Miss USA 1977 was the 26th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on May 14, 1977.
The pageant was won by Kimberly Tomes of Texas, (Article content makes it clear they mean Miss USA, but the title does say Miss America.) who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Barbara Peterson of Minnesota. Tomes was the first woman from Texas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1977.
Results
Final resultsContestantMiss USA 1977 Texas – Kimberly Tomes 1st Runner-Up Nevada – Mary O'Neal Contino2nd Runner-Up Minnesota – Deborah Cossette3rd Runner-Up California –Pamela Gergely4th Runner-Up Virginia – Lynn HerringTop 12 Arizona – Toni Abranovic District of Columbia – Sharon Sutherland Georgia – Linda Kerr Hawaii – Cely de Castro Maine – Tina Brown New Jersey – Juanita McCarty New Mexico – Denise Funderburk
Delegates The Miss USA 1977 delegates were:
Alabama – Cheryl Burgess Alaska – Edith Baker Arizona – Toni Abranovic Arkansas – Debra Lynn Duree California - Pamela Gergely Colorado – Mary Anne Genzel Connecticut – Susan Crone Delaware – Debby Faulkner District of Columbia – Sharon Sutherland Florida – Linda LeFevre Georgia – Linda Kerr Hawaii – Cely de Castro Idaho – Leslie Kington Illinois – Elizabeth Curran Indiana – Lynn Flaherty Iowa – Cindy Woodard Kansas – Sherry Brane Kentucky – Sandra Kay Smith Louisiana – Patti Rosenbalm Maine – Tina Brown Maryland – Twyla Littleton Massachusetts – Carolyn Marcil Michigan – Jennifer Pinks Minnesota – Deborah Cossette Mississippi – Leigh Tapley Missouri – Connie Ast Montana – Theresa Rose Bajt Nebraska – Debbie Ridge Nevada – Mary O'Neal Contino New Hampshire – Belinda Bridgeman New Jersey – Juanita McCarty New Mexico – Denise Funderburk New York – Deborah Martin North Carolina – Vikki Verbyla North Dakota – Barbara Redlin Ohio – Lesa Rummell Oklahoma – Kathy Malchar Oregon – Charisse Charlton Pennsylvania – Lorraine Lincoski Rhode Island – Susan Carten South Carolina – Pamela Lorraine Hoover South Dakota – Ginger Thomson Tennessee – Rene Jean Smith Texas – Kimberly Tomes Utah – Michele Miner Vermont – Anne Kent Virginia – Lynn Herring Washington – Ivy Lynn Reed West Virginia – Pat Brown Wisconsin – Vicki Payne Wyoming – Michele Fisser
Judges James Bacon – columnist Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975 Gen. Mark W. Clark – United States Army four-star general Larry Csonka – NFL running back Eileen Ford – Ford Agency founder Dong Kingman – artist Greg Morris – actor June Posen – cosmetics executive Omar Sharif – actor Jack Walsh – journalist
References
External links Miss USA official website