Misplaced Pages

Miss USA 1991

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
40th Miss USA pageant
Miss USA 1991
Miss USA 1991 Kelli McCarty
DateFebruary 22, 1991
Presenters
VenueCentury II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements11
WinnerKelli McCarty
Kansas
CongenialityCharlotte Ray (New Jersey)
PhotogenicPat Arnold (North Carolina)
← 19901992 →

Miss USA 1991 was the 40th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, 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 by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan. McCarty became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the third winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.

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.

This year was the first time that the delegates were introduced 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 was also the last year that the 1st runner-up would go on to represent the US at Miss World, as the Miss World Organization from this point forward stopped 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

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Placements

Map showing placements by state
Color keys
  •   The contestant Won in an International pageant.
  •   The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
  •   The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
  •   The contestant assumed another title.
  •   The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant.
  •   The contestant did not place but won a Special Award in the pageant.
  •   The contestant did not place.

Final Results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss USA 1991 Miss Universe 1991 Top 6
1st Runner-Up Miss World 1991 Top 10
2nd Runner-Up
Top 6
Top 11

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume

Delegates

The Miss USA 1991 delegates were:

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.

External links

Miss USA
United States representatives at Miss World
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
Categories: