Miss USA 1987

Miss USA 1987
Miss USA 1987
Date	February 17, 1987
Presenters	Bob Barker; Mary Frann;
Entertainment	Chuck Connors; The Kirtland Air Force Saber Drill Team; The Naval Air Training Command Choir;
Venue	Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS, KRQE
Entrants	52
Placements	11
Winner	Michelle Royer; Texas
Congeniality	Lori Lynn Dickerson (California)
Photogenic	Sophia Marie Bowen (Georgia)
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Miss USA 1987 was the 36th Miss USA pageant, televised live on February 17 from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the third consecutive winner from Texas.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1987	Texas – Michelle Royer
1st Runner-up	Florida – Cloe Cabrera
2nd Runner-up	Arizona – Diane Martin
3rd Runner-up	Missouri – Dawn Fonseca
4th Runner-up	Georgia – Sophia Bowen
Top 11	Mississippi – Katharine Manning New Mexico – Kriston Killgore Illinois – Joan Berge Nevada – Tammy Perkins West Virginia – Paula Morrison Virginia – Marsha Ralls

Special awards

Congeniality: Lori Lynn Dickerson (California)
Photogenic: Sophia Bowen (Georgia)
Best State Costume: Kriston Gayle Killgore (New Mexico)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1987 delegates were:^[2]

Alabama – Rhonda Garrett
Alaska – Shelly Dunlevy
Arizona – Diane Lynn Martin
Arkansas – Sheri Smeltzer
California – Lori Lynn Dickerson
Colorado – Polly Kuska
Connecticut – Jolene Foy
Delaware – Shellie Haralson
District of Columbia – Edwina Richard
Florida – Clotilde "Cloe" Helen Cabrera
Georgia – Sophia Marie Bowen
Hawaii – Deborah Laslo
Idaho – Vicki Hoffman
Illinois – Joan Elizabeth Berge
Indiana – Alecia Rae Masalkoski
Iowa – Katy Lynn Magee
Kansas – Martina Castle
Kentucky – Beth Ann Clark
Louisiana – Carol Carter
Maine – Ginger Kilgore
Maryland – Michelle Snow
Massachusetts – Rosanna Iversen
Michigan – Elizabeth Puleo
Minnesota – Christine Rosenberger
Mississippi – Katharine Clare Manning
Missouri – Dawn Theresa Fonseca
Montana – Constance Colla
Nebraska – Amy Anderson
Nevada – Tammy Lee Perkins
New Hampshire – Laurie Durkee
New Jersey – Stacey Fox
New Mexico – Kriston Gayle Killgore
New York – Constance McCullough
North Carolina – Donna Wilson
North Dakota – Shelley Gangness
Ohio – Hallie Bonnell
Oklahoma – Dyan Rody
Oregon – Tamara Primiano
Pennsylvania – Lisa Rynkiewicz
Rhode Island – Lisa Benson
South Carolina – Elizabeth Woodard
South Dakota – Jana van Woudenberg
Tennessee – Molly Brown
Texas – Michelle Renee Royer
Utah – Patty Thorpe
Vermont – Carole Woodworth
Virginia – Marsha Ann Ralls
Washington – Jennifer Doerflinger
West Virginia – Paula Jean Morrison
Wisconsin – Regina Maria Part
Wyoming – Michelle Renee Zimermann
Miss Teen USA 1986 – Allison Brown (Oklahoma)

Judges

Controversy

Host Bob Barker, a fervent animal rights activist, threatened to pull out of the pageant when he discovered that the delegates would be wearing real fur coats during the swimsuit competition segment. As Barker was already in New Mexico at the time, there was no time to find a replacement host and pageant officials agreed to a change. The delegates wore simulated fur for the segment, but real fur was still given as a prize to the Miss USA winner. Barker went on to host the 1987 Miss Universe pageant held in Singapore in May before stepping down for good.^[3]

References

^ "Model from Texas wins Miss USA 1987 title". Courier-Post. February 18, 1987. p. 53. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
^ "Tribute Program to the Miss USA 1987 contest". The Albuquerque Tribune. February 17, 1987. p. 8.
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[1] "Model from Texas wins Miss USA 1987 title". Courier-Post. February 18, 1987. p. 53. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

[2] "Tribute Program to the Miss USA 1987 contest". The Albuquerque Tribune. February 17, 1987. p. 8.

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