Miss USA 1983

Miss USA 1983, the 32nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Knoxville Civic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 12, 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Julie Hayek of California was crowned Miss USA 1983 by outgoing titleholder Terri Utley of Arkansas.[1] Hayek was the first runner up at Miss Universe 1983.

Miss USA 1983
Julie Hayek after being crowned as Miss USA
Date	May 12, 1983
Presenters	Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark
Entertainment	Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
Venue	Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee
Broadcaster	CBS, WBIR-TV
Winner	Julie Hayek California
Congeniality	Dana Ruth Mintzer ( Iowa)
Photogenic	Lisa Allred ( Texas)

The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, with color commentary from Joan Van Ark. It was held in Tennessee for the only time, while Miss Teen USA 1984 did the same thing in Memphis on the other side of the state.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1983	California – Julie Hayek
1st runner-up Miss World USA 1983	Texas – Lisa Allred
2nd runner-up	South Carolina – Allison Grisso
3rd runner-up	Louisiana – Pamela Jo Forrest
4th runner-up	North Dakota – Elizabeth Jaeger
Top 12	Oklahoma – Mignon Merchant Nevada – Christa Daniel Washington – Kathi Tucker Michigan – Kimberly Mexicotte Pennsylvania – Julie Page Georgia – Dotsy Timm New York – Jennifer Mikelinich

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Dana Ruth Mintzer ( Iowa)
• Miss Photogenic: Lisa Allred ( Texas)
• Best State Costume: Julie Page ( Pennsylvania)

Final competition scores

Country Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening gown Average California 8.435 (2) 8.861 (3) 9.211 (1) 9.200 (2) 9.090 (2) Texas 8.671 (1) 9.322 (1) 9.177 (2) 9.300 (1) 9.266 (1) South Carolina 8.075 (6) 8.733 (4) 8.650 (5) 8.744 (5) 8.709 (4) Louisiana 8.147(4) 8.644 (6) 8.800 (4) 8.900 (3) 8.781 (3) North Dakota 7.949 (8) 8.955 (2) 8.300 (10) 8.422 (8) 8.559 (5) Oklahoma 7.844 (10) 8.688 (5) 8.266 (11) 8.566 (7) 8.506 (6) Nevada 8.147 (4) 8.011 (10) 8.866 (3) 8.322 (10) 8.399 (7) Washington 8.207 (3) 7.977 (11) 8.577 (7) 8.633 (6) 8.395 (8) Michigan 7.864 (11) 8.525 (7) 8.366 (9) 8.272 (11) 8.387 (9) Pennsylvania 8.035 (7) 8.166 (8) 8.555 (8) 8.377 (9) 8.366 (10) Georgia 7.903 (9) 7.655 (12) 8.588 (6) 8.755 (4) 8.332 (11) New York 7.829 (12) 8.155 (9) 8.184 (12) 8.055 (12) 8.131 (12)

Winner   First runner-up   Second runner-up   Third runner-up   Fourth runner-up   Top 12 semifinalist

Map showing placements by state

Historical significance

• California wins competition for the fourth time.
• Texas earns the 1st runner-up position for the fifth time and repeats the same position as the past year 1982.
• South Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1969.
• Louisiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1968.
• North Dakota earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Michigan and Texas.
• Texas placed for the ninth consecutive year.
• Michigan made its second consecutive placement.
• California, Georgia and Louisiana last placed in 1981.
• New York and South Carolina last placed in 1980.
• Washington last placed in 1979.
• Oklahoma and Pennsylvania last placed in 1978.
• Nevada last placed in 1977.
• North Dakota last placed in 1966.
• Hawaii, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia break an ongoing streak of placements since 1981.
• Maryland breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1980.

Delegates

The Miss USA 1983 delegates were:

Alabama – Teri Lane Alaska – Amy Harms Arizona – Sindy Hedden Arkansas – Debra Baltz California – Julie Hayek Colorado – Lisa Gay Trujillo Connecticut – Mary Lynn Seleman Delaware – Shelley Perkins District of Columbia – Julie Warner Florida – Janet Chesser Georgia – Dotsy Timm Hawaii – Zoe Roach Idaho – Kerry Damiano Illinois – Vanessa Romine Indiana – Toni Yudt Iowa – Dana Ruth Mintzer Kansas – Renee Ruch Kentucky – Lee Ann Austin Louisiana – Pamela Jo Forrest Maine – Rosemarie Hemond Maryland – Shawn Keller Massachusetts – Robin Silva Michigan – Kimberly Mexicotte Minnesota – Carolyn Mattson Mississippi – Becky Case (Miss United Teenager 1979)

Missouri – Robin Riley Montana – Barbara Bowman Nebraska – Penelope Boynton Nevada – Christa Daniel New Hampshire – Lynn Stockwell New Jersey – Ann Marie Brucato New Mexico – Kristin Larsen New York – Jennifer Mikelinich North Carolina – Allison Pinson North Dakota – Elizabeth Jaeger Ohio – Gina Gangale Oklahoma – Mignon Merchant Oregon – Shelly Kiser Pennsylvania – Julie Page Rhode Island – Allegra Hendricks South Carolina – Allison Grisso South Dakota – Kelly Rosenbaum Tennessee – Ladonna Jean Friday Texas – Lisa Allred Utah – Launa Lewis Vermont – Leslie Lucchina Virginia – Tanquil Collins Washington – Kathi Tucker West Virginia – Jill Rigsby Wisconsin – Susan Peters Wyoming – Joanie Engstrom

Lisa Allred (Texas), first runner-up Allison Grisso (South Carolina), second runner-up

Contestant notes

• Dana Ruth Mintzer (Iowa), won Miss Congeniality at both the state and national competition, 1983
• Lisa Allred (Texas), 1st runner-up, went on to compete in Miss World 1983
• Four contestants went on to compete in the Miss America pageant:
  • Elizabeth Jaegar (North Dakota) – Miss North Dakota 1985
  • Mignon Merchant (Oklahoma) – Miss Oklahoma 1986
  • Robin Riley (Missouri) – Miss Missouri 1987 (top 10 at Miss America 1988)
  • Joanne Stanulonis Justina (Connecticut) – Miss Connecticut 1983 (last 10 at Miss America 1984)

Judges

• Monique Van Vooren
• John Goodis
• Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 from Ohio
• Ed Marinaro
• Maxine Messinger
• Kevin Conway
• Barbara Peterson, Miss USA 1976 from Minnesota
• Vince Ferragamo
• Joanie Gregons
• Harry Blackstone Jr.
• Chico Hamilton

References

1. (13 May 1983). Miss California wins Miss USA Pageant, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Associated Press story), p. C-9.

External links

• Official website