Miss USA 1991 was the 40th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 22, 1991. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan. McCarty became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the third winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of five years, with color commentary by Barbara Eden for the only time, and Miss USA 1970 Deborah Shelton for the first time.
This was the second of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas.
This year was the first time that the delegates were introduced region by region and one by one in the Parade of States. The regions are the Midwest, the South, the Northeast, the Northwest, and the Southwest.
This was also the last year that the 1st runner-up would go on to represent the US at Miss World, as the Miss World Organization from this point forward stopped accepting 1st runner-ups from Miss USA, due to the pageant not making a public announcement that the 1st runner-up was going to compete at Miss World. Starting in 1992, a separate pageant would be held to determine the US delegate for Miss World.
Results
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Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results Miss USA 1991 – Kelli McCartyMiss Universe 1991Top 6 1st Runner-Up – Charlotte RayMiss World 1991Top 10 2nd Runner-Up – Diane Schock Top 6 – Lisa Morgan – Pat Arnold -Julie Khoury Top 11 – Candy Carley - Maricaroll Verlinde - Kym Lehua Digman – Maureen Murray – Olga Calderon Special awards AwardContestant Miss Congeniality New Jersey – Charlotte Ray Miss Photogenic North Carolina – Pat Arnold Best State Costume Arizona – Maricarroll Verlinde
Delegates The Miss USA 1991 delegates were:
Alabama - Candice Carley Alaska - Tiffany Smith Arizona - Maricarroll Verlinde Arkansas - Angela Rockwell California - Diane Schock Colorado - Melanie Ness Connecticut - Valorie Abate Delaware - Laurie Lucidonio District of Columbia - LaKecia Smith Florida - Rosa Velilla Georgia - Tamara Rhodes Hawaii - Kym Lehua Digmon Idaho - Lori Easley Illinois - Lisa Morgan Indiana - Cathi Bennett Iowa - Heather Bowers Kansas - Kelli McCarty Kentucky - Susan Farris Louisiana - Melinda Murphy Maine - Melissa Oliver Maryland - Lisa Marie Lawson Massachusetts - Laura Wheeler Michigan - Leann Pothi Minnesota - April Herke Mississippi - Mitzi Swanson Missouri - Tiffany Hazell Montana - JoAnn Jorgensen Nebraska - Ziba Ayeen Nevada - Jodi Jensen New Hampshire - Adriana Molinari New Jersey - Charlotte Ray New Mexico - Tiffany Danton New York - Maureen Murray North Carolina - Pat Arnold North Dakota - Mischelle Chistensen Ohio - Amy Glaze Oklahoma - Julie Khoury Oregon - Olga Calderon Pennsylvania - Adrienne Romano Rhode Island - Lynda Michael South Carolina - Traci Rufty South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum Tennessee - Angela Johnson Texas - Chris Bogard Utah - Patti Jo Bender Vermont - Margaret Corey Virginia - Traci Dority Washington - LaNae Williams West Virginia - Krista Ransbottom Wisconsin - Kimberly Totdahl Wyoming - Wendy Lee Dunn
Judges Adrienne Barbeau Don Crichton Lorianne Crook Guy Lee Sheila Manning Sharyn Skeeter Lynn Swann Joe Walsh
See also Miss Teen USA 1991
References
External links Official website Miss USA 1991 at IMDb MISS USA 1991 CROWN GOES TO STUDENT AT WICHITA STATE