Miss USA 1986 was the 35th Miss USA pageant, televised live from Miami, Florida, on May 20, 1986, co-hosted by Bob Barker and Mary Frann with musical guests Eddie Rabbitt and Tommy Tune. Maureen O'Sullivan recites a portion of the Emma Lazarus sonnet The New Colossus to commemorate the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
The pageant was won by Christy Fichtner of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Laura Harring of Texas. Future Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry from Ohio was first runner-up.
Results Final resultsContestantMiss USA 1986 Texas – Christy Fichtner1st Runner-Up Ohio – Halle Berry2nd Runner-Up Georgia – Tami Tesch3rd Runner-Up Mississippi – Cindy Williams4th Runner-Up California – Kelly ParsonsTop 10 Illinois – Tricia Bach North Carolina – Rhonda Nobles Oklahoma – Teresa Lucas South Carolina – Maribeth Curry Wyoming – Beth King
Delegates The Miss USA 1986 delegates were:
Alabama – Heather Howard Alaska – Kim Christopher-Taylor Arizona – Jodie Lee Armstrong Arkansas – Rhonda Blaylock California - Kelly Parsons Colorado – Cheryl Rohleder Connecticut – Jennifer Benusis Delaware – Lynne Taylor District of Columbia – Desiree Keating Florida – Kathy Rosenwinkel Georgia – Tami Tesch Hawaii – Toni Costa Idaho – Kelly Catron Illinois – Tricia Bach Indiana – Diane Andrysiak Iowa – Holly Wilkins Kansas – Audra Ockerman Kentucky – Jackie Taylor Louisiana – Cecilia Brady Maine – Annette Lewis Maryland – Kelly Koehler Massachusetts – Sheila Benson Michigan – Lisa Bernardi Minnesota – Cynthia Peterson Mississippi – Cindy Williams Missouri – Barbara Webster Montana – Laurie Ryan Nebraska – Ellen Withrow Nevada – LeAnna Grant New Hampshire – Lynda Poulin New Jersey – Lisa Summerour-Perry New Mexico – Heather Howell New York – Beth Laufer North Carolina – Rhonda Nobles North Dakota – Beth Ann Remmick Ohio – Halle Berry Oklahoma – Teresa Lucas Oregon – Kimberly Stubblefield Pennsylvania – Sherri Fitzpatrick Rhode Island – Donna Silva South Carolina – Maribeth Curry South Dakota – Lori Schumacher Tennessee – Karen Compton Texas – Christy Fichtner Utah – Stephanie Reber Vermont – Tracey Morton Virginia – Maureen McDonnell Washington – Jacqueline McMahon West Virginia – Shonna Lyons Wisconsin – Bonnie Bonnicksen Wyoming – Beth King
Judges John Bolger – actor John Callahan – actor Carol Connors – singer René Enríquez - actor Christopher Hewett – actor Maria Remenyi – Miss USA 1966 David Robinson – drummer with The Cars Mai Shanley – Miss USA 1984 Miriam Stevenson – actress, Miss USA 1954 Wayman Tisdale – NBA basketball player Kimberly Tomes – Miss USA 1977 Michael Young – actor
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