MISS USA 1974

1974 May 18

International Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York

51 participants

Results

1  ILLINOIS  Karen Jean Morrison (Top 12 Universe '74)

2  NEW YORK  Barbara Gail Cooper

3  WISCONSIN  Mary Lynn Cook

4  CALIFORNIA  Gayle Andrea Gorrell (winner Oktoberfest '74)

5  NORTH CAROLINA  Marcia Burton

Top 12

ARIZONA  Carlys Peterson

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Robin Lee Utterback

FLORIDA  Cynthia Zach

LOUISIANA  Karen Ann Hoff

MISSOURI  Dorothy Ann McElven

NEVADA  Linda Dryden

SOUTH DAKOTA  Debra Ann Brickley

Awards

Miss Amity  VERMONT

Miss Photogenic  NEW YORK

Best State Costume  KENTUCKY

Remainder

ALABAMA  Iva Wyna Lavas

ALASKA  Cynthia Dickerson

ARKANSAS  Gina Huddle

COLORADO  Connie Larsen

CONNECTICUT  Valerie Cappello

DELAWARE  Cheryl Fetkenher

GEORGIA  Vicki Lynn Ross

HAWAII  Joan Ottensmeyer

IDAHO  Darla Jean Dowden

INDIANA  Lisa Gay Childress

IOWA  Susan Jane Thompson

KANSAS  Lorraine Breckenridge

KENTUCKY  Charlesy Ann Gulick (Top 15 World-USA '73)

MAINE  Rebecca Rae Titcomb

MARYLAND  Mary Jo Ruppert

MASSACHUSETTS  Esthellean Hicks

MICHIGAN  Patricia Loftis

MINNESOTA  Gayle Johnson

MISSISSIPPI  Denise Clark

MONTANA  Carole Aalseth

NEBRASKA  Mary Wolff

NEW HAMPSHIRE  June Tedeschi

NEW JERSEY  Patricia Sims

NEW MEXICO  Jan Nilsson

NORTH DAKOTA  Judith Lynn Waltz (World-USA '76 as Miss Colorado)

OHIO  Kay Phillips

OKLAHOMA  Yugonda Willits

OREGON  Peggy Ann Gerding

PENNSYLVANIA  Dorisann Gatalski

RHODE ISLAND  Debra Cerroni

SOUTH CAROLINA  Carol Lynn Hollis

TENNESSEE  Brin Annette Hendrix

TEXAS  Debra Cronin

UTAH  Halene Petersen

VERMONT  Donna Sue Thornton

VIRGINIA  Hazel Thomas

WASHINGTON  Cheryl Rutledge

WEST VIRGINIA  Kim Nuzum

WYOMING  Debbie Petty