Miss USA 1989
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| Miss USA 1989 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | February 28, 1989 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Tommy Tune |
| Venue | Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, Alabama |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WKRG |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Gretchen Polhemus Texas |
| Congeniality | Kimberly Nicewonder Virginia |
| Best State Costume | Kelly Holub Illinois |
| Photogenic | Elizabeth Primm Louisiana |
Miss USA 1989 was the 38th Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant.
This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark (The Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by John Forsythe that year), with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time.
Judges
The following celebrities were invited to judge the competition:[1]
- Jude Deveraux – Author
- Bonnie Kay – Modeling manager
- Dick Rutan – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Jeana Yeager – Pilot of the Voyager aircraft
- Stella Stevens – Actress
- Roscoe Tanner – Tennis player
- Linda Shelton – Aerobics instructor
- Lillian Glass – Author
- Richard Anderson – Actor
- Cecilia Bolocco – Miss Universe 1987 from Chile
- Jennifer Chandler – Olympic diver
Delegates
The Miss USA 1989 delegates were:[2]
Alabama - Sherri Mooney
Alaska - Tina Geraci
Arizona - LeeAnne Locken
Arkansas - Paige Yandell
California - Christina Faust
Colorado - Debbie James
Connecticut - Lisa Vendetti
Delaware - Terri Spruill
District of Columbia - Somaly Sieng
Florida - Jennifer Parker
Georgia - Michelle Nemeth
Hawaii - Julie Larson
Idaho - Kelli Bean
Illinois - Kelly Holub
Indiana - Gwen Rochelle Volpe
Iowa - Marcy Requist
Kansas - Nancy Burris
Kentucky - Veronica Hensley
Louisiana - Elizabeth Primm
Maine - Kirsten Blakemore
Maryland - Jackie Carroll
Massachusetts - Kimberley Wallace
Michigan - Karyn Finucan
Minnesota - Julie Knutson
Mississippi - Laura Durrett
Missouri - Rhonda Hoglan
Montana - Tammy Reiter
Nebraska - Rene Harter
Nevada - Janu Tornell
New Hampshire - Fayleen Chwalek
New Jersey - Deborah Lee Husti
New Mexico - Traci Brubaker
New York - Jennifer Fisher
North Carolina - Jacqueline Padgett
North Dakota - Cara Christofferson
Ohio - Lisa Thompson
Oklahoma - Jill Rene Scheffert
Oregon - Jennifer Blaska
Pennsylvania - Denise Epps
Rhode Island - Debra Damiano
South Carolina - Angela Shuler
South Dakota - Nanette Endres
Tennessee - Kimberly Payne
Texas - Gretchen Polhemus
Utah - Zanetta van Zyverden
Vermont - Stacey Palmer
Virginia - Kimberly Nicewonder
Washington - Chiann Fan Gibson
West Virginia - Kathy Eicher
Wisconsin - Sherri Leigh Baxter
Wyoming - Chandra Anderson
References
- ^ "Miss USA". The Durant Daily Democrat. Associated Press. March 1, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (1987-08-04). "Metroplex beauty wins Miss Texas". Houston Chronicle. p. 10.