Miss USA 1973

Miss USA 1973
Date	May 28, 1973
Presenters	Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	The Lettermen
Venue	Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York
Broadcaster	CBS, WCBS-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Amanda Jones Illinois
Congeniality	Kiki Kirkland
Photogenic	Janice Geiler

Miss USA 1973, the 22nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York on May 19, 1973, Hosted by Bob Barker who 8 months earlier began hosting The Price Is Right on CBS.

The pageant was won by Amanda Jones of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya Wilson of Hawaii. Jones was the third woman from Illinois to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margarita Moran of the Philippines at Miss Universe 1973.

Results

• Miss USA 1973: Amanda Jones (Illinois)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Susan Carlson (New York)
  • 2nd runner-up: Gayle White (Rhode Island)
  • 3rd runner-up: Sherry Nix (Arizona)
  • 4th runner-up: Betty Jo Grove (Maryland)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Carol Herrema (California)
  • Nancy Paltcha (District of Columbia)
  • Stacy Evans (Florida)
  • Brenda Kopmeyer (Kansas)
  • Storm Hensley (Louisiana)
  • Janice Geiler (Nebraska)
  • Lavon McConnell (Texas)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Kiki Kirkland (South Carolina)
• Photogenic: Janice Geiler (Nebraska)
• Best State Costume: LaVon McConnell (Texas) tied with Diane Marie Modrow (Wisconsin)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1973 delegates were:

Alabama - Diane Fouilhe Alaska - Wendy Curwen Arizona - Sherry Nix Arkansas - Christal Phiffer California - Carol Herrema Colorado - Lenita Mosley Connecticut - Wendy Vecchiarino Delaware - Linda Sue Graves District of Columbia - Nancy Paltcha Florida - Stacy Evans Georgia - Melanie Chapman Hawaii - Camille Deubel Idaho - Karen Hammond Illinois - Amanda Jones Indiana - Debbie Ausenbaugh Iowa - Dianne Roberts Kansas - Brenda Kopmeyer Kentucky - Nancy Coplen Louisiana - Storm Hensley Maine - Brenda Davis Maryland - Betty Jo Grove Massachusetts - Judy Gregrory Michigan - Linda East Minnesota - Cindy James Mississippi - Karen Clements Missouri - Camilla Crist

Montana - Jeri Shandorf Nebraska - Janice Geiler Nevada - Laura Fritz New Hampshire - Grace Knox New Jersey - Patricia Everett New Mexico - Carolyn Cline New York - Susan Carlson North Carolina - Vivian Craig North Dakota - Barbara Lundeen Ohio - Jackie Urbanek Oklahoma - Martha Buchanan Oregon - Judy Bishop Pennsylvania - Jill Unbewust Rhode Island - Gayle White South Carolina - Kiki Kirkland South Dakota - Rebecca Bunkers Tennessee - Tommye Hooker 'Texas - Lavon McConnell Utah - Julia Nebeker Vermont - Bonnie Height Virginia - Brenda Childress Washington - Cindi Arnett West Virginia - Kathy Rowand Wisconsin - Diane Marie Modrow Wyoming - Michele Walter

External links

• Miss USA official website