MISS USA 1983

1983 May 12

Knoxville Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, Tennessee

51 participants

Results

1  CALIFORNIA  Julie Lynne Hayek (1st RU Universe '83)

2  TEXAS  Lisa Gayle Allred (6th RU World '83)

3  SOUTH CAROLINA  Margaret Allison Grisso

4  LOUISIANA  Pamela Jo Forrest

5  NORTH DAKOTA  Elizabeth Ann Jaeger (winner American Beauty Search '85, America '85)

Top 12

6  OKLAHOMA  Patrice Merchant (America '86)

7  NEVADA  Christie Lane Daniels

8  WASHINGTON  Kathi Tucker

9  MICHIGAN  Kimberly Ann Mexicotte

10  PENNSYLVANIA  Julie Page

11  GEORGIA  Dotsy Maria Timm

12  NEW YORK  Jennifer Anne Mikelinich

Awards

Miss Amity  IOWA

Miss Photogenic  TEXAS

Best State Costume  PENNSYLVANIA

Remainder

ALABAMA  Teri Lane

ALASKA  Amy Renee Harms

ARIZONA  Sindy Hedden

ARKANSAS  Debra Baltz

COLORADO  Lisa Gay Trujillo

CONNECTICUT  Mary Lynn Seleman

DELAWARE  Shelley Perkins

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Julie Anne Warner

FLORIDA  Janet Chesser

HAWAII  Zoe Anne Roach

IDAHO  Kerry Damiano

ILLINOIS  Vanessa Lon Romine (2nd RU Maja International '82)

INDIANA  Toni Marie Yudt

IOWA  Dana Ruth Mintzer

KANSAS  Renee Ruch

KENTUCKY  Lee Ann Austin

MAINE  Rosemarie Hemond

MARYLAND  Shawn Keller

MASSACHUSETTS  Robin Jeanne Silva

MINNESOTA  Carolyn Mattson

MISSISSIPPI  Becky Case

MISSOURI  Robin Elizabeth Riley (America '87)

MONTANA  Barbara Jean Bowman

NEBRASKA  Penelope Boynton

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Lynn Tobby Stockwell

NEW JERSEY  Ann Marie Brucato

NEW MEXICO  Kristin Larsen

NORTH CAROLINA  Allison Pinson

OHIO  Gina Gangale

OREGON  Shelly Lynn Kiser

RHODE ISLAND  Allegra Henricks

SOUTH DAKOTA  Kelly Rosenbaum

TENNESSEE  Ladonna Jean Friday

UTAH  Launa Lewis

VERMONT  Leslie Caroline Lucchina

VIRGINIA  Tanquil Collins

WEST VIRGINIA  Jill Rigsby

WISCONSIN  Susan Peters

WYOMING  Joanie Engstrom