Miss USA 1960 explained

Miss USA 1960 was the ninth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 7, 1960.

At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah was crowned by Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1960.[1] It is the second victory of Utah in the pageant's history. Bement later competed at Miss Universe and won.[2]

Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Charles Collingwood.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 1960
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

45 contestants competed for the title.

State/CityContestantAgeHometownNotes
AlabamaMargaret Jo Gordon[4] 22HomewoodCompeted in the Miss United States 1960 pageant[5]
AlaskaEvelyn Bly[6] 23Fairbanks
ArizonaVirginia Crook18Phoenix
ArkansasGene Chambers[7] 18DanvilleMarried to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
CaliforniaTeri Janssen[8] 18Los Angeles
ColoradoKaren Eickermann19Littleton
ConnecticutJoyce Elain Trautwig19Hartford
DelawareRose Anne Reed–Wilmington
District of ColumbiaDoris Lee Jones–Washington, D.C.
FloridaNancy Wakefield19Winter Haven
GeorgiaCecilia Upton[9] 19Rockmart
IdahoMargie Davis[10] 22Pocatello
IllinoisPatricia Thompson21Chicago
IndianaJune Cochran18IndianapolisLater Miss Indiana World 1962
Competed in the Miss USA World 1962 pageant
Later Playboy Playmate of the Year 1963
IowaTrudy Shulkin[11] 21Sioux City
KansasPeggy Patterson21Kansas City
KentuckyBarbara Joan Lovins[12] 19Alexandria
LouisianaJudy Rebecca Fletcher[13] 18Alexandria
MaineTerry Suzanne Tripp–Lewiston
MarylandJerri Fiorilli[14] –Baltimore
MassachusettsBarbara Gale Feldman20Natick
MichiganJudith Richards[15] 19Dearborn
MissouriMarilyn Jean Stalcup[16] 20Normandy
MontanaJoanne Lane––
New HampshireJoan Joyce Chesleing–Hampstead
New JerseySandra Chudy[17] 20Bound Brook
New MexicoKaye Smith[18] 18
New YorkMary Rodite[19] 19Port Jefferson
North CarolinaLyndia Ann Tarleton19Wingate
North DakotaTwila Fleckton19Drayton
OhioCorrine Huff19YoungstownReplaced Kathy Justice as Miss Ohio
First African-American representing an American state in the pageant[20]
OklahomaSuzanna Moore[21] 18Oklahoma City
PennsylvaniaBetsy Reeves[22] 18Newtown
Rhode IslandLorelie Sue White20Cranston
South CarolinaMargaret Thompson–Sumter
South DakotaPatricia Klith20Sioux Falls
TennesseeChristine McSwain[23] 22Memphis
TexasPat Cloud[24] 20Houston
UtahLinda Jeanne Bement[25] 18Salt Lake CityMiss Universe 1960
VermontCarole Mary Demas–Burlington
VirginiaElizabeth Noreen Fulford[26] 18Norfolk
West VirginiaCarole Garnett Pugh[27] 18Queen Shoals
WisconsinSharyn Chalik[28] 19Milwaukee
WyomingAnita Simon–Cheyenne

Notes

  1. News: 8 July 1960 . S.L. beauty takes title of Miss USA . 1 . The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 11 July 1960 . Miss Universe and runners-up . en . 1 . The Spokesman-Review . 19 July 2023 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: MacFeely . F. T. . 7 July 1960 . Miss U.S.A. will be chosen tonight . 11 . The Daily Tribune . Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin . 22 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 7 July 1960 . 15 beauties enter semifinals of contest to name Miss USA . en . 9 . . Lewiston, Idaho . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  5. News: 9 October 1960 . Here are statistics on beauty entrants . 12 . Sunday Herald . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  6. News: 12 March 1960 . Evelyn Bly crowned Miss Alaska here . 1 . . Fairbanks, Alaska . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 4 July 1960 . Miss Missouri and Miss Arkansas . 30 . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 20 June 1960 . Fairest of the fair . 12 . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 11 June 1960 . Queen of the chicks . 3 . The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1 May 1960 . Miss Universe hopeful . 36 . Idaho State Journal . Pocatello, Idaho . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 27 June 1960 . Sioux City's Trudy is 'Miss Iowa' . 1 . Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 20 June 1960 . Universal appeal . 5 . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: 24 June 1960 . The new look . 1 . The Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: 25 June 1960 . Early defeat pays off . 1 . The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Boyd . Robert S. . 20 June 1960 . Dearborn's Judy is state's beauty . 3 . Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 6 June 1960 . Miss Missouri . 19 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 21 June 1960 . Suburban girl's a beauty . 1 . The Courier-News . Bridgewater, New Jersey . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 18 June 1960 . Miss New Mexico . 2 . The Albuquerque Tribune . Albuquerque, New Mexico . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: 23 June 1960 . Delegate from New York . 44 . Evening World-Herald . Omaha, Nebraska . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: 7 July 1960 . Mass confusion continues in Miss Universe beauty contest . 18 . . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  21. News: 27 June 1960 . Oklahoma's Miss Universe entry . 8 . The Tulsa Tribune . Tulsa, Oklahoma . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: 1 July 1960 . Miss Pennsylvania . 2 . Tri-City Herald . Pasco, Washington . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: 4 July 1960 . Represents Tennessee . 51 . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  24. News: 13 June 1960 . Miss Texas . 8 . Times Record News . Wichita Falls, Texas . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  25. News: 28 May 1960 . Senior wins place in beauty test . 19 . The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  26. News: Bennett . Rose . 29 June 1960 . Virginian to join contest-bound beauties here . 27 . The Richmond News Leader . Richmond, Virginia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  27. News: 27 June 1960 . State's top beauties . 1 . The Raleigh Register . Beckley, West Virginia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  28. News: 6 June 1960 . Miss Sharyn Chalik to represent state as Miss Wisconsin-Universe . 14 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.

References

  1. News: 8 July 1960 . S.L. beauty takes title of Miss USA . 1 . The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 11 July 1960 . Miss Universe and runners-up . en . 1 . The Spokesman-Review . 19 July 2023 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: MacFeely . F. T. . 7 July 1960 . Miss U.S.A. will be chosen tonight . 11 . The Daily Tribune . Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin . 22 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: 7 July 1960 . 15 beauties enter semifinals of contest to name Miss USA . en . 9 . . Lewiston, Idaho . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  5. News: 9 October 1960 . Here are statistics on beauty entrants . 12 . Sunday Herald . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  6. News: 12 March 1960 . Evelyn Bly crowned Miss Alaska here . 1 . . Fairbanks, Alaska . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 4 July 1960 . Miss Missouri and Miss Arkansas . 30 . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 20 June 1960 . Fairest of the fair . 12 . The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 11 June 1960 . Queen of the chicks . 3 . The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1 May 1960 . Miss Universe hopeful . 36 . Idaho State Journal . Pocatello, Idaho . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 27 June 1960 . Sioux City's Trudy is 'Miss Iowa' . 1 . Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 20 June 1960 . Universal appeal . 5 . The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: 24 June 1960 . The new look . 1 . The Shreveport Journal . Shreveport, Louisiana . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  14. News: 25 June 1960 . Early defeat pays off . 1 . The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Boyd . Robert S. . 20 June 1960 . Dearborn's Judy is state's beauty . 3 . Detroit Free Press . Detroit, Michigan . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 6 June 1960 . Miss Missouri . 19 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . St. Louis, Missouri . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 21 June 1960 . Suburban girl's a beauty . 1 . The Courier-News . Bridgewater, New Jersey . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 18 June 1960 . Miss New Mexico . 2 . The Albuquerque Tribune . Albuquerque, New Mexico . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: 23 June 1960 . Delegate from New York . 44 . Evening World-Herald . Omaha, Nebraska . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: 7 July 1960 . Mass confusion continues in Miss Universe beauty contest . 18 . . 10 August 2023 . Google News Archive.
  21. News: 27 June 1960 . Oklahoma's Miss Universe entry . 8 . The Tulsa Tribune . Tulsa, Oklahoma . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: 1 July 1960 . Miss Pennsylvania . 2 . Tri-City Herald . Pasco, Washington . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: 4 July 1960 . Represents Tennessee . 51 . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . Knoxville, Tennessee . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  24. News: 13 June 1960 . Miss Texas . 8 . Times Record News . Wichita Falls, Texas . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  25. News: 28 May 1960 . Senior wins place in beauty test . 19 . The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  26. News: Bennett . Rose . 29 June 1960 . Virginian to join contest-bound beauties here . 27 . The Richmond News Leader . Richmond, Virginia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  27. News: 27 June 1960 . State's top beauties . 1 . The Raleigh Register . Beckley, West Virginia . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  28. News: 6 June 1960 . Miss Sharyn Chalik to represent state as Miss Wisconsin-Universe . 14 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Green Bay, Wisconsin . 20 July 2023 . Newspapers.com.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Miss USA 1960".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.