Miss USA 1984
Miss USA 1984 was the 33rd Miss USA pageant, televised live from Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California.
| Miss USA 1984 | |
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| Date | May 17, 1984 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 53 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Winner | Mai Shanley New Mexico |
| Congeniality | Diane Gadoury New Hampshire |
| Photogenic | Laura Shaw Texas |
The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker. It was the first time the pageant had been held in Florida since 1971, the last time the pageant had been held in its old home of Miami Beach.
In an odd occurrence, both women in the top two had previously competed at Miss America, neither one of whom placed at that pageant.
Miss USSA 1984 Titlecard
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1984 | |
| 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 10 |
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Final Competition
| State | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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| New Mexico |
8.913 (4) | 9.533 (1) | 9.300 (1) | 9.422 (2) | 9.418 (1) |
 West Virginia |
9.008 (1) | 9.465 (2) | 9.277 (2) | 9.454 (1) | 9.398 (2) |
 Tennessee |
8.564 (8) | 8.877 (8) | 9.211 (3) | 9.055 (5) | 9.047 (5) |
 Missouri |
8.422 (10) | 9.311 (3) | 8.922 (6) | 9.055 (5) | 9.096 (4) |
 District of Columbia |
8.483 (9) | 9.244 (4) | 9.014 (4) | 9.400 (3) | 9.219 (3) |
 Illinois |
8.917 (3) | 9.088 (6) | 9.011 (5) | 8.966 (8) | 9.021 (6) |
 Oregon |
8.981 (2) | 9.040 (7) | 8.687 (8) | 9.333 (4) | 9.020 (7) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} North Carolina |
8.791 (5) | 9.166 (5) | 8.822 (7) | 9.022 (7) | 9.003 (8) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Oklahoma |
8.616 (7) | 8.744 (9) | 8.522 (10) | 8.853 (10) | 8.706 (9) |
| Texas |
8.715 (6) | 8.277 (10) | 8.588 (9) | 8.944 (9) | 8.603 (10) |
Historical significance
- New Mexico wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1965. Also becoming in the 22nd state who does it for the first time.
- West Virginia earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time and it reaches again its highest placement ever at the contest. The last time it placed this was in 1957.
- Tennessee earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1962.
- Missouri earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1971.
- District of Columbia earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1965.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Oklahoma and Texas.
- Texas placed for the tenth consecutive year.
- Oklahoma made its second consecutive placement.
- Tennessee last placed in 1982.
- New Mexico last placed in 1980.
- Illinois and North Carolina last placed in 1979.
- District of Columbia last placed in 1977.
- Missouri and Oregon last placed in 1976.
- West Virginia last placed in 1961.
- Michigan breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1982.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1984 delegates were:
Alabama - Kelly Flowers
Alaska - Sherri McNeally
Arizona - Daria Sparling.svg.png.webp)
Arkansas - Shelly Boyd
California - Theresa Ring
Colorado - Michelle Anderson
Connecticut - Lynne Scalo
Delaware - Denise Lennick- District of Columbia - Steffanee Leaming
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Florida - Stacy Hassfurder.svg.png.webp)
Georgia - Jayne Poteet
Hawaii - Puna Stillman
Idaho - Valencia Bilyeu- Illinois - LaVonne Misselle
Indiana - Susan Willarbo
Iowa - Michele Boisvert
Kansas - Elizabeth Johnson
Kentucky - Tammy Melendez.svg.png.webp)
Louisiana - Rusanne Jourdan
Maine - Vickie Lynn Gay
Maryland - Betsy Cook
Massachusetts - Deborah Neary
Michigan - Adriana Krambeck
Minnesota - Martha Mork.png.webp)
Mississippi - Carla Green- Missouri - Sandra Percival
Montana - Kristi Ogren
Nebraska - Joni Rundall.svg.png.webp)
Nevada - Donna Lee McNeil- New Hampshire - Diane Gadoury
New Jersey - Diane Everett Qualter- New Mexico - Mai Shanley
New York - Carolina Flury- North Carolina - Cookie Noak
North Dakota - Suzanne Lewis
Ohio - Rosi Erwin- Oklahoma - Julia Murdock
- Oregon - Debbie Epperson
Pennsylvania - Tina Albright
Rhode Island - Debbie Mowry
South Carolina - Ginger Gree.svg.png.webp)
South Dakota - Donna Smith- Tennessee - Desiree Daniels
- Texas - Laura Shaw
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Utah - Michele Lynn Brown
Vermont - Sue O'Brien
Virginia - Leah Rush
Washington - Sue Gerrish- West Virginia - Kelly Lea Anderson
Wisconsin - Tamara Su Schoff
Wyoming - Cheryl Rawson
Special entries
- Miss Teen USA 1983 - Ruth Zakarian
- Miss Teen USA 1984 - Cherise Haugen
Contestant notes
- Kelly Anderson (West Virginia), the first runner-up, went on to compete in Miss World 1984, where she placed fifth overall.
- Additionally, Sandy Percival (Missouri), the third runner-up, competed at Miss International 1984, where she placed in the Top 15.
- Three contestants previously competed in the Miss America pageant:
- Mai Shanley (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico 1983
- Desiree Daniels (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee 1982 (first runner-up at Miss America 1983)
- Kelly Anderson (West Virginia) - Miss West Virginia 1982
Judges
- Jim Craig
- Anna Colon
- Ralph Wolfe Cowan
- Anne Kirstin Clenshaw
- Billy Hufsey
- Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 from Ohio
- Tony Dorsett
- David Mason Daniels
- Catherine Hickland
- Irving Mansfield
- Vicki Lawrence
External links
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