Miss USA 1977

Miss USA 1977
Date	May 14, 1977
Presenters	Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	Bobby Vinton
Venue	Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina
Broadcaster	CBS, WCSC-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Kimberly Tomes Texas
Congeniality	Linda Lefevre
Photogenic	Elizabeth Curran

Miss USA 1977, the 26th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on May 14, 1977.

The pageant was won by Kimberly Tomes of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Barbara Peterson of Minnesota. Tomes was the first woman from Texas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1977.

Over 4 months later pageant host Bob Barker would start his 3-year run of hosting Price Is Right in syndication, replacing Dennis James.

Results

• Miss USA 1977: Kimberly Tomes (Texas)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Mary O'Neal Contino (Nevada)
  • 2nd runner-up: Deborah Cossette (Minnesota)
  • 3rd runner-up: Pamela Gergely (California)
  • 4th runner-up: Lynn Herring (Virginia)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Toni Abranovic (Arizona)
  • Sharon Sutherland (District of Columbia)
  • Linda Kerr (Georgia)
  • Cely de Castro (Hawaii)
  • Tina Brown (Maine)
  • Juanita McCarty (New Jersey)
  • Denise Funderburk (New Mexico)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Linda Lefevre (Florida)
• Photogenic: Elizabeth Curran (Illinois)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1977 delegates were:

Alabama - Cheryl Burgess Alaska - Edith Baker Arizona - Toni Abranovic Arkansas - Debra Duree California - Pamela Gergely Colorado - Mary Anne Genzel Connecticut - Susan Crone Delaware - Debby Faulkner District of Columbia - Sharon Sutherland Florida - Linda Lefevre Georgia - Linda Kerr Hawaii - Cely de Castro Idaho - Leslie Kingon Illinois - Elizabeth Curran Indiana - Lynn Flaherty Iowa - Cindy Woodard Kansas - Sherry Brane Kentucky - Sandy Smith Louisiana - Patti Rosenbalm Maine - Tina Brown Maryland - Twyla Littleton Massachusetts - Carolyn Marcil Michigan - Jenny Pinks Minnesota - Deborah Cossette Mississippi - Leigh Tapley Missouri - Connie Ast

Montana - Theresa Rose Bajt Nebraska - Debbie Ridge Nevada - Mary O'Neal Cantino New Hampshire - Belinda Bridgeman New Jersey - Juanita McCarty New Mexico - Denise Funderburk New York - Deborah Martin North Carolina - Vikki Verbyla North Dakota - Barbara Redlin Ohio - Lesa Rummell Oklahoma - Kathy Malchar Oregon - Charisse Charlton Pennsylvania - Lorraine Lincoski Rhode Island - Susan Carten South Carolina - Pam Hoover South Dakota - Ginger Thomson Tennessee - Rene Jean Smith Texas - Kimberly Tomes Utah - Michele Miner Vermont - Anne Kent Virginia - Lynn Herring Washington - Ivy Lynn Reed West Virginia - Pat Brown Wisconsin - Vicki Payne Wyoming - Michele Fisser

External links

• Miss USA official website