Miss USA World 1966
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| date = August 27, 1966
| venue= Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio
| presenters = Bob Hope
| entrants = 49
| placements = 7
| withdrawals = {{Hlist||}}
| winner = Denice Estelle Blair
{{flagicon|Utah}} Utah
| congeniality = Bettye Jean Dillon
{{flagicon|Tennessee}} Tennessee
| before = 1965
| next = 1967
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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.{{cite web |title=Miss World USA 1966-68 |url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1966-1968.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325104136/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World_USA_1966-1968.htm |editor-last=West |editor-first=Donald |website=pageantopolis.com |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=usurped}}
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.
Results
=Placements=
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| Final results
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| Miss USA World 1966
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| 1st Runner-Up
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| 2nd Runner-Up
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| rowspan="2"|3rd Runner-Up
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| *{{flagicon|Los Angeles}} Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl (tied) |
| Top 7
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=Special awards=
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| Miss Congeniality
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Delegates
The Miss USA World 1966 delegates were:
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- {{flagicon|Boston}} Boston, MA - Peggy Eckert
- 24px Brooklyn, NY - Linda Cumbo
- {{flagicon|California}} California - Alexa Clark
- {{flagicon|Chicago}} Chicago, IL - Pat Adair
- {{flagicon|Cleveland}} Cleveland, OH - Janice Galub
- {{flagicon|Colorado}} Colorado - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut - Janice Shilinski
- 24px Detroit, MI - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Washington, D.C.}} District of Columbia - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Florida}} Florida - Christine Anne Fisher
- {{flagicon|Hawaii}} Hawaii - Ann Marie
- {{flagicon|Idaho}} Idaho - Lana Aloha Clark
- {{flagicon|Illinois}} Illinois - Lois Scott
- {{flagicon|Indiana}} Indiana - Bonnie Barkley
- {{flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Kansas}} Kansas - Marla Jean Gartin
- {{flagicon|Kentucky}} Kentucky - Nanette Marchel
- {{flagicon|New Jersey}} Long Branch, NJ - Charleen Miller
- {{flagicon|Los Angeles}} Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl
- {{flagicon|Louisiana}} Louisiana - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Maryland}} Maryland - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Massachusetts - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Michigan}} Michigan - Johneane Teeter
- {{flagicon|Missouri}} Missouri - Eva Sugarbaker
- {{flagicon|Nebraska}} Nebraska - Stacey Porter
- {{flagicon|Nevada}} Nevada - Unknown
- {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} New Hampshire - Unknown
- {{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey - Pamela Donaldson
- {{flagicon|New Mexico}} New Mexico - Jane Nelson
- {{flagicon|New York}} New York - Sherry Lyn Armbruster
- {{flagicon|New York City}} New York City, NY - Carol Collins
- {{flagicon|North Carolina|1885}} North Carolina - Ann Elizabeth Bailey
- {{flagicon|North Dakota}} North Dakota - Cheri Paul Knutson
- {{flagicon|Ohio}} Ohio - Cindy Oliver
- {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Philadelphia}} Philadelphia, PA - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Rhode Island}} Rhode Island - Unknown
- {{flagicon|South Carolina}} South Carolina - Linda Parrish
- {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Tennessee - Bettye Jean Dillon
- {{flagicon|Texas}} Texas - Unknown
- {{flagicon|Utah}} Utah - Denice Estelle Blair
- {{flagicon|Vermont}} Vermont - Arlene Giroux
- {{flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia - Patricia Rae Shaper
- {{flagicon|Washington}} Washington - Unknown
- {{flagicon|West Virginia}} West Virginia - Barbara Owens
- {{flagicon|Wisconsin}} Wisconsin - Ellen Rombs
- {{flagicon|Wyoming}} Wyoming - Penny Lee Silva
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Notes
=Did not Compete=
- {{flag|Alabama}}
- {{flag|Alaska}}
- {{flag|Arizona}}
- {{flag|Arkansas}}
- {{flag|Delaware}}
- {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956|name=Georgia}}
- {{flag|Hawaii}}
- {{flag|Idaho}}
- {{flag|Kentucky}}
- {{flag|Maine}}
- {{flag|Minnesota}}
- {{flag|Mississippi|1894}}
- {{flag|Montana}}
- {{flag|Nebraska}}
- {{flag|Oklahoma|1941}}
- {{flag|Oregon}}
- {{flag|South Dakota}}
- {{flag|Tennessee}}
- {{flag|Vermont}}
- {{flag|West Virginia}}
- {{flag|Wisconsin}}
Crossovers
References
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External links
- [http://www.missworld.com Miss World Official Website]
- [http://www.missworldamerica.com Miss World America Official Website]
{{United States representatives at Miss World}}
{{Miss World countries and territories}}