MISS USA 1976

1976 May 15

International Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York

51 participants

Results

1  MINNESOTA  Barbara Elaine Peterson (Universe '76)

2  MICHIGAN  Kevin Christine Gale

3  OREGON  Gail Elaine Atchinson

4  SOUTH CAROLINA  Virginia Jan Murray

5  LOUISIANA  Robyn Denise Sanders

Top 12

CALIFORNIA  Joan Marie Pennock

GEORGIA  Liz Wickersham

ILLINOIS  Kathy Ann Schmalen

MISSOURI  Donna Hibbitts

NEW MEXICO  Jonelle Wyn Bergquist

TEXAS  Mary Candace Gray

WASHINGTON  Norene Lee Gilbert

Awards

Miss Amity  (tied) KENTUCKY & SOUTH DAKOTA

Miss Photogenic  GEORGIA

Best State Costume  SOUTH CAROLINA

Remainder

ALABAMA  Kyle Ellis

ALASKA  Elizabeth Staib

ARIZONA  Curvy Walters

ARKANSAS  Sonia Kay Jines

COLORADO  Patricia Sweany

CONNECTICUT  Rozalyn Ralph

DELAWARE  Debbie Ann Kucher (Top 8 World-America '79)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Nancy Stitt

FLORIDA  Leigh Walsh

HAWAII  Brenda Texeira

IDAHO  Cheryl Gilbert

INDIANA  Annette Anderson

IOWA  Sheri Lynn Davenport

KANSAS  Deborah Vitera

KENTUCKY  Connie Anne Clark

MAINE  Dawn St. Clair

MARYLAND  Linda Lee Potter

MASSACHUSETTS  Holly Ann Hoyle

MISSISSIPPI  Teresa Camp

MONTANA  Teresa Jane Klaus

NEBRASKA  Catherine Fricke

NEVADA  Janice Ann Carrell (World-USA '75)

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Sinceree Rowlette

NEW JERSEY  Ginger Hagaman (World-USA '74)

NEW YORK  Carol Doerr

NORTH CAROLINA  Dianne Bowen

NORTH DAKOTA  Linda Paulson

OHIO  Karen Myers

OKLAHOMA  Lori Hansen

PENNSYLVANIA  Marcy Zambelli

RHODE ISLAND  Kathleen Confreda

SOUTH DAKOTA  Dorothy Westphal

TENNESSEE  Jana Kerr

UTAH  Debbie Drecksel

VERMONT  Susan Parsons

VIRGINIA  Donna Lynn Dixon (1st RU World-USA '77 as Miss District of Columbia)

WEST VIRGINIA  Cheryl Plants

WISCONSIN  Susan Dawn Femrite

WYOMING  Murlie Colosky