Miss World USA 1969

Miss World USA 1969 was the 8th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland and was won by Gail Renshaw of Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Johnine Leigh Avery of Washington. Renshaw went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1969 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 1st Runner-Up at Miss World. After competing at Miss World, Renshaw resigned her title to get married. Renshaw was replaced by Connie Lee Haggard of Texas who was the 1st Runner-Up of Miss World USA.^[1]

Miss World USA 1969
Miss World USA 1969 Top 5
Date	September 20, 1969
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Entrants	38
Placements	15
Winner	Gail Renshaw Virginia Connie Lee Haggard Texas
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This edition was also the first edition where cities were no longer represented. From this point forward, delegates representing cities have to compete in and win state pageants first before competing at Miss World USA.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World USA 1969	Virginia – Gail Renshaw ∞
1st Runner-Up	Texas – Connie Lee Haggard ∞
2nd Runner-Up	Maryland – Paulette Reck
3rd Runner-Up	Delaware – Mary Lou Wirth
4th Runner-Up	Florida - Deborah Anyzeski
Top 7	Louisiana - Marlin Ann Bourg North Dakota - Michele S. Lenzmeier
Top 15	Arizona - Donna Kay Smith Colorado - Alana Rank Hawaii - Cyndi Jean Ozenne Kentucky - Connie Albertson Nebraska - Ann E. Pettis New Mexico - Heidemarie R. Rathke Utah - Kathleen Hadden West Virginia - Barbara Ivady

∞ Renshaw resigned the Miss World USA title after competing at Miss World to get married. Due to protocol, Connie Lee Haggard became Miss World USA

Delegates

The Miss World USA 1969 delegates were:

• Arizona - Donna Kay Smith
• Arkansas - Kimberly Torres
• California - Vickie Ann Siggers
• Colorado - Alana Rank
• Connecticut - Patricia Conger
• Delaware - Mary Lou Wirth
• District of Columbia - Hope Hasty
• Florida - Deborah Anyzeski
• Georgia - Marcia A. Shrawder
• Hawaii - Cyndi Jean Ozenne
• Idaho - Kay E. Miller
• Illinois - Patsy Whitecotton
• Indiana - Mary Jean Hamilton
• Iowa - Patricia Ann Horning
• Kentucky - Connie Albertson
• Louisiana - Marlin Ann Bourg
• Maine - Betina M. Tilton
• Maryland - Paulette Reck
• Michigan - Jonn Ricca
• Minnesota - Pam Doty
• Nebraska - Ann E. Pettis
• Nevada - Leanna Johnson
• New Hampshire - Eileen O’Connor
• New Jersey - Susan Albowitz
• New Mexico - Heidemarie R. Rathke
• New York - Gloria E. Graham
• North Dakota - Michele S. Lenzmeier
• Ohio - Wendy Ann Belus
• Oregon - Wanda Larsen
• Pennsylvania - Sherry Kaminski
• Rhode Island - Beverly Ann Mendillo
• South Carolina - Carolyn Vernon
• Texas - Connie Lee Haggard
• Utah - Kathleen Hadden
• Vermont - Valentina Donna Mancuso
• Virginia - Gail Renshaw
• Washington - Marie Albertson
• West Virginia - Barbara Ivady

Notes

Did not Compete

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Kansas
• Massachusetts
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1968: Maryland: Paulette Reck (1st Runner-Up)