MISS USA 1971

1971 May 22

Miami Beach Municipal Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida

51 participants

Results

1  PENNSYLVANIA  Michele Marlene McDonald (Top 12 Universe '71)

2  TEXAS  Brenda Lynn Box

3  ARIZONA  Susanne Elizabeth Pottenger

4  MISSOURI  Nancy Rebecca Rich

5  KENTUCKY  Patricia Barnstable

Top 12

CALIFORNIA  Karin Dawn Morrell

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Suzanne Pluskoski

FLORIDA  Susan Aileen Deaton

MARYLAND  Carol Jeanne Theis

MICHIGAN  Pat Glannan

VERMONT  Sandra Taft

VIRGINIA  Brenda Joyce Miller

Awards

Miss Amity  COLORADO

Miss Photogenic VIRGINIA

Best State Costume  ALASKA

Remainder

ALABAMA  Renee Smith

ALASKA  Katherine Hartman

ARKANSAS  Paula Keith

COLORADO  Diane Knaub

CONNECTICUT  Diane Turetsky

DELAWARE  Nanette Crist

GEORGIA  Jenny Lynn Andrews

HAWAII  Deborah Gibson

IDAHO  Kristeen Ann Riordan

ILLINOIS  Paulette Breen (winner American Teenager '63)

INDIANA  Debra Downhour

IOWA  Cindy Helmers

KANSAS  Nancy Bishop

LOUISIANA  Diana Risenstein

MAINE  Ruth McCleery

MASSACHUSETTS  April Dow

MINNESOTA  Shirley Kittleson

MISSISSIPPI  Janey Diane Gillis

MONTANA  Rebecca Lou Thomas

NEBRASKA  Lola Butler

NEVADA  Anita Laurie

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Jane Laroche

NEW JERSEY  Brenda Joyce White

NEW MEXICO  Debbie Clary

NEW YORK  Barbara Joan Lopez

NORTH CAROLINA  Mary Rudroff

NORTH DAKOTA  Joanne Lynn Engel

OHIO  Karen Haus

OKLAHOMA  Kim Hardesty

OREGON  Connie Oost

RHODE ISLAND  Laurie Stahle

SOUTH CAROLINA  Eunice Campbell

SOUTH DAKOTA  Sonia Hart

TENNESSEE  Sue Collins

UTAH  Janet Montgomery

WASHINGTON  Christine McComb

WEST VIRGINIA  Peggy Tennant

WISCONSIN  Pamela Martin

WYOMING  Kay Heaton