Miss USA 1960
Miss USA 1960 was the 9th Miss USA pageant, won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960. She was crowned by Miss USA 1959, Terry Huntingdon of California. Utah became the first state to have two titleholders, after Charlotte Sheffield was named Miss USA 1957 following the disqualification of Mary Leona Gage.
| Miss USA 1960 | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 7, 1960 |
| Presenters | Charles Collingwood |
| Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
| Entrants | 45 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Linda Bement Utah |
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1960 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 15 |
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Historical significance
- Utah wins competition for the second time. Incidentally, Bement went on to become the third woman from the USA to win the Miss Universe title in 1960.
- New York earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1954.
- Alabama earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1958.
- North Carolina earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- Florida earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York and West Virginia.
- California and New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- Alabama, Florida and Louisiana placed for the third consecutive year.
- Iowa, Missouri and West Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Utah last placed in 1958.
- Massachusetts and Ohio last placed in 1957.
- Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina last placed in 1956.
- Connecticut last placed in 1954.
- Georgia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1958.
- Texas breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1953.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1960 delegates were:
Alabama – Margaret Gordon
Alaska – Evelyn Bly
Arizona – Virginia Crook.svg.png.webp)
Arkansas – Gene Chambers
California – Teri Janssen.svg.png.webp)
Colorado – Karen Eickermann
Connecticut – Joyce Trautwig
Delaware – Rose Anne Reed
District of Columbia – Doris Lee Jones.svg.png.webp)
Florida – Nancy Wakefiled.svg.png.webp)
Georgia – Cecilia Upton
Hawaii – Gordean Lee (withdrew from competition)
Idaho – Margie Davis.svg.png.webp)
Illinois – Patricia Thompson
Indiana – June Cochran
Iowa – Trudy Shulkin.svg.png.webp)
Kansas – Peggy Patterson
Kentucky – Barbara Joan Lovins.svg.png.webp)
Louisiana – Judy Fletcher
Maine – Terry Suzanne Tripp
Maryland – Jerri Fiorilli
Massachusetts – Barbara Feldman
Michigan – Judith Richards
Missouri – Marilyn Jean Stalcup.svg.png.webp)
Montana – Joanne Lane
New Hampshire – Joan Joyce Chesleing.png.webp)
New Jersey – Sandy Chudy
New Mexico – Kaye Smith
New York – Mary Rodite.svg.png.webp)
North Carolina – Lyndia Ann Tarleton
North Dakota – Twila Fleckton
Ohio – Corrine Huff.svg.png.webp)
Oklahoma – Suzanna Moore
Pennsylvania – Betsy Reeves
Rhode Island – Lorelie Sue White
South Carolina – Margaret Thompson.svg.png.webp)
South Dakota – Patricia Klith
Tennessee – Christine McSwain
Texas – Pat Cloud.png.webp)
Utah – Linda Bement
Vermont – Carole Mary Demas
Virginia – Elizabeth Betty Noreen Fulford
West Virginia – Garnett Pugh.svg.png.webp)
Wisconsin – Sharyn Chalik
Wyoming – Anita Simon
No state delegates sent: Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
See also
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