Miss USA 1958

Miss USA 1958
Eurlyne Howell, Miss USA 1958
DateJuly 23, 1958
VenueLong Beach, California
Entrants45
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Kansas
  • Mississippi
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Wisconsin
WinnerEurlyne Howell
Louisiana Louisiana
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Miss USA 1958 was the seventh Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958.

At the end of the event, Charlotte Sheffield of Utah crowned Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana as Miss USA 1958.[1][2] It is the first victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Howell later competed at Miss Universe and was named as third runner-up to eventual winner, Luz Marina Zuluaga.[3]

Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss USA 1958
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 15

Pageant

Selection committee

  • Vincent Trotta – American artist[6]
  • Miyoko Nayagita – Member of the Woman Artists Association[6]
  • Roger Zeiler – French official from the Miss Europe Committee[6]
  • Jacob Gaudaur – Canadian oarsman[6]
  • Ma Ma Loa – Famous Hawaiian singer[6]
  • Earl Wilson – American journalist and columnist[6]
  • David Arasik – Israeli editor of Cinema magazine[6]
  • Alberto Vargas – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls"[6]
  • Raul Ferrada – Chilean newspaper editor[6]

Contestants

45 contestants competed for the title.[7]

State/City Contestant Age[a] Hometown Notes
Alabama Judith Lucille Carlson[4] 18 Birmingham
Arizona Shirlee Fox[8] 20 Phoenix
Arkansas Nancy Hill 19 Little Rock
California Donna Kay Brooks[9] 18 Los Angeles
Colorado Devona Hubka 18 Denver
Connecticut Dorothy E. Dillen[10] 19 Hartford
Delaware Virginia Marie Jefferson[11] 18 Delmar
District of Columbia Peggy Wolf – Washington, D.C.
Florida Marcia Valibus[4] 20 Miami Beach Competed in the 1958 Miss Dixie Pageant
Georgia Diane Gail Austin[4] 18 Atlanta
Idaho Jeanette Ashton 18 Inkom
Illinois June Pickney[12] 22 Chicago
Indiana Shirley Ann Ball[13] 19 Indianapolis
Iowa Sandra Mary Olsen 18 Sioux City
Kentucky Shannon Beasley 20 Reed
Louisiana Eurlyne Howell 18 Bossier City 3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958[4]
Maine Karen Louise Hansen 19 Cumberland Center
Maryland Patricia Marie Vogts 22 Silver Spring
Massachusetts Sally Ann Freedman 18 Peabody
Michigan Shirley Ann Black 19 Flint
Minnesota Sue Bouchard 19 Minneapolis
Missouri Beverly Sue Wright 19 St. Louis
Montana Sharon Diane Tietjen 18 Great Falls Later Miss Montana 1959
Nebraska Dee Kjeldgaard 21 Big Springs
Nevada Terry Lee Jeffers 18 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Patricia Gail Larrabee 19 Salem
New Jersey Fay Hasenauer – Menlo Park Terrace
New Mexico Sandi Lin Bullis 18 Albuquerque
New York Virginia Fox – New York City
North Carolina Carol Jean Edwards 18 Elizabeth City
North Dakota Diana Spidahl – –
Ohio Cindy Ann Garrison 18 Canton
Pennsylvania Natalie Dee 22 Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kathleen Conyers 19 Haverton
Rhode Island Claire di Paolo 20 Providence
South Carolina Patricia Ann Moss 18 York
South Dakota Helen Youngquist 20 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Martha Nelle "Marty" Boales 19 Memphis 1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie Pageant
Texas Linda Ann Daugherty 18 Houston
Utah Sandra Pugh 19 Provo
Vermont Doreen Patricia McNamee 20 Brattleboro
Virginia Betty Marsh 18 Lynchburg
Washington Rose Marie Nielsen 19 Seattle
West Virginia Mary Ann Guthrie 19 Charleston
Wyoming Dorothy Kochiras – Evanston

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ "Louisiana beauty chosen Miss U.S.A." Independent. Long Beach, California. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blonde Miss Louisiana wins Miss U.S.A. title". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Elegida por Unanimidad; Miss Brasil Fue Segunda" [Elected Unanimously; Miss Brazil Was Second]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). July 26, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Louisiana co-ed represents U.S. in Miss Universe contest". Toledo Blade. 24 July 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Beauties laugh, cry in finals". Herald-Journal. 24 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Judges for beauty event are named". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 21 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "Miss Universe". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 16 July 1958. pp. 1, 26. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cute catch". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 7 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "San Fernando girl is Miss California 1958". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 16 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Mastronardi, Pete (18 May 1958). "'Miss Hartford' captures 'Miss Connecticut' title". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Delmar strawberry blonde, Miss Universe competitor". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. 3 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miss Illinois". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. 29 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Miss Indiana". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. 16 June 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 20 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.