Miss USA World 1966

Miss USA World 1966 was the 5th edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio and was won by Denice Estelle Blair of Utah. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Dianna Lynn Batts of the District of Columbia. Blair went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1966 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.[1]

Miss USA World 1966
Date	August 27, 1966
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
Entrants	49
Placements	7
Winner	Denice Estelle Blair Utah
Congeniality	Bettye Jean Dillon Tennessee

This year was also significant as, this was the last year that the pageant was called Miss USA World. From 1967 onward, the pageant would be called Miss World USA until 1978.