Miss USA 1982

Miss USA 1982
Date	May 13, 1982
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Terri Utley Arkansas
Congeniality	Toni McFadden
Photogenic	Sondra Dee Jones

Miss USA 1982, the 31st Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 13, 1982 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.

The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio. Utley was the first – and to date only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982.

Jeannine Boger of North Carolina is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.

Results

• Miss USA 1982: Terri Utley (Arkansas)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Luann Caughey (Texas)
  • 2nd runner-up: Susan Gasser (Utah)
  • 3rd runner-up: Kim Weeda (Ohio)
  • 4th runner-up: Kristina Chapman (Kentucky)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Vanessa Dubois (Hawaii)
  • Angie Boyer (Maryland)
  • Janet Marie Flaherty (Massachusetts)
  • Diane Arabia (Michigan)
  • Sherly Deanice Levy (Tennessee)
  • Georgia Davis (Vermont)
  • Sondra Dee Jones (Virginia)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Toni McFadden (Alaska)
• Photogenic: Sondra Dee Jones (Virginia)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:

Alabama - Lisa Wheeler Alaska - Toni McFadden Arizona - Lori Hakola Arkansas - Terri Utley California - Suzanne Dewames Colorado - Dusty Hutton Connecticut - Maureen Szekeres Delaware - Shawna Saints District of Columbia - Lori Esteep Florida - Lisa Smith Georgia - Kelly Blackston Hawaii - Vanessa Dubois Idaho - Valerie Stephan Illinois - Carla Danielson Indiana - Sara Binckley Iowa - Jeanne Hoyer Kansas - Stefanie Larson Kentucky - Kristina Chapman Louisiana - Lisa Michael Maine - Theresa Cloutier Maryland - Angie Boyer Massachusetts - Janet Marie Flaherty Michigan - Diane Arabia Minnesota - Lori Kmetz Mississippi - Nancy Perkins Missouri - Susan Heiman

Montana - Perri Stevenson Nebraska - Lori Novicki Nevada - Andrea Pennington New Hampshire - Kathy Rogers New Jersey - Janice Lynn Straub New Mexico - Lisa Allen New York - Annemarie Henderson North Carolina - Jeannine Boger North Dakota - Tammi Martinson Ohio - Kim Weeda Oklahoma - Jill Leibmann Oregon - Kristina Bauer Pennsylvania - Therese Rosa Rhode Island - Peggy McGraw South Carolina - Margo Wood South Dakota - Meaghan North Tennessee - Sherly Deanice Levy Texas - Luann Caughey Utah - Susan Gasser Vermont - Georgia Davis Virginia - Sondra Dee Jones Washington - Jana Minerich West Virginia - Cindy Baniak Wisconsin - Cheryl Maslowski Wyoming - Judy Wilder

External links

• Miss USA official website