Miss World USA 1976

Miss World USA 1976 was the 15th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in Boston, Massachusetts and was won by Kimberly Marre Foley of Michigan. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Annelise Ilschenko of Ohio. Foley went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1976 Pageant in London later that year. She did not place at Miss World.

Delegates
The Miss World USA 1976 delegates were:


 * Alabama - Althea Henderson
 * Arizona - Cynthia Mathewson
 * Arkansas - Jacque Ann Wright
 * California - Leila Pauschek
 * Colorado - Judith Lynn Waltz
 * Connecticut - Debbie Carson
 * Delaware - Kathy Lynn Shives
 * District of Columbia - Rhonda L. Koch
 * Florida - Nanci E. Hirtreiter
 * Georgia - Deborah Irene Smith
 * Hawaii - Debbie Witthans
 * Idaho - Diana Ruth Daly
 * Illinois - Laura Jayne Adams
 * Indiana - Elaine Fairfield
 * Iowa - Mary Ann Goodrich
 * Kansas - Jeannie Russell
 * Kentucky - Sandy Kay Smith
 * Louisiana - Robbie Downing
 * Maryland - Amy Whiting
 * Massachusetts - Margaret Worral Stockton
 * Michigan - Kimberly Marre Foley
 * Minnesota - Cynthia Heather Halcin
 * Mississippi - Sandra Alice Baker
 * Missouri - Kathy Denton
 * Montana - Denise Chester
 * Nebraska - Marilyne Joy Buda
 * Nevada - Kathy Ann Martz
 * New Hampshire - Gina Marie Tomaselli
 * New Jersey - Marcee Cooper
 * New York - Anneliese Ettrich
 * North Carolina - Sharon Denise Smith
 * Ohio - Linda Velentine
 * Oklahoma - Shawn Robette Cook
 * Oregon - Andrea Eileen Jumapao
 * Pennsylvania - Juanita Yvonne McCarty
 * Rhode Island - Amy Jayne Nachbar
 * South Carolina - Sandra Rene Wilson
 * South Dakota - Gwen Elizabeth Resick
 * Tennessee - Eloise Joy Hendrix
 * Texas - Candy Jinnette
 * Utah - Marilyn Lenore Sorensen
 * Vermont - Susan McCullough
 * Virginia - Carolyn Jeanine Curtis
 * Washington - Salli Ann Wainwright
 * West Virginia - Ludi Chatterton
 * Wisconsin - Gail Lynn Burns
 * Wyoming - Janet Kim Bates

Did not Compete

 *  Alaska
 *  Maine - Brenda Bacon (disqualified for being over the age limit)
 *  New Mexico
 *  North Dakota

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1974:  Colorado: Judith Lynn Waltz (as  North Dakota)
 * 1977:  Pennsylvania: Juanita Yvonne McCarty (Top 12; as  New Jersey)
 * 1978:  Washington, D.C.: Rhonda L. Koch (as  Maryland)


 * Miss America
 * 1974:  South Dakota: Gwen Elizabeth Resick


 * Mrs. America
 * 1988:  Pennsylvania: Juanita Yvonne McCarty (1st Runner-Up; as  New Jersey)