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Miss USA 1983
Julie Hayek after being crowned as Miss USADate May 21, 1983 Presenters Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark Entertainment Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Venue Knoxville Civic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Broadcaster CBS, WVLT-TV Winner Julie Hayek
CaliforniaCongeniality Dana Ruth Mintzer Photogenic Lisa Allred Miss USA 1983, the 32nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Knoxville Civic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 21, 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Julie Hayek of California was crowned Miss USA 1983 by outgoing titleholder Terri Utley of Arkansas
The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, with colour commentary from Joan Van Ark. It was held in Tennessee for the only time.
Contents
Results
Placements
Final Results Contestant Miss USA 1983 1st runner-up - Texas - Lisa Allred
2nd runner-up - South Carolina - Allison Grisso
3rd runner-up - Louisiana - Pamela Forrest
4th runner-up - North Dakota - Elizabeth Jaeger
Top 12 - Oklahoma - Mignon Merchant
- Nevada - Christa Daniel
- Washington - Kathi Tucker
- Michigan - Kimberly Mexicotte
- Pennsylvania - Julie Page
- Georgia - Dotsy Timm
- New York - Jennifer Mikelinich
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Dana Ruth Mintzer (Iowa)
- Miss Photogenic: Lisa Allred (Texas)
Final competition scores
Country Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average California 8.435 8.861 9.211 9.200 9.090 Texas 8.671 9.322 9.177 9.300 9.266 South Carolina 8.075 8.733 8.650 8.744 8.709 Louisiana 8.147 8.644 8.800 8.900 8.781 North Dakota 7.949 8.955 8.300 8.422 8.559 Oklahoma 7.844 8.688 8.266 8.566 8.506 Nevada 8.147 8.011 8.866 8.322 8.399 Washington 8.207 7.977 8.577 8.633 8.395 Michigan 7.864 8.525 8.366 8.272 8.387 Pennsylvania 8.035 8.166 8.555 8.377 8.366 Georgia 7.903 7.655 8.588 8.755 8.332 New York 7.829 8.155 8.184 8.055 8.131 - Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Third Runner-up
- Fourth Runner-up
- Top 12 Semifinalist
Delegates
The Miss USA 1983 delegates were:
- Alabama - Teri Lane
- Alaska - Amy Harms
- Arizona - Sindy Hedden
- Arkansas - Debra Baltz
- California - Julie Hayek
- Colorado - Lisa Gay Trujillo
- Connecticut - Mary Lynn Seleman
- Delaware - Shelley Perkins
- District of Columbia - Julie Warner
- Florida - Janet Chesser
- Georgia - Dotsy Timm
- Hawaii - Zoe Roach
- Idaho - Kerry Damiano
- Illinois - Vanessa Romine
- Indiana - Toni Yudt
- Iowa - Dana Ruth Mintzer
- Kansas - Renee Ruch
- Kentucky - Lee Ann Austin
- Louisiana - Pamela Jo Forrest
- Maine - Rosemarie Hemond
- Maryland - Shawn Keller
- Massachusetts - Robin Silva
- Michigan - Kimberly Mexicotte
- Minnesota - Carolyn Mattson
- Mississippi - Becky Case
- Missouri - Robin Riley
- Montana - Barbara Bowman
- Nebraska - Penelope Boynton
- Nevada - Christa Daniel
- New Hampshire - Lynn Stockwell
- New Jersey - Ann Marie Brucato
- New Mexico - Kristin Larsen
- New York - Jennifer Mikelinich
- North Carolina - Allison Pinson
- North Dakota - Elizabeth Jaeger
- Ohio - Gina Gangale
- Oklahoma - Mignon Merchant
- Oregon - Shelly Kiser
- Pennsylvania - Julie Page
- Rhode Island - Allegra Hendricks
- South Carolina - Allison Grisso
- South Dakota - Kelly Rosenbaum
- Tennessee - Ladonna Jean Friday
- Texas' - Lisa Allred
- Utah - Launa Lewis
- Vermont - Leslie Lucchina
- Virginia - Tanquil Collins
- Washington - Kathi Tucker
- West Virginia - Jill Rigsby
- Wisconsin - Susan Peters
- Wyoming - Joanie Engstrom
Contestant notes
- Lisa Allred (Texas), 1st Runner-Up went on to compete in Miss World 1983
- Three contestants went on to compete in the Miss America pageant:
- Elizabeth Jaegar (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota 1985
- Mignon Merchant (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma 1986
- Robin Riley (Missouri) - Miss Missouri 1987 (top 10 at Miss America 1988)
Judges
- Monique Van Vooren
- John Goodis
- Kim Seelbrede
- Ed Marinaro
- Maxine Messinger
- Kevin Conway
- Barbara Peterson
- Vince Ferragamo
- Joanie Gregons
- Harry Blackstone Jr.
- Chico Hamilton
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