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== Historical significance ==
* '''[[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==
==Delegates==

Revision as of 01:32, 10 August 2023

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
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File:Miss USA 1982 opening titles.jpg
Miss USA 1982 opening titles.jpg

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.

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:

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 27 July 2023.
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