Miss USA 1987
Miss USA 1987, the 36th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on 17 February from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the third consecutive winner from Texas.
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1987 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semifinalists |
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Final competition score
| State | Preliminary | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
| Texas | 9.577 | 9.654 | 9.787 | 9.760 | 9.733 |
| Florida | 8.621 | 9.688 | 9.241 | 9.450 | 9.459 |
| Arizona | 8.895 | 9.273 | 9.400 | 9.538 | 9.403 |
| Missouri | 8.618 | 9.372 | 9.433 | 9.516 | 9.440 |
| Georgia | 8.802 | 9.366 | 9.366 | 9.464 | 9.398 |
| Mississippi | 8.984 | 9.400 | 9.283 | 9.226 | 9.303 |
| New Mexico | 8.847 | 8.933 | 8.988 | 9.133 | 9.018 |
| Illinois | 8.577 | 8.822 | 8.722 | 8.911 | 8.818 |
| Nevada | 8.577 | 8.511 | 9.033 | 8.777 | 8.774 |
| West Virginia | 8.666 | 8.544 | 8.698 | 8.988 | 8.743 |
| Virginia | 8.685 | 8.611 | 8.600 | 8.811 | 8.674 |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
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Special awards
- Congeniality: Lori Lynn Dickerson (California)
- Photogenic: Sophia Bowen (Georgia)
- Best State Costume: Kriston Gayle Killgore (New Mexico)
Background music
Delegates
Judges
Controversy
Host Bob Barker, a fervent animal rights activist, threatened to pull out of the pageant when he discovered that the delegates would be wearing real fur coats during the swimsuit competition segment. As Barker was already in New Mexico at the time, there was no time to find a replacement host and pageant officials agreed to a change. The delegates wore simulated fur for the segment, but real fur was still given as a prize to the Miss USA winner. Barker went on to host the 1987 Miss Universe pageant held in Singapore in May before stepping down for good.[1]
See also
References
Texas
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Alabama - Rhonda Garrett
Alaska - Shelly Dunlevy
Arizona - Diane Lynn Martin
Arkansas - Sheri Smeltzer
Colorado - Polly Kuska
Connecticut - Jolene Foy
Delaware - Shellie Haralson
District of Columbia - Edwina Richard
Florida - Clotilde “Cloe” Helen Cabrera
Hawaii - Deborah Laslo
Idaho - Vicki Hoffman
Illinois - Joan Elizabeth Berge
Indiana - Alecia Rae Masalkoski
Iowa - Katy Lynn Magee
Kansas - Martina Castle
Kentucky - Beth Ann Clark
Louisiana - Carol Carter
Maine - Ginger Kilgore
Maryland - Michelle Snow
Massachusetts - Rosanna Iversen
Michigan - Elizabeth Puleo
Minnesota - Christine Rosenberger
Mississippi - Katharine Clare Manning
Missouri - Dawn Theresa Fonseca
Montana - Constance Colla
Nebraska - Amy Anderson
Nevada - Tammy Lee Perkins
New Hampshire - Laurie Durkee
New Jersey - Stacey Fox
New Mexico - Kriston Gayle Killgore
New York - Constance McCullough
North Carolina - Donna Wilson
North Dakota - Shelley Gangness
Ohio - Hallie Bonnell
Oklahoma - Dyan Rody
Oregon - Tamara Primiano
Pennsylvania - Lisa Rynkiewicz
Rhode Island - Lisa Benson
South Carolina - Elizabeth Woodard
South Dakota - Jana van Woudenberg
Tennessee - Molly Diane Brown
Utah - Patty Thorpe
Vermont - Carole Woodworth
Virginia - Marsha Ann Ralls
Washington - Jennifer Doerflinger
West Virginia - Paula Jean Morrison
Wisconsin - Regina Maria Part
Wyoming - Michelle Renee Zimermann