MISS USA 1973

1973 May 19

Broadway Theater, New York City, New York

51 participants

Results

1  ILLINOIS  Amanda Clara Jones (1st RU Universe '73)

2  NEW YORK  Susan Elizabeth Carlson (World-USA '75. International '76)

3  RHODE ISLAND  Gayle White

4  ARIZONA  Sherry Nix

5  MARYLAND  Betty Jo Grove

Top 12

CALIFORNIA  Carol Marie Herrema

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Nancy Palchta

FLORIDA  Stacy Evans

KANSAS  Brenda Kay Kopmeyer

LOUISIANA  Storm Hensley

NEBRASKA  Janice Geiler

TEXAS  Lavon McConnell

Awards

Miss Amity  SOUTH CAROLINA

Miss Photogenic  NEBRASKA

Best State Costume  (tied) TEXAS & WISCONSIN

Remainder

ALABAMA  Diane Fouilhe

ALASKA  Wendy Curwen

ARKANSAS  Christal Phiffer

COLORADO  Lenita Mosley

CONNECTICUT  Wendy Vecchiarino

DELAWARE  Linda Sue Graves

GEORGIA  Melanie Chapman

HAWAII  Camille Deubel

IDAHO  Karen Hammond

INDIANA  Debbie Ausenbaugh

IOWA  Dianne Roberts

KENTUCKY  Nancy Coplen

MAINE  Brenda Davis

MASSACHUSETTS  Judy Gregory

MICHIGAN  Linda East

MINNESOTA  Cindy James

MISSISSIPPI  Karen Clements

MISSOURI  Camilla Crist

MONTANA  Jeri Joy Shandors

NEVADA  Laura Fritz

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Grace Knox

NEW JERSEY  Patricia Everett

NEW MEXICO  Caroly Cline

NORTH CAROLINA  Vivian Craig

NORTH DAKOTA  Barbara Lundein

OHIO  Jacqueline “Jackie” M. Urbanek (World-USA '74)

OKLAHOMA  Martha Buchanan

OREGON  Judy Bishop

PENNSYLVANIA  Jill Unbewust

SOUTH CAROLINA  Kiki Kirkland

SOUTH DAKOTA  Rebecca Bunkers

TENNESSEE  Tommye Hooker

UTAH  Julia Nebeker

VERMONT  Bonnie Height

VIRGINIA  Brenda Childress

WASHINGTON  Cindi Arnett

WEST VIRGINIA  Kathy Rowand

WISCONSIN  Diane Modrow

WYOMING  Michele Walter