| State |
Name |
Hometown |
Age |
Talent |
Placement |
Special Awards |
Notes |
|---|
 Alabama |
Pam Long |
Florence |
20 |
Ventriloquism |
|
|
Screenwriter of the soap opera Guiding Light |
 Alaska |
Darby Moore |
Kenai |
20 |
Ventriloquism, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" |
|
|
|
 Arizona |
Mary Avilla |
Glendale |
20 |
Popular Vocal, "Best Thing You've Ever Done" |
|
|
|
 Arkansas |
Rhonda Pope |
Hot Springs |
21 |
Vocal Medley, "Friends" & "With a Little Help from My Friends" |
|
Miss Congeniality |
|
 California |
Lucianne Buchanan |
Claremont |
21 |
Harp, "Concerto in B Flat" |
1st runner-up |
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
|
 Colorado |
Cynthia Hunter |
Denver |
23 |
Soft Shoe Dance, "Mame" |
|
|
|
 Connecticut |
Elisa Heinemann |
Wethersfield |
18 |
Dramatic Interpretations, "Prunella", "Yenta", & "Wicked Witch" |
|
|
|
 Delaware |
Kathleen Attanasi |
Rehoboth Beach |
22 |
Harp Medley, "Harmonious Blacksmith" & "Close to You" |
|
|
|
 Florida |
Delta Burke |
Orlando |
18 |
Dramatic Monologue, "Anne Boleyn" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
Later gained fame as an actress, most notable on Designing Women |
 Georgia |
Gail Nelson |
Atlanta |
22 |
Vocal Medley, "So Long, Dearie", "Put on Your Sunday Clothes", & "Before the Parade Passes By" from Hello, Dolly! |
|
|
|
 Hawaii |
Coline-Helen Kanaloku Aiu |
Honolulu |
23 |
Modern Jazz Dance, "Hospital Shootout" |
|
Miss Congeniality |
|
 Idaho |
Rochelle Bacon |
Boise |
21 |
Vocal, "Cornet Man" from Funny Girl |
|
|
|
 Illinois |
Jean Ahern |
Hinsdale |
21 |
Ballet en Pointe, "Kitri's Variation" from Don Quixote |
2nd runner-up |
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
 Indiana |
Penny Tichenor |
Owensville |
21 |
Vocal, "Maybe This Time" from Caberet |
Top 10 |
|
|
 Iowa |
Jean Bollhoefer |
Haverhill |
25 |
Popular Vocal, "Starting Here, Starting Now" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
 Kansas |
Karen Smith |
Shawnee |
18 |
Jazz/Acrobatic Dance, "The Entertainer" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
|
 Kentucky |
Darlene Compton |
Louisville |
25 |
Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival! |
3rd runner-up |
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
 Louisiana |
Libby Lovejoy |
Sulphur |
21 |
Classical Ballet en Pointe, "The Grenadiers" |
4th runner-up |
|
|
 Maine |
Margaret Ann Welch |
Bangor |
22 |
Vocal, "Killing Me Softly with His Song" |
|
|
|
 Maryland |
Susan Jane Wohlfarth |
Potomac |
21 |
Classical Ballet, Giselle |
|
|
|
 Massachusetts |
Susan Sadlier |
Lowell |
22 |
Musical Comedy, "I'm the Greatest Star" |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
 Michigan |
Susan Lillian Short |
Kalamazoo |
23 |
Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It" |
|
|
|
 Minnesota |
Pam Bernhagen |
Bloomington |
20 |
Acrobatic Jazz Ballet, "Fiddler on the Roof" |
|
|
Sister of Miss Minnesota 1971, Sheila Bernhagen |
 Mississippi |
Diane Bounds |
Gulfport |
21 |
Popular Vocal, "When You Smile" |
|
|
|
 Missouri |
Michelle Marshall |
Florissant |
20 |
Vocal/Dance, "Sweet Charity" from Sweet Charity |
|
|
|
 Montana |
Pamela Royer |
Billings |
20 |
Gymnastic Floor Exercise, "Love Story" |
|
|
|
 Nebraska |
Sharon Sue Pelc |
Johnstown |
22 |
Ventriloquism & Singing, "Those Were the Days" |
|
|
|
 Nevada |
Jacqueline Barker |
Sparks |
19 |
Popular Vocal, "The Way We Were" |
|
|
|
 New Hampshire |
Cynthia Erb |
Manchester |
18 |
Gymnastic Dance to the theme from Midnight Cowboy |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
 New Jersey |
Elizabeth Bracken |
Mahwah |
21 |
Dramatic Monologue, "Elizabeth Umpstead" by Carl Sandburg |
|
|
|
 New Mexico |
Donna Frances Reel |
Albuquerque |
21 |
Vocal, "For Once in My Life" |
Top 10 |
|
Previously Miss New Mexico USA 1972
Top 10 at Miss USA 1972
Previously Miss New Mexico World 1973
Top 16 at Miss World USA 1973 |
 New York |
Kris Krull |
Niagara Falls |
22 |
Jazz Dance, "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar |
|
|
|
 North Carolina |
Susan Griffin |
High Point |
22 |
Semi-classical Vocal, "With a Song in My Heart" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
 North Dakota |
Susan Kay Myhr |
Bottineau |
18 |
Vocal, "You're Gonna Hear From Me" & "Don't Rain on My Parade" |
|
|
|
 Ohio |
Lorrie Kapsta |
Columbus |
26 |
Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto in B Minor" by Tchaikovsky |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
 Oklahoma |
Debbie Knight |
Warr Acres |
22 |
Piano, "Minuet in G Major" |
|
|
|
 Oregon |
Juli Ann Berg |
Eugene |
21 |
Vocal, "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin |
|
|
Daughter of Miss Oregon 1947, Jo Ann Amorde |
 Pennsylvania |
Karen Lynn Kuhn |
Levittown |
20 |
Ballet, "Shubert Alley Overture" |
|
|
|
 Rhode Island |
Karen Salvatore |
Warwick |
22 |
Original Skit, "Don't Smoke" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
 South Carolina |
Cheryl Von Lehe |
Charleston |
18 |
Vocal, "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?" |
|
|
|
 South Dakota |
Barbara Guthmiller |
Tripp |
21 |
Vocal, "Summertime" |
Top 10 |
|
Older sister of Miss South Dakota 1976, Beth Guthmiller
Contestant at National Sweetheart 1972 |
 Tennessee |
Deborah Kincaid |
Memphis |
21 |
Vocal Medley, "Once in a Lifetime", "In My Own Lifetime", & "This is My Life" |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
 Texas |
Shirley Cothran |
Denton |
21 |
Flute Medley, "Bumble Boogie" & "Swingin' Sheperd Blues" |
Winner |
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
|
 Utah |
Kathlyn Louise White |
Bountiful |
21 |
Classical Vocal, "Voices of Spring" |
|
|
Married singer Wayne Osmond |
 Vermont |
Donna Shea |
Windsor |
21 |
Oratory, "Eulogy of John F. Kennedy" |
|
|
|
 Virginia |
Stephanie Dowdy |
Virginia Beach |
18 |
Vocal, "I've Gotta Be Me" |
|
|
|
 Washington |
Kathleen Moore |
Bothell |
22 |
Classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" |
Top 10 |
|
|
 West Virginia |
Mary Derry |
Morgantown |
21 |
Semi-classical Vocal, "Cycles" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
 Wisconsin |
Carol Schmitt |
Green Bay |
22 |
Vocal, "Speak Softly Love" |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
Special Education Award |
|
 Wyoming |
Cheryl Johnson |
Cheyenne |
20 |
Modern Jazz Dance, "Scorpio" |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
