Miss World USA 1969 explained

Date:September 20, 1969
Venue:Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Presenters:Bob Hope
Entrants:38
Placements:15
Winner:Gail Renshaw
Virginia
Connie Lee Haggard
Texas
Before:1968
Next:1970

Miss World USA 1969 was the 8th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland and was won by Gail Renshaw of Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Johnine Leigh Avery of Washington. Renshaw went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1969 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 1st Runner-Up at Miss World. After competing at Miss World, Renshaw resigned her title to get married. Renshaw was replaced by Connie Lee Haggard of Texas who was the 1st Runner-Up of Miss World USA.[1]

This edition was also the first edition where cities were no longer represented. From this point forward, delegates representing cities have to compete in and win state pageants first before competing at Miss World USA.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss World USA 1969
1st Runner-Up
  • TexasConnie Lee Haggard
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  • Delaware – Mary Lou Wirth
4th Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 15
  • Arizona - Donna Kay Smith
  • Colorado - Alana Rank
  • Hawaii - Cyndi Jean Ozenne
  • Kentucky - Connie Albertson
  • Nebraska - Ann E. Pettis
  • New Mexico - Heidemarie R. Rathke
  • Utah - Kathleen Hadden
  • West Virginia - Barbara Ivady

Renshaw resigned the Miss World USA title after competing at Miss World to get married. Due to protocol, Connie Lee Haggard became Miss World USA

Delegates

The Miss World USA 1969 delegates were:

Notes

Did not Compete

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

: Paulette Reck (1st Runner-Up)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss World USA 1969-71 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329083751/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1969-1971.htm . West . Donald . pageantopolis.com . March 29, 2013 . usurped.