Miss America 1977

Miss America 1977
Date	September 11, 1976
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Dorothy Benham Minnesota

Miss America 1977, the 50th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 11, 1976 on NBC Network.

Pageant winner Dorothy Benham became a singer, appearing often on the Crystal Cathedral religious-themed program Hour of Power.

Among the other contestants in 1977 was Miss Florida, actress Nancy Stafford, who would co-star with Andy Griffith in the TV series Matlock, and actress Karen Kopins, who was Miss Connecticut. Another was Patsy Paugh, entered as Miss West Virginia, who was the mother of ill-fated Jon Benet Ramsey.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1977	Minnesota - Dorothy Benham
1st runner-up	South Carolina - Lavinia Cox
2nd runner-up	Texas - Carmen McCollum
3rd runner-up	California - Linda Michelle Mouron
4th runner-up	New York - Sonja Anderson
Top 10	Delaware - Deborah Lipford Maryland - Barbara Jennings North Dakota - Donna Grotberg Pennsylvania - Marie McLaughlin Virginia - Pamela Polk

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Minnesota - Dorothy Benham South Carolina - Lavinia Cox Texas - Carmen McCollum
Talent	Minnesota - Dorothy Benham New York - Sonja Anderson (tie) Texas - Carmen McCollum (tie) Virginia - Pamala Polk

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