MISS USA 1961

1961 July 13

Miami Beach Auditorium & Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida

43 participants

Results

1  LOUISIANA  Sharon Renee Brown (4th RU Universe '61)

2  CALIFORNIA  Pamela Stettler

3  NEVADA  Karen Weller

4  NEW YORK  Alexandra Stuard Currey

5  ALABAMA  Suellen Robinson

Top 15

CONNECTICUT  Florence Mayette (World-USA '61 as Miss Vermont)

KENTUCKY  Marcia Gail Chumbler

MASSACHUSETTS  Elaine Cusick

MICHIGAN  Patricia Lyn Squires

MISSISSIPPI  Marlene Britsch

NEBRASKA  Gail Weinstock

NEW JERSEY  Diane Gierson

RHODE ISLAND  Joan Zeller

UTAH  Janet Marie Hawley

WEST VIRGINIA  Kathy McManaway

Awards

Miss Amity  GREECE

Miss Photogenic  LOUISIANA

Remainder

ALASKA  Judy Onstad

ARIZONA  Shyrle Owens (Wool of America '63)

ARKANSAS  Mickey Lambert

DELAWARE  Nina Lou Ringler

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Patricia Brunette

FLORIDA  Peggy DeFreitas

GEORGIA  Patsy Giddens

IDAHO  Delcene Rossiter

ILLINOIS  Dianne Duffey

INDIANA  Janice Kay Oliver

IOWA  Deanne Ostermann

KANSAS  Dixie Lee Cook

MAINE  Barbara Ann Dyer

MARYLAND  Gail Baxter

MISSOURI  Joan Roberts

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Ellen Lipson

NEW MEXICO  Georgi Edwards

NORTH CAROLINA  Marie Clyburn

OHIO  Alice Lou Englemann

PENNSYLVANIA  Gayle Nelson

SOUTH CAROLINA  Yvonne Quick

SOUTH DAKOTA  Sharon Hoffman

TENNESSEE  Anita Rhea Atkins

TEXAS  Sheila Wade

VERMONT  Susan Nielson

VIRGINIA  Bonnie Lea Jones

WISCONSIN  Karen Reisweber

WYOMING  Judy Larae Walton

NO SHOWS:

COLORADO

OKLAHOMA