Miss USA 1982

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Miss USA 1982
Terri Utley, Miss USA 1982.jpg
Terri Utley wearing the Miss USA 1982 crown
DateMay 13, 1982
Presenters Bob Barker [1]
VenueGulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster CBS, WJTV
Entrants51
Placements12
Winner Terri Utley
Arkansas
CongenialityToni McFadden
Alaska
PhotogenicSondra Dee Jones
Virginia
  1981
1983  

Miss USA 1982 was the 31st Miss USA pageant, televised live on May 13, 1982, from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.

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The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas, [1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio. Utley was the first – and to date (as of 2023) only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982.

The judges included Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew and Miss USA 1980 Jineane Ford. [2]

Jeannine Boger, who was Miss North Carolina USA is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.

Results

Placements

Final ResultsContestant
Miss USA 1982
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume

Delegates

The Miss USA 1982 delegates were: [4] [5]

Judges

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Reynolds, Harold (May 14, 1982). "Arkansas beauty is Miss USA". The South Mississippi Sun . p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. "Five past Miss USAs recall excitement". The Sun. May 13, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. "Miss Ohio USA Kim Weeda". Hattiesburg American. May 6, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 38. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 39. Retrieved August 18, 2024.