Miss USA 1964 was the 13th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 29, 1964. This was the last Miss USA pageant to be held as an inclusive part of the Miss Universe event.
At the end of the event, Marite Ozers of Illinois crowned Bobbi Johnson of the District of Columbia as Miss USA 1964. Johnson was the first woman from Washington D.C. to win the title. Johnson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists.
Contestants from forty-one states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss USA 1964District of Columbia – Bobbi Johnson 1st runner-upTexas – Diane Balloun 2nd runner-upAlaska – Susan "Suzy" Marlin 3rd runner-upUtah – Janet Erickson 4th runner-upKentucky - Johnna Reid Top 15Alabama – Pamela Borgfeldt California – Jeanne Venables Idaho – Dorothy Johnson Maryland – Royette Tarry Mississippi – Patricia Turk New Jersey – Barbara Richartz New York – Dorothy Langhans Ohio – Gail Krielow Oklahoma – Jackie Maloney Oregon – Toye Esch
Contestants Forty-one contestants competed for the title. State/DistrictContestantAgeHometownNotesAlabamaPamela Borgfeldt21AnnistonAlaska Susan "Suzy" Marlin21FairbanksArizonaDiane Reutter19PhoenixArkansas Barbara McGlothlin20Little RockCaliforniaJeanne Venables23SacramentoAwarded as Miss Amity at Miss Universe 1964Connecticut Patricia Powell21HartfordDelawareChristina Klose20WilmingtonDistrict of ColumbiaBobbi Johnson19Washington, D.C.Top 15 at Miss Universe 1964FloridaCandace Davenport20MiamiGeorgia Lynda Tatum18Cave SpringHawaiiWanda Byrd18HonoluluIdahoDorothy Johnson18PocatelloFirst African-American to enter the semi-finalsIllinoisKaren Sue Weisbrook18WheatonIndianaCharlene Kratochvil19KokomoIowa Barbara Rogers18BoutonKansasBarbara Ford18DerbyKentuckyJohnna Reid18PaducahLouisianaLinda Graves20ShreveportMaine Corneille Edwards19Mechanic FallsMarylandRoyette Tarry19BaltimoreLater Miss Delaware World 1970MassachusettsBarbara RoberyBostonMichiganJohneane Teeter20DearbornLater Miss Michigan World 1966Mississippi Patricia Turk22MissouriSandy BawolFlorissant4th runner-up at Miss USA World 1963Nebraska Georgia MerriamNevadaPamela MorrisLas VegasNew Hampshire Beverly HebertNew Jersey Barbara Richartz19StratfordNew York Dorothy Langhans20Wantagh4th runner up at Miss USA World 1965OhioGail Krielow20Richmond Heights1st runner up at Miss International 1965OklahomaJackie Maloney18Oklahoma City2nd runner-up at the 1965 Maid of Cotton pageantOregonToye Esch20SalemPennsylvaniaMaryann ReillyPhiladelphiaRhode IslandCarol TantimonicoJohnstonSouth Carolina Judy KennedyTennessee Pat Kerr19NashvilleTexasDiane Balloun19HoustonUtah Janet Erickson22Salt Lake CityVermontFreda BettsBenningtonVirginiaHeidi SmithFort LeeWisconsinCarolyn Linquist26Milwaukee
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