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'''[[Miss USA]] 1972''' was held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], ([[Puerto Rico]]), on 1972. [[Tanya Wilson]] of [[Hawaii]] was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Michele McDonald]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. This was the second time [[Hawaii]] has won the pageant.
| winner = [[Tanya Wilson]]
| represented = {{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]
| date = May 20, 1972
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]], [[Helen O'Connell]]
| acts = [[Everly Brothers]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| venue = Cerromar Beach Hotel, [[Dorado, Puerto Rico]]
| congeniality = Peggy Moore
| photogenic = Susan Peters
}}'''[[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.

[[Bob Barker]] 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>

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>


==Results==
==Results==
*Miss USA 1972: '''[[Tanya Wilson]]''' ([[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]])
*Miss USA 1972: '''[[Tanya Wilson]]''' ([[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]])
*The runners-up were:
*The runners-up were:
**1st runner-up: Alberta Philips (New York)
**1st runner-up: '''Alberta Philips''' (New York)
**2nd runner-up: Kim Christina Hobson (California)
**2nd runner-up: '''Kim Christina Hobson''' (California)
**3rd runner-up: Coni Ensor (Florida)
**3rd runner-up: '''Coni Ensor''' (Florida)
**4th runner-up: Kathleen Ann Kehlmier (Ohio)
**4th runner-up: '''Kathleen Ann Kehlmier''' (Ohio)


*Semi-Finalists: 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)
*Semi-Finalists: '''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)


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

==Judges==
A panel of ten celebrities was chosen to judge the competition.<ref name="cbs" />
*[[Ed Sullivan]] - entertainer
*[[Walt Frazier]] - [[New York Knicks]] basketball player
*[[Jacqueline Susann]] - author
*[[Halston]] - designer
*[[Cindy Adams]] - broadcaster and columnist
*[[Dong Kingman]] - artist
*[[Rita Moreno]] - Puerto Rican actress
*Bob Lardine - feature writer for New York Sunday News
*[[Chuck Connors]] - actor
*William Knight - Senior Vice-President for [[Avis Rent a Car System]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Miss Universe 1972]]
*[[Miss Universe 1972]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Miss USA}}
{{Miss USA}}

Revision as of 01:42, 6 April 2010

Miss USA 1972
DateMay 20, 1972
PresentersBob Barker, Helen O'Connell
EntertainmentEverly Brothers
VenueCerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico
BroadcasterCBS
WinnerTanya Wilson
Hawaii Hawaii
CongenialityPeggy Moore
PhotogenicSusan Peters

Miss USA 1972 was 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 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

  • Miss USA 1972: Tanya Wilson (Hawaii)
  • The runners-up were:
    • 1st runner-up: Alberta Philips (New York)
    • 2nd runner-up: Kim Christina Hobson (California)
    • 3rd runner-up: Coni Ensor (Florida)
    • 4th runner-up: Kathleen Ann Kehlmier (Ohio)
  • Semi-Finalists: 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)

Delegates

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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