Miss USA 1975

Miss USA 1975
Date	May 17, 1975
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Niagara Falls, New York
Broadcaster	CBS, WBEN-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Summer Bartholomew; California
Congeniality	Constance Crabtree
Photogenic	Pamela Flowers

Miss USA 1975, the 24th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York on May 17, 1975.

The pageant was won by Summer Bartholomew (who later went to work with Jim Perry on Sale of the Century on NBC from 1983 to 1989) of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Karen Morrison of Illinois. Bartholomew was the third woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1975.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1975	California - Summer Bartholomew
1st Runner-Up	Alabama - Pamela Flowers
2nd Runner-Up	North Carolina - Constance Dorn
3rd Runner-Up	Florida - Mary Humes
4th Runner-Up	Texas - Aundie Evers
Top 12	District of Columbia - Mary Lamond Hawaii - Lois Wise Indiana - Jo Ellen Berryman Kentucky - Carol Wallace Missouri - Nancy LaRose New Jersey - Cathy Russell Virginia - Linda McKee

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Vermont - Constance Crabtree
Miss Photogenic	Alabama - Pamela Flowers

California wins competition for the third time.
Alabama earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement since Sylvia Hitchcock won in 1967. Ironically, Hitchcock became the fourth woman from USA to win the Miss Universe title in 1967.
North Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1960.
Florida earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1972.
Texas earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1956.
States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, District of Columbia, Florida, Missouri and North Carolina.
California placed for the nineteenth consecutive year.
Florida placed for the seventh consecutive year.
District of Columbia placed for the sixth consecutive year.
Missouri and North Carolina made their second consecutive placement.
Texas last placed in 1973.
Hawaii last placed in 1972.
Kentucky and Virginia last placed in 1971.
Alabama last placed in 1969.
Indiana last placed in 1966.
New Jersey last placed in 1964.
Illinois breaks an ongoing streak of placements and wins since 1973.
Arizona breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1973.
Louisiana and New York break an ongoing streak of placements since 1972.

The Miss USA 1975 delegates were:

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