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{{Beauty pageant
{{Short description|21st Miss USA pageant}}
{{pp-sock|small=yes}}
| winner = [[Tanya Wilson]]
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| represented = {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]
| winner = '''[[Tanya Wilson]]<br>{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]'''
| date = May 20, 1972
| date = May 20, 1972
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]], [[Helen O'Connell]]
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Bob Barker]]|[[Helen O'Connell]]}}
| acts = [[Everly Brothers]]
| acts = [[Everly Brothers]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| entrants = 51
| placements = 12
| venue = Cerromar Beach Hotel, [[Dorado, Puerto Rico]]
| venue = Cerromar Beach Hotel, [[Dorado, Puerto Rico]]
| congeniality = Peggy Moore
| congeniality = Peggy Moore <br>{{flag|Utah|1913}}
| photogenic = Susan Peters
| photogenic = Susan Peters <br> {{flag|Texas}}
| before = [[Miss USA 1971|1971]]
}}'''[[Miss USA]] 1972''' was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], ([[Puerto Rico]]), on May 20, 1972. [[Tanya Wilson]] of [[Miss Hawaii USA|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=http://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.
| next = [[Miss USA 1973|1973]]
}}


'''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]] 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" />
Prior to the final competition contestants participated in a number of public appearances, including an official parade held in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] and a televised ceremony with Governor [[Luis Ferre]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Lodi News-Sentinel|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-UzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7525,3351275&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|date=1972-05-15|title=Beauties compete for Miss USA}}</ref>


Prior to the final competition contestants participated in a number of public appearances, including an official parade held in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] and a televised ceremony with Governor [[Luis Ferre]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Lodi News-Sentinel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1-UzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qTIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7525,3351275&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|date=1972-05-15|title=Beauties compete for Miss USA}}</ref>
This was the first time the pageant was held outside the continental United States.<ref name="cbs">{{cite news|title=CBS Televises Miss USA Saturday, Susan Gordon ranks high in prelims|publisher=The Rock Hill Herald|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vU0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4Z4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3551,3068460&dq=miss-usa-1972&hl=en|date=1972-05-02}}</ref> The event was marred by two bomb blasts at the hotel during the pageant, thought to have been caused by anti-American activists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Explosions rock beauty pageant site|publisher=Toledo Blade|date=1972-05-21|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pFwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6wEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3574,3071884&dq=tanya-wilson&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Earl Wilson Column|publisher=Beaver County Times|date=1972-05-25|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N2wyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MLMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=805,2853982&dq=tanya-wilson+miss-usa&hl=en|first=Earl|last=Wilson}}</ref> There was severe property damage but no injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|date=1972-05-22|title=Police Seek Beauty Fete Bomb Clues|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EsYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5463,2698512&dq=miss-usa&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Miss USA|publisher=Ellensburg Daily Record|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qgIQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4081,2955058&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|date=1972-05-22}}</ref> Earlier that day the venue had been picketed by the [[Puerto Rican Socialist Party]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Tri City Herald|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sVohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1IUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2875,5527747&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|title=Bombs enliven Nori Anderson's trip|date=1972-05-24}}</ref>

This was the first time the pageant was held outside the continental United States.<ref name="cbs">{{cite news|title=CBS Televises Miss USA Saturday, Susan Gordon ranks high in prelims|publisher=The Rock Hill Herald|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vU0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4Z4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3551,3068460&dq=miss-usa-1972&hl=en|date=1972-05-02}}</ref> The event was marred by two bomb blasts at the hotel during the pageant, thought to have been caused by anti-American activists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Explosions rock beauty pageant site|publisher=Toledo Blade|date=1972-05-21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pFwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6wEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3574,3071884&dq=tanya-wilson&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Earl Wilson Column|publisher=Beaver County Times|date=1972-05-25|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N2wyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MLMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=805,2853982&dq=tanya-wilson+miss-usa&hl=en|first=Earl|last=Wilson}}</ref> There was severe property damage but no injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Spokesman-Review|date=1972-05-22|title=Police Seek Beauty Fete Bomb Clues|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EsYRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5463,2698512&dq=miss-usa&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Miss USA|publisher=Ellensburg Daily Record|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qgIQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4081,2955058&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|date=1972-05-22}}</ref> Earlier that day the venue had been picketed by the [[Puerto Rican Socialist Party]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Tri City Herald|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sVohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1IUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2875,5527747&dq=miss-usa&hl=en|title=Bombs enliven Nori Anderson's trip|date=1972-05-24}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2023}}
*Miss USA 1972: '''[[Tanya Wilson]]''' ([[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]])
===Placements===
*The runners-up were:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
**1st runner-up: '''Alberta Philips''' (New York)
|-
**2nd runner-up: '''Kim Christina Hobson''' (California)
!Final Results
**3rd runner-up: '''Coni Ensor''' (Florida)
!Contestant
**4th runner-up: '''Kathleen Ann Kehlmier''' (Ohio)
|-

|'''Miss USA 1972'''
*Semi-Finalists: '''Patricia Lane''' (Alaska), '''Janet Gail Greenwalt''' (District of Columbia), '''Bonnie Martin''' (Louisiana), '''Marilyn Ann Petty''' (Michigan), '''Donna Reel''' (New Mexico), '''Deborah Ann Falls''' (North Carolina), '''Susan Gordon''' (South Carolina)
|

* '''{{flag|Hawaii}}''' – '''[[Tanya Wilson]]'''
==Delegates==
|-
{{col-begin}}
|'''1st Runner-Up'''
{{col-2}}
|
*'''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' - Elaine Barnhill
* '''{{flag|New York}}''' – Alberta Philips
*'''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' - Patricia Lane
|-
*'''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' - Marcia Banks
|'''2nd Runner-Up'''
*'''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' - Susan Tichenor
|
*'''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' - Kim Hobson
* '''{{flag|California}}''' – Kim Christina Hobson
*'''[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]''' - Patricia Cadigan
|-
*'''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''' - Diane Stevens
|'''3rd Runner-Up'''
*'''[[Miss Delaware USA|Delaware]]''' - Michele Voyer
|
*'''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' - Janet Gail Greenawalt
*'''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' - Coni Ensor
* '''{{flag|Florida|1900}}''' – Coni Ensor
|-
*'''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' - Kaye Ayers
|'''4th Runner-Up'''
*'''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' - [[Tanya Wilson]]
|
*'''[[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]''' - Lianne Fulmer
* '''{{flag|Ohio}}''' – Kathleen Ann Kehlmier
*'''[[Miss Illinois USA|Illinois]]''' - Jani Hall
|-
*'''[[Miss Indiana USA|Indiana]]''' - Julie Clifford
|'''Top 12'''
*'''[[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]''' - Jennifer Jo Owen
|
*'''[[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]]''' - Mona Guesnier
* '''{{flag|Alaska}}''' – Patricia Lane
*'''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' - Tamara Branstetter
* '''{{flag|District of Columbia}}''' – Janet Gail Greenwalt
*'''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' - Bonnie Martin
*'''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' - Cynthia Luce
* '''{{flag|Louisiana|1912}}''' – Bonnie Martin
* '''{{flag|Michigan}}''' – Marilyn Ann Petty
*'''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' - Patty Townsend
* '''{{flag|New Mexico}}''' – Donna Reel
*'''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' - Dale Carder
*'''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' - Marilyn Ann Petty
* '''{{flag|North Carolina|1885}}''' – Deborah Ann Falls
* '''{{flag|South Carolina}}''' – Susan Gordon
*'''[[Miss Minnesota USA|Minnesota]]''' - Darlene Koskiniemi
|}
*'''[[Miss Mississippi USA|Mississippi]]''' - Deborah Pawlik
===Awards===
*'''[[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]''' - Janet Potter
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{{col-2}}
|-
*'''[[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]''' - Mitriann Popovich
!width="220"|Award||width="300"|Contestant
*'''[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]''' - Theresa Engels
|-
*'''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' - Tracey Lynn Whitney
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
*'''[[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]''' - Cathy Davis
|
*'''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Lela Desantes
*'''{{flag|Utah|1913}}''' – Peggy Moore
*'''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Donna Reel
|-
*'''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' - Alberta Phillips
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
*'''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Deborah Ann Falls
|
*'''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Gail Schmeichel
*'''{{flag|Texas}}''' – Susan Peters
*'''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' - Kathleen Kehlmier
|-
*'''[[Miss Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma]]''' - Pam Vennerberg
|}
*'''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' - Yvonne Philes
*'''[[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]''' - Jeanie Zadrozny
*'''[[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]''' - Jeanne Lemay
*'''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' - Susan Gordon
*'''[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]''' - Kathleen Bakke
*'''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' - [[Linda Diane Thompson]]
*'''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' - Susan Peters
*'''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' - Peggy Moore
*'''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' - Stacey Becker
*'''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' - Dede Moore
*'''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' - Connie Ambrose
*'''[[Miss West Virginia USA|West Virginia]]''' - Diane McCutcheon
*'''[[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]''' - Suzan Nass
*'''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Tamara Tulley
{{col-end}}


==Judges==
==Judges==
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*[[Dong Kingman]] - artist
*[[Dong Kingman]] - artist
*[[Rita Moreno]] - Puerto Rican actress
*[[Rita Moreno]] - Puerto Rican actress
*Bob Lardine - feature writer for New York Sunday News
*Bob Lardine - feature writer for [[New York Sunday News]]
*[[Chuck Connors]] - actor
*[[Chuck Connors]] - actor
*William Knight - Senior Vice-President for [[Avis Rent a Car System]]
*William Knight - Senior Vice-President for [[Avis Rent a Car System]]
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[[Category:Miss USA|1972]]
[[Category:Miss USA|1972]]
[[Category:1972 in the United States]]
[[Category:1972 in Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:1972 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:1972 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:Dorado, Puerto Rico]]

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
← 1971
1973 →

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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