Miss USA 1964


Miss USA 1964 was the 13th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 29, 1964. This was the last Miss USA pageant to be held as an inclusive part of the Miss Universe event.
The pageant was won by Bobbi Johnson of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Marite Ozers of Illinois. Two days after her victory, Johnson went on to place as a top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1964.
Johnson was the first woman from Washington D.C. to win the title.
This was the latest Miss USA pageant ever held on this date until the 2020 competition. The rescheduling of the pageant as an independent event from Miss Universe in 1965 meant Johnson reigned for only 10 months and 6 days; apart from first runners-up who inherited the crown when Miss USA won Miss Universe, only 1986 titleholder Christy Fichtner had a shorter reign.

Contestants

Forty-one contestants competed for the title.
State/DistrictContestantAgeHometownNotes
AlabamaPamela Borgfeldt21Anniston
AlaskaSusan "Suzy" Marlin21Fairbanks
ArizonaDiane Reutter19Phoenix
ArkansasBarbara McGlothlin20Little Rock
CaliforniaJeanne VenablesSacramento
ConnecticutPatricia PowellHartford
DelawareChristina KlosetjuWilmington
District of ColumbiaBobbi Johnson19Washington, D.C.Top 15 at Miss Universe 1964
FloridaCandace Davenport
Georgia USA|Georgia]Lynda TatumCave Spring
HawaiiWanda Byrd
IdahoDorothy Johnson19Pocatello
IllinoisKaren Weisbrook
IndianaCharlene Kratochvil
IowaBarbara Rogers
KansasBarbara Ford18Derby
KentuckyJohnna Reid
LouisianaLinda Graves
MaineCorneille Edwards
MarylandRoyette Tarry
MassachusettsBarbara Robery
MichiganJohneane Teeter
MississippiPatricia Turk
MissouriSandy Bawol
NebraskaGeorgia Merriam
NevadaPamela Morris
New HampshireBeverly Hebert
New JerseyBarbara Richartz
New YorkDorothy Langhans
OhioGail Krielow
OklahomaJackie Maloney18Oklahoma City
OregonToye Esch
PennsylvaniaMaryann Reilly
Rhode IslandCarol Tantimonico
South CarolinaJudy Kennedy
TennesseePat Kerr
TexasDiane Balloun
UtahJanet Erickson
VermontFreda Betts
VirginiaHeidi Smith
WisconsinCarolyn Linquist