Miss USA 1959 was the 8th Miss USA pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on 22 July 1959.
Miss USA 1959 | |
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Date | July 22, 1959 |
Venue | Long Beach, California |
Entrants | 46 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Terry Huntingdon California |
At the end of the event, Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana crowned Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1959.[1] It is the first victory of California in the pageant's history. Huntingdon later competed at Miss Universe and was named as second runner-up to eventual winner, Akiko Kojima.[2]
Contestants from 46 states and cities competed in the pageant.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1959 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up | |
Top 15 |
46 contestants competed for the title.[5]
State | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown | Notes |
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Alabama | Pat Sullivan[6] | 21 | Birmingham | |
Alaska | Anna Lekanof[7] | 23 | Fairbanks | |
Arizona | Patricia June Varga[8] | 18 | Phoenix | |
Arkansas | Donna Sue Needham | 19 | Berryville | |
California | Terry Lynn Huntingdon[9] | 19 | Mount Shasta | 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1959[2] |
Colorado | Dianne Lee Gardner | 20 | Denver | |
Connecticut | Jayne Burghardt[10] | 21 | Hartford | |
Delaware | Linda E. Humes | 18 | Harrington | |
District of Columbia | Shirley Ann Hobbs | 20 | Washington, D.C. | |
Florida | Nanita Greene[11] | 21 | Coral Gables | |
Georgia | Dorothy Gladys Taylor[12] | 18 | Valdosta | |
Idaho | Pat Sherburne[13] | 19 | Pocatello | |
Illinois | Arlene Kay | 19 | Western Springs | |
Indiana | Anita Watkins[14] | 18 | Monticello | |
Iowa | Kay Nielson | 22 | Council Bluffs | Former Miss Nebraska 1957 |
Kentucky | Sherree Owens | 22 | Louisville | |
Louisiana | Mary LoBianco | 19 | Baton Rouge | |
Maine | Carolyn Komant[15] | 18 | Kittery | |
Maryland | Diane Dolores White | 24 | Baltimore |
3rd runner up at Miss World USA 1961[16] |
Massachusetts | Beatrice Lee Duprey | 20 | Weymouth | Competed in the 1960 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant |
Michigan | Susan Westergaard | 20 | Detroit | |
Minnesota | Muriel Fairbanks | 23 | Minneapolis | |
Missouri | Barbara Jayne Stell | 23 | Kansas City | |
Montana | Bar-Beth Smith | 18 | Butte | |
Nebraska | Priscilla Eckrich | 21 | Lincoln | |
Nevada | Joy Blaine | 23 | Reno | |
New Hampshire | Nancy Jeanne Gray | 20 | Somersworth | |
New Jersey | Geraldine Binder | 18 | Irvington | |
New Mexico | Carol Jones[17] | 23 | Albuquerque | Replaced Sue Ingersoll after she withdrew |
New York | Arlene Nesbitt | 21 | Mineola | 2nd runner-up in the 1960 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant |
North Carolina | Peggy Anne Brown | 20 | Sunbury | |
North Dakota | Patricia Ann McGinley | 18 | Minot | |
Ohio | Marie di Carlo | 18 | Poland | |
Oklahoma | Sondra Osborne[18] | 18 | Oklahoma City | |
Pennsylvania | Rhoda Mae Kachiko | 19 | Delmont | |
Rhode Island | Gloria Ryder | 18 | Providence | |
South Carolina | Mary Anne Powell | 20 | Union | |
South Dakota | Jeannine Kay Stratton | 19 | Sioux Falls | |
Tennessee | Marcia Daniel | 19 | Memphis | |
Texas | Carelgean Douglas | 20 | Corpus Christi | |
Utah | Melanie Canfield | 18 | Tremonton | |
Vermont | Sandra Jean Laquerre | 21 | Barre | |
Virginia | Pat Poindexter | 18 | Salem | |
Washington | Leah Jo Robinson | 20 | Bellingham | |
West Virginia | Wilda Sue Estep | 18 | Elkview | |
Wisconsin | Charlene Krause | 19 | Milwaukee |