Miss USA 1977
| Miss USA 1977 | |
|---|---|
 Kimberly Tomes as Miss USA | |
| Date | May 14, 1977 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker[1] and Helen O'Connell |
| Entertainment | Bobby Vinton |
| Venue | Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WCSC-TV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Kimberly Tomes Texas |
Miss USA 1977 was the 26th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on May 14, 1977.
The pageant was won by Kimberly Tomes of Texas,[1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Barbara Peterson of Minnesota. Tomes was the first woman from Texas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1977.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1977 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12 |
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Delegates
The Miss USA 1977 delegates were:
Alabama – Cheryl Burgess
Alaska – Edith Baker
Arizona – Toni Abranovic
Arkansas – Debra Lynn Duree
California - Pamela Gergely
Colorado – Mary Anne Genzel
Connecticut – Susan Crone
Delaware – Debby Faulkner
District of Columbia – Sharon Sutherland
Florida – Linda LeFevre
Georgia – Linda Kerr
Hawaii – Cely de Castro
Idaho – Leslie Kington
Illinois – Elizabeth Curran
Indiana – Lynn Flaherty
Iowa – Cindy Woodard
Kansas – Sherry Brane
Kentucky – Sandra Kay Smith
Louisiana – Patti Rosenbalm
Maine – Tina Brown
Maryland – Twyla Littleton
Massachusetts – Carolyn Marcil
Michigan – Jennifer Pinks
Minnesota – Deborah Cossette
Mississippi – Leigh Tapley
Missouri – Connie Ast
Montana – Theresa Rose Bajt
Nebraska – Debbie Ridge
Nevada – Mary O'Neal Contino
New Hampshire – Belinda Bridgeman
New Jersey – Juanita McCarty
New Mexico – Denise Funderburk
New York – Deborah Martin
North Carolina – Vikki Verbyla
North Dakota – Barbara Redlin
Ohio – Lesa Rummell
Oklahoma – Kathy Malchar
Oregon – Charisse Charlton
Pennsylvania – Lorraine Lincoski
Rhode Island – Susan Carten
South Carolina – Pamela Lorraine Hoover
South Dakota – Ginger Thomson
Tennessee – Rene Jean Smith- Texas – Kimberly Tomes
Utah – Michele Miner
Vermont – Anne Kent
Virginia – Lynn Herring
Washington – Ivy Lynn Reed
West Virginia – Pat Brown
Wisconsin – Vicki Payne
Wyoming – Michele Fisser
Judges
- James Bacon – columnist
- Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975
- Gen. Mark W. Clark – United States Army four-star general
- Larry Csonka – NFL running back
- Eileen Ford – Ford Agency founder
- Dong Kingman – artist
- Greg Morris – actor
- June Posen – cosmetics executive
- Omar Sharif – actor
- Jack Walsh – journalist
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Miss Texas Wins Miss America (sic) Title". Ventura County Star. May 15, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved 26 July 2023. (Article content makes it clear they mean Miss USA, but the title does say Miss America.)