Miss USA 1971


Miss USA 1971 was the 20th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS hosted by Bob Barker from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971.
The pageant was won by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania], who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Deborah Shelton of Virginia. McDonald was the first - and to date only - woman from Pennsylvania to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971.
For the 1971 pageant, the number of semi-finalists called was reduced from 15 to 12. It would remain at this number until 1984, when it was cut again to 10.

Results

† Indicates contestant Is deceased

Delegates

The Miss USA 1971 delegates were:Alabama - Renee SmithAlaska - Katherine HartmanArizona - Susanne PottengerArkansas - Paula KeithCalifornia - Karin MorrellColorado - Diane KnaubConnecticut - Diane TuretskyDelaware - Nanette CristDistrict of Columbia - Suzanne PluskoskiFlorida - Susan DeatonGeorgia - Jenny AndrewsHawaii - Deborah GibsonIdaho - Kristeen RiordanIllinois - Paulette BreenIndiana - Deborah DownhourIowa - Cindy HelmersKansas - Nancy BishopKentucky - Patricia BarnstableLouisiana - Diane RisensteinMaine - Ruth McCleeryMaryland - Carol TheisMassachusetts - April DowMichigan - Pat GlannanMinnesota - Shirley KittlesonMississippi - Janey GillisMissouri - Nancy RichMontana - Rebecca ThomasNebraska - Lola ButlerNevada - Anita LaurieNew Hampshire - Jane LarocheNew Jersey - Brenda WhiteNew Mexico - Debbie ClaryNew York - Barbara LopezNorth Carolina - Mary RudroffNorth Dakota - Joanne EngelOhio - Karen HausOklahoma - Kim HardestyOregon - Connie OostPennsylvania - Michele McDonaldRhode Island - Laurie StahleSouth Carolina - Eunice CampbellSouth Dakota - Sonia HartTennessee - Sue CollinsTexas - Brenda BoxUtah - Janet MontgomeryVermont - Sandra TaftVirginia - Brenda MillerWashington - Christine McCombWest Virginia - Peggy TennantWisconsin - Pamela MartinWyoming - Kay Heaton

Judges