Miss USA 1987

Miss USA 1987
Date	February 17, 1987
Presenters	Bob Barker and Mary Frann
Entertainment	Chuck Connors, The Kirtland Air Force Saver Girl Team, The Naval Air Training Command Choir
Venue	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS, KRQE-TV
Entrants	52
Placements	11
Winner	Michelle Royer Texas
Congeniality	Lori Lynn Dickerson
Photogenic	Sophia Bowen

Miss USA 1987, the 36th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on 17 February from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the third consecutive winner from Texas.

Results

Placements

• Miss USA 1987: Michelle Royer (Texas)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Clotilde “Cloe” Helen Cabrera (Florida)
  • 2nd runner-up: Diane Martin (Arizona)
  • 3rd runner-up: Dawn Fonseca (Missouri)
  • 4th runner-up: Sophia Bowen (Georgia)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Joan Berge (Illinois)
  • Katharine Manning (Mississippi)
  • Tammy Perkins (Nevada)
  • Kriston Killgore (New Mexico)
  • Marsha Ralls (Virginia)
  • Paula Morrison (West Virginia)

Final Competition Score

Country Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Average Texas 9.577 9.654 9.787 9.760 9.733 Florida 8.621 9.688 9.241 9.450 9.459 Arizona 8.895 9.273 9.400 9.538 9.403 Missouri 8.618 9.372 9.433 9.516 9.440 Georgia 8.802 9.366 9.366 9.464 9.398 Mississippi 8.984 9.400 9.283 9.226 9.303 New Mexico 8.847 8.933 8.988 9.133 9.018 Illinois 8.577 8.822 8.722 8.911 8.818 Nevada 8.577 8.511 9.033 8.777 8.774 West Virginia 8.666 8.544 8.698 8.988 8.743 Virginia 8.685 8.611 8.600 8.811 8.674

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Third runner-up      Fourth runner-up

Special awards

• Congeniality: Lori Lynn Dickerson (California)
• Photogenic: Sophia Bowen (Georgia)
• Best State Costume: Kriston Gayle Killgore (New Mexico)

Background Music

• Opening Number: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight " by Wang Chung (Cover version) and "Victory" by Kool and the Gang

Delegates

Alabama - Rhonda Garrett Alaska - Shelly Dunlevy Arizona - Diane Lynn Martin Arkansas - Sheri Smeltzer California - Lori Dickerson Colorado - Polly Kuska Connecticut - Jolene Foy Delaware - Shellie Haralson District of Columbia - Edwina Richard Florida - Clotilde “Cloe” Helen Cabrera Georgia - Sophia Marie Bowen Hawaii - Deborah Laslo Idaho - Vicki Hoffman Illinois - Joan Elizabeth Berge Indiana - Alecia Rae Masalkoski Iowa - Katy Lynn Magee Kansas - Martina Castle Kentucky - Beth Ann Clark Louisiana - Carol Carter Maine - Ginger Kilgore Maryland - Michelle Snow Massachusetts - Rosanna Iversen Michigan - Elizabeth Puleo Minnesota - Christine Rosenberger Mississippi - Katharine Clare Manning Missouri - Dawn Theresa Fonseca Montana - Constance Colla

Nebraska - Amy Anderson Nevada - Tammy Lee Perkins New Hampshire - Laurie Durkee New Jersey - Stacey Fox New Mexico - Kriston Gayle Killgore New York - Constance McCullough North Carolina - Donna Wilson North Dakota - Shelley Gangness Ohio - Hallie Bonnell Oklahoma - Dyan Rody Oregon - Tamara Primiano Pennsylvania - Lisa Rynkiewicz Rhode Island - Lisa Benson South Carolina - Elizabeth Woodard South Dakota - Jana van Woudenberg Tennessee - Molly Diane Brown Texas - Michelle Renee Royer Utah - Patty Thorpe Vermont - Carole Woodworth Virginia - Marsha Ann Ralls Washington - Jennifer Doerflinger West Virginia - Paula Jean Morrison Wisconsin - Regina Gina Part Wyoming - Michelle Renee Zimermann Miss Teen USA 1986 - Allison Brown of Oklahoma

Controversy

Host Bob Barker, a fervent animal rights activist, threatened to pull out of the pageant when he discovered that the delegates would be wearing real fur coats during the swimsuit competition segment. As Barker was already in New Mexico at the time, there was no time to find a replacement host and pageant officials agreed to a change. The delegates wore simulated fur for the segment, but real fur was still given as a prize to the Miss USA winner. Barker went on to host the 1987 Miss Universe pageant before stepping down for good.^[1]

Judges

• Rebeca Arthur
• Doug Higgins
• Betty Hyatt-Aikman
• Rhett Turner
• Lisa Brown
• Marc Schwartz
• Caryn Richman
• Dick Zimmerman
• Kim Morgan Greene
• Gwen Jones
• Fred Travalena

Notes

1. ^ http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/09/Floridian/At_80__Bob_Barker_is_.shtml

References

1. ^ http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/09/Floridian/At_80__Bob_Barker_is_.shtml

See also

• Miss Universe 1987
• Miss Teen USA 1987