Miss USA 1991

Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 22, 1991. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned[1] by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan. Kelli became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the 3rd winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.

Miss USA 1991
Miss USA 1991 Kelli McCarty
DateFebruary 22, 1991
Presenters
VenueCentury II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements11
WinnerKelli McCarty[1]
Kansas
CongenialityCharlotte Ray
 New Jersey
PhotogenicPat Arnold
North Carolina

The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of five years, with color commentary by Barbara Eden for the only time and Miss USA 1970 Deborah Shelton for the first time.

This was the second of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas.[1]

This year was the first time that introduced the delegates in region by region and one by one in the Parade of States. The regions are The Midwest, The South, The Northeast, The Northwest, and The Southwest.

This year was also the last year that the 1st Runner-Up would go onto represent the US at Miss World as the Miss World Organization from this point forward stop accepting 1st Runner-Ups from Miss USA due to the pageant not making a public announcement that the 1st Runner-Up was going to compete at Miss World. Starting in 1992, a separate pageant would be held to determine the US delegate for Miss World.

Miss USA 1991 Titlecard

Results

Placements
Map showing placements by state
Final results Contestant
Miss USA 1991
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 11

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume

Historical significance

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

Final competition

Delegates

The Miss USA 1991 delegates were:

Crossovers
  • Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were:
  • Delegates who had previously competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant were:
  • Delegates who would go onto compete at the Miss World America pageant:
    • Maricarroll Verlinde (Arizona) - Miss Arizona World 1992
    • Lori Easley (Idaho) - Miss Idaho World 1992
    • Laura Wheeler (Massachusetts) - Miss Massachusetts World 1992
    • Jillayne Fossum (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota World 1992
    • Krista Ransbottom (West Virginia) - Miss West Virginia World 1992

Judges

See also

References
  1. "Pageant entrant to answer claims of nude dancing". The Day. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. 1991-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. "People: Telling all". The Toledo Blade. 1991-03-08. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. Baird, Jim (1991-03-07). "People Watch: Stripping defense". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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