Miss United States 1961

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Miss United States 1961
DateAugust 26, 1961
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City, New York
Entrants33
Placements5
WinnerJo Ann Odum
West Virginia West Virginia
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Miss United States 1961, also referred to as Miss World USA 1961, was the 4th edition of the Miss United States World pageant and it was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York and was won by Jo Ann Odum of West Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Judith Ann Achter of Missouri. Odum went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1961 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 7 at Miss World.[1][2]

Results[]

Placements[]

Final results Contestant[2]
Miss United States 1961
Miss United States World 1961
  • West Virginia West Virginia – Jo Ann Odum
1st Runner-Up
  • New York (state) New York – Janet Boring
2nd Runner-Up
  • California California – Marlena Loren
3rd Runner-Up
  • Maryland Maryland – Diane Dolores White
4th Runner-Up
  • Missouri Missouri - Barbara Kohler

Special awards[]

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
  • Unknown

Delegates[]

The Miss United States World 1961 delegates were:

  • Flag of Atlantic City, New Jersey.gif Atlantic City, NJ - Lonnie Bell
  • California California - Marlena Loren
  • Connecticut Connecticut - Jayne Burghardt
  • Delaware Delaware - Alicia Silver
  • Washington, D.C. District of Columbia - Patricia "Patti" Alice Buck
  • Florida Florida - Lynne Shirley
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Sandra New
  • Idaho Idaho - Marva Jean Rich
  • Kentucky Kentucky - Louise King
  • Flag of Louisville, Kentucky (1934–2003).svg Louisville, KY - Martha Shipp
  • Maine Maine - Jennifer Farrell
  • Maryland Maryland - Diane Dolores White
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Sandra "Su Su" Smith
  • Michigan Michigan - Mikki Catsman
  • Mississippi Mississippi - Diane Carpenter
  • Missouri Missouri - Barbara Kohler
  • New Jersey New Jersey - Ione Williams
  • New York (state) New York - Janet Boring
  • New York City New York City, NY - Marilyn Chase
  • North Carolina North Carolina - Betsy Medlin
  • Ohio Ohio - Judith Kay Tewalt
  • Oregon Oregon - Sharon Wiley
  • Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - Marcia Freedman
  • Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA - Mary Lee Winton
  • Rhode Island Rhode Island - Paula Holmes
  • South Carolina South Carolina - Judy Austin
  • Spartanburg, SC - Rita Souther
  • Tennessee Tennessee - Christine McSwain
  • Texas Texas - Cheryl Stubblefield
  • Vermont Vermont - Florene Mayette
  • Virginia Virginia - Laurie Mills
  • West Virginia West Virginia - Jo Ann Odum
  • Wisconsin Wisconsin - Judith Greco

Notes[]

Did not Compete[]

  •  Alabama
  •  Alaska
  •  Arizona
  •  Arkansas
  •  Colorado
  •  Hawaii
  •  Illinois
  •  Indiana
  •  Iowa
  •  Kansas
  •  Louisiana
  •  Minnesota
  •  Montana
  •  Nebraska
  •  Nevada
  •  New Hampshire
  •  New Mexico
  •  North Dakota
  •  Oklahoma
  •  South Dakota
  •  Utah
  •  Washington
  •  Wyoming

Crossovers[]

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
  • 1959:  Connecticut: Jayne Burghardt
  • 1959:  Maryland: Diane Dolores White (Top 15)
  • 1960:  Tennessee: Christine McSwain
  • 1961:  Vermont: Florene Mayette (Top 15; as  Connecticut)
  • 1963:  Massachusetts: Sandra "Su Su" Smith (Top 15)

References[]

  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1958-62". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

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