Miss USA 1961
Miss USA 1961 was the 10th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961. The pageant was won by Sharon Brown of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of Utah. Brown's win gave Louisiana a second title in four years, marking the first time a state had won two Miss USA titles outright (Utah had two titleholders in 1957 and 1960, but Charlotte Sheffield in 1957 originally placed 1st runner-up, and inherited the crown after the disqualification of the winner). Two days after her victory, Brown went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.
| Miss USA 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 13, 1961 |
| Venue | Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Sharon Brown.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Louisiana |
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1961 | |
| 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
- Louisiana wins competition for the second time.
- California earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and reaches the highest placement since Terry Huntingdon won in 1959.
- Nevada earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1957.
- New York earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- Alabama earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Utah and West Virginia.
- California and New York placed for the fifth consecutive year.
- Alabama and Louisiana placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- West Virginia placed for the third consecutive year.
- Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Utah made their second consecutive placement.
- Nevada last placed in 1959.
- Nebraska last placed in 1958.
- Kentucky last placed in 1953.
- Mississippi and Rhode Island placed for the first time.
- Iowa and Missouri break an ongoing streak of placements since 1959.
- Florida breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1958.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1961 delegates were:
Alabama – Suellen Robinson
Alaska – Judy Onstad
Arizona – Shyrle Owens.svg.png.webp)
Arkansas – Mickey Lambert
California – Pamela Stettler
Connecticut – Florence Mayette
Delaware – Nina Lou Ringler
District of Columbia – Patricia Brunette.svg.png.webp)
Florida – Peggy DeFreitas.svg.png.webp)
Georgia – Patsy Giddens
Idaho – Delcene Rossiter.svg.png.webp)
Illinois – Dianne Duffey
Indiana – Janice Oliver
Iowa – Deanne Ostermann.svg.png.webp)
Kansas – Dixie Lee Cook
Kentucky – Marcia Chumbler- Louisiana – Sharon Brown
Maine – Barbara Dyer
Maryland – Gail Baxter.svg.png.webp)
Massachusetts – Elaine Cusick
Michigan – Patricia Squires.png.webp)
Mississippi – Marlene Britsch
Missouri – Joan Roberts
Nebraska – Gail Weinstock.svg.png.webp)
Nevada – Karen Weller
New Hampshire – Ellen Lipson.png.webp)
New Jersey – Diane Gierson
New Mexico – Georgi Edwards
New York – Alexa Currey.svg.png.webp)
North Carolina – Marie Clyburn
Ohio – Alice Englemann
Pennsylvania – Gayle Nelson
Rhode Island – Joan Zeller
South Carolina – Yvonne Quick.svg.png.webp)
South Dakota – Sharon Hoffman
Tennessee – Anita Atkins
Texas – Sheila Wade.png.webp)
Utah – Janet Hawley
Vermont – Susan Nielsen
Virginia – Bonnie Jones
West Virginia – Kathy McManaway.svg.png.webp)
Wisconsin – Karen Reisweber
Wyoming – Judy Walton
No state delegate sent: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington
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