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. It is the second victory of Utah in the pageant's history. Bement later competed at Miss Universe and won.
Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Charles Collingwood.
Results
Placements PlacementContestantMiss USA 1960 Utah – Linda Bement1st runner-up New York – Mary Rodites2nd runner-up Alabama – Margaret Jo Gordon3rd runner-up North Carolina – Lyndia Ann Tarleton4th runner-up Florida – Nancy WakefieldTop 15 California – Teri Janssen Connecticut – Joyce Trautwig Iowa – Trudy Shulkin Louisiana – Judy Fletcher Massachusetts – Barbara Feldman Michigan – Judith Richards Missouri – Marilyn Jean Stalcup New Jersey – Sandra "Sandy" Chudy Ohio – Corrine Huff West Virginia – Garnett Pugh
Contestants 45 contestants competed for the title. State/CityContestantAgeHometownNotesAlabamaMargaret Jo Gordon22HomewoodCompeted in the Miss United States 1960 pageantAlaskaEvelyn Bly23FairbanksArizonaVirginia Crook18PhoenixArkansasGene Chambers18DanvilleMarried to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas CowboysCaliforniaTeri Janssen18Los AngelesColoradoKaren Eickermann19LittletonConnecticutJoyce Elain Trautwig19HartfordDelawareRose Anne Reed–WilmingtonDistrict of ColumbiaDoris Lee Jones–Washington, D.C.FloridaNancy Wakefield19Winter HavenGeorgiaCecilia Upton19RockmartIdahoMargie Davis22PocatelloIllinoisPatricia Thompson21ChicagoIndianaJune Cochran18IndianapolisLater Miss Indiana World 1962Competed in the Miss USA World 1962 pageantLater Playboy Playmate of the Year 1963IowaTrudy Shulkin21Sioux CityKansasPeggy Patterson21Kansas CityKentuckyBarbara Joan Lovins19AlexandriaLouisianaJudy Rebecca Fletcher18AlexandriaMaineTerry Tripp–LewistonPreviously Miss Maine 1958MarylandJerri Fiorilli–BaltimoreMassachusettsBarbara Gale Feldman20NatickMichiganJudith Richards19DearbornMissouriMarilyn Jean Stalcup20NormandyMontanaJoanne Lane––New HampshireJoan Joyce Chesleing–HampsteadNew JerseySandra "Sandy" Chudy20Bound BrookNew MexicoKaye Smith18Albuquerque New YorkMary Rodites19Port JeffersonNorth CarolinaLyndia Ann Tarleton19WingateNorth DakotaTwila Fleckton19DraytonOhioCorrine Huff19YoungstownReplaced Kathy Justice as Miss OhioFirst African-American representing an American state in the pageantOklahomaSuzanna Moore18Oklahoma CityPennsylvaniaBetsy Reeves18NewtownRhode IslandLorelei White20CranstonSouth CarolinaMargaret Thompson–SumterSouth DakotaPatricia Klith20Sioux FallsTennesseeChristine McSwain22MemphisTexasPat Cloud20HoustonUtahLinda Jeanne Bement18Salt Lake CityMiss Universe 1960VermontCarole Mary Demas–BurlingtonVirginiaElizabeth Noreen Fulford18NorfolkWest VirginiaCarole Garnett Pugh18Queen ShoalsWisconsinSharyn Chalik19MilwaukeeWyomingAnita Simon–Cheyenne
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