Miss USA 1961

Miss USA 1961
Date	July 13, 1961
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Entrants	43
Placements	15
Winner	Sharon Brown Louisiana

Miss USA 1961, the tenth Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961. The pageant was won by Sharon Brown of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Linda Bement of Utah. Brown's win gave Louisiana a second title in four years, marking the first time a state had won two Miss USA titles outright (Utah had two titleholders in 1957 and 1960, but Charlotte Sheffield in 1957 originally placed 1st runner-up, and inherited the crown after the disqualification of the winner). Two days after her victory, Brown went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.

Results

• Miss USA 1961: Sharon Brown (Louisiana)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Pamela Stettler (California)
  • 2nd runner-up: Karen Weller (Nevada)
  • 3rd runner-up: Alexandra Currey (New York)
  • 4th runner-up: Suellen Robinson (Alabama)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Florence Mayette (Connecticut)
  • Marcia Chumbler (Kentucky)
  • Elaine Cusick (Massachusetts)
  • Patricia Squires (Michigan)
  • Marlene Britsch (Mississippi)
  • Gail Weinstock (Nebraska)
  • Diane Gierson (New Jersey)
  • Joan Zeller (Rhode Island)
  • Janet Hawley (Utah)
  • Kathy McManaway (West Virginia)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1961 delegates were:

Alabama – Suellen Robinson Alaska – Judy Onstad Arizona – Shyrle Owens Arkansas – Mickey Lambert California – Pamela Stettler Connecticut – Florence Mayette Delaware – Nina Lou Ringler District of Columbia – Patricia Brunette Florida – Peggy DeFreitas Georgia – Patsy Giddens Idaho – Delcene Rossiter Illinois – Dianne Duffey Indiana – Janice Oliver Iowa – Deanne Ostermann Kansas – Dixie Lee Cook Kentucky – Marcia Chumbler Louisiana – Sharon Brown Maine – Barbara Dyer Maryland – Gail Baxter Massachusetts – Elaine Cusick Michigan – Patricia Squires Mississippi – Marlene Britsch

Missouri – Joan Roberts Nebraska – Gail Weinstock Nevada – Karen Weller New Hampshire – Ellen Lipson New Jersey – Diane Gierson New Mexico – Georgi Edwards New York – Alexandra Currey North Carolina – Marie Clyburn Ohio – Alice Englemann Pennsylvania – Gayle Nelson Rhode Island – Joan Zeller South Carolina – Yvonne Quick South Dakota – Sharon Hoffman Tennessee – Anita Atkins Texas – Sheila Wade Utah – Janet Hawley Vermont – Susan Nielsen Virginia – Bonnie Jones West Virginia – Kathy McManaway Wisconsin – Karen Reisweber Wyoming – Judy Walton

No state delegate sent: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington

External links

• Miss USA official website