Miss USA World 1965

Miss USA World 1965 was the 4th edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held at the Ashbury Park Convention Center in Asbury Park, New Jersey and was won by Dianna Lynn Batts of the District of Columbia.^[1] She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Jeanne Marie Quinn of New York. Batts went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1965 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 1st Runner-Up at Miss World.^[2]

Miss USA World 1965
Date	August 21, 1965
Presenters	Bob Hope
Venue	Ashbury Park Convention Center, Asbury Park, New Jersey
Entrants	45
Placements	5
Winner	Dianna Lynn Batts District of Columbia
Congeniality	Martha Ruth Thomas Arizona
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Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA World 1965	District of Columbia – Dianna Lynn Batts
1st Runner-Up	Massachusetts – Elaine F. Nash
2nd Runner-Up	Nevada – Linda Lauda
3rd Runner-Up	Maryland – Sharon Jane Dennis
4th Runner-Up	New York - Dorothy Langhans

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Arizona – Martha Ruth Thomas

Delegates

The Miss USA World 1965 delegates were:

•   Alabama - Judy Ann Miles
•   Alaska - Carla Sullivan
•   Arizona - Martha Ruth Thomas
•   Arkansas - Sandy Mills
•   Boston, MA - Dorothy Ann Fisher
•   Bridgeport, CT Lucille Cordone
•   California - Darlene Louise Ermis
•   Cleveland, OH - Becky Burden
•   Colorado - Pam Ransdell
•   Connecticut - Betty J. Eichenser
•   Delaware - Elaine Foster
•   Detroit, MI - Vicki Hurley
•   District of Columbia - Dianna Lynn Batts
•   Florida - Mary Anna Duncan
•   Georgia - Donna Jean Melton
•   Illinois - Bonnie Komstock
•   Indiana - Rebecca Ann Shaw
•   Iowa - Michelle Callouette
•   Kansas - Nancy Knox
•   Kentucky - Sherry Yvonne Sellers
•   Long Island, NY - Priscilla Mullin
•   Maine - Virginia Thomas
•   Maryland - Sharon Jane Dennis
•   Massachusetts - Elaine F. Nash
•   Michigan - Sharon Magnuson
•   Mississippi - Mary Margaret Martin
•   Missouri - Cherrie Hofman
•   Montana - Patricia "Patcee" L. Bradford
•   Nevada - Linda Lauda
•   New Hampshire - Olga L. Maris
•   New Jersey - Camille Bonano
•   New York - Dorothy Langhans
•   New York City, NY - Maureen Nichols
•   North Carolina - Jean Parson Pender
•   Ohio - Jeanne Marie Bromley
•   Pennsylvania - Caren Singer
•   Philadelphia, PA - Cynthia L. Copley
•   Rhode Island - Donna L. Moretti
•   South Carolina - Victoria "Vicky" Elizabeth Johnson
•   Tennessee - Bettye Jean Dillon
•   Texas - Nancy Brooks
•   Utah - Jan Sadler
•   Vermont - Lea Laura Carlson
•   Virginia - Cathy Jean Cornell
•   Wisconsin - Bozena Wilk

Notes

Did not Compete

•   Hawaii
•   Idaho
•   Louisiana
•   Minnesota
•   Nebraska
•   New Mexico
•   North Dakota
•   Oklahoma
•   Oregon
•   South Dakota
•   Washington
•   West Virginia
•   Wyoming

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1964:   New York: Dorothy Langhans (Top 15)
• 1965:   Alaska: Carla Sullivan (Best State Costume)
• 1965:   District of Columbia: Dianna Lynn Batts (4th Runner-Up)
• 1965:   Montana: Patricia "Patcee" L. Bradford
• 1965:   Utah: Janice Sadler (Top 15)

References

1. Miss World USA Titleholders, jimmyspageantpage.com; accessed April 2, 2017.
2. West, Donald (ed.). . pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website