Miss USA 1969

Miss USA 1969
Date	May 24, 1969
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Wendy Dascomb Virginia
Congeniality	Mary Verdiana
Photogenic	Susan Hawkins

Miss USA 1969, the 18th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 24, 1969.

The pageant was won by Wendy Dascomb of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Dorothy Anstett of Washington. Dascomb was the first woman from Virginia to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1969.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1969	Virginia – Wendy Dascomb
1st Runner-Up	Vermont – Mary Verdiana
2nd Runner-Up	South Carolina – Eva Engle
3rd Runner-Up	Arizona – Ruth Harris
4th Runner-Up	California – Troas Hayes
Top 15	Alabama – Hitsy Parnell Colorado – Susan Hawkins Connecticut – Elizabeth Wanderman Florida – Maria Junquera Hawaii – Stephanie Quintana Nevada – Karen Esslinger New Mexico – Mary Gard New York – Rosemary Hradek Texas – Sande Drews Washington – Deborah Giberson

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Vermont – Mary Verdiana
Miss Photogenic	Colorado – Susan Hawkins

Delegates

The Miss USA 1969 delegates were:

Alabama - Hitsy Parnell
Alaska - Linda Rowley
Arizona - Ruth Harris
Arkansas - Leonette Reed
California - Troas Hayes
Colorado - Susan Hawkins
Connecticut - Elizabeth Wanderman
Delaware - Marsha Stoppel
District of Columbia - Shelley Gosman
Florida - Maria Junquera
Georgia - Judy Lyons
Hawaii - Stephanie Quintana
Idaho - Karen Tall
Illinois - Christine Jalloway
Indiana - Linda Smith
Iowa - Becky Stoner
Kansas - Mary McGugin
Kentucky - Regina Pryor
Louisiana - Patricia Dupre
Maine - Elaine Bolduc
Maryland - Ardis Fowler
Massachusetts - Martha Cawley
Michigan - Lisa Brenner
Minnesota - Laureen Darling
Mississippi - Rose Marie Ray
Missouri - Cherrie Hofmann

Montana - Christina Jovin
Nebraska - Marily Poole
Nevada - Karen Esslinger
New Hampshire - Dorothy Conners
New Jersey - Nancy Fromel
New Mexico - Mary Gard
New York - Rosemary Hradek
North Carolina - Faye Bass
North Dakota - Beckee Benz
Ohio - Marlynn Singleton
Oklahoma - Deborah Federson
Oregon - Karen Morton
Pennsylvania - Marlene Vaughn
Rhode Island - Donna Lewis
South Carolina - Eva Engle
South Dakota - Mary Bergen
Tennessee - Suzie Richardson
Texas - Sande Drews
Utah - Anne Mueller
Vermont - Mary Verdiana
Virginia - Wendy Dascomb
Washington - Deborah Giberson
West Virginia - Betty Grimmer
Wisconsin - Christine Sachen
Wyoming - Pam Lewis

External links

Miss USA official website

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