Miss USA 1961

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Miss USA 1961
Sharon Brown, Miss United States of America.jpg
Sharon Brown
DateJuly 13, 1961
VenueMiami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants43
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Colorado
  • Hawaii
  • Minnesota
  • Montana
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Washington
Winner Sharon Brown
Louisiana
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Miss USA 1961 was the tenth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961.

Contents

At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah crowned Sharon Brown of Louisiana as Miss USA 1961. [1] [2] It was the second victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Brown later competed at Miss Universe and was named as fourth runner-up to eventual winner, Marlene Schmidt. [3]

Contestants from forty-two states and the District of Columbia competed in this pageant.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1961
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

Forty-three contestants competed for the title.

StateContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HometownNotes
Alabama Suellen Robinson [5] 20 Fairfax
Alaska Judy Onstad [6] 21 Fairbanks
Arizona Shyrle Owens18 Phoenix
Arkansas Mickey Lambert [7] 20 El Dorado
California Pamela Ray Stettler [8] 18 San Rafael
Connecticut Florence Mayette [9] 20 Hartford
Delaware Nina Lou Ringler [10] 18 Selbyville
District of Columbia Patricia Brunette–Washington, D.C.
Florida Peggy DeFreitas [11] 22Miami
Georgia Patsy Giddens [12] ––
Idaho Delcene Kay Rossiter [13] 20 Pocatello
Illinois Dianne Duffey [14] 19 Elmhurst
Indiana Janice Kay Oliver [15] 18 Indianapolis
Iowa Deanne Ostermann [16] 19 Ocheyedan
Kansas Dixie Lee Cook [17] 22 Topeka
Kentucky Marcia Gale Chumbler18 Mayfield
Louisiana Sharon Rene Brown 18 Minden 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961 [3]
Maine Barbara Ann Dyer– Dexter
Maryland Gail Baxter–High Point
Massachusetts Elaine Cusick18 Boston
Michigan Patricia Squires [18] 20 Dearborn
Mississippi Marlene Britsch21 Clermont Harbour
Missouri Joan Roberts19 Richmond Heights
Nebraska Gail L. Weinstock [19] 20 Omaha
Nevada Karen Weller18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Dianne Ellen Lipson––
New Jersey Diane C. Giersch [20] 19 Red Bank
New Mexico Georgi Edwards [21] 18 Albuquerque
New York Alexa Currey [22] 22 New York City Replaced Marcia Banks as Miss New York USA
North Carolina Marie Clyburn20 Charlotte
Ohio Alice Lou Engleman23 Ashtabula
Pennsylvania Gayle Nelson19 Chester
Rhode Island Joan Marie Zeller23 Riverside
South Carolina Yvonne Quick [23] 21 Bennettsville
South Dakota Sharon Hoffman [24] 19 Harrisburg
Tennessee Anita Atkins25 Memphis
Texas Sheila Wade [25] 18 Dallas
Utah Janet Marie Hawley [26] 25 Salt Lake City
Vermont Susan Nielson– Poultney
Virginia Bonnie Jones [27] 18 Norfolk
West Virginia Kathy McManaway20 Princeton
Wisconsin Karen Reisweber [28] 21 Milwaukee
Wyoming Judy Larae Walton– Cokeville

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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  2. ↑ "Louisiana beauty queen wins Miss U.S.A. title". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 14 July 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "German engineer starting plush Miss Universe year". The Spokesman-Review . 17 July 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 18 October 2023– via Google News Archive.
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