Miss World USA 1971

Miss World USA 1971 was the 10th edition of the Miss World USA pageant, held in the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, and was won by Karen Brucene Smith of Texas. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sandra Wolsfeld of Illinois. Smith went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1971 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as fifth runner-up at Miss World. She later won Miss American Beauty 1974 (Miss U.S. International 1974) and competed in and later won Miss International 1974.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Miss World USA 1971
Date	October 2, 1971
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
Entrants	48
Placements	18
Winner	Karen Brucene Smith Texas
Congeniality	Colette C. Nourey Massachusetts
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Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World USA 1971	Texas – Brucene Smith
1st Runner-Up	Michigan – Gwen Marie Humble
2nd Runner-Up	Arizona – Lindsay Diane Bloom
3rd Runner-Up	Pennsylvania – Maria Elena Alberici
4th Runner-Up	New Hampshire - Jane Floren
Top 7	New York - Susan Elizabeth Dishaw Tennessee - Deborah Barnett
Top 18	Alabama - Mary E. Sims Arkansas - Peggy Kay Hutchens California - Darlene Poole Florida - Anita L. Senno Maine - Allison Lee Cook Maryland - Gail Somerville Nebraska - Staci Ann Lieb Nevada - Jennifer Marie Swan New Jersey - Elizabeth Wanderman Ohio - Shirley Malin South Carolina - Debra Carol Cooper

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Massachusetts – Colette C. Nourey

Delegates

The Miss World USA 1971 delegates were:

• Alabama - Mary E. Sims
• Alaska - Paula Lynn Slaymaker
• Arizona - Lindsay Diane Bloom
• Arkansas - Peggy Kay Hutchens
• California - Darlene Poole
• Colorado - Juliet B. Race
• Connecticut - Brenda Sue Flowers
• Delaware - Linda Marie Miller
• District of Columbia - Melissa Jane Bridgewater
• Florida - Anita L. Senno
• Georgia - Deborah Kay Cunningham
• Idaho - Jackie Bean
• Illinois - Leah Anderson
• Indiana - Claudette Booth
• Iowa - Beverly Meyer Vratny
• Kentucky - Anne Wright
• Louisiana - Judy Cusimano
• Maine - Allison Lee Cook
• Maryland - Gail Somerville
• Massachusetts - Colette C. Nourey
• Michigan - Gwen Marie Humble
• Minnesota - Carolyn Schmidt
• Mississippi - Seletha Ann Jarreau
• Missouri - Nancy Lee Swain
• Montana - Joli Fanyak
• Nebraska - Staci Ann Lieb
• Nevada - Jennifer Marie Swan
• New Hampshire - Jane Floren
• New Jersey - Elizabeth Wanderman
• New Mexico - Jo Ann Howell
• New York - Susan Elizabeth Dishaw
• North Carolina - Terri Lee Horn
• North Dakota - Estrella Maria Petil
• Ohio - Shirley Malin
• Oregon - Cynthia Leann Hager
• Pennsylvania - Maria Elena Alberici
• Rhode Island - Judith Ann Gendron
• South Carolina - Debra Carol Cooper
• South Dakota - Katherine Ann Wessel
• Tennessee - Deborah Barnett
• Texas - Karen Brucene Smith
• Utah - Iris Kay Betts
• Vermont - Jeanne A. Whipple
• Virginia - Carolyn Rea Martin
• Washington - Sharon Lynne Conrad
• West Virginia - Kathy Redosh
• Wisconsin - Lynn Marie Mathey
• Wyoming - Cody Kay Armitage

Notes

Did not compete

• Hawaii
• Kansas
• Oklahoma

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1969: New Jersey: Elizabeth Wanderman (Top 15; as Connecticut)

Miss International

• 1972: Arizona: Lindsay Diane Bloom (4th Runner-Up; as United States)
• 1974: Texas: Karen Brucene Smith (Winner; as United States)