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| winner = '''[[Terri Utley]]'''
| winner = '''[[Terri Utley]]<br />[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]'''
|photo = File:Miss_USA_1982_opening_titles.jpg
| photo = Terri Utley, Miss USA 1982.jpg
| caption = [[Terri Utley]] wearing the Miss USA 1982 crown
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| represented = '''{{flag|Arkansas|1924}}'''
| represented =
| date = May 13, 1982
| date = May 13, 1982
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]]
| presenters = [[Bob Barker]]<ref name="Sun" />
| venue = Gulf Coast Convention Center, [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]
| venue = Gulf Coast Convention Center, [[Biloxi, Mississippi]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]], [[WJTV]]
| broadcaster = [[CBS]], [[WJTV]]
| congeniality =Toni McFadden <br> {{flag|Alaska}}
| congeniality =Toni McFadden<br /> [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]
| photogenic = Sondra Dee Jones <br> {{flag|Virginia}}
| photogenic = Sondra Dee Jones<br />[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]
| placements = 12
| placements = 12
| entrants = 51
| entrants = 51
| before = [[Miss USA 1981|1981]]
| before = [[Miss USA 1981|1981]]
| next = [[Miss USA 1983|1983]]
| next = [[Miss USA 1983|1983]]
}}
}}'''Miss USA 1982''' was the 31st [[Miss USA]] pageant, televised live on May 13, 1982 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] on [[CBS]].


'''Miss USA 1982''' was the 31st [[Miss USA]] pageant, televised live on May 13, 1982, from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] on [[CBS]].
The pageant was won by [[Terri Utley]] of [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]], who was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Kim Seelbrede]] of [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]. Utley was the first &ndash; and to date ({{as of|2020|lc=y}}) only &ndash; woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at [[Miss Universe 1982]].


The pageant was won by [[Terri Utley]] of [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]],<ref name="Sun">{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Harold |title=Arkansas beauty is Miss USA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/737805115/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |work=[[Sun Herald|The South Mississippi Sun]] |date=May 14, 1982 |page=1 |language=en}}</ref> who was crowned by outgoing titleholder [[Kim Seelbrede]] of [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]. Utley was the first and to date ({{as of|2023|lc=y}}) only woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at [[Miss Universe 1982]].
Jeannine Boger of [[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]] is the mother of Miss USA 2009 [[Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)|Kristen Dalton]].

The judges included Miss USA 1975 [[Summer Bartholomew]] and Miss USA 1980 [[Jineane Ford]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Five past Miss USAs recall excitement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun/152209324/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The Sun |date=May 13, 1982 |pages=19}}</ref>

Jeannine Boger, who was [[Miss North Carolina USA]] is the mother of [[Miss USA 2009]] [[Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)|Kristen Dalton]].


== Results ==
== Results ==
===Placements===
=== Placements ===


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
!Final Results
! Final Results
!Contestant
! Contestant
|-
|-
| '''Miss USA 1982'''
| '''Miss USA 1982'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' – '''[[Terri Utley]]'''
* '''{{flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' – '''[[Terri Utley]]'''
|-
|-
| '''1st Runner-Up'''
| '''1st Runner-up'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' – Luann Caughey
* '''{{flagicon|Texas}} [[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' – Luann Caughey<ref name="Sun" />
|-
|-
| '''2nd Runner-Up'''
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Utah|1913}} [[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' – Susan Gasser
* '''{{flagicon|Utah|1913}} [[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' – Susan Gasser<ref name="Sun" />
|-
|-
| '''3rd Runner-Up'''
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – Kim Weeda
* '''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – Kim Weeda<ref name="Sun" />
|-
|-
| '''4th Runner-Up'''
| '''4th Runner-up'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Kentucky}} [[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' – Kristina Chapman
* '''{{flagicon|Kentucky}} [[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' – Kristina Chapman<ref name="Sun" />
|-
|-
| '''Top 12'''
| '''Top 12'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' – Vanessa Dubois
* '''{{flagicon|Hawaii}} [[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' – Vanessa Dubois
*'''{{flagicon|Maryland}} [[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' – Angie Boyer
* '''{{flagicon|Maryland}} [[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' – Angie Boyer
*'''{{flagicon|Massachusetts}} [[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' – Janet Marie Flaherty
* '''{{flagicon|Massachusetts}} [[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' – Janet Marie Flaherty
*'''{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' – Diane Arabia
* '''{{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' – Diane Arabia
*'''{{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' – Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
* '''{{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' – Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
*'''{{flagicon|Vermont}} [[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' – Georgia Davis
* '''{{flagicon|Vermont}} [[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' – Georgia Davis
*'''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – Sondra Dee Jones
* '''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – Sondra Dee Jones<ref name="Sun" />
|}
|}


===Special awards===
=== Special awards ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
|-
!width="220"|Award||width="300"|Contestant
! width="220" | Award||width="300" | Contestant
|-
|-
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
| '''Miss Congeniality'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' – Toni McFadden
* '''{{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' – Toni McFadden
|-
|-
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
| '''Miss Photogenic'''
|
|
*'''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – Sondra Dee Jones
* '''{{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' – Sondra Dee Jones
|-
|-
| '''Best State Costume'''
| '''Best State Costume'''
|
|
* '''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – Kim Weeda<ref name="Costume">{{cite news |title=Miss Ohio USA Kim Weeda |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-1982-miss-usa-clipp/126051280/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=Hattiesburg American |date=May 6, 1982 |pages=3}}</ref>
*'''{{flagicon|Ohio}} [[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' – Kim Weeda
|-
|}
|}


== Historical significance ==
== Delegates ==
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:<ref name="Contestants 1">{{cite news |title=The Contestants |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-miss-usa-1982-contestants/111894830/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The Sun |date=May 8, 1982 |pages=38}}</ref><ref name="Contestants 2">{{cite news |title=The Contestants |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-miss-usa-1982-contestants/111894850/ |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=The Sun |date=May 8, 1982 |pages=39}}</ref>
* '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in [[Miss USA 1955|1955]]. Also becoming in the 21st state who does it for the first time.
* '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1971|1971]].
* '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the first time and reached its highest placement since [[Linda Bement]] won in [[Miss USA 1960|1960]]. Ironically, Bement went on to win [[Miss Universe]] title in [[Miss Universe 1960|1960]].
* '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the first time and reached its highest placement since [[Kim Seelbrede]] won in the previous year.
* '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in [[Miss USA 1980|1980]].
* States that placed in semifinals the previous year were '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''', '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''', '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''', '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''', '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' and '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]'''.
* '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' placed for the eighth consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' placed for the third consecutive year.
* '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''', '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''', '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' and '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' made their second consecutive placement.
* '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1980|1980]].
* '''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1979|1979]].
* '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1978|1978]].
* '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1976|1976]].
* '''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1971|1971]].
* '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' last placed in [[Miss USA 1970|1970]].
* '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' breaks an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1980|1980]].
* '''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' breaks an ongoing streak of placements since [[Miss USA 1979|1979]].

==Delegates==
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:
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*{{Flagicon|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' - Lisa Wheeler
* {{Flagicon|Alabama}} '''[[Miss Alabama USA|Alabama]]''' Lisa Wheeler
*{{Flagicon|Alaska}} '''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' - Toni McFadden
* {{Flagicon|Alaska}} '''[[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]''' Toni McFadden
*{{Flagicon|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' - Lori Hakola
* {{Flagicon|Arizona}} '''[[Miss Arizona USA|Arizona]]''' Lori Hakola
*{{Flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' - '''[[Terri Utley]]'''
* {{Flagicon|Arkansas|1924}} '''[[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]]''' '''[[Terri Utley]]'''
*{{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' - Suzanne Dewames
* {{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Miss California USA|California]]''' Suzanne Dewames
*{{Flagicon|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]''' - Dusty Hutton
* {{Flagicon|Colorado}} '''[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]''' Dusty Hutton
*{{Flagicon|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''' - Maureen Szekeres
* {{Flagicon|Connecticut}} '''[[Miss Connecticut USA|Connecticut]]''' Maureen Szekeres
*{{Flagicon|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware USA|Delaware]]''' - Shawna Saints
* {{Flagicon|Delaware}} '''[[Miss Delaware USA|Delaware]]''' Shawna Saints
*{{Flagicon|District of Columbia}} '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' - Lori Esteep
* {{Flagicon|District of Columbia}} '''[[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]''' Lori Esteep
*{{Flagicon|Florida|1900}} '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' - Lisa Smith
* {{Flagicon|Florida|1900}} '''[[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]''' Lisa Smith
*{{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' - Kelly Blackston
* {{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956}} '''[[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]''' Kelly Blackston
*{{Flagicon|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' - Vanessa Dubois
* {{Flagicon|Hawaii}} '''[[Miss Hawaii USA|Hawaii]]''' Vanessa Dubois
*{{Flagicon|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]''' - Valerie Stephan
* {{Flagicon|Idaho}} '''[[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]''' Valerie Stephan
*{{Flagicon|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois USA|Illinois]]''' - Carla Danielson
* {{Flagicon|Illinois}} '''[[Miss Illinois USA|Illinois]]''' Carla Danielson
*{{Flagicon|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana USA|Indiana]]''' - Sara Binckley
* {{Flagicon|Indiana}} '''[[Miss Indiana USA|Indiana]]''' Sara Binckley
*{{Flagicon|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]''' - Jeanne Hoyer
* {{Flagicon|Iowa}} '''[[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]''' Jeanne Hoyer
*{{Flagicon|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]]''' - Stefanie Larson
* {{Flagicon|Kansas}} '''[[Miss Kansas USA|Kansas]]''' Stefanie Larson
*{{Flagicon|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' - Kristina Chapman
* {{Flagicon|Kentucky}} '''[[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]''' Kristina Chapman
*{{Flagicon|Louisiana|1912}} '''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' - Lisa Michael
* {{Flagicon|Louisiana|1912}} '''[[Miss Louisiana USA|Louisiana]]''' Lisa Michael
*{{Flagicon|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' - Theresa Cloutier
* {{Flagicon|Maine}} '''[[Miss Maine USA|Maine]]''' Theresa Cloutier
*{{Flagicon|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' - Angie Boyer
* {{Flagicon|Maryland}} '''[[Miss Maryland USA|Maryland]]''' Angie Boyer
*{{Flagicon|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' - Janet Marie Flaherty
* {{Flagicon|Massachusetts}} '''[[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]]''' Janet Marie Flaherty
*{{Flagicon|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' - Diane Arabia
* {{Flagicon|Michigan}} '''[[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]''' Diane Arabia
*{{Flagicon|Minnesota|1957}} '''[[Miss Minnesota USA|Minnesota]]''' - Lori Kmetz
* {{Flagicon|Minnesota|1957}} '''[[Miss Minnesota USA|Minnesota]]''' Lori Kmetz
*{{Flagicon|Mississippi|1894}} '''[[Miss Mississippi USA|Mississippi]]''' - Nancy Perkins
* {{Flagicon|Mississippi|1894}} '''[[Miss Mississippi USA|Mississippi]]''' Nancy Perkins
*{{Flagicon|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]''' - Susan Heiman
* {{Flagicon|Missouri}} '''[[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]''' Susan Heiman
*{{Flagicon|Montana}} '''[[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]''' - Perri Stevenson
* {{Flagicon|Montana}} '''[[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]''' Perri Stevenson
*{{Flagicon|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]''' - Lori Novicki
* {{Flagicon|Nebraska}} '''[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]''' Lori Novicki
*{{Flagicon|Nevada|1929}} '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' - Andrea Pennington
* {{Flagicon|Nevada|1929}} '''[[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]''' Andrea Pennington
*{{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]''' - Kathy Rogers
* {{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} '''[[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]''' Kathy Rogers
*{{Flagicon|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' - Janice Lynn Straub
* {{Flagicon|New Jersey}} '''[[Miss New Jersey USA|New Jersey]]''' Janice Lynn Straub
*{{Flagicon|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' - Lisa Allen
* {{Flagicon|New Mexico}} '''[[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]''' Lisa Allen
*{{Flagicon|New York}} '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' - Annemarie Henderson
* {{Flagicon|New York}} '''[[Miss New York USA|New York]]''' Annemarie Henderson
*{{Flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} '''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' - Jeannine Dalton
* {{Flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} '''[[Miss North Carolina USA|North Carolina]]''' Jeannine Dalton
*{{Flagicon|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' - Tammi Martinson
* {{Flagicon|North Dakota}} '''[[Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota]]''' Tammi Martinson
*{{Flagicon|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' - Kim Weeda
* {{Flagicon|Ohio}} '''[[Miss Ohio USA|Ohio]]''' Kim Weeda
*{{Flagicon|Oklahoma|1941}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma]]''' - Jill Liebmann
* {{Flagicon|Oklahoma|1941}} '''[[Miss Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma]]''' Jill Liebmann
*{{Flagicon|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' - Kristina Bauer
* {{Flagicon|Oregon}} '''[[Miss Oregon USA|Oregon]]''' Kristina Bauer
*{{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]''' - Therese Rosa
* {{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} '''[[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]''' Therese Rosa
*{{Flagicon|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]''' - Peggy McGraw
* {{Flagicon|Rhode Island}} '''[[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]''' Peggy McGraw
*{{Flagicon|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' - Margo Wood
* {{Flagicon|South Carolina}} '''[[Miss South Carolina USA|South Carolina]]''' Margo Wood
*{{Flagicon|South Dakota|1963}} '''[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]''' - Meaghan North
* {{Flagicon|South Dakota|1963}} '''[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]''' Meaghan North
*{{Flagicon|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' - Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
* {{Flagicon|Tennessee}} '''[[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]]''' Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
*{{Flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' - Luann Caughey
* {{Flagicon|Texas}} '''[[Miss Texas USA|Texas]]''' Luann Caughey
*{{Flagicon|Utah|1913}} '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' - Susan Gasser
* {{Flagicon|Utah|1913}} '''[[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]''' Susan Gasser
*{{Flagicon|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' - Georgia Davis
* {{Flagicon|Vermont}} '''[[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]''' Georgia Davis
*{{Flagicon|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' - Sondra Dee Jones
* {{Flagicon|Virginia}} '''[[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]''' Sondra Dee Jones
*{{Flagicon|Washington}} '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' - Jana Minerich
* {{Flagicon|Washington}} '''[[Miss Washington USA|Washington]]''' Jana Minerich
*{{Flagicon|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia USA|West Virginia]]''' - Cindy Baniak
* {{Flagicon|West Virginia}} '''[[Miss West Virginia USA|West Virginia]]''' Cindy Baniak
*{{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]''' - Cheryl Maslowski
* {{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} '''[[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]''' Cheryl Maslowski
*{{Flagicon|Wyoming}} '''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' - Judy Wilder
* {{Flagicon|Wyoming}} '''[[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]''' Judy Wilder
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==Judges==
== Judges ==
*[[Summer Bartholomew]], [[Miss USA 1975]] from [[California]]
* [[Summer Bartholomew]], [[Miss USA 1975]] from [[California]]<ref name="Sun" />
*[[Vic Damone]], singer
* [[Vic Damone]], singer
*[[Jineane Ford]], [[Miss USA 1980]] from [[Arizona]]
* [[Jineane Ford]], [[Miss USA 1980]] from [[Arizona]]<ref name="Sun" />
*[[Georgia Gibbs]], singer
* [[Georgia Gibbs]], singer
*[[John James (actor)|John James]], actor
* [[John James (actor)|John James]], actor
*[[Julia Meade]], actress
* [[Julia Meade]], actress
*[[Robert Pine]], actor
* [[Robert Pine]], actor
*[[Freddie Solomon]], NFL player
* [[Freddie Solomon]], NFL player
*Michelle Stevens, Model
* Michelle Stevens, model
*[[Gordon Cooper]]
* [[Gordon Cooper]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 11:16, 18 August 2024

Miss USA 1982
Terri Utley wearing the Miss USA 1982 crown
DateMay 13, 1982
PresentersBob Barker[1]
VenueGulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
BroadcasterCBS, WJTV
Entrants51
Placements12
WinnerTerri Utley
Arkansas
CongenialityToni McFadden
Alaska
PhotogenicSondra Dee Jones
Virginia
← 1981
1983 →

Miss USA 1982 was the 31st Miss USA pageant, televised live on May 13, 1982, from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.

The pageant was won by Terri Utley of Arkansas,[1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kim Seelbrede of Ohio. Utley was the first – and to date (as of 2023) only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 1982.

The judges included Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew and Miss USA 1980 Jineane Ford.[2]

Jeannine Boger, who was Miss North Carolina USA is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.

Results

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 1982
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume

Delegates

The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:[4][5]

Judges

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Reynolds, Harold (May 14, 1982). "Arkansas beauty is Miss USA". The South Mississippi Sun. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Five past Miss USAs recall excitement". The Sun. May 13, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Miss Ohio USA Kim Weeda". Hattiesburg American. May 6, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 38. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 39. Retrieved August 18, 2024.