Miss USA 1960

Miss USA 1960, the ninth Miss USA pageant, was won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960. She was crowned by Miss USA 1959, Terry Huntingdon of California. Utah became the first state to have two titleholders, after Charlotte Sheffield was named Miss USA 1957 following the disqualification of Mary Leona Gage.

Miss USA 1960
Date	July 7, 1960
Presenters	Charles Collingwood
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Winner	Linda Bement Utah

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1960	Utah – Linda Bement
1st runner-up	New York – Mary Rodite
2nd runner-up	Alabama – Margaret Jo Gordon
3rd runner-up	North Carolina – Lyndia Ann Tarleton
4th runner-up	Florida – Nancy Wakefield
Top 15	California – Teri Janssen Connecticut – Joyce Trautwig Iowa – Trudy Shulkin Louisiana – Judy Fletcher Massachusetts – Barbara Feldman Michigan – Judith Richards Missouri – Marilyn Jean Stalcup New Jersey – Sandy Chudy Ohio – Corrine Huff West Virginia – Garnett Pugh

Historical significance

• Utah wins competition for the second time. Incidentally, Bement went on to become the third woman from the USA to win the Miss Universe title in 1960.
• New York earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1954.
• Alabama earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1958.
• North Carolina earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
• Florida earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York and West Virginia.
• California and New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Alabama, Florida and Louisiana placed for the third consecutive year.
• Iowa, Missouri and West Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
• Utah last placed in 1958.
• Massachusetts and Ohio last placed in 1957.
• Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina last placed in 1956.
• Connecticut last placed in 1954.
• Georgia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1958.
• Texas breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1953.

Delegates

The Miss USA 1960 delegates were:

Alabama – Margaret Gordon Alaska – Evelyn Bly Arizona – Virginia Crook Arkansas – Gene Chambers California – Teri Janssen Colorado – Karen Eickermann Connecticut – Joyce Trautwig Delaware – Rose Anne Reed District of Columbia – Doris Lee Jones Florida – Nancy Wakefiled Georgia – Cecilia Upton Hawaii – Gordean Lee (withdrew from competition) Idaho – Margie Davis Illinois – Patricia Thompson Indiana – June Cochran Iowa – Trudy Shulkin Kansas – Peggy Patterson Kentucky – Barbara Joan Lovins Louisiana – Judy Fletcher Maine – Terry Suzanne Tripp Maryland – Jerri Fiorilli Massachusetts – Barbara Feldman Michigan – Judith Richards

Missouri – Marilyn Jean Stalcup Montana – Joanne Lane New Hampshire – Joan Joyce Chesleing New Jersey – Sandy Chudy New Mexico – Kaye Smith New York – Mary Rodite North Carolina – Lyndia Ann Tarleton North Dakota – Twila Fleckton Ohio – Corrine Huff Oklahoma – Suzanna Moore Pennsylvania – Betsy Reeves Rhode Island – Lorelie Sue White South Carolina – Margaret Thompson South Dakota – Patricia Klith Tennessee – Christine McSwain Texas – Pat Cloud Utah – Linda Bement Vermont – Carole Mary Demas Virginia – Elizabeth Betty Noreen Fulford West Virginia – Garnett Pugh Wisconsin – Sharyn Chalik Wyoming – Anita Simon

No state delegates sent: Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

See also

• Miss Universe 1960

External links

• Miss USA official website
• Pageantopolis - Official results of Miss USA 1952-1971