Miss USA 1981
| Miss USA 1981 | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 21, 1981 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker |
| Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 50 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner |
Kim Seelbrede Ohio |
| Congeniality |
 Cynthia Kerby |
| Photogenic |
Cynthia Kerby |
Miss USA 1981, the 30th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 21, 1981 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.
The pageant was won by Kim Seelbrede of Ohio, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jineane Ford of Arizona. Seelbrede was the second woman from Ohio to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist in Miss Universe 1981.
The 1981 pageant featured only 50 delegates after Deborah Fountain of New York was disqualified during the preliminary judging after being found to have padded her swimsuit.[1] The final question that was asked by each of the Top Five delegates was "Your sister or best friend has been chosen for the Miss USA 1982 and she came to you for advice what would you tell her?"
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1981 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12 |
Special awards
- Congeniality: Cynthia Kerby (California)
- Photogenic: Cynthia Kerby (California)
- (Kerby is the only Miss USA delegate to have won both special awards)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1981 delegates were:
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Judges
- Cindy Adams, American gossip columnist and writer
- Joey Adams, American comedian
- Dwight Clark
- Jim Fowler, zoologist and host of television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Mary Therese Friel, Miss USA 1979
- Gary Graffman, pianist
References
- ↑ "Headliners; Truth in Packaging". New York Times. 1981-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-10.