Miss United States 1960

Miss United States 1960, also referred to as Miss World USA 1960, was the 3rd edition of the Miss United States World pageant, was held in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

It was originally won by Annette Driggers of New York City, NY, who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Loretta Powell of Connecticut, but it was discovered Driggers was only 15 years old, while having claimed she was 20. As this meant she did not meet the age requirements of Miss World, she was disqualified, being replaced with the 1st Runner-Up, Judith Ann Achter of Missouri. Achter went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1960 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 4th Runner-Up at Miss World.

Placements
∞ Annette Driggers had originally won Miss United States 1960, but she was disqualified from Miss World due to being underage. Due to protocol, the 1st Runner-Up, Judith Achter, became Miss United States World 1960 and competed at Miss World 1960.

Delegates
The Miss United States World 1960 delegates were:


 * Alabama - Margaret Jo Gordon
 * Flag of Baltimore, Maryland.svg Baltimore, MD - Diane White
 * Flag of Beverly Hills, California.png Beverly Hills, CA - Gail Shapiro
 * California - Gail Stevens
 * Chicago, IL - Susan Engel
 * Cincinnati, OH - Darlene DiPasquale
 * Connecticut - Gloria Adshade
 * Delaware - Gail Porter
 * District of Columbia - Sue Sherman
 * Florida - Unknown
 * Illinois - Sharon Woods
 * Kentucky - Louise King
 * Maryland - Carolyn Clark
 * Massachusetts - Beatrice "Bea" Duprey
 * Missouri - Judith Ann Achter
 * New Hampshire - Nancy Gray
 * New York - Arlene Nesbitt
 * New York City, NY - Annette Driggers
 * North Carolina - Rita Souther
 * Ohio - Barbara Stagge
 * Pennsylvania - Caroline Brice
 * Rhode Island - Donna Dickson
 * South Carolina - Dianne Taff
 * St. Louis, MO - Cheri Schear
 * Tennessee - Martha Lee Adams
 * Texas - Susan Jan Seibert
 * Virginia - Patricia Buck
 * West Virginia - Zora Krmeta

Did not Compete

 *  Alaska
 *  Arizona
 *  Arkansas
 *  Colorado
 *  Georgia (U.S. state)
 *  Hawaii
 *  Idaho
 *  Indiana
 *  Iowa
 *  Kansas
 *  Louisiana
 *  Maine
 *  Michigan
 *  Minnesota
 *  Mississippi
 *  Montana
 *  Nebraska
 *  Nevada
 *  New Jersey
 *  New Mexico
 *  North Dakota
 *  Oklahoma
 *  Oregon
 *  South Dakota
 *  Utah
 *  Vermont
 *  Washington (state)
 *  Wisconsin
 *  Wyoming

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1960:  Alabama: Margaret Jo Gordon (2nd Runner-Up)