USA Semi's 1952-1982
Miss USA Semi-Finalists
(1952-1982)

1952-JACKIE LOUGHERY OF NEW YORK
2. Jeanne Vaugn Thompson of Louisiana
3. Carolyn Carlew of Missouri
4. Jean Harper of Tennessee
5.Trula Birchfield of Oklahoma
Semi-Finalists:
Virginia Ann Johnson of Indiana
Judy Hatula of Michigan
Jodell Stirmlinger of Minnesota
Valerie Jackson of Montana
Ruth Jane Hampton of New Jersey
1953-MYRNA HANSEN OF ILLINOIS
2. Mary Kemp Griffin of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
3. Doris Edwards of Alabama (married)
4. Nancy Petraborg of Washington
5. Shauna Wood of Utah
Semi-Finalists:
Marcella Roulette of California
Jeanie Carroll of Colorado
Kay Duggar of Florida
Marilyn Shonka of Iowa
Mary Ann Stice of Kentucky
Jeanne Vaugn Thompson of Louisiana
Jackie Lee of Maine
Mary Ann Papke of Minnesota
Berneta Nelson of Nebraska
Earlene Whitt of Nevada
Reta Knapp of New York
Eleanor Mack of Ohio
Jeri Bauer of Pennsylvania
Susan Anthony Day of South Carolina
Joan Gail Bradshaw of Texas


1954-MIRIAM STEVENSON
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
(won Miss Universe)

2. Ellen Whitehead of Virginia (disqualified)
2. Karin Huitman of New York
(took over as 1st Runner-Up)
3. Renee Roy of New York City
4. Betty Lee of Texas
5. Celeste Ravel of Illinois
Semi-Finalists:
Waydine Nesbitt of Arkansas
Sandra Lea Constance of California
Andrea Todd of Connecticut
Laura Farley of the District of Columbia
Cecilia Ann Dennis of Indiana
Ione Lucken of Iowa
Barbara Eschenburg of Maryland
Janice Beverly Bowles of Memphis, Tennessee
Dawn Joyce of Minnesota
Alice Jean Porritt of Missouri
Dawn Oney of Montana
Margie Winkhoff of Nebraska
Evelyn Orowitz of New Jersey
Barbara Joyce Randa of Ohio
Rita Dolores Younger of Wisconsin
1955-CARLENE KING JOHNSON
OF VERMONT

2. Margaret Anne Haywood of Arkansas
3. Donna Jo Stever of Nebraska
4. Donna Schurr of California
5. Carolann Connor of Georgia
Semi-Finalists:
Dorothy Jane Bewley of Colorado
Mariles Gessler of Florida
Dianne Daniggelis of Illinois
Joan Schwartz of New Mexico
Patricia Ann O'Kane of New York City
Janet Kadlecik of New York
Sara Ella Stone of South Carolina
Mary Miles Daughters of Texas
Shirley Jean Givins of Washington
Jeanne Marianne Boulay of Wisconsin


1956-CAROL MORRIS OF IOWA
(won Miss Universe)

2. Betty Lane Cherry of South Carolina
3. Nancy McCollum of Arkansas
4. Shari Lewis of Nebraska
5. Jo Dodson of Texas
Semi-Finalists:
Marja Bertulson of Arizona
Karen Keeler of Colorado
Charlene Holt of Maryland
Barbara Sias of Michigan
Dolores Winfield of New Jersey
Shirley Bagwell of North Carolina
Eleanor Wood of Ohio
Maralyn Turner of Oregon
Stella Wilson of Tennessee
Cheryl Brown of Utah
June Svedin of Washington
1957-LEONA GAGE OF MARYLAND
(disqualified)
CHARLOTTE SHEFFIELD OF UTAH
(became new Miss USA)

2. Ruth Marie Parr of West Virginia
3. Joan Adams of Nevada
4. Carolyn McGirr of Nebraska
5. Kathryn Gabriel of Ohio
Semi-Finalists:
Helen Elizabeth Garrott of Arkansas
Peggy Jacobson of California
Marianne Gaba of Illinois
Judith Ann Hall of Iowa
Sandra Ramsey of Massachusetts
Sanita Pelky of New York
Jean Spotts of South Carolina
Gloria Hunt of Texas
Diana Schafer of Washington


1958-EURLYNE HOWELL OF LOUISIANA
2. Marcia Valibus of Florida
3. Judith Lucille Carlson of Alabama
4. June Pickney of Illinois
5. Diane Gail Austin of Georgia
Semi-Finalists:
Donna Kay Brooks of California
Sharon Diane Tietjen of Montana
Dee Kjeldgaard of Nebraska
Virginia Fox of New York
Patricia Ann Moss of South Carolina
Helen Youngquist of South Dakota
Martha Nell Boales of Tennessee
Linda Ann Daughterty of Texas
Sandra Pugh of Utah
Rose Marie Nielsen of Washington
1959-TERRY LYNN HUNTINGDON
OF CALIFORNIA

2. Carelgean Douglas of Texas
3. Nanita Greene of Florida
4. Dorothy Gladys Taylor of Georgia
5. Arlene Nesbitt of New York
Semi-Finalists:
Pat Sullivan of Alabama
Donna Sue Needham of Arkansas
Diane Lee Gardner of Colorado
Kay Nielsen of Iowa
Mary Margaret Lobianco of Louisiana
Carolyn Komant of Maine
Diane Dolores White of Maryland
Barbara Jayne Stell of Missouri
Joy Blaine of Nevada
Wilda Sue Estep of West Virginia


1960-LINDA BEMENT OF UTAH
(won Miss Universe)

2. Mary Rodites of New York
3. Margaret Jo Gordon of Alabama
4. Lyndia Ann Tarleton of North Carolina
5. Nancy Wakefield of Florida
Semi-Finalists:
Teri Janssen of California
Joyce Trautwig of Connecticut
Trudy Shulkin of Iowa
Judy Rebecca Fletcher of Louisiana
Barbara Gale Feldman of Massachusetts
Judith Richards of Michigan
Marilyn Jean Stalcup of Missouri
Sandy Chudy of New Jersey
Corinne Huff of Ohio
Garnett Carole Pugh of West Virginia
1961-SHARON BROWN OF LOUISIANA
2. Pamela Stettler of California
3. Karen Weller of Nevada
4. Alexa Currey of New York
5. Suellen Robinson of Alabama
Semi-Finalists:
Florence Mayette of Connecticut
Marcia Gail Chumbler of Kentucky
Elaine Cusick of Massachusetts
Patricia Lyn Squires of Michigan
Marlene Britsch of Mississippi
Gail Weinstock of Nebraska
Diane Diersch of New Jersey
Joan Zeller of Rhode Island
Janet Marie Hawley of Utah
Kathy McManaway of West Virginia


1962-MACEL WILSON OF HAWAII
2. Diana Zabicki of Connecticut
3. Gail White of Tennessee
4. Marilyn Ann Tindall of California
5. Janet Hadland of Nevada
Semi-Finalists:
Jerri Michelson of Arizona
Penny Jo James of Colorado
Helen Sweeney of the District of Columbia
Jean Donnelly of Illinois
Sue Ekamp of Indiana
Sandralee Kay of New Hampshire
Sherralyn Patecell of New York
Joyce Collin of Oregon
Margaret Lineman of Pennsylvania
Jackie Williams of Texas
Patricia Profaizer of Utah
1963-MARITE OZERS OF ILLINOIS
2. Michelle Bettina Metrinko of the District of Columbia
3. Sandra Lee Marlin of Missouri
4. Rhea Looney of Colorado
5. Francine Cheryl Herack of California
Semi-Finalists:
Dinah Irene Armstrong of Alabama
Diane McGarry of Arizona
Sandra Smith of Massachusetts
Pamela Lee Sands of Michigan
Kathee Francis of Nevada
Sandra Fillingham of New Mexico
Jeanne Quinn of New York
Roberta Ann Mozier of Oklahoma
Cecilia Yoder of South Carolina
Bobby Lynn Morrow of Tennessee


1964-BOBBIE JOHNSON
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2. Diane Elaine Balloun of Texas
3. Patricia Susan Marlin of Alaska
4. Janet Joy Erickson of Utah
5. Johanna Ruth Reid of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Pamela Jean Borgfeldt of Alabama
Jeanne Elaine Venables of California
Dorothy Johnson of Idaho
Royette Michele Terry of Maryland
Patricia Turk of Mississippi
Barbara Joan Richartz of New Jersey
Dorothy Langhans of New York
Gail Karen Krielow of Ohio
Jackie Sue Maloney of Oklahoma
Toye Fae Esch of Oregon
1965-SUE DOWNEY OF OHIO
2. Jane Nelson of Arizona
3. Judy Baldwin of New Mexico
4. Julie Andrus of Kentucky
5. Dianna Batts of the District of Columbia
Semi-Finalists:
Leigh Sanford of Alabama
Kathryn Lee Hage of California
Elithe Aquiar of Hawaii
Susan Lynee Pill of Michigan
Denyse Turner of Nevada
Gloria Jon of New York
Cheryl Semrad of Oklahoma
Vicki Harrison of South Carolina
Phillis Johnson of Texas
Janis Sadler of Utah


1966-MARIA REMENYI OF CALIFORNIA
2. Pat Deene of Connecticut
3. Elaine Richards of Indiana
4. Judy Ann Slayton of North Dakota
5. Randy Beard of Florida
Semi-Finalists:
Roxanne Neeley of Arizona
Sue Counts of the District of Columbia
Judith Anne Wolski of Hawaii
Roselaine Zetter of Maryland
Nancy Brackett of Massachusetts
Nancy Self of New York
Karen Dietz of Ohio
Mary Margaret Smith of Tennessee
Dorothy Pickens of Texas
Denice Blair of Utah
1967-SYLVIA HITCHCOCK OF ALABAMA
(won Miss Universe)

2. Susan Ellen Bradley of California
(declined the title)
3. CHERYL ANN PATTON OF FLORIDA
(became new Miss USA)

4. Jody Bonham of Wisconsin
5. Karen Hendrix of Missouri
Semi-Finalists:
Judianne Magnusson of Arizona
Myra Chudy of the District of Columbia
Elizabeth Kallmeyer of Georgia
Beverly Lacek of Illinois
Sandy Clevering of Maryland
Jacqueline Moore of Nevada
Maureen Bassett of Oregon
Barbara Woronko of Pennsylvania
Nancy Brecham of Tennessee
Bonnie Robinson of Texas


1968-DOROTHY ANSTETT OF WASHINGTON
2. Paulette Reck of Maryland
3. Kathy Landry of Nevada
4. Kathy Hebert of Louisiana
5. Bonnie Lynn Tafoya of New Mexico
Semi-Finalists:
Claudia Robinson of Alabama
Ann Smithwick of Arkansas
Suzanne Fromm of California
Janice Shikinsky of Connecticut
Carol Ann Seymour of Hawaii
Virginia Clift of Michigan
June West of New York
Linda Hoyle of Ohio
Sandra Joyce Force of Tennessee
Laurie Burke of Virginia
1969-WENDY DASCOMB OF VIRGINIA
2. Mary Verdiana of Vermont
3. Eva Engle of South Carolina
4. Ruth Boykin Hayes of Arizona
5. Troas Kaye Hayes of California
Semi-Finalists:
Hitsy Parnell of Alabama
Susan Hawkins of Colorado
Elizabeth Wanderman of Connecticut
Mary Junquera of Florida
Stephanie Quintana of Hawaii
Karen Esslinger of Nevada
Mary Margaret Gard of New Mexico
Rosemary Hrdek of New York
Sandy Drewers of Texas
Deborah Giberson of Washington


1970-DEBORAH SHELTON OF VIRGINIA
2. Vicky Lynn Chesser of South Carolina
3. Sheri Lee Schruhl of Nevada
4. Donna Marie Ford of Tennessee
5. Cherie Stephens of Georgia
Semi-Finalists:
Mary Jane Dial of Arkansas
Linda Lee Hall of California
Nikki Phillipps of the District of Columbia
Cheryl Elizabeth Johnson of Florida
Margaret McAleer of Maine
Christina Tefft of New York
Jane Harrison of Ohio
Laura Smith of Oregon
Diane Swendeman of Texas
Susan Joan Hyde of Washington
1971-MICHELE MCDONALD OF PENNSYLVANIA
2. Brenda Lynn Box of Texas
3. Susane Elizabeth Pottenger of Arizona
4. Nancy Rebecca Rich of Missouri
5. Patricia Barnstable of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Karin Dawn Morrell of California
Susan Pluskoski of the District of Columbia
Susan Aileen Deaton of Florida
Carol Jean Theis of Maryland
Pat Glannon of Michigan
Sandra Taft of Vermont
Brenda Joyce Miller of Virginia


1972-TANYA WILSON OF HAWAII
2. Alberta Philips of New York
3. Kim Christina Hobson of California
4. Coni Ensor of Florida
5. Kathleen Ann Kehlmier of Ohio
Semi-Finalists:
Patricia Ann Lane of Alaska
Janet Gail Greenawalt of the District of Columbia
Bonnie Martin of Louisiana
Marilyn Ann Petty of Michigan
Donna Reel of New Mexico
Deborah Ann Falls of North Carolina
Susan Gordon of South Carolina
1973-AMANDA JONES OF ILLINOIS
2. Susan Carlson of New York
3. Gayle White of Rhode Island
4. Sherry Nix of Arizona
5. Betty Jo Grove of Maryland
Semi-Finalists:
Carol Marie Herrema of California
Nancy Plachta of the District of Columbia
Stacy Evans of Florida
Brenda Kay Kopmeyer of Kansas
Storm Hensley of Louisiana
Janice Geiler of Nebraska
Lavon McConnell of Texas


1974-KAREN MORRISON OF ILLINOIS
2. Barbara Gail Cooper of New York
3. Mary Lynn Cook of Wisconsin
4. Gayle Andrea Gorrell of California
5. Marcia Burton of North Carolina
Semi-Finalists:
Carlys Peterson of Arizona
Robin Lee Utterback of the District of Columbia
Cynthia Zach of Florida
Karen Ann Hoff of Louisiana
Dorothy Ann McElveen of Missouri
Linda Dryden of Nevada
Debra Ann Brickley of South Dakota
1975-SUMMER BARTHOLOMEW OF CALIFORNIA
2. Pamela Renee Flowers of Alabama
3. Constance Dorn of North Carolina
4. Mary Margaret Humes of Florida
5. Aundie Evers of Texas
Semi-Finalists:
Mary C. Lamond of the District of Columbia
Lois Mililani Wise of Hawaii
Jo Ellen Berryman of Indiana
Carol June Wallace of Kentucky
Nancy LaRose of Missouri
Cathy Russell of New Jersey
Linda McKee of Virginia


1976-BARBARA PETERSON OF MINNESOTA
2. Kevin Christine Gale of Michigan
3. Gail Elaine Atchison of Oregon
4. Virginia Jan Murray of South Carolina
5. Robyn Denise Sanders of Louisiana
Semi-Finalists:
Joan Marie Pennock of California
Liz Wichersham of Georgia
Kathy Ann Schmalen of Illinois
Donna Hibbits of Missouri
Jonelle Bergquist of New Mexico
Mary Candace Gray of Texas
Norene Lee Gilbert of Washington
1977-KIMBERLY TOMES OF TEXAS
2. Mary O'Neal Contino of Nevada
3. Debra Jean Cossette of Minnesota
4. Pamela Lynn Gergely of California
5. Sheryl Lynn Herring of Virginia
Semi-Finalists:
Toni Abranovic of Arizona
Sharon Sutherland of the District of Columbia
Linda Kerr of Georgia
Cely De Castro of Hawaii
Tina Ann Brown of Maine
Juanita McCarty of New Jersey
Denise Funderbunk of New Mexico


1978-JUDI ANDERSEN OF HAWAII
2. Diane Elizabeth Pollard of Massachusetts
3. Barbra Jo Horan of Texas
4. Jayme K. Buecher of Indiana
5. Marlena Gale Garland of New Mexico
Semi-Finalists:
Barbara Samuelson of Alaska
Donna Lynn Adrain of California
April Shaw of Florida
Nancy Lynn Lippold of Oklahoma
Sandy Dell of Pennsylvania
Margo Christine Flynn of Utah
Robin Lee Shadle of Virginia
1979-MARY THERESE FRIEL OF NEW YORK
2. Tracey Louise Goddard of Washington
3. Blanche Leialoha Maa of Hawaii
4. Debra Ann Niego of Illinois
5. Laurie Frances Kimbrough of Mississippi
Semi-Finalists:
Ana Maria Rupert of Arizona
Linda Marie Fogerty of California
Monica Patricia Magnus of Massachusetts
Judy Diane Jamerson of North Carolina
Winifred Anne Hinnant of Texas
Betsy Ann Bott of Virginia
Kathryn Joy Wituschek of Wisconsin

1980-SHAWN WEATHERLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
(won Miss Universe)
2. JINEANE FORD OF ARIZONA
(became new Miss USA)

3. Barbara Bowser of Florida
4. Pamela Helen Rigas of Alabama
5. Lisa Devillez of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Tanya Annette Walker of Maryland
Carla Reid Peterson of Minnesota
Rebecca Ann Staab of Nebraska
Eva B. Dyer of New Hampshire
Kathy Dawn Patrick of New Mexico
Debra Sue Maurice of New York
Barbara Anne Buckley of Texas
1981-KIM SEELBREDE OF OHIO
2. Holli Rene Dennis of Indiana
3. Lisa Lynn Moss of Louisiana
4. Cynthia Ann Kerby of California
5. Teri Ann Lynn of Hawaii
Semi-Finalists:
JoAnne Henderson of Alabama
Cassie Hill of Arizona
Lisa Joyce Condrey of Georgia
Linda Susan Lambert of Maryland
Sharon Kay Streakley of Tennessee
Diana Louise Durnford of Texas
Pamela Elizabeth Hutchens of Virginia


1982-TERRI UTLEY OF ARKANSAS
2. Elizabeth LuAnn Caughey of Texas
3. Susan Lorraine Gasser of Utah
4. Kim Ann Weeda of Ohio
5. Kristina Leah Chapman of Kentucky
Semi-Finalists:
Vanessa Dubois of Hawaii
Angie Boyer of Maryland
Janet Marie Flaherty of Massachusetts
Diane Marie Arabia of Michigan
Nise Levy of Tennessee
Georgia Marie Davis of Vermont
Sandra Dee Jones of Virginia

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