Miss USA 1987 was the 36th Miss USA pageant, televised live on February 17 from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the third consecutive winner from Texas.
Results
Placements Final results Contestant Miss USA 1987 Texas – Michelle Royer 1st Runner-up Florida – Cloe Cabrera 2nd Runner-up Arizona – Diane Martin 3rd Runner-up Missouri – Dawn Fonseca 4th Runner-up Georgia – Sophia Bowen Top 11 Mississippi – Katharine Manning New Mexico – Kriston Killgore Illinois – Joan Berge Nevada – Tammy Perkins West Virginia – Paula Morrison Virginia – Marsha Ralls
Special awards Congeniality: Lori Lynn Dickerson (California) Photogenic: Sophia Bowen (Georgia) Best State Costume: Kriston Gayle Killgore (New Mexico)
Delegates The Miss USA 1987 delegates were:
Alabama – Rhonda Garrett Alaska – Shelly Dunlevy Arizona – Diane Lynn Martin Arkansas – Sheri Smeltzer California – Lori Lynn Dickerson Colorado – Polly Kuska Connecticut – Jolene Foy Delaware – Shellie Haralson District of Columbia – Edwina Richard Florida – Clotilde "Cloe" Helen Cabrera Georgia – Sophia Marie Bowen Hawaii – Deborah Laslo Idaho – Vicki Hoffman Illinois – Joan Elizabeth Berge Indiana – Alecia Rae Masalkoski Iowa – Katy Lynn Magee Kansas – Martina Castle Kentucky – Beth Ann Clark Louisiana – Carol Carter Maine – Ginger Kilgore Maryland – Michelle Snow Massachusetts – Rosanna Iversen Michigan – Elizabeth Puleo Minnesota – Christine Rosenberger Mississippi – Katharine Clare Manning Missouri – Dawn Theresa Fonseca Montana – Constance Colla Nebraska – Amy Anderson Nevada – Tammy Lee Perkins New Hampshire – Laurie Durkee New Jersey – Stacey Fox New Mexico – Kriston Gayle Killgore New York – Constance McCullough North Carolina – Donna Wilson North Dakota – Shelley Gangness Ohio – Hallie Bonnell Oklahoma – Dyan Rody Oregon – Tamara Primiano Pennsylvania – Lisa Rynkiewicz Rhode Island – Lisa Benson South Carolina – Elizabeth Woodard South Dakota – Jana van Woudenberg Tennessee – Molly Brown Texas – Michelle Renee Royer Utah – Patty Thorpe Vermont – Carole Woodworth Virginia – Marsha Ann Ralls Washington – Jennifer Doerflinger West Virginia – Paula Jean Morrison Wisconsin – Regina Maria Part Wyoming – Michelle Renee Zimermann Miss Teen USA 1986 – Allison Brown (Oklahoma)
Judges Rebeca Arthur Doug Higgins Betty Hyatt Aidman Rhett Turner Lisa Brown Marc Schwartz Caryn Richman Dick Zimmerman Kim Morgan Greene Gwen Jones Fred Travalena
Controversy Host Bob Barker, a fervent animal rights activist, threatened to pull out of the pageant when he discovered that the delegates would be wearing real fur coats during the swimsuit competition segment. As Barker was already in New Mexico at the time, there was no time to find a replacement host and pageant officials agreed to a change. The delegates wore simulated fur for the segment, but real fur was still given as a prize to the Miss USA winner. Barker went on to host the 1987 Miss Universe pageant held in Singapore in May before stepping down for good.https://web.archive.org/web/20040103180009/http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/09/Floridian/At_80__Bob_Barker_is_.shtml
See also Miss Universe 1987 Miss Teen USA 1987
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