Miss USA 1975
| Miss USA 1975 | |
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| 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 was the 24th Miss USA pageant, 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 |
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| Miss USA 1975 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Historical significance
- 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.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1975 delegates were:
Alabama – Pamela Flowers
Alaska – Andie Higgins
Arizona – Sanna Osgood
Arkansas – Robin Fields
California – Summer Bartholomew
Colorado – Amy Long
Connecticut – Michele Menegay
Delaware – Sandy McClure
District of Columbia – Mary Lamond
Florida – Mary Humes
Georgia – Diana Goodman
Hawaii – Lois Wise
Idaho – Charlene McArthur
Illinois – Connie Reif
Indiana – Jo Ellen Berryman
Iowa – Kathleen Duggan
Kansas – Robbin Loomas
Kentucky – Carol Wallace
Louisiana – Rhonda Shear
Maine – Denise Hill
Maryland – Ellen Bowie
Massachusetts – Rila Posson
Michigan – Debra Holland
Minnesota – Dawn Lamotte
Mississippi – Leigh Cross
Missouri – Nancy LaRose
Montana – Suzanne Demier
Nebraska – Mary Hoth
Nevada – Madonna Allison
New Hampshire – Bonnie Gates
New Jersey – Cathy Russell
New Mexico – Maxine Whisler
New York – Sonja Anderson
North Carolina – Constance Dorn
North Dakota – Renae Saville
Ohio – Sandra Kurdas
Oklahoma – Gayla Bryan
Oregon ��� Theresa Favreu
Pennsylvania – Pat Hurley
Rhode Island – Marice Love
South Carolina – Robin Morris
South Dakota – Lanette Rabenberg
Tennessee – Shelly Smith
Texas – Aundie Evers
Utah – Andrea Felt
Vermont – Constance Crabtree
Virginia – Linda McKee
Washington – Cindy Baxter
West Virginia – Joyce Myers
Wisconsin – Rita Patter
Wyoming – Kim Pring
External links
Categories:
- Miss USA
- May 1975 events in the United States
- 1975 beauty pageants
- 1975 in New York (state)