Miss USA 1958

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Miss USA 1958
Eurlyne Howell Miss USA 1958.jpg
Eurlyne Howell, Miss USA 1958
DateJuly 23, 1958
Venue Long Beach, California
Entrants45
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Kansas
  • Mississippi
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Wisconsin
Winner Eurlyne Howell
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Miss USA 1958 was the 7th Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958.

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At the end of the event, Charlotte Sheffield of Utah crowned Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana as Miss USA 1958. [1] [2] It is the first victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Howell later competed at Miss Universe and was named as third runner-up to eventual winner, Luz Marina Zuluaga. [3]

Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1958
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Pageant

Selection committee

Contestants

45 contestants competed for the title. [7]

State/CityContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNotes
Alabama Judith Lucille Carlson [4] 18 Birmingham
Arizona Shirlee Fox [8] 20 Phoenix
Arkansas Nancy Hill19 Little Rock
California Donna Kay Brooks [9] 18 Los Angeles
Colorado Devona Hubka18 Denver
Connecticut Dorothy E. Dillen [10] 19 Hartford
Delaware Virginia Marie Jefferson [11] 18 Delmar
District of Columbia Peggy Wolf– Washington, D.C.
Florida Marcia Valibus [4] 20 Miami Beach Competed in the 1958 Miss Dixie Pageant
Georgia Diane Gail Austin [4] 18 Atlanta
Idaho Jeanette Ashton18 Inkom
Illinois June Pickney [12] 22 Chicago
Indiana Shirley Ann Ball [13] 19 Indianapolis
Iowa Sandra Mary Olsen18 Sioux City
Kentucky Shannon Beasley20 Reed
Louisiana Eurlyne Howell 18 Bossier City 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958 [4]
Maine Karen Louise Hansen19 Cumberland Center
Maryland Patricia Marie Vogts22 Silver Spring
Massachusetts Sally Ann Freedman18 Peabody
Michigan Shirley Ann Black19 Flint
Minnesota Sue Bouchard19 Minneapolis
Missouri Beverly Sue Wright19 St. Louis
Montana Sharon Diane Tietjen18 Great Falls Later Miss Montana 1959
Nebraska Dee Kjeldgaard21 Big Springs
Nevada Terry Lee Jeffers18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Patricia Gail Larrabee19 Salem
New Jersey Fay Hasenauer– Menlo Park Terrace
New Mexico Sandi Lin Bullis18 Albuquerque
New York Virginia Fox– New York City
North Carolina Carol Jean Edwards18 Elizabeth City
North Dakota Diana Spidahl––
Ohio Cindy Ann Garrison18 Canton
Pennsylvania Natalie Dee22 Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kathleen Conyers19 Haverton
Rhode Island Claire di Paolo20 Providence
South Carolina Patricia Ann Moss18 York
South Dakota Helen Youngquist20 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Martha Nelle "Marty" Boales19 Memphis 1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
Texas Linda Ann Daugherty18 Houston
Utah Sandra Pugh19 Provo
Vermont Doreen Patricia McNamee20 Brattleboro
Virginia Betty Marsh18 Lynchburg
Washington Rose Marie Nielsen19 Seattle
West Virginia Mary Ann Guthrie19 Charleston
Wyoming Dorothy Kochiras– Evanston

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana beauty chosen Miss U.S.A." Independent. Long Beach, California. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Blonde Miss Louisiana wins Miss U.S.A. title". Traverse City Record-Eagle . 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Elegida por Unanimidad; Miss Brasil Fue Segunda" [Elected Unanimously; Miss Brazil Was Second]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). July 26, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Google News Archive.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Louisiana co-ed represents U.S. in Miss Universe contest". Toledo Blade. 24 July 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Google News Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Beauties laugh, cry in finals". Herald-Journal. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Google News Archive.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Judges for beauty event are named". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 21 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 12 October 2023– via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "Miss Universe". The Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. 16 July 1958. pp. 1, 26. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cute catch". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 7 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "San Fernando girl is Miss California 1958". The San Bernardino County Sun . San Bernardino, California. 16 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Mastronardi, Pete (18 May 1958). "'Miss Hartford' captures 'Miss Connecticut' title". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Delmar strawberry blonde, Miss Universe competitor". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 3 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Miss Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 29 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Miss Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. 16 June 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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