Miss USA 1975 | |
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Date | May 17, 1975 |
Presenters | Bob Barker |
Venue | Niagara Falls, New York |
Broadcaster | CBS, WBEN-TV |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 12 |
Winner | Summer Bartholomew California |
Congeniality | Constance Crabtree Vermont |
Photogenic | Pamela Flowers Alabama |
Miss USA 1975 was the 24th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 17, 1975.
The pageant was won by Summer Bartholomew of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Karen Morrison of Illinois. [1] Bartholomew was the third woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1975. She later went to work with Jim Perry on Sale of the Century on NBC from 1983 to 1989.
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