- Miss USA 1989
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Miss USA 1989 Date February 28, 1989 Presenters Dick Clark, Angie Dickinson and Laura Harring Entertainment Tommy Tune Venue Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, Alabama Broadcaster CBS, WKRG Entrants 51 Placements 10 Winner Gretchen Polhemus
Texas
Congeniality Kimberly Nicewonder
Virginia
Best State Costume Kelly Holub
Illinois
Photogenic Elizabeth Primm
Louisiana
Miss USA 1989, the 38th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the only time.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final Results Contestant Miss USA 1988 1st runner-up Oklahoma - Jill Scheffert
2nd runner-up New Jersey - Debra Lee Husti
3rd runner-up Louisiana - Elizabeth Primm
4th runner-up Georgia - Michelle Nemeth
Top 10 California - Christina Faust
Colorado - Debbie James
Pennsylvania - Denise Epps
Arizona - Lee Anne Locken
Illinois - Kelly Holub
Special awards
Award Contestant Miss Congeniality Virginia - Kimberly Nicewonder
Miss Photogenic Louisiana - Elizabeth Primm
Best State Costume Illinois - Kelly Holub
Final competition
State Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average New Jersey
8.510 (7) 8.626 (5) 8.712 (6) 9.165 (3) 8.834 (3) Colorado
8.388 (10) 8.638 (4) 8.432 (9) 8.786 (5) 8.618 (7) Louisiana
8.829 (2) 8.600 (6) 8.820 (4) 8.710 (7) 8.710 (5) Oklahoma
8.662 (3) 8.880 (2) 8.762 (5) 9.214 (2) 8.952 (2) California
8.659 (4) 8.313 (8) 8.977 (2) 8.774 (6) 8.688 (6) Illinois
8.501 (8) 7.988 (9) 8.432 (9) 8.681 (9) 8.367 (10) Texas
9.084 (1) 9.425 (1) 9.535 (1) 9.601 (1) 9.520 (1) Pennsylvania
8.580 (5) 8.534 (7) 8.467 (8) 8.613 (10) 8.538 (8) Arizona
8.529 (6) 7.792 (10) 8.833 (3) 8.703 (8) 8.442 (9) Georgia
8.407 (9) 8.821 (3) 8.473 (7) 9.032 (4) 8.775 (4) - Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 10 semifinalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
Judges
The following celebrities were invited to judge the competition:[1]
- Jude Deveraux – Author
- Bonnie Kay – Modeling manager
- Dick Rutan – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Jeana Yeager – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Stella Stevens – Actress
- Roscoe Tanner – Tennis player
- Linda Shelton – Aerobics instructor
- Lillian Glass – Author
- Richard Anderson – Actor
- Cecilia Bolocco – Miss Universe 1987
- Jennifer Chandler – Olympic diver
Delegates
The Miss USA 1989 delegates were:
Alabama - Sherri Mooney
Alaska - Tina Geraci
Arizona - Lee Anne Locken
Arkansas - Paige Yandell
California - Christina Faust
Colorado - Debbie James
Connecticut - Lisa Vendetti
Delaware - Terri Spruill
District of Columbia - Somaly Sieng
Florida - Jennifer Parker
Georgia - Michelle Nemeth
Hawaii - Julie Larson
Idaho - Kelli Bean
Illinois - Kelly Holub
Indiana - Gwen Volpe
Iowa - Marcy Requist
Kansas - Nancy Burris
Kentucky - Veronica Hensley
Louisiana - Elizabeth Primm
Maine - Kirsten Blakemore
Maryland - Jackie Carroll
Massachusetts - Kimberley Wallace
Michigan - Karyn Finucan
Minnesota - Julie Knutson
Mississippi - Laura Durrett
Missouri - Rhonda Hoglan
Montana - Tammy Reiter
Nebraska - Rene Harter
Nevada - Janu Tornell
New Hampshire - Fayleen Chwalek
New Jersey - Deborah Lee Husti
New Mexico - Traci Brubaker
New York - Jennifer Fisher
North Carolina - Jacqueline Padgett
North Dakota - Cara Christofferson
Ohio - Lisa Thompson
Oklahoma - Jill Scheffert
Oregon - Jennifer Blaska
Pennsylvania - Denise Epps
Rhode Island - Debra Damiano
South Carolina - Angela Shuler
South Dakota - Nanette Endres
Tennessee - Kimberly Payne
Texas - Gretchen Polhemus
Utah - Zanetta van Zyverden
Vermont - Stacey Palmer
Virginia - Kimberly Nicewonder
Washington - Chiann Fan Gibson
West Virginia - Kathy Eicher
Wisconsin - Sherri Baxter
Wyoming - Chandra Anderson
Contestant notes
- Gretchen Polhemus (Texas) and Lee Anne Locken (Arizona) had competed against each other the previous year in the Miss Texas USA 1988 pageant. Polhemus placed second runner-up to winner Courtney Gibbs, and Locken was third runner-up.[2]
References
- ^ "Miss USA". The Durant Daily Democrat. Associated Press. March 1, 1989. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vtDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KbAMAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=4096%2C46379. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (1987-08-04). "Metroplex beauty wins Miss Texas". Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
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