1975-77

Miss World-U.S.A. 1975 1975 August 17 Springfield, Massachusetts 48 entries Results 1 Ohio Annelise Ilschenko 2 Indiana Julie Jo Clifford (U.S.A. 72) 3 Hawaii Tracy Lynn Monsarrat 4 Massachusetts Mona Jean Tessier 5 Texas Susan Schlesinger In Top 7 Arkansas Mary Jane Comstock Among semi-finalists California Debra Reichter Connecticut Annette L. Tedesco Remainder Alabama Denise Banks Alaska Karen Elizabeth Malcolm Arizona Crickett Jones Colorado Donna Marie Pfannenstiel Delaware Natasha A. Prater District of Columbia America "Mary" Lou Fackler Florida Victoria Jean Bass Georgia Terry Eileen Morse Idaho Raenae Gay Illinois Carrie Anne Kravchuk Kansas Elise Mark Pratt Kentucky Carol Louise Shanander Louisiana Lottie Metzler Maine Debra J. Collet Maryland Elizabeth Erinn Pittengee Michigan Cynthia Mimi Guenther Minnesota Sheri Hueffmeier Mississippi Paula "Suzanne" Belcher Missouri Tamara Sue Hultz Nebraska Linda Ann Bott Nevada Janice Ann Carrell (U.S.A. 76) New Hampshire Robin Davis New Jersey Deborah Ann Boone New Mexico Kathryn Louise Rehm New York Hildegard Holig North Carolina Tonda Brown Oklahoma Waukita Gaddy Oregon Amanda Linn Peters Pennsylvania Susan Volpe Rhode Island Sue Strauss South Carolina Vicki Corley South Dakota Barbara Marie Guthmiller Tennessee Susan Elizabeth Carlson (1st RU U.S.A. 73 as Miss New York; 3rd RU International 76) Utah Karen Tucker Vermont Nancy Gayle Wilson Virginia Debbie Joan Evans Washington Trudy Lorraine Holderby West Virginia Rebecca Lynn Tudor Wisconsin Debi Ann Burkman Wyoming Tauna Presgrove	Seattle Times (75/08/18)
	Bob Hope crowned the new Miss World-U.S.A. (Anneliese Ilschenko of Ohio), who is being presented with the sceptre from Alfred Patricelli.
	2nd place Indiana	3rd place Hawaii	4th place Massachusetts	5th place Texas

Miss World-U.S.A. 1976 1976 August 28 Boston, Massachusetts 47 entries Results 1 Michigan Kimberly Marre Foley 2 Pennsylvania Juanita Yvonne McCarty (SF U.S.A. 77 as Miss New Jersey; 1st RU Mrs America 88) 3 Virginia Carolyn Jeanine Curtis 4 Florida Nanci E. Hirtreiter 5 Arizona Cynthia Mathewson In Top 7 Missouri Kathy Denton Remainder Alabama Althea Henderson Arkansas Jacque Ann Wright California Leila Pauschek Colorado Judith Lynn Waltz (U.S.A. 74 as Miss North Dakota) Connecticut Debbie Carson Delaware Kathy Lynn Shives District of Columbia Rhonda L. Koch (U.S.A. 78 as Miss Maryland) Georgia Deborah Irene Smith Hawaii Debbie Witthans Idaho Diana Ruth Daly Illinois Laura Jayne Adams Indiana Elaine Fairfield Iowa Mary Ann Goodrich Kansas Jeannie Russell Kentucky Sandy Kay Smith Louisiana Robbie Downing Maryland Amy Whiting Massachusetts Margaret Worral Stockton Minnesota Cynthia Heather Halcin Mississippi Sandra Alice Baker Montana Denise Chester Nebraska Marilyne Joy Buda Nevada Kathy Ann Martz New Hampshire Gina Marie Tomaselli New Jersey Marcee Cooper New York Anneliese Ettrich North Carolina Sharon Denise Smith Ohio Linda Velentine Oklahoma Shawn Robette Cook Oregon Andrea Eileen Jumapao Rhode Island Amy Jayne Nachbar South Carolina Sandra Rene Wilson South Dakota Gwen Elizabeth Resick (America 73/74) Tennessee Eloise Joy Hendrix Texas Candy Jinnette Utah Marilyn Lenore Sorensen Vermont Susan McCullough Washington Salli Ann Wainwright West Virginia Ludi Chatterton Wisconsin Gail Lynn Burns Wyoming Janet Kim Bates Disqualified Maine Brenda Bacon (over the age limit) Award Miss Congeniality: North Carolina	The entries visited the City Hall office of Mayor Kevin White (top right)
	Miss Maine (shown with President Carter) was disqualified from the pageant because she exceeded the age limit.		Miss Delaware with Bob Hope
			The new Miss World-U.S.A. (Kimberly Foley of Michigan), with master of ceremonies actor Hugh O'Brian and Miss Florida (who placed 4th). Organizers of the event were disappointed at the number of people who attended, estimated at "several hundred."
	2nd place Pennsylvania	3rd place Virginia	4th place Florida	5th place Arizona

2 photo credits: Kathy Lynn Shives (Miss Delaware-World)

Miss World-U.S.A. 1977 1977 September 3 Bridgeport, Connecticut 46 entries Results 1 Virginia Cindy Darlene Miller 2 District of Columbia Donna Lynn Dixon (U.S.A. 76 as Miss Virginia) 3 Florida Janet Gail Wilson 4 New York Kathleen Downey 5 Georgia Regina Renee Crawford Remainder Alabama Regina Parks Alaska Laura Windsor Arizona Linda Mauldin Arkansas Sharon Kay Boyd California Melissa Prophet Colorado Diana V. Wright Connecticut Dorothy Mendygral Delaware Graceann Di Andrea Hawaii Idaho Jalynne Almond Illinois Susan Barbara Matison Indiana Renee Dian Roman Iowa Lisa Ann Plumb Kansas Diane M. Hagen Kentucky Daphne Tuitele Louisiana Melanie Jo Bergeron Maine Jeanie Green Maryland Lydia Vuynovich Massachusetts Cheryl Patricia Hyttinen Michigan Denise Ostrowski Mississippi Vickie Smith Missouri Cindy L. Frasher Nebraska Diane Renee Evers Nevada Kimberly Claudette Baucum New Hampshire Cindy Lee Prindiville New Jersey Susan Leahy New Mexico Kathleen Carrie Callahan North Carolina Betty Lou Hutchinson Ohio Deborah K. Thorne Oklahoma Sandy L. Schwarz Pennsylvania Janice Lee O’Brien Rhode Island Battistina Del Vecchio South Carolina Teresia Ann Woods Tennessee Anita Katherine Ray Texas Denise Ann Kranich Utah Sheryl L. Gunter Vermont K. Michele Linderman Washington West Virginia Retha Hellms Wisconsin Margaret Mary Atherton Wyoming Mary Elizabeth Oliver	winner Virginia
	2nd place District of Columbia	3rd place Florida	4th place New York	5th place Georgia