Miss USA 1982
Miss USA 1982, the 31st Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 13, 1982 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.
| Miss USA 1982 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | May 13, 1982 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WJTV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Terri Utley.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Arkansas |
| Congeniality | Toni McFadden  Alaska |
| Photogenic | Sondra Dee Jones  Virginia |
The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio. Utley was the first – and to date (as of 2020) only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982.
Jeannine Boger of North Carolina is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.
Results
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Historical significance
- Arkansas wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1955. Also becoming in the 21st state who does it for the first time.
- Texas earns the 1st runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1971.
- Utah earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement since Linda Bement won in 1960. Ironically, Bement went on to win Miss Universe title in 1960.
- Ohio earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement since Kim Seelbrede won in the previous year.
- Kentucky earns the 4th runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1980.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
- Texas placed for the eighth consecutive year.
- Maryland placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Kentucky last placed in 1980.
- Massachusetts last placed in 1979.
- Utah last placed in 1978.
- Michigan last placed in 1976.
- Vermont last placed in 1971.
- Arkansas last placed in 1970.
- Alabama breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1980.
- Arizona breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1979.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:
|
|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Judges
- Summer Bartholomew, Miss USA 1975 from California
- Vic Damone, singer
- Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 from Arizona
- John James, actor
- Julia Meade, actress
- Robert Pine, actor
- Michelle Stevens, Model
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.