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Miss USA 1983
Julie Hayek after winning the Miss USA 1983 title
Date	May 21, 1983
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Knoxville Civic Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Julie Hayek
Represented	California
Congeniality	Dana Ruth Mintzer
Photogenic	Lisa Allred

Miss USA 1983, the 32nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Knoxville Civic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee on May 21, 1983. At the conclusion of the final competition, Julie Hayek of California was crowned Miss USA 1983 by outgoing titleholder Terri Utley of Arkansas

The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker, with colour commentary from Joan Van Ark. It was held in Tennessee for the only time.

Results

Placements

• Miss USA 1983: Julie Hayek (California)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Lisa Allred (Texas)
  • 2nd runner-up: Allison Grisso (South Carolina)
  • 3rd runner-up: Pamela Forrest (Louisiana)
  • 4th runner-up: Elizabeth Jaeger (North Dakota)

• The remaining semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Mignon Merchant (Oklahoma), Christa Daniel (Nevada), Kathi Tucker (Washington), Kimberly Mexicotte (Michigan), Julie Page (Pennsylvania) Dotsy Timm (Georgia), Jennifer Mikelinich (New York)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Dana Ruth Mintzer (Iowa)
• Miss Photogenic: Lisa Allred (Texas)

Final competition scores

Country Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Texas 8.671 9.322 9.177 9.300 9.266 California 8.671 8.861 9.211 9.200 9.090 Washington 8.207 7.977 8.577 8.633 8.395 Louisiana 8.147 8.644 8.800 8.900 8.781 Nevada 8.147 8.011 8.866 8.322 8.399 South Carolina 8.075 8.733 8.650 8.744 8.709 Pennsylvania 8.035 8.166 8.555 8.377 8.366 North Dakota 7.949 8.955 8.300 8.422 8.559 Georgia 7.903 7.655 8.588 8.755 8.332 Michigan 7.864 8.525 8.366 8.272 8.387 Oklahoma 7.844 8.688 8.266 8.566 8.506 New York 7.829 8.155 8.184 8.055 8.131

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up

Map showing placements by state

Delegates

The Miss USA 1983 delegates were:

Alabama - Teri Lane Alaska - Amy Harms Arizona - Sindy Hedden Arkansas - Debra Baltz California - Julie Hayek Colorado - Lisa Gay Trujillo Connecticut - Mary Lynn Seleman Delaware - Shelley Perkins District of Columbia - Julie Warner Florida - Janet Chesser Georgia - Dotsy Timm Hawaii - Zoe Roach Idaho - Kerry Damiano Illinois - Vanessa Romine Indiana - Toni Yudt Iowa - Dana Ruth Mintzer Kansas - Renee Ruch Kentucky - Lee Ann Austin Louisiana - Pamela Jo Forrest Maine - Rosemarie Hemond Maryland - Shawn Keller Massachusetts - Robin Silva Michigan - Kimberly Mexicotte Minnesota - Carolyn Mattson Mississippi - Becky Case Missouri - Robin Riley

Montana - Barbara Bowman Nebraska - Penelope Boynton Nevada - Christa Daniel New Hampshire - Lynn Stockwell New Jersey - Ann Marie Brucato New Mexico - Kristin Larsen New York - Jennifer Mikelinich North Carolina - Allison Pinson North Dakota - Elizabeth Jaeger Ohio - Gina Gangale Oklahoma - Mignon Merchant Oregon - Shelly Kiser Pennsylvania - Julie Page Rhode Island - Allegra Hendricks South Carolina - Allison Grisso South Dakota - Kelly Rosenbaum Tennessee - Ladonna Jean Friday Texas' - Lisa Allred Utah - Launa Lewis Vermont - Leslie Lucchina Virginia - Tanquil Collins Washington - Kathi Tucker West Virginia - Jill Rigsby Wisconsin - Susan Peters Wyoming - Joanie Engstrom

Lisa Allred (Texas), first runner-up Allison Grisso (South Carolina), second runner-up

Contestant notes

• Lisa Allred (Texas), 1st Runner-Up went on to compete in Miss World 1983
• Three contestants went on to compete in the Miss America pageant:
  • Elizabeth Jaegar (North Dakota) - Miss North Dakota 1985
  • Mignon Merchant (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma 1986
  • Robin Riley (Missouri) - Miss Missouri 1987 (top 10 at Miss America 1988)

External links

• Official website