Miss USA 1970

Miss USA 1970
Date	May 16, 1970
Presenters	Bob Barker
Entertainment	Ricky Nelson and the stone canyon Band
Venue	Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Deborah Shelton Virginia
Congeniality	Diane Swendeman
Photogenic	Deborah Shelton

Miss USA 1970, the 19th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 16, 1970.

The pageant was won by Deborah Shelton of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles. Shelton went on to place as 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1970. She later became an actress who appeared in the film Body Double and on a number of television series.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1970	Virginia – Deborah Shelton
1st Runner-Up	South Carolina – Vicki Chesser
2nd Runner-Up	Nevada – Sheri Schruhl
3rd Runner-Up	Tennessee – Donna Ford
4th Runner-Up	Georgia – Cherie Stephens
Top 15	Arkansas – Mary Jane Dial California – Linda Hall District of Columbia – Nikki Phillipp Florida – Cheryl Johnson Maine – Margaret McAleer New York – Christina Tefft Ohio – Jane Harrison Oregon – Laura Smith Texas – Diane Swendeman Washington – Susan Hyde

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Texas – Diane Swendeman
Miss Photogenic	Virginia – Deborah Shelton

Delegates

The Miss USA 1970 delegates were:

Alabama - Kathy Bryant
Alaska - Therese Press
Arizona - Alicia Lein
Arkansas - Mary Jane Dial
California - Linda Lee Hall
Colorado - Linda Hicklin
Connecticut - Patricia Ann Matthews
Delaware - Marilyn O'Neill
District of Columbia - Nikki Phillip
Florida - Cheryl Johnson
Georgia - Cherie Stephens
Hawaii - Donna Hartley
Idaho - Kathy Cravens
Illinois - Carol Pepoon
Indiana - Mary McBride
Iowa - Jacqueline Jochims
Kansas - Norma Decker
Kentucky - Joanna Smith
Louisiana - Nadine Robertson
Maine - Margaret McAleer
Maryland - Beckie Price
Massachusetts - Cheryl Stankiewicz
Michigan - Daune Bergen
Minnesota - Sally Strickland
Mississippi - Susan Ladner
Missouri - Suzette Grenham

Montana - Moreen Murphy
Nebraska - Bonnie McElveen
Nevada - Sheri Schruhl
New Hampshire - Gail Eriksson
New Jersey - Ellen Cream
New Mexico - Theresa Phillips
New York - Christina Tefft
North Carolina - Susan Bodsford
North Dakota - Nancy Jean Perry
Ohio - Jane Harrison
Oklahoma - Evelyn Walkup
Oregon - Laura Smith
Pennsylvania - Carol Cerully
Rhode Island - Rebecca Galleshaw
South Carolina - Vicki Chesser
South Dakota - Cynthia Finley
Tennessee - Donna Marie Ford
Texas - Diane Swendeman
Utah - Tamina Roark
Vermont - Cindy Jurewicz
Virginia - Deborah Shelton
Washington - Susan Hyde
West Virginia - Sharon Alberti
Wisconsin - Joann Soller
Wyoming - Ann Swarthout

Judges

External links

Miss USA official website

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