Miss USA 1982
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| Miss USA 1982 | |
|---|---|
| File:Terri Utley, Miss USA 1982.jpg Terri Utley wearing the Miss USA 1982 crown | |
| Date | May 13, 1982 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker[1] |
| Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WJTV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Terri Utley Arkansas |
| Congeniality | Toni McFadden Alaska |
| Photogenic | Sondra Dee Jones Virginia |
Miss USA 1982 was the 31st Miss USA pageant, televised live on May 13, 1982, from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS. The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas,[1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio. Utley was the first – and to date (as of 2023[update]) only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982. The judges included Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew and Miss USA 1980 Jineane Ford.[2] Jeannine Boger, who was Miss North Carolina USA is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1982 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up | |
| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 12 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Best State Costume |
Delegates
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:[4][5]
- Alabama Alabama – Lisa Wheeler
- Alaska Alaska – Toni McFadden
- Arizona Arizona – Lori Hakola
- Arkansas Arkansas – Terri Utley
- California California – Suzanne Dewames
- Colorado Colorado – Dusty Hutton
- Connecticut Connecticut – Maureen Szekeres
- Delaware Delaware – Shawna Saints
- Washington, D.C. District of Columbia – Lori Esteep
- Florida Florida – Lisa Smith
- Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia – Kelly Blackston
- Hawaii Hawaii – Vanessa Dubois
- Idaho Idaho – Valerie Stephan
- Illinois Illinois – Carla Danielson
- Indiana Indiana – Sara Binckley
- Iowa Iowa – Jeanne Hoyer
- Kansas Kansas – Stefanie Larson
- Kentucky Kentucky – Kristina Chapman
- Louisiana Louisiana – Lisa Michael
- Maine Maine – Theresa Cloutier
- Maryland Maryland – Angie Boyer
- Massachusetts Massachusetts – Janet Marie Flaherty
- Michigan Michigan – Diane Arabia
- Minnesota Minnesota – Lori Kmetz
- Mississippi Mississippi – Nancy Perkins
- Missouri Missouri – Susan Heiman
- Montana Montana – Perri Stevenson
- Nebraska Nebraska – Lori Novicki
- Nevada Nevada – Andrea Pennington
- New Hampshire New Hampshire – Kathy Rogers
- New Jersey New Jersey – Janice Lynn Straub
- New Mexico New Mexico – Lisa Allen
- New York (state) New York – Annemarie Henderson
- North Carolina North Carolina – Jeannine Dalton
- North Dakota North Dakota – Tammi Martinson
- Ohio Ohio – Kim Weeda
- Oklahoma Oklahoma – Jill Liebmann
- Oregon Oregon – Kristina Bauer
- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania – Therese Rosa
- Rhode Island Rhode Island – Peggy McGraw
- South Carolina South Carolina – Margo Wood
- South Dakota South Dakota – Meaghan North
- Tennessee Tennessee – Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
- Texas Texas – Luann Caughey
- Utah Utah – Susan Gasser
- Vermont Vermont – Georgia Davis
- Virginia Virginia – Sondra Dee Jones
- Washington (state) Washington – Jana Minerich
- West Virginia West Virginia – Cindy Baniak
- Wisconsin Wisconsin – Cheryl Maslowski
- Wyoming Wyoming – Judy Wilder
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Judges
- Summer Bartholomew, Miss USA 1975 from California[1]
- Vic Damone, singer
- Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 from Arizona[1]
- Georgia Gibbs, singer
- John James, actor
- Julia Meade, actress
- Robert Pine, actor
- Freddie Solomon, NFL player
- Michelle Stevens, model
- Gordon Cooper
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Reynolds, Harold (May 14, 1982). "Arkansas beauty is Miss USA". The South Mississippi Sun. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Five past Miss USAs recall excitement". The Sun. May 13, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Miss Ohio USA Kim Weeda". Hattiesburg American. May 6, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ↑ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 38. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ↑ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 39. Retrieved August 18, 2024.