Miss America 1972 | |
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Date | September 11, 1971 |
Presenters | Bert Parks |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | NBC |
Winner | Laurie Lea Schaefer![]() |
Miss America 1972, the 45th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 11, 1971, and broadcast on NBC.
Laurie Lea Schaefer, representing Ohio, was crowned Miss America 1972.[1] She became an actress, featured on TV series such as Falcon Crest, and later a casting director and talent scout.
Results
Placements
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Miss America 1972 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
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Top 5
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Awards
Preliminary
Awards | Contestant |
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
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Talent | |
Special Judges/Talent Award |
Other
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Neat as a Pin[2] |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Judges
- Norton Mockridge
- Maria Gambaraelli
- Dr. W. Hugh Moomaw
- Robert F. Lewine
- Vivenne Della Chiesa
- Edward Lobe
- Hal David
- Dr. Zelma George
- Art Fleming
Contestants
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Ceil Jenkins | Birmingham | 21 | Vocal/Dance, "But Alive" from Applause | |||
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Linda Smith | Anchorage | 19 | Dramatic Interpretation, "The Seagull" | Special Judge's Award | ||
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Celia Sklan | Scottsdale | 22 | Dramatic Skit & Song, "English Pub" | |||
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Marilyn Morgan | Clarksville | 20 | Popular Vocal, "Something" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Carolyn Stoner | Belmont | 18 | Gymnastic Ballet, "Malagueña" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
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Cathy Glau | Denver | 20 | Modern Jazz Dance, "Up, Up and Away" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Priscilla Doyle | Rockville | 23 | Flamenco Dance | |||
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Paula Kusmer | Wilmington | 19 | Dramatic Reading from The Diary of Anne Frank | Miss Congeniality | ||
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Barbara Jo Ivey | Winter Park | 19 | Piano, "Toccata" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Cynthia Cook | Smyrna | 20 | Ventriloquist Act, Singing, & Interpretations | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
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Aurora Joan Ka'awa | Makakilo City | 19 | Silhouette Hula Dance & Speech, "In the Islands" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Karen Herd | Idaho Falls | 20 | Organ, "Ebb Tide" & "España cañi" | 1st runner-up | ||
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Anita Pankratz | Chicago | 21 | Vocal/Piano, "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |||
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Pat Patterson | Gary | 22 | Vocal, "My Funny Valentine" | Special Judge's Award
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First African American Miss Indiana
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Judith Stephens | Clarinda | 21 | Piano, Rhapsody in Blue | |||
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Sandy Rings | Topeka | 20 | Vocal/Ventriloquism, "Toyland" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
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Robbie Halcomb | Scottsville | 19 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song" | Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1968 | ||
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Avis Cochran | Shreveport | 19 | Acrobatic Dance to the theme from Exodus | |||
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Allyn Warner | Falmouth | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
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Joan Michele Ehrgott | Avondale | 21 | Vocal/Dance, "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | |||
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Deborah O'Brien | Foxboro | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Romèo et Juliette | 2nd runner-up | ||
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Linda Susan Kish | Allen Park | 19 | Vocal, "As Long as He Needs Me" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Sheila Bernhagen | Bloomington | 19 | Acrobatic Jazz Ballet, "Flim Flam Man" | Top 10 | Older sister of Miss Minnesota 1974, Pam Bernhagen | |
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Jennifer Blair | Tupelo | 21 | Popular Vocal, "I Wish You Love" | |||
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Deborah Duff | Kansas City | 19 | Modern Jazz Dance, "Big Noise from Winnetka" | |||
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Nancy Harper | Helena | 18 | Vocal, "I'm the Greatest Star" from Funny Girl | |||
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Sally Lou Warner | Bushnell | 19 | Vocal, "Big Spender" | |||
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Joan Burachio | Las Vegas | 21 | Accordion, "Csárdás" | Top 10 | ||
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Kristi Carlson | Nashua | 19 | Vocal, "What About Today?" | Neat as a Pin Award | ||
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Lynn Hackerman | Mount Laurel | 18 | Pantomime Dance | Formerly served on the Miss America Board of Directors with Sam Haskell | ||
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Michele Cornali | Silver City | 22 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It" | |||
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Elisabeth Condon | Angola | 21 | Acro Jazz Ballet from Applause | |||
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Patsy Wood | Benson | 24 | Vocal, "I Believe it All" | |||
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Lana Herreid | Williston | 20 | Original Vocal Composition, "From Life" | |||
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Laurie Lea Schaefer | Bexley | 22 | Semi-classical Vocal, "And This is My Beloved" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
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Susan Supernaw | Tulsa | 20 | Acrobatic Jazz Ballet | Special Judge's Award | ||
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Lynn Dee Grenz | Milwaukie | 20 | Vocal, "Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Non-finalist Talent Award | Former Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives & past House Majority Leader
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Maureen Wimmer | Perkasie | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" from La bohème | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
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Annette Charpentier | Cumberland | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Eli's Comin'" | |||
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Pamela Inabinet | Swansea | 21 | Tap Dance, "Puttin' on the Ritz" | Featured performer on the Miss America 1973 telecast | ||
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Susan Inman | Hot Springs | 19 | Original Dramatic Skit, "Ecology" | Previously Miss Teenage South Dakota 1969
Top 8 at Miss Teenage America 1969 | ||
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Marsha McDonald | Nashville | 21 | Ballet, "Over and Over Again" | |||
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Janice Bain | San Antonio | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi | |||
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Janis Gentry | Vernal | 19 | Vocal, "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress | |||
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Sue Glover | Brattleboro | 18 | Gymnastics Routine on the Uneven Parallel Bars | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
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Linda Moyer | Norfolk | 20 | Vocal & Dance | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | ||
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Susan Buckner | Burien | 19 | Gymnastics Dance, "The Joker" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Played Patty Simcox in the film Grease |
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Deborah Lambert | Morgantown | 19 | Piano, "What the World Needs Now is Love" | |||
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Patricia Jacobs | Wauwatosa | 19 | Vocal & Dance, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" | Toured with the Miss America USO Troupe | ||
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Marsha Crandall | Rock Springs | 20 | Vocal Medley, "What the World Needs Now is Love" & "The Look of Love" |
References
- ^ a b "Miss America Winners Through The Years".
- ^ ""Miss Indiana's" Boosters on hand in Atlantic City". Indianapolis Recorder. September 18, 1971. p. 1.