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Miss U.S.A. World 1966

1966 August 27
Columbus Ohio
49 entries from 46 states

Results
Utah  Denice Estelle Blair (SF USA 66; 6th RU World 66)
Florida  Anne Fisher
Virginia  Patricia Rae Shaper
4 (tied) Missouri  Eva Sugarbaker
4 (tied) Los Angeles (CA)  Gigi Dahl

Finalists
Ohio  Cindy Oliver
New Mexico  Jane Nelson

Among the remainder (13 more are missing)
Boone County (MO)
Boston (MA)
Brooklyn (NY)
California
 Alexa Clark
Chicago (IL)  Pat Adair
Colorado
Connecticut 
Janice Shilinski
Detroit (MI)
District of Columbia

Illinois  Lois Scott
Indiana  Bonnie Barkley
Iowa
Kansas  Marla Jean Gartin
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nevada
New Hampshire

New Jersey  Pamela Donaldson
New York  Sherry Lynn Armbruster
New York City (NY)  Carol Collins
North Carolina  Ann Elizabeth Bailey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia (PA)
Rhode Island

Tennessee  Bettye Jean Dillon
Texas
Washington  Johnine Leigh Avery (first of her 3 attempts to win the title)
Wisconsin  Ellen Rombs

Award
Miss Congeniality  Tennessee


Alfred Patricelli and the recently-crowned Denice Blair presented Bob Hope with his "Man of the Century" award, given by pageant officials.  Bob was one of the original sponsors of the contest and for several years had taken the reigning Miss USA-World with him on his annual Christmas tour of U.S. military installations around the world


Chicago, Indiana & Illinois

North Carolina, Los Angeles & Utah

Missouri (4th), Virginia (3rd), Utah (winner), Florida (2nd) & Los Angeles (4th)

 

Miss World-U.S.A. 1967

1967 August 19
Baltimore,  Maryland
49 entries (40 states, DC & 8 cities)

Results
California  Pamela Valari Pall (SF World 67)
Washington  Johnine Leigh Avery
Oregon  Peggy McNeill
Arizona  Gigi Dahl
Los Angeles (CA)  Susan Lee Glicksman

Finalists
Kansas  Lesta L. Riley
North Carolina  Brenda Carol Ray

Semi-finalists
Connecticut  Gail Jean Koziar
District of Columbia  Diane Mothershead  (USA 68)
Maryland  Paula Martin
Nevada  Lenore Stevens
New Hampshire  Paula Peterson
New York City (NY)  Madeline Young
South Carolina  Penny Rebecca Mikell
Virginia  Brenda Maddox

Remainder
Alabama  Margie Ann Williams
Boston (MA)  Marie A. Skane
Bridgeport (CT)  Linda E. Drew (USA 67)
Cleveland (OH)  Peggy Chuey
Colorado  Alice Roy
Delaware  Patty Ann McNulty
Detroit (MI)  Elaine Lynette Kissel
Florida  Cathie Parker
Georgia  Judy Purtle
Hawaii  Ann Marie
Idaho  Lana Aloha Clark
Illinois  Izolda Snarskis
Indiana  Linda Sue Britzke
Iowa  Carolyn Delores Williams
Kentucky  Nanette Marchel
Long Island (NY)  Nancy Jo Brossman
Louisiana  Linda Sue Eckert
Massachusetts  Cheryl Lee Stankiewicz (USA 70)
Michigan  Janice Marie Cailotto
Mississippi  Pat Haley
Missouri  Vicki Kay Calloway
Montana  Sherry Gene Evans
Nebraska  Stacey Porter
New Jersey  Carol Jean Rubin
New Mexico  Cheryl Darlynn Bain
New York  Patricia Louise McKeegan
North Dakota  Marcia Jane Wise
Ohio  Phyllis Jeanne Darling
Pennsylvania  Barbara Levitt
Philadelphia (PA)  Ellen Doris Portnoff
Rhode Island  Carol Scotti
Texas  Sammilu Williamson
Utah  Lynette Thomas
Wyoming  Mardell Green

Award
Miss Congeniality  Utah

California & Kansas

Alfred Patricelli introduced the new titleholder to a dignitary.  Miss Los Angeles is on left and Miss Washington on right

 

Miss World-U.S.A. 1968

1968 August 17
San Diego, California
44 entries (39 states, DC & 4 cities)

Results
Washington  Johnine Leigh Avery
Virginia  Deborah Shelton (Miss USA 1970; 1st RU Universe 70)
Hawaii  Leslie McRae
California  Diane Dye
Texas  Judy Bowman

Among the remainder
Arkansas  Sharon Horne
Cleveland (OH)  Kathy Baumann
Colorado  Janice Feeback
Connecticut  Jayne Keiser
Detroit (MI)  Elaine Lynette Kissel
District of Columbia  Shirley Oakes
Florida  Stephanie Herold
Idaho  Monica Hymas
Illinois  Cyle Bohmer
Iowa  Mary Lou Reedquist
Kansas  Jade Hagen
Kentucky  Nancy Carter
Los Angeles (CA)  Karen Dumouchelle
Louisiana  Bernadette Melder
Maine  Joanne Zewiey
Maryland  Evelyn Everhart
Massachusetts  Mary Frances Bigelow
Michigan  Sue Stanford
Minnesota  Darlene Vick
Missouri  Jan Ricksecker
Montana  Christina Baker (USA 68)
Nebraska  Jacqueline Carl
Nevada  Susan Brent
New Hampshire  Marguerite Eckert
New Jersey  Elizabeth Swain
New Mexico  Katharine Baker
New York  Eve Ramirez
North Dakota  Lorraine Baumgarten
Ohio  Judith Metcalf
Oregon  Linda Stahanacyk
Pennsylvania  Shirley Wasserman
Rhode Island  Patricia O’Brien
South Dakota  Linda Polluck
Tennessee  Janet Elizabeth Boston
Utah  Sharon Lemmon
West Virginia  Kimberly Ann Kuster
Wyoming  Linda Calhoun

Award
Miss Congeniality  West Virginia


Vancouver Sun (68/09/19)

California (4th), Virginia (2nd), Washington (winner), Hawaii (3rd) & Texas (5th)