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{{Short description|21st Miss USA pageant}}
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| winner = '''[[Tanya Wilson]]'''
| winner = '''[[Tanya Wilson]]<br>{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]'''
| represented = '''{{flag|Hawaii}}'''
| date = May 20, 1972
| date = May 20, 1972
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Bob Barker]]|[[Helen O'Connell]]}}
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Bob Barker]]|[[Helen O'Connell]]}}
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'''Miss USA 1972''' was the 21st Miss USA pageant. It was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], [[Puerto Rico]], on May 20, 1972. [[Tanya Wilson]] of [[Hawaii]] was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Michele McDonald]] of [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="crowned">{{cite news|title=Hawaii Lass Crowned Miss USA Saturday|publisher=Lodi News-Sentinel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3eUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5157,3904788&dq=tanya-wilson&hl=en|date=1972-05-22|last=UPI}}</ref> This was the second time [[Hawaii]] has won the pageant.
'''Miss USA 1972''' was the 21st [[Miss USA]] pageant, held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], [[Puerto Rico]], on May 20, 1972. [[Tanya Wilson]] of [[Hawaii]] was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Michele McDonald]] of [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="crowned">{{cite news|title=Hawaii Lass Crowned Miss USA Saturday|publisher=Lodi News-Sentinel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3eUzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=5157,3904788&dq=tanya-wilson&hl=en|date=1972-05-22|last=UPI}}</ref> This was the second time [[Hawaii]] has won the pageant.


[[Bob Barker]] (who later that year would begin a 35-year run as host of ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' on [[CBS]]) and singer [[Helen O'Connell]] hosted the pageant and the [[Everly Brothers]] were the guest entertainers.<ref name="cbs" />
[[Bob Barker]] (who later that year would begin a 35-year run as host of ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' on [[CBS]]) and singer [[Helen O'Connell]] hosted the pageant and the [[Everly Brothers]] were the guest entertainers.<ref name="cbs" />
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==Results==
==Results==
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===Placements===
===Placements===
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* '''{{flag|South Carolina}}''' – Susan Gordon
* '''{{flag|South Carolina}}''' – Susan Gordon
|}
|}

===Awards===
===Awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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| '''Miss Congeniality'''
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
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*'''{{flag|Utah|1913}}''' – Peggy Moore 
*'''{{flag|Utah|1913}}''' – Peggy Moore
|-
|-
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
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*'''{{flag|Texas}}''' – Susan Peters 
*'''{{flag|Texas}}''' – Susan Peters
|-
|-
|}
|}
== Historical significance ==
* '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' wins competition for the second time.
* '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1960|1960]].
* '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the first time.
* '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the first time.
* '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1957|1957]]. Also it reaches the highest placement since [[Sue Ann Downey]] won in [[Miss USA 1965|1965]].
* States that placed in semifinals the previous year were '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''', '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''', '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' and '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]'''.
* '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' placed for the sixteenth consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' placed for the fourth consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' placed for the third consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' made its second consecutive placement.
* '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''', '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' and '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1970|1970]].
* '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' and '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1969|1969]].
* '''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1968|1968]].
* '''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1964|1964]].
* '''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1960|1960]].
* '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' breaks an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1969|1969]].
* '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' breaks an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1967|1967]].

==Delegates==
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{{col-2}}
*{{Flagdeco|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' - Elaine Barnhill
*{{Flagdeco|Alaska}} '''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' - Patricia Lane
*{{Flagdeco|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' - Marcia Banks
*{{Flagdeco|Arkansas|1924}} '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' - Susan Tichenor
*{{Flagdeco|California}} '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' - Kim Hobson
*{{Flagdeco|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]''' - Patricia Cadigan
*{{Flagdeco|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''' - Diane Stevens
*{{Flagdeco|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware USA|Delaware]]''' - Michele Voyer
*{{Flagdeco|District of Columbia}} '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' - Janet Gail Greenawalt
*{{Flagdeco|Florida|1900}} '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' - Coni Ensor
*{{Flagdeco|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' - Kaye Ayers
*{{Flagdeco|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]] - [[Tanya Wilson]]'''
*{{Flagdeco|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]''' - Lianne Fulmer
*{{Flagdeco|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois USA|Illinois]]''' - Jani Hall
*{{Flagdeco|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana USA|Indiana]]''' - Julie Clifford
*{{Flagdeco|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]''' - Jennifer Jo Owen
*{{Flagdeco|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]]''' - Mona Guesnier
*{{Flagdeco|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' - Tamara Branstetter
*{{Flagdeco|Louisiana|1912}} '''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' - Bonnie Martin
*{{Flagdeco|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' - Cynthia Luce
*{{Flagdeco|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' - Patty Townsend
*{{Flagdeco|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' - Dale Carder
*{{Flagdeco|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' - Marilyn Ann Petty
*{{Flagdeco|Minnesota|1957}} '''[[Miss Minnesota USA|Minnesota]]''' - Darlene Koskiniemi
*{{Flagdeco|Mississippi|1894}} '''[[Miss Mississippi USA|Mississippi]]''' - Deborah Pawlik
*{{Flagdeco|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]''' - Janet Potter
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*{{Flagdeco|Montana|1905}} '''[[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]''' - Mitriann Popovich
*{{Flagdeco|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]''' - Theresa Engels
*{{Flagdeco|Nevada|1929}} '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' - Tracey Lynn Whitney
*{{Flagdeco|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]''' - Cathy Davis
*{{Flagdeco|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Lela Desantes
*{{Flagdeco|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Donna Reel
*{{Flagdeco|New York}} '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' - Alberta Phillips
*{{Flagdeco|North Carolina|1885}} '''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Deborah Ann Falls
*{{Flagdeco|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Gail Schmeichel
*{{Flagdeco|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' - Kathleen Kehlmier
*{{Flagdeco|Oklahoma|1941}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma]]''' - Pam Vennerberg
*{{Flagdeco|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' - Yvonne Philes
*{{Flagdeco|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]''' - Jeanie Zadrozny
*{{Flagdeco|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]''' - Jeanne Lemay
*{{Flagdeco|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' - Susan Gordon
*{{Flagdeco|South Dakota|1963}} '''[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]''' - Kathleen Bakke
*{{Flagdeco|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' - [[Linda Diane Thompson]]
*{{Flagdeco|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' - Susan Peters
*{{Flagdeco|Utah|1913}} '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' - Peggy Moore
*{{Flagdeco|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' - Stacey Becker
*{{Flagdeco|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' - Dede Moore
*{{Flagdeco|Washington}} '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' - Connie Ambrose
*{{Flagdeco|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia USA|West Virginia]]''' - Diane McCutcheon
*{{Flagdeco|Wisconsin|1913}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]''' - Suzan Nass
*{{Flagdeco|Wyoming}} '''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Tamara Tulley
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==Judges==
==Judges==

Latest revision as of 09:26, 4 August 2024

Miss USA 1972
DateMay 20, 1972
Presenters
EntertainmentEverly Brothers
VenueCerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico
BroadcasterCBS
Entrants51
Placements12
WinnerTanya Wilson
Hawaii Hawaii
CongenialityPeggy Moore
 Utah
PhotogenicSusan Peters
 Texas
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Miss USA 1972 was the 21st Miss USA pageant, held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico, on May 20, 1972. Tanya Wilson of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing titleholder Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania.[1] This was the second time Hawaii has won the pageant.

Bob Barker (who later that year would begin a 35-year run as host of The Price Is Right on CBS) and singer Helen O'Connell hosted the pageant and the Everly Brothers were the guest entertainers.[2]

Prior to the final competition contestants participated in a number of public appearances, including an official parade held in Ponce and a televised ceremony with Governor Luis Ferre.[3]

This was the first time the pageant was held outside the continental United States.[2] The event was marred by two bomb blasts at the hotel during the pageant, thought to have been caused by anti-American activists.[4][5] There was severe property damage but no injuries were reported.[6][7] Earlier that day the venue had been picketed by the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.[8]

Results

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 1972
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  •  Ohio – Kathleen Ann Kehlmier
Top 12

Awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •  Utah – Peggy Moore
Miss Photogenic

Judges

A panel of ten celebrities was chosen to judge the competition.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ UPI (1972-05-22). "Hawaii Lass Crowned Miss USA Saturday". Lodi News-Sentinel.
  2. ^ a b c "CBS Televises Miss USA Saturday, Susan Gordon ranks high in prelims". The Rock Hill Herald. 1972-05-02.
  3. ^ "Beauties compete for Miss USA". Lodi News-Sentinel. 1972-05-15.
  4. ^ "Explosions rock beauty pageant site". Toledo Blade. 1972-05-21.
  5. ^ Wilson, Earl (1972-05-25). "The Earl Wilson Column". Beaver County Times.
  6. ^ "Police Seek Beauty Fete Bomb Clues". The Spokesman-Review. 1972-05-22.
  7. ^ "New Miss USA". Ellensburg Daily Record. 1972-05-22.
  8. ^ "Bombs enliven Nori Anderson's trip". Tri City Herald. 1972-05-24.
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