Miss America 1972

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Miss America 1972
DateSeptember 11, 1971
Presenters Bert Parks
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster NBC
Winner Laurie Lea Schaefer
Ohio
  1971
1973  

Miss America 1972, the 45th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 11, 1971, and broadcast on NBC.

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Laurie Lea Schaefer, representing Ohio, was crowned Miss America 1972. [1] She became an actress, featured on TV series such as Falcon Crest , and later a casting director and talent scout.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss America 1972
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
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Top 10

Order of announcements

Awards

Preliminary

AwardsContestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Non-finalist awards

AwardsContestant
Talent
Special Judges/Talent Award

Other

AwardsContestant
Neat as a Pin [2]
Miss Congeniality

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miss America Winners Through The Years".
  2. ""Miss Indiana's" Boosters on hand in Atlantic City". Indianapolis Recorder. September 18, 1971. p. 1.