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Miss America 1973, the 46th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 9, 1972[1] and broadcast on NBC.
| Miss America 1973 | |
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| Date | September 9, 1972 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Terry Meeuwsen Wisconsin |
The winner was Terry Meeuwsen, the first woman representing Wisconsin to take the crown.[1] She would later become co-host of television's The 700 Club.
Among the finalists was Cindy Lee Sikes, entered as Miss Kansas, who became the actress Cynthia Sikes and co-star for three seasons in the 1980s on the NBC drama St. Elsewhere.
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1973 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
Order of announcements
Top 10
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Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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- Vivianne Della Chiesa
- Dr. Edward A. Shellhous
- Art Fleming
- Trudy Haynes
- Dr. Wellington B. Gray
- Eileen Farrell
- Robert F. Lewine
- Mary Healy
- Peter Lind Hayes
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama |
Freita Fuller | Opelika | 19 | Hula & Tahitian Dance | |||
 Alaska |
Linda Hogue | Kodiak | 18 | Modern Dance, "Charlie Chaplin Pantomime" | Neat as a Pin Award | ||
 Arizona |
Linda Gail Sirrine | Mesa | 19 | Popular Vocal, "Happy Heart" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Arkansas |
Debbye Hazelwood | Magnolia | 20 | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | |||
 California |
Diane Wagner | Daly City | 20 | Ballet, "Swan Lake" | |||
 Colorado |
Sally Anderson | Longmont | 19 | Classical Vocal, "Daydreams" | |||
 Connecticut |
Linda Kapral | East Lyme | 19 | Modern Jazz, African Dance, & Gymnastics | |||
 Delaware |
Catherine Lawton | Clayton | 20 | Banjo, "Banjo Memories" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Florida |
Suzanne Charles | Fort Lauderdale | 20 | Ballet, "Dance of the Painted Doll" | |||
 Georgia |
Lisa Lawalin | Rome | 20 | Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" from My Fair Lady | |||
 Hawaii |
Marlene Diane Kehaulani Kalahiki | Kailua-Kona | 22 | Modern Jazz Dance, "Shotgun" | |||
 Idaho |
Vicki Hawkins | Boise | 20 | Piano, Theme from Summer of '42 | |||
 Illinois |
Carolyn Paulus | Elmhurst | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and be Gay" from Candide | |||
 Indiana |
Rebecca Graham | Indianapolis | 23 | Gymnastics Dance | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Iowa |
Renee Stuedemann | Clinton | 23 | Baton Twirling, "Can-Can" from Orpheus in the Underworld | Top 10 | ||
 Kansas |
Cynthia Sikes | Coffeyville | 18 | Vocal, "Fame" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Starred as Dr. Annie Cavanero on St. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1985 |
 Kentucky |
Carolyn Walters | Louisville | 19 | Vocal, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | |||
 Louisiana |
Debby Robert | Baton Rouge | 21 | Classical Vocal, "The Art of Beguiling" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Maine |
Marilyn Lash | Friendship | 19 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Poor Wand'ring One" from The Pirates of Penzance | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Maryland |
Kathleen Louise Neff | Cumberland | 21 | Dramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You" from The King and I | Top 10 | ||
 Massachusetts |
Marie Semas | Taunton | 18 | Piano & Vocal of an Original Composition | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Michigan |
Terri Cousino | Erie | 19 | Vocal, "How Can I Wait?" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Minnesota |
Linda Hagen | Hampton | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver! | |||
 Mississippi |
Glenda Meadows | Richton | 23 | Vocal Medley, "Am I Blue?" & "I'd Rather Be Blue" | |||
 Missouri |
Anita Columbo | St. Louis | 21 | Vocal/Dance, "It's Today" from Mame | |||
 Montana |
Debra DeBiase | Billings | 21 | Ballet, "Summer of '42" | |||
 Nebraska |
Jeanine Giller | Omaha | 22 | Jazz Dance, "Bitter End" | |||
 Nevada |
Helen Bennett | Reno | 23 | Classical Ballet, "Dance of the Gypsy" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Hampshire |
Jane Badler | Manchester | 18 | Popular Vocal, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Starred on NBC's V series from 1983 to 1985 & on ABC's V series in 2011 | ||
 New Jersey |
Linda Gialanella | Maplewood | 22 | Sketching Presentation, "Teaching the World to Draw" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Mexico |
Wren Prather | Carlsbad | 19 | Upside Down Tap Dance, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" | |||
 New York |
Judith Keithley | Rochester | 19 | Piano, Rhapsody in Blue | |||
 North Carolina |
Constance Dorn | Kinston | 19 | Ballet, "The Grand Holiday" | 1st runner-up | Later Miss North Carolina USA 1975
2nd runner-up at Miss USA 1975 | |
 North Dakota |
Georgia Ann Becker | Napoleon | 18 | Country Western Vocal, "Rose Garden" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Ohio |
Karen Sparka | Bowling Green | 21 | Vocal Medley, "My Man" & "My Man's Gone Now" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Oklahoma |
Debbie Giannopoulos | Oklahoma City | 20 | Classical Vocal from Carmen | Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1968 | ||
 Oregon |
Sandra Lynn Herring | Portland | 20 | Vocal Medley, "Who Will Buy?" & "As Long as He Needs Me" from Oliver! | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Pennsylvania |
Linda Olson | Corry | 20 | Piano, "Gershwin Medley" | 2nd runner-up | ||
 Rhode Island |
Michele Passarelli | Pawtucket | 18 | Vocal, "Cabaret" | |||
 South Carolina |
Bonnie Corder | Columbia | 21 | Vocal Medley, "My Man's Gone Now", "Let Me Sing", & "I'm Happy" | |||
 South Dakota |
Janet Hunter | Madison | 20 | Classical Piano, "Scherzo No. 3" by Chopin | |||
 Tennessee |
Debbie Cathey | Nashville | 20 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Amazing Grace" | |||
 Texas |
Mae Beth Cormany | Wichita Falls | Vocal Medley, "Misty" & "Come Rain or Come Shine" | 3rd runner-up | |||
 Utah |
Sally Peterson | Salt Lake City | 21 | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1" | Miss Congeniality
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 Vermont |
Kathy Hebert | Burlington | 21 | Vocal & Guitar with Display of Fashion Design, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | |||
 Virginia |
Dona Marie Pillow | Lynchburg | 22 | Vocal, "Memories" | Cousin of country singer Ray Pillow | ||
 Washington |
Rebecca Pozzi | Kent | 20 | Vocal Medley, "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything" | |||
 West Virginia |
Lynette Koper | Weirton | 21 | Presentation of Original Art Works | |||
 Wisconsin |
Terry Meeuwsen | De Pere | 23 | Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
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Co-host of The 700 Club |
 Wyoming |
Annette Klipstein | Cheyenne | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 1968 |
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