Columbia - Belinda Johnson Florida - Valerie Lundeen Georgia - Lisa Condre Hawaii - Teri Ann Linn Idaho - Lori Ditch Illinois - Leslie Renfrow Indiana - Holli Dennis Iowa - Jennifer Lynn Wimpey Kansas - Missy Kaser Kentucky - Denise Gibbs Louisiana - Lisa Moss Maine - Judy Lynn Footer Maryland - Linda Lambert Massachusetts - Joann Savery Michigan - Karen Eidson Minnesota - Polly Peterson Mississippi - Angela Ashmore Missouri - Karyn Smagacz

Montana - Cathi Jo Locati Nebraska - Ladonna Hill Nevada - Mary Lebsock New Hampshire - Cynthia Lee Graves New Jersey - Christy Garthwaite New Mexico - Lise Thevenet New York - Deborah Fountain (disqualified) North Carolina - Lisa Colleen Swift North Dakota - Laurie Saarinen Ohio - Kim Seelbrede Oklahoma - Stacey Loach Oregon - Dawn Lewis Pennsylvania - Nena Stone Rhode Island - Patti Reo South Carolina - Zade Turner South Dakota - Joan Abbott Tennessee - Sharon Kay Steakly Texas - Diana Durnford Utah - Tonya Anderson Vermont - Jeannette Wulff Virginia - Pam Hutchens Washington - Leila Wagner West Virginia - Kelly Carr Wisconsin - Dawn Spreeman Wyoming - Deborah Aspinwall

References

1. ^ "Headliners; Truth in Packaging". New York Times. 1981-05-24. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E2D61438F937A15756C0A967948260. Retrieved 2010-05-10. 

External links

• Miss USA official website