MISS USA 1972

1972 May 20

Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico

51 participants

Results

1  HAWAII  Tanya Denise Wilson (Top 12 Universe '72)

2  NEW YORK  Alberta Phillips

3  CALIFORNIA  Kim Christina Hobson

4  FLORIDA  Coni Ensor

5  OHIO  Kathleen Ann Kehlmier

Top 12

ALASKA  Patricia Ann Lane

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Janet Gail Greenawalt

LOUISIANA  Bonnie Martin

MICHIGAN  Marilyn Ann Petty (2nd RU World-USA '74)

NEW MEXICO  Donna Reel (Top 15 World-USA '73, America '74)

NORTH CAROLINA  Deborah Ann Falls

SOUTH CAROLINA  Eleanor Susan Gordon (World-USA '70)

Awards

Miss Amity  UTAH

Miss Photogenic  TEXAS

Best State Costume  ALASKA

Remainder

ALABAMA  Elaine Barnhill

ARIZONA  Marcia Banks

ARKANSAS  Susan Trichenor

COLORADO  Patricia Cadigan

CONNECTICUT  Diane Stevens

DELAWARE  Michelle Voyer

GEORGIA  Kaye Ayers

IDAHO  Lianne Fullmer

ILLINOIS  Jani Hall

INDIANA  Julie Jo Clifford (1st RU World-USA '75)

IOWA  Jennifer Jo Owen

KANSAS  Mona Guesmier

KENTUCKY  Tamara Branstetter

MAINE  Cynthia Luce

MARYLAND  Patty Townsend

MASSACHUSETTS  Dale Carder

MINNESOTA  Darlene Koskiniemi

MISSISSIPPI  Deborah Lynn Pawlik

MISSOURI  Janet Potter

MONTANA  Mitriann Popovich

NEBRASKA  Theresa Engels

NEVADA  Tracey Lynn Whitney

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Cathy Davis

NEW JERSEY  Lela Desantes

NORTH DAKOTA  Gail Schmeichel

OKLAHOMA  Pam Vennerberg

OREGON  Yvonne Philes

PENNSYLVANIA  Jeanie Zadrozny

RHODE ISLAND  Jeanne Lemay

SOUTH DAKOTA  Kathleen Bakke

TENNESSEE  Linda Diane Thompson

TEXAS  Susan Peters

UTAH  Peggy Moore

VERMONT  Stacey Becker

VIRGINIA  Dede Moore

WASHINGTON  Connie Ambrose

WEST VIRGINIA  Diane McCutcheon

WISCONSIN  Suzan Nass

WYOMING  Tamara Tulley