Miss USA 1961 was the tenth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 13, 1961.
At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah crowned Sharon Brown of Louisiana as Miss USA 1961. It was the second victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Brown later competed at Miss Universe and was named as fourth runner-up to eventual winner, Marlene Schmidt.
Contestants from forty-two states and the District of Columbia competed in this pageant.
Results
Placements PlacementContestantMiss USA 1961 Louisiana – Sharon Brown1st runner-up California – Pamela Stettler2nd runner-up Nevada – Karen Weller3rd runner-up New York – Alexa Currey4th runner-up Alabama – Suellen RobinsonTop 15 Connecticut – Florene Mayette Kentucky – Marcia Chumbler Massachusetts – Elaine Cusick Michigan – Patricia Squires Mississippi – Marlene Britsch Nebraska – Gail Weinstock New Jersey – Diane Giersch Rhode Island – Joan Zeller Utah – Janet Hawley West Virginia – Kathy McManaway
Contestants Forty-three contestants competed for the title. State/DistrictContestant AgeHometown NotesAlabamaSuellen Robinson20FairfaxAlaskaJudy Onstad21FairbanksArizonaShyrle Owens18PhoenixArkansasMickey Lambert20El DoradoCaliforniaPamela Ray Stettler18San RafaelConnecticutFlorene Mayette20HartfordDelawareNina Lou Ringler18SelbyvilleDistrict of ColumbiaPatricia Brunette–Washington, D.C.FloridaPeggy DeFreitas22MiamiGeorgiaPatsy Giddens––IdahoDelcene Kay Rossiter20PocatelloIllinoisDianne Duffey19ElmhurstIndianaJanice Kay Oliver18IndianapolisIowaDeanne Ostermann19OcheyedanKansasDixie Lee Cook22TopekaKentuckyMarcia Gale Chumbler18MayfieldLouisianaSharon Rene Brown18Minden4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1961MaineBarbara Ann Dyer–DexterMarylandGail Baxter–High PointMassachusettsElaine Cusick18BostonMichiganPatricia Squires20DearbornMississippiMarlene Britsch21Clermont HarbourMissouriJoan Roberts19Richmond HeightsNebraskaGail L. Weinstock20OmahaNevadaKaren Weller18Las VegasNew HampshireDianne Ellen Lipson––New JerseyDiane C. Giersch19Red BankNew MexicoGeorgi Edwards18AlbuquerqueNew YorkAlexa Currey22New York CityReplaced Marcia Banks as Miss New York USANorth CarolinaMarie Clyburn20CharlotteOhioAlice Lou Engleman23AshtabulaPennsylvaniaGayle Nelson19ChesterRhode IslandJoan Marie Zeller23RiversideSouth CarolinaYvonne Quick21BennettsvilleSouth DakotaSharon Hoffman19HarrisburgTennesseeAnita Atkins25MemphisTexasSheila Wade18DallasUtahJanet Marie Hawley25Salt Lake CityVermontSusan Nielson–PoultneyVirginiaBonnie Jones18NorfolkWest VirginiaKathy McManaway20PrincetonWisconsinKaren Reisweber21MilwaukeeWyomingJudy Larae Walton–Cokeville
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