Miss USA World 1966

Miss USA World 1966 was the 5th edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio and was won by Denice Estelle Blair of Utah. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Dianna Lynn Batts of the District of Columbia. Blair went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1966 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.

This year was also significant as, this was the last year that the pageant was called Miss USA World. From 1967 onward, the pageant would be called Miss World USA until 1978.

Delegates
The Miss USA World 1966 delegates were:


 * Boston, MA - Peggy Eckert
 * Flag of Brooklyn, New York.svg Brooklyn, NY - Linda Cumbo
 * California - Alexa Clark
 * Chicago, IL - Pat Adair
 * Cleveland, OH - Janice Galub
 * Colorado - Unknown
 * Connecticut - Janice Shilinski
 * Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit, MI - Unknown
 * District of Columbia - Unknown
 * Florida - Christine Anne Fisher
 * Hawaii - Ann Marie
 * Idaho - Lana Aloha Clark
 * Illinois - Lois Scott
 * Indiana - Bonnie Barkley
 * Iowa - Unknown
 * Kansas - Marla Jean Gartin
 * Kentucky - Nanette Marchel
 * Long Branch, NJ - Charleen Miller
 * Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl
 * Louisiana - Unknown
 * Maryland - Unknown
 * Massachusetts - Unknown
 * Michigan - Johneane Teeter
 * Missouri - Eva Sugarbaker
 * Nebraska - Stacey Porter
 * Nevada - Unknown
 * New Hampshire - Unknown
 * New Jersey - Pamela Donaldson
 * New Mexico - Jane Nelson
 * New York - Sherry Lyn Armbruster
 * New York City, NY - Carol Collins
 * North Carolina - Ann Elizabeth Bailey
 * North Dakota - Cheri Paul Knutson
 * Ohio - Cindy Oliver
 * Pennsylvania - Unknown
 * Philadelphia, PA - Unknown
 * Rhode Island - Unknown
 * South Carolina - Linda Parrish
 * Tennessee - Bettye Jean Dillon
 * Texas - Unknown
 * Utah - Denice Estelle Blair
 * Vermont - Arlene Giroux
 * Virginia - Patricia Rae Shaper
 * Washington - Unknown
 * West Virginia - Barbara Owens
 * Wisconsin - Ellen Rombs
 * Wyoming - Penny Lee Silva

Did not Compete

 *  Alabama
 *  Alaska
 *  Arizona
 *  Arkansas
 *  Delaware
 *  Georgia (U.S. state)
 *  Hawaii
 *  Idaho
 *  Kentucky
 *  Maine
 *  Minnesota
 *  Mississippi
 *  Montana
 *  Nebraska
 *  Oklahoma
 *  Oregon
 *  South Dakota
 *  Tennessee
 *  Vermont
 *  West Virginia
 *  Wisconsin

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1964:  Michigan: Johneane Teeter
 * 1965:  New Mexico: Jane Nelson (1st Runner-Up; as  Arizona)
 * 1966:  Utah: Denice Estelle Blair (Top 15)


 * Miss America
 * 1965:  New Mexico: Jane Nelson (Top 10)