Miss USA 1966 was the 15th Miss USA pageant, televised live from Miami Beach, Florida, on May 21, 1966, co-hosted by Pat Boone and June Lockhart with Jack Linkletter as the emcee. This was the first-ever color telecast of the Miss USA pageant.

The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio. Remenyi was the second woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to Top 15 at Miss Universe 1966.

Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966, making this the last Miss USA pageant in which not all states were represented The only subsequent pageant with fewer than 51 delegates in the live telecast – 1981 – resulted from a state representative being disqualified during the preliminary judging.

Results

Final results Contestant Miss USA 1966 California – Maria Remenyi 1st Runner-Up Connecticut – Pat Denne 2nd Runner-Up Indiana – Elaine Richards 3rd Runner-Up North Dakota – Judy Slayton 4th Runner-Up Florida - Randy Beard

Delegates The Miss USA 1966 delegates were:

Alabama – Susan Scott Alaska – Elrita Blankensop Arizona – Roxanne Neeley Arkansas – Peggy Jones California - Maria Remenyi Colorado – Rosemary Barnwell Connecticut – Pat Denne Delaware – Jacqueline Kalazinskas District of Columbia – Sue Counts Florida – Randy Beard Georgia – Flora Goddard Hawaii – Judith Anne Wolski Idaho – N/A Illinois – Cheryl Setser Indiana – Elaine Richards Iowa – Janis Mieras Kansas – Pat Ravenscroft Kentucky – Jennifer Burcham Louisiana – Tanya Becnel Maine – Susan Bartash Maryland – Roselaine Zetter Massachusetts – Nancy Brackett Michigan – Kathlene Blascak Minnesota – Patricia Thatcher Mississippi – Jane Sutherland Missouri – Martha Taylor Montana – Carol Boetcher Nebraska – Karen Weinfurtner Nevada – Mary Martin New Hampshire – Elaine Brandt New Jersey – Jo Ann Franchi New Mexico – Susan Franz New York – Nancy Self North Carolina – Brenda Moye North Dakota – Judy Slayton Ohio – Karen Dietz Oklahoma – Melva Brown Oregon – Sharon Gerritz Pennsylvania – Barbara Levitt Rhode Island – Barbara Williams South Carolina – Joselyn Alarie South Dakota – N/A Tennessee – Mary Margaret Smith Texas – Dorothy Pickens Utah – Denice Blair Vermont – Peggy Eckert Virginia – Dev Johnson Washington – Sandra Carlile West Virginia – Annette Peery Wisconsin – Janet Driscoll Wyoming – Linda Leafdale

Judges Frank Sutton – actor George Lindsey – actor, comedian Hy Gardner – columnist Bert Bacharach – columnist Robert Cummings – actor Jon Whitcomb – magazine artist Brian Kelly – actor Allen Reisner – television director Gloria DeHaven – actress

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