Miss USA 1982
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, 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.
The judges included Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew and Miss USA 1980 Jineane Ford.
Jeannine Boger, who was Miss North Carolina USA is the mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton.
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1982 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best State Costume |
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Delegates
The Miss USA 1982 delegates were:
Alabama – Lisa Wheeler
Alaska – Toni McFadden
Arizona – Lori Hakola
Arkansas – Terri Utley
California – Suzanne Dewames
Colorado – Dusty Hutton
Connecticut – Maureen Szekeres
Delaware – Shawna Saints
District of Columbia – Lori Esteep
Florida – Lisa Smith
Georgia – Kelly Blackston
Hawaii – Vanessa Dubois
Idaho – Valerie Stephan
Illinois – Carla Danielson
Indiana – Sara Binckley
Iowa – Jeanne Hoyer
Kansas – Stefanie Larson
Kentucky – Kristina Chapman
Louisiana – Lisa Michael
Maine – Theresa Cloutier
Maryland – Angie Boyer
Massachusetts – Janet Marie Flaherty
Michigan – Diane Arabia
Minnesota – Lori Kmetz
Mississippi – Nancy Perkins
Missouri – Susan Heiman
Montana – Perri Stevenson
Nebraska – Lori Novicki
Nevada – Andrea Pennington
New Hampshire – Kathy Rogers
New Jersey – Janice Lynn Straub
New Mexico – Lisa Allen
New York – Annemarie Henderson
North Carolina – Jeannine Dalton
North Dakota – Tammi Martinson
Ohio – Kim Weeda
Oklahoma – Jill Liebmann
Oregon – Kristina Bauer
Pennsylvania – Therese Rosa
Rhode Island – Peggy McGraw
South Carolina – Margo Wood
South Dakota – Meaghan North
Tennessee – Sherly Deanice "Nise" Levy
Texas – Luann Caughey
Utah – Susan Gasser
Vermont – Georgia Davis
Virginia – Sondra Dee Jones
Washington – Jana Minerich
West Virginia – Cindy Baniak
Wisconsin – Cheryl Maslowski
Wyoming – Judy Wilder
Judges
- Summer Bartholomew, Miss USA 1975 from California
- Vic Damone, singer
- Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 from Arizona
- Georgia Gibbs, singer
- John James, actor
- Julia Meade, actress
- Robert Pine, actor
- Freddie Solomon, NFL player
- Michelle Stevens, model
- Gordon Cooper
References
- ^ Reynolds, Harold (May 14, 1982). "Arkansas beauty is Miss USA". The South Mississippi Sun. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Five past Miss USAs recall excitement". The Sun. May 13, 1982. p. 19. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Miss Ohio USA Kim Weeda". Hattiesburg American. May 6, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 38. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ "The Contestants". The Sun. May 8, 1982. p. 39. Retrieved August 18, 2024.