Miss USA 1971

Miss USA 1971
Miss USA 1971
	Miss USA 1970 Deborah Shelton crowning Michele McDonald as Miss USA 1971
Date	May 22, 1971
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Jackie Gleason Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS, WTVJ
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Michele McDonald; Pennsylvania
Congeniality	Diane Knaub; Colorado
Photogenic	Brenda Miller; Virginia
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Miss USA 1971 was the 20th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS hosted by Bob Barker from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971.

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The pageant was won by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Deborah Shelton of Virginia.^[1] McDonald was the first – and to date only – woman from Pennsylvania to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971.

For the 1971 pageant, the number of semi-finalists called was reduced from 15 to 12. It would remain at this number until 1984, when it was cut again to 10.

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Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1971^[2]	Pennsylvania – Michele McDonald†
1st Runner-Up^[2]	Texas – Brenda Box^[1]
2nd Runner-Up^[2]	Arizona – Susanne Pottenger^[1]
3rd Runner-Up^[2]	Missouri – Nancy Rich^[1]
4th Runner-Up^[2]	Kentucky – Patricia Barnstable^[1]
Top 12^[3]	California – Karin Morrell District of Columbia – Suzanne Pluskoski Florida – Susan Deaton Maryland – Carol Theis Michigan – Pat Glannan Vermont – Sandra Taft Virginia – Brenda Miller

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Colorado – Diane Knaub
Miss Photogenic	Virginia – Brenda Miller

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