Miss USA 1989

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Miss USA 1989
Miss USA 1989 opening titles.jpg
DateFebruary 28, 1989
Presenters
Entertainment Tommy Tune
Venue Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, Alabama
Broadcaster CBS, WKRG
Entrants51
Placements10
Winner Gretchen Polhemus
Texas
CongenialityKimberly Nicewonder (Virginia)
Best State CostumeKelly Holub (Illinois)
PhotogenicElizabeth Primm (Louisiana)
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Miss USA 1989 was the 38th Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant.

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This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark (The Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by John Forsythe that year), with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time.

Results

Map showing placements by state Miss USA 1989 results map.png
Map showing placements by state

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss USA 1989
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume

Final competition

Preliminary Swimsuit

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Flag of Oklahoma (1988-2006).svg Oklahoma8.887 Flag of Maine.svg Maine8.205 Flag of New York.svg New York7.912 Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut7.773 Flag of Washington.svg Washington7.587 Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island6.840
Flag of Texas.svg Texas8.872 Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland8.204 Flag of Arkansas (1924-2011).svg Arkansas7.885 Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan7.723 Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia7.573
Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana8.715 Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa8.185 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama7.883 Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri7.716 Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee7.516
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania8.704 Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky8.184 Flag of South Dakota (1963-1992).svg South Dakota7.881 Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho7.694 Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota7.504
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona8.696 Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado8.115 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts7.877 Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia7.681 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii7.486
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois8.491 Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming8.040 Flag of Montana.svg Montana7.874 Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina7.675 Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware7.340
Flag of California.svg California8.428 Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska8.023 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin7.844 Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota7.674 Flag of Nevada (1929-1991).svg Nevada7.177
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia8.384 Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi7.967 Flag of Florida.svg Florida7.821 Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio7.647 Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico7.152
Flag of North Carolina (1885-1991).svg North Carolina8.324 Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey7.924 Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska7.803 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont7.612 Flag of Utah.svg Utah7.050
Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg Georgia8.223 Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire7.915 Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas7.781 Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon7.592 Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana6.961


Judges

The following celebrities were invited to judge the competition: [1]

Delegates

The Miss USA 1989 delegates were: [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Miss USA". The Durant Daily Democrat . Associated Press. March 1, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Associated Press (1987-08-04). "Metroplex beauty wins Miss Texas". Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
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