Miss USA 1976 was the 25th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from Niagara Falls, New York, on May 15, 1976.
The pageant was won by Barbara Peterson of Minnesota, who succeeded outgoing titleholder Summer Bartholomew of California. Peterson was the first – and to date only – woman from Minnesota to win the Miss USA title, and went on to participate at Miss Universe 1976, where she became the first Miss USA titleholder to fail to advance to the semi-final stage of the pageant.
Results
Final ResultsContestant Miss USA 1976 Minnesota - Barbara Peterson 1st Runner-Up Michigan - Kevin Gale 2nd Runner-Up Oregon - Gail Atchison 3rd Runner-Up South Carolina - Virginia Murray 4th Runner-Up Louisiana - Robyn Sanders Top 12 California - Joan Pennock Georgia - Liz Wickersham Illinois - Kathy Schmalen Missouri - Donna Hibbits New Mexico - Jonelle Bergquist Texas - Mary Gray Washington - Norene Gilbert
Delegates The Miss USA 1976 delegates were:
Alabama – Kyle Ellis Alaska – Liz Staib Arizona – Curvey Walters Arkansas – Sonia Kay Jines California - Joan Pennock Colorado – Patricia Sweany Connecticut – Roslyn Ralph Delaware – Debbie Kucher District of Columbia – Nancy Stitt Florida – Leigh Walsh Georgia – Liz Wickersham Hawaii – Brenda Texeira Idaho – Cheryl Gilbert Illinois – Kathy Schmalen Indiana – Annette Anderson Iowa – Sheri Lynn Davenport Kansas – Deborah Vitera Kentucky – Connie Clark Louisiana – Robyn Sanders Maine – Dawn St. Clair Maryland – Linda Lee Potter Massachusetts – Holly Ann Hoyle Michigan – Kevin Gale Minnesota – Barbara Peterson Mississippi – Teresa Camp Missouri – Donna Hibbits Montana – Teresa Jane Klaus Nebraska – Catherine Fricke Nevada – Janice Carrell New Hampshire – Sinceree "Peggy" Rowlette New Jersey – Ginger Hagaman New Mexico – Jonelle Bergquist New York – Carol Doerr North Carolina – Dianne Bowen North Dakota – Linda Faye Paulson Ohio – Karen Myers Oklahoma – Lori Hansen Oregon – Gail Atchison Pennsylvania – Marcy Zambelli Rhode Island – Kathleen Confreda South Carolina – Virginia Murray South Dakota – Dorothy Kay Westphal Tennessee – Jana Kerr Texas – Candace Gray Utah – Debbie Drecksel Vermont – Susan Parsons Virginia – Donna Dixon Washington – Norene Gilbert West Virginia – Cheryl Plants Wisconsin – Susan Femrite Wyoming – Murlie Colosky
Judges Richard Adler – Broadway producer Mr. Blackwell – fashion critic Ernest Borgnine – actor Maggie Daly – Chicago Tribune gossip columnist Sue Ann Downey – Miss USA 1965 Barry Farber – radio talk show host, author Alice Faye – actress, singer Melanie Kahane – interior designer Claudia McNeil – actress Derek Sanderson – NHL centre Zoli – fashion designer
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