Miss United States 1961

Beauty pageant

Miss United States 1961

Date| August 26, 1961
Venue| Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York
Entrants| 33
Placements| 5
Winner| Jo Ann Odum
West Virginia

← 1960

1962 →

Miss United States 1961, also referred to as Miss World USA 1961, was the 4th edition of the Miss United States World pageant. It was held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York, and was won by Jo Ann Odum of West Virginia. Odum was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Judith Ann Achter of Missouri. Odum went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1961 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 7 at Miss World.[1][2]

## Results

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### Placements

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Placement  | Contestant[2]

|

Miss United States 1961 |

* West Virginia – Jo Ann Odum

1st Runner-Up  |

* New York – Janet Boring

2nd Runner-Up  |

* California – Marlena Loren

3rd Runner-Up  |

* Maryland – Diane Dolores White

4th Runner-Up  |

* Missouri – Barbara Kohler

### Special awards

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Award | Contestant

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Miss Congeniality |

* Unknown

## Delegates

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The Miss United States World 1961 delegates were:

* Atlantic City – Lonnie Bell
* California – Marlena Loren
* Connecticut – Jayne Burghardt
* Delaware – Alicia Silver
* District of Columbia – Patricia Alice Buck
* Florida – Lynne Shirley
*  Georgia – Sandra New
* Idaho – Marva Jean Rich
* Kentucky – Louise King
* Louisville – Martha Shipp
* Maine – Jennifer Farrell
* Maryland – Diane Dolores White
* Massachusetts – Sandra Smith
* Michigan – Mikki Catsman
* Mississippi – Diane Carpenter
* Missouri – Barbara Kohler
* New Jersey – Ione Williams
* New York – Janet Boring
* New York City – Marilyn Chase
* North Carolina – Betsy Medlin
* Ohio – Judith Kay Tewalt
* Oregon – Sharon Wiley
* Pennsylvania – Marcia Freedman
* Philadelphia – Mary Lee Winton
* Rhode Island – Paula Holmes
* South Carolina – Judy Austin
* Spartanburg – Rita Souther
* Tennessee – Christine McSwain
* Texas – Cheryl Stubblefield
* Vermont – Florene Mayette
* Virginia – Laurie Mills
* West Virginia – Jo Ann Odum
* Wisconsin – Judith Greco

## Notes

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### Did not Compete

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* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* Colorado
* Hawaii
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Louisiana
* Minnesota
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Mexico
* North Dakota
* Oklahoma
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Washington
* Wyoming

## Crossovers

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Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

* 1959:  Connecticut: Jayne Burghardt
* 1959:  Maryland: Diane Dolores White (Top 15)
* 1960:  Tennessee: Christine McSwain
* 1961:  Vermont: Florene Mayette (Top 15; as  Connecticut)
* 1963:  Massachusetts: Sandra "Su Su" Smith (Top 15)

## References

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1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1958-62". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
2. ^ a b "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

## External links

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* Miss World Official Website
* Miss World America Official Website

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