| Miss America 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1972 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall,Atlantic City,New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Terry Meeuwsen Wisconsin |
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Miss America 1973, the 46thMiss America pageant, was held at theBoardwalk Hall inAtlantic City, New Jersey, on September 9, 1972[1] and broadcast onNBC.
The winner wasTerry Meeuwsen, the first woman representingWisconsin to take the crown.[1] She would later become co-host of television'sThe 700 Club.
Among the finalists was Cindy Lee Sikes, entered as Miss Kansas, who became the actressCynthia Sikes and co-star for three seasons in the 1980s on the NBC dramaSt. Elsewhere.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1973 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Freita Fuller | Opelika | 19 | Hula & Tahitian Dance | |||
 Alaska | Linda Hogue | Kodiak | 18 | Modern Dance, "Charlie Chaplin Pantomime" | Neat as a Pin Award | ||
 Arizona | Linda Gail Sirrine | Mesa | 19 | Popular Vocal, "Happy Heart" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Arkansas | Debbye Hazelwood | Magnolia | 20 | Piano,Warsaw Concerto | |||
 California | Diane Wagner | Daly City | 20 | Ballet, "Swan Lake" | |||
 Colorado | Sally Anderson | Longmont | 19 | Classical Vocal, "Daydreams" | |||
 Connecticut | Linda Kapral | East Lyme | 19 | Modern Jazz, African Dance, & Gymnastics | |||
 Delaware | Catherine Lawton | Clayton | 20 | Banjo, "Banjo Memories" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Florida | Suzanne Charles | Fort Lauderdale | 20 | Ballet, "Dance of the Painted Doll" | |||
 Georgia | Lisa Lawalin | Rome | 20 | Vocal, "I Could Have Danced All Night" fromMy Fair Lady | |||
 Hawaii | Marlene Diane Kehaulani Kalahiki | Kailua-Kona | 22 | Modern Jazz Dance, "Shotgun" | |||
 Idaho | Vicki Hawkins | Boise | 20 | Piano, Theme fromSummer of '42 | |||
 Illinois | Carolyn Paulus | Elmhurst | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and be Gay" fromCandide | |||
 Indiana | Rebecca Graham | Indianapolis | 23 | Gymnastics Dance | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Iowa | Renee Stuedemann | Clinton | 23 | Baton Twirling, "Can-Can" fromOrpheus in the Underworld | Top 10 | ||
 Kansas | Cynthia Sikes | Coffeyville | 18 | Vocal, "Fame" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Starred as Dr. Annie Cavanero onSt. Elsewhere from 1982 to 1985 |
 Kentucky | Carolyn Walters | Louisville | 19 | Vocal, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | |||
 Louisiana | Debby Robert | Baton Rouge | 21 | Classical Vocal, "The Art of Beguiling" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Maine | Marilyn Lash | Friendship | 19 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Poor Wand'ring One" fromThe Pirates of Penzance | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Maryland | Kathleen Louise Neff | Cumberland | 21 | Dramatic Soliloquy, "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You" fromThe King and I | Top 10 | ||
 Massachusetts | Marie Semas | Taunton | 18 | Piano & Vocal of an Original Composition | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Michigan | Terri Cousino | Erie | 19 | Vocal, "How Can I Wait?" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Minnesota | Linda Hagen | Hampton | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Who Will Buy?" fromOliver! | |||
 Mississippi | Glenda Meadows | Richton | 23 | Vocal Medley, "Am I Blue?" & "I'd Rather Be Blue" | |||
 Missouri | Anita Columbo | St. Louis | 21 | Vocal/Dance, "It's Today" fromMame | |||
 Montana | Debra DeBiase | Billings | 21 | Ballet, "Summer of '42" | |||
 Nebraska | Jeanine Giller | Omaha | 22 | Jazz Dance, "Bitter End" | |||
 Nevada | Helen Bennett | Reno | 23 | Classical Ballet, "Dance of the Gypsy" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Hampshire | Jane Badler | Manchester | 18 | Popular Vocal, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Starred onNBC'sV series from 1983 to 1985 & on ABC'sV series in 2011 | ||
 New Jersey | Linda Gialanella | Maplewood | 22 | Sketching Presentation, "Teaching the World to Draw" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Mexico | Wren Prather | Carlsbad | 19 | Upside Down Tap Dance, "Yankee Doodle Dandy" | |||
 New York | Judith Keithley | Rochester | 19 | Piano,Rhapsody in Blue | |||
 North Carolina | Constance Dorn | Kinston | 19 | Ballet, "The Grand Holiday" | 1st runner-up | LaterMiss North Carolina USA 1975 2nd runner-up atMiss USA 1975 | |
 North Dakota | Georgia Ann Becker | Napoleon | 18 | Country Western Vocal, "Rose Garden" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Ohio | Karen Sparka | Bowling Green | 21 | Vocal Medley, "My Man" & "My Man's Gone Now" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Oklahoma | Debbie Giannopoulos | Oklahoma City | 20 | Classical Vocal fromCarmen | Contestant atMiss Teenage America 1968 | ||
 Oregon | Sandra Lynn Herring | Portland | 20 | Vocal Medley, "Who Will Buy?" & "As Long as He Needs Me" fromOliver! | Non-finalist Talent Award and USO | Contestant atMiss Teenage America 1969 | |
 Pennsylvania | Linda Olson | Corry | 20 | Piano, "Gershwin Medley" | 2nd runner-up | ||
 Rhode Island | Michele Passarelli | Pawtucket | 18 | Vocal, "Cabaret" | |||
 South Carolina | Bonnie Corder | Columbia | 21 | Vocal Medley, "My Man's Gone Now", "Let Me Sing", & "I'm Happy" | |||
 South Dakota | Janet Hunter | Madison | 20 | Classical Piano, "Scherzo No. 3" byChopin | |||
 Tennessee | Debbie Cathey | Nashville | 20 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Amazing Grace" | |||
 Texas | Mae Beth Cormany | Wichita Falls | Vocal Medley, "Misty" & "Come Rain or Come Shine" | 3rd runner-up | |||
 Utah | Sally Peterson | Salt Lake City | 21 | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 1" | Miss Congeniality
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 Vermont | Kathy Hebert | Burlington | 21 | Vocal & Guitar with Display of Fashion Design, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | |||
 Virginia | Dona Marie Pillow | Lynchburg | 22 | Vocal, "Memories" | Cousin of country singerRay Pillow | ||
 Washington | Rebecca Pozzi | Kent | 20 | Vocal Medley, "Consider Yourself" & "I'd Do Anything" | |||
 West Virginia | Lynette Koper | Weirton | 21 | Presentation of Original Art Works | |||
 Wisconsin | Terry Meeuwsen | De Pere | 23 | Vocal, "He Touched Me" fromDrat! The Cat! | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
| Co-host ofThe 700 Club |
 Wyoming | Annette Klipstein | Cheyenne | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" fromDie Fledermaus | Previously Wyoming's Junior Miss 1968 |
