Miss USA 1960 | |
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![]() Linda Bement, Miss USA 1960 | |
Date | July 7, 1960 |
Presenters | Charles Collingwood |
Venue | Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida |
Entrants | 45 |
Placements | 15 |
Withdrawals |
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Winner | Linda Bement Utah |
Miss USA 1960 was the ninth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 7, 1960.
At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah was crowned by Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1960.[1] It is the second victory of Utah in the pageant's history. Bement later competed at Miss Universe and won.[2]
Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Charles Collingwood.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1960 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up | |
Top 15 |
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Contestants
45 contestants competed for the title.
State/City | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown | Notes |
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Alabama | Margaret Jo Gordon[4] | 22 | Homewood | Competed in the Miss United States 1960 pageant[5] |
Alaska | Evelyn Bly[6] | 23 | Fairbanks | |
Arizona | Virginia Crook | 18 | Phoenix | |
Arkansas | Gene Chambers[7] | 18 | Danville | Married to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys |
California | Teri Janssen[8] | 18 | Los Angeles | |
Colorado | Karen Eickermann | 19 | Littleton | |
Connecticut | Joyce Elain Trautwig[4] | 19 | Hartford | |
Delaware | Rose Anne Reed | – | Wilmington | |
District of Columbia | Doris Lee Jones | – | Washington, D.C. | |
Florida | Nancy Wakefield[4] | 19 | Winter Haven | |
Georgia | Cecilia Upton[9] | 19 | Rockmart | |
Idaho | Margie Davis[10] | 22 | Pocatello | |
Illinois | Patricia Thompson | 21 | Chicago | |
Indiana | June Cochran | 18 | Indianapolis | Later Miss Indiana World 1962 Competed in the Miss USA World 1962 pageant Later Playboy Playmate of the Year 1963 |
Iowa | Trudy Shulkin[11] | 21 | Sioux City | |
Kansas | Peggy Patterson | 21 | Kansas City | |
Kentucky | Barbara Joan Lovins[12] | 19 | Alexandria | |
Louisiana | Judy Rebecca Fletcher[13] | 18 | Alexandria | |
Maine | Terry Suzanne Tripp | – | Lewiston | |
Maryland | Jerri Fiorilli[14] | – | Baltimore | |
Massachusetts | Barbara Gale Feldman[4] | 20 | Natick | |
Michigan | Judith Richards[15] | 19 | Dearborn | |
Missouri | Marilyn Jean Stalcup[16] | 20 | Normandy | |
Montana | Joanne Lane | – | – | |
New Hampshire | Joan Joyce Chesleing | – | Hampstead | |
New Jersey | Sandra Chudy[17] | 20 | Bound Brook | |
New Mexico | Kaye Smith[18] | 18 | Albuquerque | |
New York | Mary Rodite[19] | 19 | Port Jefferson | |
North Carolina | Lyndia Ann Tarleton[4] | 19 | Wingate | |
North Dakota | Twila Fleckton | 19 | Drayton | |
Ohio | Corrine Huff | 19 | Youngstown | Replaced Kathy Justice as Miss Ohio First African-American representing an American state in the pageant[20] |
Oklahoma | Suzanna Moore[21] | 18 | Oklahoma City | |
Pennsylvania | Betsy Reeves[22] | 18 | Newtown | |
Rhode Island | Lorelie Sue White | 20 | Cranston | |
South Carolina | Margaret Thompson | – | Sumter | |
South Dakota | Patricia Klith | 20 | Sioux Falls | |
Tennessee | Christine McSwain[23] | 22 | Memphis | |
Texas | Pat Cloud[24] | 20 | Houston | |
Utah | Linda Jeanne Bement[25] | 18 | Salt Lake City | Miss Universe 1960 |
Vermont | Carole Mary Demas | – | Burlington | |
Virginia | Elizabeth Noreen Fulford[26] | 18 | Norfolk | |
West Virginia | Carole Garnett Pugh[27] | 18 | Queen Shoals | |
Wisconsin | Sharyn Chalik[28] | 19 | Milwaukee | |
Wyoming | Anita Simon | – | Cheyenne |
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
- ^ a b c "S.L. beauty takes title of Miss USA". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. 8 July 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Universe and runners-up". The Spokesman-Review. 11 July 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m MacFeely, F. T. (7 July 1960). "Miss U.S.A. will be chosen tonight". The Daily Tribune. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "15 beauties enter semifinals of contest to name Miss USA". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Lewiston, Idaho. 7 July 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Here are statistics on beauty entrants". Sunday Herald. 9 October 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Evelyn Bly crowned Miss Alaska here". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. 12 March 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Missouri and Miss Arkansas". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. 4 July 1960. p. 30. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fairest of the fair". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 20 June 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Queen of the chicks". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. 11 June 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Universe hopeful". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. 1 May 1960. p. 36. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux City's Trudy is 'Miss Iowa'". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. 27 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Universal appeal". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. 20 June 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The new look". The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. 24 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early defeat pays off". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. 25 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Boyd, Robert S. (20 June 1960). "Dearborn's Judy is state's beauty". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Missouri". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 6 June 1960. p. 19. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Suburban girl's a beauty". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. 21 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss New Mexico". The Albuquerque Tribune. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 18 June 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delegate from New York". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. 23 June 1960. p. 44. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mass confusion continues in Miss Universe beauty contest". Ocala Star-Banner. 7 July 1960. p. 18. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Oklahoma's Miss Universe entry". The Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. 27 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Pennsylvania". Tri-City Herald. Pasco, Washington. 1 July 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Represents Tennessee". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. 4 July 1960. p. 51. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Texas". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. 13 June 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Senior wins place in beauty test". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. 28 May 1960. p. 19. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bennett, Rose (29 June 1960). "Virginian to join contest-bound beauties here". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. p. 27. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State's top beauties". The Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. 27 June 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Sharyn Chalik to represent state as Miss Wisconsin-Universe". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. 6 June 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.