Miss_USA_1961

Miss USA 1961
Miss USA 1961
	Sharon Brown
Date	July 13, 1961
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Colorado; Hawaii; Minnesota; Montana; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Oregon; Washington;
Winner	Sharon Brown; Louisiana
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Miss USA 1961

Beauty pageant

Miss USA 1961 was the 10th Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961.

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At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah crowned Sharon Brown of Louisiana as Miss USA 1961.^[1]^[2] It was the second victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Brown later competed at Miss Universe and was named as fourth runner-up to eventual winner, Marlene Schmidt.^[3]

Contestants from forty-two states and the District of Columbia competed in this pageant.

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"Louisiana lass is 'Miss U.S.A.'". The Tuscaloosa News. 14 July 1961. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.

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"Louisiana beauty queen wins Miss U.S.A. title". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 14 July 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"German engineer starting plush Miss Universe year". The Spokesman-Review. 17 July 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 18 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.

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"Shapely 15 to compete for 'Miss U.S.A.' title". Daily News-Post. Monrovia, California. 13 July 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Alabama girl runner-up in Miami Beach contest". The Tuscaloosa News. 14 July 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.

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Snapp, Thomas A. (27 March 1961). "Judy Onstad picked as Miss Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Mickey Lambert". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. 13 June 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Beauty winner". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 24 June 1961. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Mastronardi, Pete (18 June 1961). "State has 2 Miss Connecticuts; third to be named this week". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. p. 31. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Delaware's Miss Universe entrant: Nina Lou Ringler". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. 12 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Miss Florida". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 30 May 1961. p. 20. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Happy Birthday". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 8 July 1961. p. 63. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Miss Rossiter to wed E. Lombard". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. 22 March 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Miss Illinois". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. 8 July 1961. p. 18. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Headed south". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. 5 July 1961. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"The winner". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 27 June 1961. p. 26. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Multiple sclerosis queen". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 6 June 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Exams coming". Bristol Virginia-Tennessean. Bristol, Virginia. 30 May 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Universe winner". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. 10 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Diane Giersch Miss N.J. in Universe contest". The Daily Record. Long Branch, New Jersey. 12 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Good luck". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 6 July 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Ex-runner up". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. 9 June 1961. p. 18. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"S.C. Miss Universe to compete in Miami". Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2 July 1961. pp. A3. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.

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"Miss Universe of S.D." Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 15 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Miss Texas". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. 12 June 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Utah beauty poises for big contests". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. 14 June 1961. p. 26. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Norfolk beauty, 18, in Miami contest". The Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, Virginia. 8 July 1961. p. 24. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"The La Crosse Tribune". La Crosse, Wisconsin. 11 June 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 1961	Louisiana – Sharon Brown^[1]
1st runner-up	California – Pamela Stettler^[1]
2nd runner-up	Nevada – Karen Weller^[1]
3rd runner-up	New York – Alexa Currey^[1]
4th runner-up	Alabama – Suellen Robinson^[1]
Top 15	Connecticut – Florence Mayette^[4] Kentucky – Marcia Chumbler^[4] Massachusetts – Elaine Cusick^[4] Michigan – Patricia Squires^[4] Mississippi – Marlene Britsch^[4] Nebraska – Gail Weinstock^[4] New Jersey – Diane Giersch^[4] Rhode Island – Joan Zeller^[4] Utah – Janet Hawley^[4] West Virginia – Kathy McManaway^[4]

State	Contestant	Age^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Hometown	Notes
Alabama	Suellen Robinson^[5]	20	Fairfax
Alaska	Judy Onstad^[6]	21	Fairbanks
Arizona	Shyrle Owens	18	Phoenix
Arkansas	Mickey Lambert^[7]	20	El Dorado
California	Pamela Ray Stettler^[8]	18	San Rafael
Connecticut	Florence Mayette^[9]	20	Hartford
Delaware	Nina Lou Ringler^[10]	18	Selbyville
District of Columbia	Patricia Brunette	–	Washington, D.C.
Florida	Peggy DeFreitas^[11]	22	Miami
Georgia	Patsy Giddens^[12]	–	–
Idaho	Delcene Kay Rossiter^[13]	20	Pocatello
Illinois	Dianne Duffey^[14]	19	Elmhurst
Indiana	Janice Kay Oliver^[15]	18	Indianapolis
Iowa	Deanne Ostermann^[16]	19	Ocheyedan
Kansas	Dixie Lee Cook^[17]	22	Topeka
Kentucky	Marcia Gale Chumbler	18	Mayfield
Louisiana	Sharon Rene Brown	18	Minden	4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961^[3]
Maine	Barbara Ann Dyer	–	Dexter
Maryland	Gail Baxter	–	High Point
Massachusetts	Elaine Cusick	18	Boston
Michigan	Patricia Squires^[18]	20	Dearborn
Mississippi	Marlene Britsch	21	Clermont Harbour
Missouri	Joan Roberts	19	Richmond Heights
Nebraska	Gail L. Weinstock^[19]	20	Omaha
Nevada	Karen Weller	18	Las Vegas
New Hampshire	Dianne Ellen Lipson	–	–
New Jersey	Diane C. Giersch^[20]	19	Red Bank
New Mexico	Georgi Edwards^[21]	18	Albuquerque
New York	Alexa Currey^[22]	22	New York City	Replaced Marcia Banks as Miss New York USA
North Carolina	Marie Clyburn	20	Charlotte
Ohio	Alice Lou Engleman	23	Ashtabula
Pennsylvania	Gayle Nelson	19	Chester
Rhode Island	Joan Marie Zeller	23	Riverside
South Carolina	Yvonne Quick^[23]	21	Bennettsville
South Dakota	Sharon Hoffman^[24]	19	Harrisburg
Tennessee	Anita Atkins	25	Memphis
Texas	Sheila Wade^[25]	18	Dallas
Utah	Janet Marie Hawley^[26]	25	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Susan Nielson	–	Poultney
Virginia	Bonnie Jones^[27]	18	Norfolk
West Virginia	Kathy McManaway	20	Princeton
Wisconsin	Karen Reisweber^[28]	21	Milwaukee
Wyoming	Judy Larae Walton	–	Cokeville

Miss_USA_1961

Miss USA 1961

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