Miss World USA 1967

Miss World USA 1967 was the 6th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland and was won by Pamela Valari Pall of California. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Denice Estelle Blair of Utah. Pall went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1967 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World.

Miss World USA 1967
Date	August 19, 1967
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Entrants	49
Placements	15
Winner	Pamela Valari Pall California
Congeniality	Lynette Thomas Utah

This year was also significant as, the name of the pageant was again changed with the new name being Miss World USA. The pageant would continue being called Miss World USA until 1978.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss World USA 1967	California – Pamela Valari Pall
1st Runner-Up	Washington – Johnine Leigh Avery
2nd Runner-Up	Oregon – Peggy McNeill
3rd Runner-Up	Arizona – Gigi Dahl
4th Runner-Up	Los Angeles – Susan Lee Glicksman
Top 7	Kansas – Lesta L. Riley North Carolina – Brenda Carol Ray
Top 15	Connecticut – Gail Jean Koziar District of Columbia – Diane Mothershead Maryland – Paula Jean Martin Nevada – Lenore Stevens New Hampshire – Paula Peterson New York City – Madeline Young South Carolina – Penny Rebecca Mikell Virginia – Brenda Maddox

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Utah – Lynette Thomas

Delegates

The Miss World USA 1967 delegates were:

• Alabama - Margie Ann Williams
• Arizona - Gigi Dahl
• Boston, MA - Marie A. Skane
• Bridgeport, CT - Linda E. Drew
• California - Pamela Valari Pall
• Cleveland, OH - Peggy Chuey
• Colorado - Alice Roy
• Connecticut - Gail Jean Koziar
• Delaware - Patty Ann McNulty
• Detroit, MI - Elaine Lynette Kissel
• District of Columbia - Diane Mothershead
• Florida - Cathie Parker
• Georgia - Judy Purtle
• Hawaii - Ann Marie
• Idaho - Lana Aloha Clark
• Illinois - Izolda Snarskis
• Indiana - Linda Sue Britzke
• Iowa - Carolyn Delores Williams
• Kansas - Lesta L. Riley
• Kentucky - Nanette Marchel
• Long Island, NY - Nancy Jo Brossman
• Los Angeles, CA - Susan Lee Glicksman
• Louisiana - Linda Sue Eckert
• Maryland - Paula Jean Martin
• Massachusetts - Cheryl Lee Stankiewicz
• Michigan - Janice Marie Cailotto
• Mississippi - Pat Haley
• Missouri - Vicki Kay Calloway
• Montana - Sherry Gene Evans
• Nebraska - Stacey Porter
• Nevada - Lenore Stevens
• New Hampshire - Paula Peterson
• New Jersey - Carol Jean Rubin
• New Mexico - Cheryl Darlynn Bain
• New York - Patricia Louise McKeegan
• New York City, NY - Madeline Young
• North Carolina - Brenda Carol Ray
• North Dakota - Marcia Jane Wise
• Ohio - Phyllis Jeanne Darling
• Oregon - Peggy McNeill
• Pennsylvania - Barbara Levitt
• Philadelphia, PA - Ellen Doris Portnoff
• Rhode Island - Carol Scotti
• South Carolina - Penny Rebecca Mikell
• South Dakota - Linda Polluck
• Tennessee - Janet Elizabeth Boston
• Texas - Sammilu Williamson
• Utah - Lynette Thomas
• Virginia - Brenda Maddox
• Washington - Johnine Leigh Avery
• West Virginia - Kimberly Ann Kuster
• Wyoming - Mardell Green

Notes

Did not Compete

• Alaska
• Arkansas
• Maine
• Minnesota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Vermont
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1967: Bridgeport, CT - Linda E. Drew (as Connecticut)
• 1968: District of Columbia: Diane Mothershead
• 1970: Massachusetts: Cheryl Lee Stankiewicz

External links

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website