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{{Beauty pageant
{{Beauty pageant
| winner = [[Deborah Shelton]]
| winner = '''[[Deborah Shelton]]'''<br>'''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]'''
| image = Debbie Shelton Miss USA.jpg
|photo =
| caption = [[Debbie Shelton]] being crowned Miss USA 1970
|caption =
| represented = {{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]
| date = May 16, 1970
| date = May 16, 1970
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]]
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]]
| venue = [[Miami Beach, Florida]]
| venue = [[Miami Beach, Florida]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]], [[WTVJ]]
| acts = [[Ricky Nelson]] and [[The Stone Canyon Band]]
| acts = [[Ricky Nelson]] and [[The Stone Canyon Band]]
| congeniality = {{flagicon|Texas}} Diane Swendeman
| congeniality = Diane Swendeman<br>{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]
| photogenic = {{flagicon|Virginia}} Deborah Shelton
| photogenic = [[Deborah Shelton]]<br>{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]
| placements = 15
| placements = 15
| entrants = 51
| entrants = 51
| before = [[Miss USA 1969|1969]]
| before = [[Miss USA 1969|1969]]
| next = [[Miss USA 1971|1971]]
| next = [[Miss USA 1971|1971]]
}}
}}'''Miss USA 1970''', the 19th [[Miss USA]] pageant, was televised live by [[CBS]] from [[Miami Beach, Florida]] on May 16, 1970.
'''Miss USA 1970''' was the 19th [[Miss USA]] pageant, televised live by [[CBS]] from [[Miami Beach, Florida]] on May 16, 1970.


The pageant was won by [[Deborah Shelton]] of [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]], who was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Wendy Dascomb]], also of Virginia – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles. Shelton went on to place as 1st runner-up at [[Miss Universe 1970]]. She later became an actress who appeared in the film ''[[Body Double (film)|Body Double]]'' and on a number of television series, including ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''.
The pageant was won by [[Deborah Shelton]] of [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]], who was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Wendy Dascomb]], also of Virginia<ref name=Republic>{{cite news |title=Miss USA title won by Virginia girl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic/8092827/ |access-date=24 July 2023 |work=[[Arizona Republic]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=17 May 1970 |pages=5}}</ref> – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles. Shelton went on to place as 1st runner-up at [[Miss Universe 1970]]. She later became an actress who appeared in the film ''[[Body Double (film)|Body Double]]'' and on a number of television series, including ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''.


==Results==
==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="220" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Final Results
|- bgcolor="#787878" colspan=10 align="center"
|width="220"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Final Results'''</span>||width="300"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Contestant'''</span>
!width="300" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Contestant
|-
|-
| '''Miss USA 1970'''
| Miss USA 1970
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – '''[[Deborah Shelton]]'''
*[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]] – [[Deborah Shelton]]
|-
|-
| '''1st Runner-Up'''
| 1st Runner-Up
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|South Carolina}} [[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' – Vicki Chesser
*[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]] – Vicki Chesser<ref name=Republic/>
|-
|-
| '''2nd Runner-Up'''
| 2nd Runner-Up
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Nevada|1929}} [[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' – Sheri Schruhl
*[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]] – Sheri Schruhl<ref name=Republic/>
|-
|-
| '''3rd Runner-Up'''
| 3rd Runner-Up
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' – Donna Ford
*[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]] – Donna Marie Ford<ref name=Republic/>
|-
|-
| '''4th Runner-Up'''
| 4th Runner-Up
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} [[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' – Cherie Stephens
*[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]] – Cherie Stephens<ref name=Republic/>
|-
|-
| '''Top 15'''
| Top 15
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' – Mary Jane Dial
*'''{{flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' – Mary Jane Dial
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*'''{{flagicon|Maine}} [[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' – Margaret McAleer
*'''{{flagicon|Maine}} [[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' – Margaret McAleer
*'''{{flagicon|New York}} [[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' – Christina Tefft
*'''{{flagicon|New York}} [[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' – Christina Tefft
*'''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – Jane Harrison
*'''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – [[Jayne Kennedy|Jane Harrison]]
*'''{{flagicon|Oregon}} [[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' – Laura Smith
*'''{{flagicon|Oregon}} [[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' – Laura Smith
*'''{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' – Diane Swendeman
*'''{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' – Diane Swendeman
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|}
|}


===Special awards===
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#787878" colspan=10 align="center"
|width="220"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Award'''</span>||width="300"|<span style="color:#FFFFFF">'''Contestant'''</span>
|-
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
|
*'''{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' – Diane Swendeman
|-
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
|
*'''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – [[Deborah Shelton]]
|-
|}
== Historical significance ==
* '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' wins competition for the second time. Also it is the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles.
* '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1956|1956]].
* '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1968|1968]].
* '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1952|1952]].
* '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1958|1958]].
* States that placed in semifinals the previous year were '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''', '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''', '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''', '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''', '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''', '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''', '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' and '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]'''.
* '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' placed for the fourteenth consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' and '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' placed for the fourth consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' and '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' placed for the third consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''', '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' and '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' made their second consecutive placement.
* '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''', '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' and '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1968|1968]].
* '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' and '''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1967|1967]].
* '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' and '''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1959|1959]].
* '''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''', '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' and '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' break an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1968|1968]].
* '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' breaks an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1967|1967]].

==Delegates==
The Miss USA 1970 delegates were:
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*{{Flagdeco|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' - Kathy Bryant
*{{Flagdeco|Alaska}} '''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' - Therese Press
*{{Flagdeco|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' - Alicia Lein
*{{Flagdeco|Arkansas|1924}} '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' - Mary Jane Dial
*{{Flagdeco|California}} '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' - Linda Lee Hall
*{{Flagdeco|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]''' - Linda Hicklin
*{{Flagdeco|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''' - Patricia Ann Matthews
*{{Flagdeco|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware USA|Delaware]]''' - Marilyn O'Neill
*{{Flagdeco|Washington, D.C.}} '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' - Nikki Phillips
*{{Flagdeco|Florida|1900}} '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' - Cheryl Johnson
*{{Flagdeco|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' - Cherie Stephens
*{{Flagdeco|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' - Donna Hartley
*{{Flagdeco|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]''' - Kathy Cravens
*{{Flagdeco|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois USA|Illinois]]''' - Carol Pepoon
*{{Flagdeco|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana USA|Indiana]]''' - Mary McBride
*{{Flagdeco|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]''' - Jacqueline Jochims
*{{Flagdeco|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]]''' - Norma Decker
*{{Flagdeco|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' - Joanna Smith
*{{Flagdeco|Louisiana|1912}} '''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' - Nadine Robertson
*{{Flagdeco|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' - Margaret McAleer
*{{Flagdeco|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' - Beckie Price
*{{Flagdeco|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' - Cheryl Stankiewicz
*{{Flagdeco|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' - Daune Bergen
*{{Flagdeco|Minnesota|1957}} '''[[Miss Minnesota USA|Minnesota]]''' - Sally Strickland
*{{Flagdeco|Mississippi|1894}} '''[[Miss Mississippi USA|Mississippi]]''' - Susan Ladner
*{{Flagdeco|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]''' - Suzette Grenham
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*{{Flagdeco|Montana|1905}} '''[[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]''' - Moreen Murphy
*{{Flagdeco|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]''' - [[Bonnie McElveen]]
*{{Flagdeco|Nevada|1929}} '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' - Sheri Schruhl
*{{Flagdeco|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]''' - Gail Eriksson
*{{Flagdeco|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Ellen Cream
*{{Flagdeco|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Theresa Phillips
*{{Flagdeco|New York}} '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' - Christina Tefft
*{{Flagdeco|North Carolina|1885}} '''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Susan Bodsford
*{{Flagdeco|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Nancy Jean Perry
*{{Flagdeco|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' - [[Jayne Kennedy|Jane Harrison]]
*{{Flagdeco|Oklahoma|1941}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma]]''' - Evelyn Walkup
*{{Flagdeco|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' - Laura Smith
*{{Flagdeco|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]''' - Carol Cerully
*{{Flagdeco|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]''' - Rebecca Galleshaw
*{{Flagdeco|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' - Vicki Chesser
*{{Flagdeco|South Dakota|1963}} '''[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]''' - Cynthia Finley
*{{Flagdeco|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' - Donna Marie Ford
*{{Flagdeco|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' - Diane Swendeman
*{{Flagdeco|Utah|1913}} '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' - Tamina Roark
*{{Flagdeco|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' - Cindy Jurewicz
*{{Flagdeco|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' - [[Deborah Shelton]]
*{{Flagdeco|Washington}} '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' - Susan Hyde
*{{Flagdeco|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia USA|West Virginia]]''' - Sharon Alberti
*{{Flagdeco|Wisconsin|1913}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]''' - Joann Soller
*{{Flagdeco|Wyoming}} '''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Ann Swarthout
{{col-end}}

==Judges==
*[[Wilhelmina Cooper]]
*[[Len Dawson]]
*[[Sue Downey]]
*[[Hy Gardner]]
*[[George Lindsey]]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Miss USA|1970]]
[[Category:Miss USA|1970]]
[[Category:1970 in the United States]]
[[Category:May 1970 events in the United States]]
[[Category:1970 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:1970 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:1970 in Florida]]
[[Category:1970 in Florida]]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 4 August 2024

Miss USA 1970
Debbie Shelton being crowned Miss USA 1970
DateMay 16, 1970
PresentersBob Barker
EntertainmentRicky Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band
VenueMiami Beach, Florida
BroadcasterCBS, WTVJ
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerDeborah Shelton
Virginia Virginia
CongenialityDiane Swendeman
Texas Texas
PhotogenicDeborah Shelton
Virginia Virginia
← 1969
1971 →

Miss USA 1970 was the 19th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from Miami Beach, Florida on May 16, 1970.

The pageant was won by Deborah Shelton of Virginia, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Wendy Dascomb, also of Virginia[1] – the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles. Shelton went on to place as 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1970. She later became an actress who appeared in the film Body Double and on a number of television series, including Dallas.

Results

Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 1970
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Miss USA title won by Virginia girl". Arizona Republic. Associated Press. 17 May 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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