Miss United States 1961
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| Miss United States 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 26, 1961 |
| Venue | Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York |
| Entrants | 33 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner | Jo Ann Odum West Virginia West Virginia |
Miss United States 1961, also referred to as Miss World USA 1961, was the 4th edition of the Miss United States World pageant. It was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York, and was won by Jo Ann Odum of West Virginia. Odum was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Judith Ann Achter of Missouri. Odum went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1961 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 7 at Miss World.[1][2]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant[2] |
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| Miss United States 1961 |
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| 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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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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Delegates
The Miss United States World 1961 delegates were:
- File:Flag of Atlantic City, New Jersey.gif Atlantic City – Lonnie Bell
- File:Flag of California.svg California – Marlena Loren
- File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut – Jayne Burghardt
- File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware – Alicia Silver
- File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia – Patricia Alice Buck
- File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida – Lynne Shirley
- File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1956–2001).svg Georgia – Sandra New
- File:Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho – Marva Jean Rich
- File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky – Louise King
- File:Flag of Louisville, Kentucky (1934–2003).svg Louisville – Martha Shipp
- File:Flag of Maine.svg Maine – Jennifer Farrell
- File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland – Diane Dolores White
- File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts – Sandra Smith
- File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan – Mikki Catsman
- File:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi – Diane Carpenter
- File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri – Barbara Kohler
- File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey – Ione Williams
- File:Flag of New York.svg New York – Janet Boring
- File:Flag of New York City.svg New York City – Marilyn Chase
- File:Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina – Betsy Medlin
- File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio – Judith Kay Tewalt
- File:Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon – Sharon Wiley
- File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania – Marcia Freedman
- File:Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg Philadelphia – Mary Lee Winton
- File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island – Paula Holmes
- File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina – Judy Austin
- Spartanburg – Rita Souther
- File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee – Christine McSwain
- File:Flag of Texas.svg Texas – Cheryl Stubblefield
- File:Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont – Florene Mayette
- File:Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia – Laurie Mills
- File:Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia – Jo Ann Odum
- File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin – Judith Greco
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Notes
Did not Compete
- File:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
- File:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
- File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
- File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
- File:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
- File:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
- File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
- File:Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
- File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
- File:Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
- File:Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
- File:Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
- File:Flag of Montana.svg Montana
- File:Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
- File:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada
- File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire
- File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
- File:Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
- File:Flag of Oklahoma (1941–1988).svg Oklahoma
- File:Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
- File:Flag of Utah.svg Utah
- File:Flag of Washington.svg Washington
- File:Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
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Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:
- 1959: File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut: Jayne Burghardt
- 1959: File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland: Diane Dolores White (Top 15)
- 1960: File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee: Christine McSwain
- 1961: File:Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont: Florene Mayette (Top 15; as File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut)
- 1963: File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts: Sandra "Su Su" Smith (Top 15)
References
- ↑ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1958-62". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-09-23.