Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966, making this the last Miss USA pageant in which not all states were represented The only subsequent pageant with fewer than 51 delegates in the live telecast – 1981 – resulted from a state representative being disqualified during the preliminary judging.
miss, 1966, 15th, miss, pageant, televised, live, from, miami, beach, florida, 1966, maria, remenyi, wearing, crowndatemay, 1966venuemiami, beach, floridabroadcastercbs, wtvjentrants49placements15withdrawalsidaho, south, dakotawinnermaria, remenyi, california,. Miss USA 1966 was the 15th Miss USA pageant televised live from Miami Beach Florida on May 21 1966 Miss USA 1966Maria Remenyi wearing the Miss USA 1966 crownDateMay 21 1966VenueMiami Beach FloridaBroadcasterCBS WTVJEntrants49Placements15WithdrawalsIdaho South DakotaWinnerMaria Remenyi California 19651967 The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio 1 Remenyi was the second woman from California to win the Miss USA title and went on to Top 15 at Miss Universe 1966 Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966 making this the last Miss USA pageant in which not all states were represented The only subsequent pageant with fewer than 51 delegates in the live telecast 1981 resulted from a state representative being disqualified during the preliminary judging ResultsFinal results ContestantMiss USA 1966 nbsp California Maria Remenyi1st Runner Up nbsp Connecticut Pat Denne 1 2nd Runner Up nbsp Indiana Elaine Richards 1 3rd Runner Up nbsp North Dakota Judy Slayton 1 4th Runner Up nbsp Florida Randy Beard 1 References a b c d e Bay Girl New Miss USA San Francisco Examiner United Press International May 22 1966 p 1 Retrieved 23 July 2023 External linksMiss USA official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miss USA 1966 amp oldid 1173640175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
