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Revision as of 22:27, 27 July 2023
| Miss USA 1982 | |
|---|---|
 Terri Utley wearing the Miss USA 1982 crown | |
| Date | May 13, 1982 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker[1] |
| Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WJTV |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Terri Utley Arkansas |
| Congeniality | Toni McFadden Alaska |
| Photogenic | Sondra Dee Jones Virginia |
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[update]) 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, 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 |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best State Costume |
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Historical significance
- Arkansas wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1955. Also becoming in the 21st state who does it for the first time.
- Texas earns the 1st runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1971.
- Utah earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement since Linda Bement won in 1960. Ironically, Bement went on to win Miss Universe title in 1960.
- Ohio earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time and reached its highest placement since Kim Seelbrede won in the previous year.
- Kentucky earns the 4th runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1980.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
- Texas placed for the eighth consecutive year.
- Maryland placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Kentucky last placed in 1980.
- Massachusetts last placed in 1979.
- Utah last placed in 1978.
- Michigan last placed in 1976.
- Vermont last placed in 1971.
- Arkansas last placed in 1970.
- Alabama breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1980.
- Arizona breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1979.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:
Alabama - Lisa Wheeler
Alaska - Toni McFadden
Arizona - Lori Hakola
Arkansas - Terri Utley
California - Suzanne Dewames
Colorado - Dusty Hutton
Connecticut - Maureen Szekeres
Delaware - Shawna Saints
District of Columbia - Lori Esteep
Florida - Lisa Smith
Georgia - Kelly Blackston
Hawaii - Vanessa Dubois
Idaho - Valerie Stephan
Illinois - Carla Danielson
Indiana - Sara Binckley
Iowa - Jeanne Hoyer
Kansas - Stefanie Larson
Kentucky - Kristina Chapman
Louisiana - Lisa Michael
Maine - Theresa Cloutier
Maryland - Angie Boyer
Massachusetts - Janet Marie Flaherty
Michigan - Diane Arabia
Minnesota - Lori Kmetz
Mississippi - Nancy Perkins
Missouri - Susan Heiman
Montana - Perri Stevenson
Nebraska - Lori Novicki
Nevada - Andrea Pennington
New Hampshire - Kathy Rogers
New Jersey - Janice Lynn Straub
New Mexico - Lisa Allen
New York - Annemarie Henderson
North Carolina - Jeannine Dalton
North Dakota - Tammi Martinson
Ohio - Kim Weeda
Oklahoma - Jill Liebmann
Oregon - Kristina Bauer
Pennsylvania - Therese Rosa
Rhode Island - Peggy McGraw
South Carolina - Margo Wood
South Dakota - Meaghan North
Tennessee - Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
Texas - Luann Caughey
Utah - Susan Gasser
Vermont - Georgia Davis
Virginia - Sondra Dee Jones
Washington - Jana Minerich
West Virginia - Cindy Baniak
Wisconsin - Cheryl Maslowski
Wyoming - Judy Wilder
Judges
- Summer Bartholomew, Miss USA 1975 from California[1]
- Vic Damone, singer
- Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 from Arizona[1]
- Georgia Gibbs, singer
- John James, actor
- Julia Meade, actress
- Robert Pine, actor
- Freddie Solomon, NFL player
- Michelle Stevens, Model
- Gordon Cooper