Miss USA World 1966

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Miss USA World 1966
DateAugust 27, 1966
PresentersBob Hope
VenueColumbus, Ohio
Entrants49
Placements7
WinnerDenice Estelle Blair
Utah Utah
CongenialityBettye Jean Dillon
Tennessee Tennessee
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Miss USA World 1966 was the 5th edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in Columbus, Ohio and was won by Denice Estelle Blair of Utah. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Dianna Lynn Batts of the District of Columbia. Blair went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1966 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.[1]

This year was also significant as, this was the last year that the pageant was called Miss USA World. From 1967 onward, the pageant would be called Miss World USA until 1978.

Results[]

Placements[]

Final results Contestant
Miss USA World 1966
  • Utah Utah – Denice Estelle Blair
1st Runner-Up
  • Florida Florida – Christine Anne Fisher
2nd Runner-Up
  • Virginia Virginia – Patricia Rae Shaper
3rd Runner-Up
  • Missouri Missouri – Eva Sugarbaker (tied)
  • Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl (tied)
Top 7
  • New Mexico New Mexico - Jane Nelson
  • Ohio Ohio - Cindy Oliver

Special awards[]

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  •  Tennessee – Bettye Jean Dillon

Delegates[]

The Miss USA World 1966 delegates were:

  • Boston Boston, MA - Peggy Eckert
  • Flag of Brooklyn, New York.png Brooklyn, NY - Linda Cumbo
  • California California - Alexa Clark
  • Chicago Chicago, IL - Pat Adair
  • Cleveland Cleveland, OH - Janice Galub
  • Colorado Colorado - Unknown
  • Connecticut Connecticut - Janice Shilinski
  • Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit, MI - Unknown
  • Washington, D.C. District of Columbia - Unknown
  • Florida Florida - Christine Anne Fisher
  • Hawaii Hawaii - Ann Marie
  • Idaho Idaho - Lana Aloha Clark
  • Illinois Illinois - Lois Scott
  • Indiana Indiana - Bonnie Barkley
  • Iowa Iowa - Unknown
  • Kansas Kansas - Marla Jean Gartin
  • Kentucky Kentucky - Nanette Marchel
  • New Jersey Long Branch, NJ - Charleen Miller
  • Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl
  • Louisiana Louisiana - Unknown
  • Maryland Maryland - Unknown
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Unknown
  • Michigan Michigan - Johneane Teeter
  • Missouri Missouri - Eva Sugarbaker
  • Nebraska Nebraska - Stacey Porter
  • Nevada Nevada - Unknown
  • New Hampshire New Hampshire - Unknown
  • New Jersey New Jersey - Pamela Donaldson
  • New Mexico New Mexico - Jane Nelson
  • New York (state) New York - Sherry Lyn Armbruster
  • New York City New York City, NY - Carol Collins
  • North Carolina North Carolina - Ann Elizabeth Bailey
  • North Dakota North Dakota - Cheri Paul Knutson
  • Ohio Ohio - Cindy Oliver
  • Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - Unknown
  • Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA - Unknown
  • Rhode Island Rhode Island - Unknown
  • South Carolina South Carolina - Linda Parrish
  • Tennessee Tennessee - Bettye Jean Dillon
  • Texas Texas - Unknown
  • Utah Utah - Denice Estelle Blair
  • Vermont Vermont - Arlene Giroux
  • Virginia Virginia - Patricia Rae Shaper
  • Washington (state) Washington - Unknown
  • West Virginia West Virginia - Barbara Owens
  • Wisconsin Wisconsin - Ellen Rombs
  • Wyoming Wyoming - Penny Lee Silva

Notes[]

Did not Compete[]

  •  Alabama
  •  Alaska
  •  Arizona
  •  Arkansas
  •  Delaware
  •  Georgia
  •  Hawaii
  •  Idaho
  •  Kentucky
  •  Maine
  •  Minnesota
  •  Mississippi
  •  Montana
  •  Nebraska
  •  Oklahoma
  •  Oregon
  •  South Dakota
  •  Tennessee
  •  Vermont
  •  West Virginia
  •  Wisconsin

Crossovers[]

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
  • 1964:  Michigan: Johneane Teeter
  • 1965:  New Mexico: Jane Nelson (1st Runner-Up; as  Arizona)
  • 1966:  Utah: Denice Estelle Blair (Top 15)
Miss America
  • 1965:  New Mexico: Jane Nelson (Top 10)

References[]

  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1966-68". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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