Miss USA 1959

Miss USA 1959 was the 8th Miss USA pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on 22 July 1959.

Miss USA 1959
Terry Lynn Huntingdon, Miss USA 1959
DateJuly 22, 1959
VenueLong Beach, California
Entrants46
Placements15
WinnerTerry Huntingdon
California

At the end of the event, Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana crowned Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1959.[1] It is the first victory of California in the pageant's history. Huntingdon later competed at Miss Universe and was named as second runner-up to eventual winner, Akiko Kojima.[2]

Contestants from 46 states and cities competed in the pageant.

Results
Miss USA 1959 and her court (from left to right): Arlene Nesbitt, Nanita Greene, Carelgean Douglas, and Dorothy Gladys Taylor.

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss USA 1959
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Contestants

46 contestants competed for the title.[5]

State Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown Notes
Alabama Pat Sullivan[6] 21 Birmingham
Alaska Anna Lekanof[7] 23 Fairbanks
Arizona Patricia June Varga[8] 18 Phoenix
Arkansas Donna Sue Needham 19 Berryville
California Terry Lynn Huntingdon[9] 19 Mount Shasta 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1959[2]
Colorado Dianne Lee Gardner 20 Denver
Connecticut Jayne Burghardt[10] 21 Hartford
Delaware Linda E. Humes 18 Harrington
District of Columbia Shirley Ann Hobbs 20 Washington, D.C.
Florida Nanita Greene[11] 21 Coral Gables
Georgia Dorothy Gladys Taylor[12] 18 Valdosta
Idaho Pat Sherburne[13] 19 Pocatello
Illinois Arlene Kay 19 Western Springs
Indiana Anita Watkins[14] 18 Monticello
Iowa Kay Nielson 22 Council Bluffs Former Miss Nebraska 1957
Kentucky Sherree Owens 22 Louisville
Louisiana Mary LoBianco 19 Baton Rouge
Maine Carolyn Komant[15] 18 Kittery
Maryland Diane Dolores White 24 Baltimore

3rd runner up at Miss World USA 1961[16]
Mother of Miss Georgia USA 1989, Michele Nemeth

Massachusetts Beatrice Lee Duprey 20 Weymouth Competed in the 1960 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant
Michigan Susan Westergaard 20 Detroit
Minnesota Muriel Fairbanks 23 Minneapolis
Missouri Barbara Jayne Stell 23 Kansas City
Montana Bar-Beth Smith 18 Butte
Nebraska Priscilla Eckrich 21 Lincoln
Nevada Joy Blaine 23 Reno
New Hampshire Nancy Jeanne Gray 20 Somersworth
New Jersey Geraldine Binder 18 Irvington
New Mexico Carol Jones[17] 23 Albuquerque Replaced Sue Ingersoll after she withdrew
New York Arlene Nesbitt 21 Mineola 2nd runner-up in the 1960 Miss Sun Fun USA Pageant
North Carolina Peggy Anne Brown 20 Sunbury
North Dakota Patricia Ann McGinley 18 Minot
Ohio Marie di Carlo 18 Poland
Oklahoma Sondra Osborne[18] 18 Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania Rhoda Mae Kachiko 19 Delmont
Rhode Island Gloria Ryder 18 Providence
South Carolina Mary Anne Powell 20 Union
South Dakota Jeannine Kay Stratton 19 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Marcia Daniel 19 Memphis
Texas Carelgean Douglas 20 Corpus Christi
Utah Melanie Canfield 18 Tremonton
Vermont Sandra Jean Laquerre 21 Barre
Virginia Pat Poindexter 18 Salem
Washington Leah Jo Robinson 20 Bellingham
West Virginia Wilda Sue Estep 18 Elkview
Wisconsin Charlene Krause 19 Milwaukee

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
  1. "Californian is Miss USA". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. 23 July 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Japanese Girl Beauty Queen". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 July 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "California coed chose as Miss U.S.A." The Courier-News. 23 July 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dixie dominates top 15". The Montgomery Advertiser. 23 July 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Most beautiful girls in world". Independent. Long Beach, California. 19 July 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "FBI beauty state 'Miss Universe'". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. 27 June 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Jeffers, Loyd V. (16 March 1959). "Anna Lekanof reigns as 1959 Carnival Queen". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miss Arizona prepares for Universe contest". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 14 July 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UCLA coed is finalist for Miss U". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 29 June 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Title search". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. 26 May 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Beauty finalist". The Knoxville Journal. 23 July 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Beauty crowned". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. 13 June 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Morrison, Joy (16 April 1959). "Two tall blonde ISC coeds win beauty pageant titles". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Beauty queen". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. 6 June 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Main choice for Miss Maine". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. 29 December 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Miss U.S.A. is Southern brunette, 19". The Spokesman-Review. 28 August 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "N.M. girl quits pageant". The Pittsburgh Press. 21 July 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  18. "One crown and two to go". The Daily Oklahoman. 16 July 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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