Miss USA 1989
Miss USA 1989 | |
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Date | February 28, 1989 |
Presenters | Dick Clark, Angie Dickinson and Laura Harring |
Entertainment | Tommy Tune |
Venue | Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, Alabama |
Broadcaster | CBS, WKRG |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner |
Gretchen Polhemus Texas |
Congeniality |
Kimberly Nicewonder Virginia |
Best State Costume |
Kelly Holub Illinois |
Photogenic |
Elizabeth Primm Louisiana |
Miss USA 1989, the 38th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant.
This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark (The Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by John Forsythe that year), with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time.
Results
Placements
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1989 | |
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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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best State Costume |
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Final competition
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Judges
The following celebrities were invited to judge the competition:[1]
- Jude Deveraux – Author
- Bonnie Kay – Modeling manager
- Dick Rutan – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Jeana Yeager – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Stella Stevens – Actress
- Roscoe Tanner – Tennis player
- Linda Shelton – Aerobics instructor
- Lillian Glass – Author
- Richard Anderson – Actor
- Cecilia Bolocco – Miss Universe 1987 from Chile
- Jennifer Chandler – Olympic diver
Delegates
The Miss USA 1989 delegates were:
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Contestant notes
- Gretchen Polhemus (Texas) and Lee Anne Locken (Arizona) had competed against each other the previous year in the Miss Texas USA 1988 pageant. Polhemus placed second runner-up to winner Courtney Gibbs, and Locken was third runner-up.[2]
References
- ↑ "Miss USA". The Durant Daily Democrat. Associated Press. March 1, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Associated Press (1987-08-04). "Metroplex beauty wins Miss Texas". Houston Chronicle. p. 10.
External links
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