Miss USA 1973

Miss USA 1973 was the 22nd Miss USA pageant, 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.

Miss USA 1973
Date	May 19, 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
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The pageant was won by Amanda Jones of Illinois,^[1] 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

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1973	Illinois – Amanda Jones
1st Runner-Up	New York –Susan Carlson[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Rhode Island – Gayle White[1]
3rd Runner-Up	Arizona – Sherry Nix[1]
4th Runner-Up	Maryland –Betty Jo Grove[1]
Top 12	California – Carol Herrema District of Columbia – Nancy Paltcha Florida – Stacy Evans Kansas – Brenda Kopmeyer Louisiana – Storm Hensley Nebraska – Janice Geiler Texas – Lavon McConnell[1]