Miss USA 1973

Miss USA 1973
Date	May 28, 1973
Presenters	Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	The Lettermen
Venue	Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York
Broadcaster	CBS, WCBS-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Amanda Jones Illinois
Congeniality	Kiki Kirkland
Photogenic	Janice Geiler

Miss USA 1973, the 22nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Broadway Theatre, New York City, New York on May 19, 1973, Hosted by Bob Barker who 8 months earlier began hosting The Price Is Right on CBS.

The pageant was won by Amanda Jones of Illinois, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Tanya Wilson of Hawaii. Jones was the third woman from Illinois to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margarita Moran of the Philippines at Miss Universe 1973.

Results

• Miss USA 1973: Amanda Jones (Illinois)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Susan Carlson (New York)
  • 2nd runner-up: Gayle White (Rhode Island)
  • 3rd runner-up: Sherry Nix (Arizona)
  • 4th runner-up: Betty Jo Grove (Maryland)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Carol Herrema (California)
  • Nancy Paltcha (District of Columbia)
  • Stacy Evans (Florida)
  • Brenda Kopmeyer (Kansas)
  • Storm Hensley (Louisiana)
  • Janice Geiler (Nebraska)
  • Lavon McConnell (Texas)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Kiki Kirkland (South Carolina)
• Photogenic: Janice Geiler (Nebraska)
• Best State Costume: LaVon McConnell (Texas) tied with Diane Marie Modrow (Wisconsin)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1973 delegates were:

External links

• Miss USA official website