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}}'''[[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.
}}'''[[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 sec

[[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>
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>
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*'''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Lela Desantes
*'''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Lela Desantes
*'''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Donna Reel
*'''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Donna Reel
*'''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' - Alberta Phillips
*'''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Deborah Ann Falls
*'''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Deborah Ann Falls
*'''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Gail Schmeichel
*'''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Gail Schmeichel
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*'''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Tamara Tulley
*'''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Tamara Tulley
{{col-end}}
{{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==
*[[Miss Universe 1972]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Miss USA}}

[[Category:Miss USA|1972]]
[[Category:1972 in the United States]]
[[Category:1972 beauty pageants]]

Revision as of 03:46, 16 February 2011

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 sec

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.[3][4] There was severe property damage but no injuries were reported.[5][6] Earlier that day the venue had been picketed by the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.[7]

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: 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)

Delegates

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