Miss USA 1984

Miss USA 1984
Miss USA 1984 Mai Shanley
Date	May 17, 1984
Presenters	Bob Barker
Venue	Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida
Broadcaster	CBS WTVT WCPX
Entrants	53
Placements	10
Debuts	Miss Teen USA 1983 Miss Teen USA 1984
Winner	Mai Shanley New Mexico
Congeniality	Diane Gadoury New Hampshire
Photogenic	Laura Shaw Texas

Miss USA 1984, the 33rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Lakeland Civic Auditorium, Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Mai Shanley of New Mexico was crowned Miss USA 1984 by outgoing titleholder Julie Hayek of California.

The pageant was hosted by Bob Barker. It was the first time the pageant had been held in Florida since 1971, the last time the pageant had been held in its old home of Miami Beach.

In an odd occurrence, both women in the top two had previously competed at Miss America, neither one of whom placed at that pageant.

Miss USSA 1984 Titlecard

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1984	New Mexico – Mai Shanley
1st Runner-Up Miss World USA 1984	West Virginia – Kelly Anderson
2nd Runner-Up	Tennessee – Desiree Daniels
3rd Runner-Up	Missouri – Sandra Percival
4th Runner-Up	District of Columbia – Steffanee Leaming
Top 10	Illinois – LaVonne Misselle North Carolina – Cookie Noak Oklahoma – Julia Murdock Oregon – Debbie Epperson Texas – Laura Shaw

Winner   First runner-up   Second runner-up   Third runner-up   Fourth runner-up (#) Rank in each round of competition

Final Competition

State	Preliminary Average	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Semifinal Average
New Mexico	8.913 (4)	9.533 (1)	9.300 (1)	9.422 (2)	9.418 (1)
West Virginia	9.008 (1)	9.465 (2)	9.277 (2)	9.454 (1)	9.398 (2)
Tennessee	8.564 (8)	8.877 (8)	9.211 (3)	9.055 (5)	9.047 (5)
Missouri	8.422 (10)	9.311 (3)	8.922 (6)	9.055 (5)	9.096 (4)
District of Columbia	8.483 (9)	9.244 (4)	9.014 (4)	9.400 (3)	9.219 (3)
Illinois	8.917 (3)	9.088 (6)	9.011 (5)	8.966 (8)	9.021 (6)
Oregon	8.981 (2)	9.040 (7)	8.687 (8)	9.333 (4)	9.020 (7)
North Carolina	8.791 (5)	9.166 (5)	8.822 (7)	9.022 (7)	9.003 (8)
Oklahoma	8.616 (7)	8.744 (9)	8.522 (10)	8.853 (10)	8.706 (9)
Texas	8.715 (6)	8.277 (10)	8.588 (9)	8.944 (9)	8.603 (10)

Historical significance

• New Mexico wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1965. Also becoming in the 22nd state who does it for the first time.
• West Virginia earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time and it reaches again its highest placement ever at the contest. The last time it placed this was in 1957.
• Tennessee earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1962.
• Missouri earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1971.
• District of Columbia earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1965.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Oklahoma and Texas.
• Texas placed for the tenth consecutive year.
• Oklahoma made its second consecutive placement.
• Tennessee last placed in 1982.
• New Mexico last placed in 1980.
• Illinois and North Carolina last placed in 1979.
• District of Columbia last placed in 1977.
• Missouri and Oregon last placed in 1976.
• West Virginia last placed in 1961.
• Michigan breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1982.

Delegates

The Miss USA 1984 delegates were:

• Alabama - Kelly Flowers
• Alaska - Sherri McNeally
• Arizona - Daria Sparling
• Arkansas - Shelly Boyd
• California - Theresa Ring
• Colorado - Michelle Anderson
• Connecticut - Lynne Scalo
• Delaware - Denise Lennick
• District of Columbia - Steffanee Leaming
• Florida - Stacy Hassfurder
• Georgia - Jayne Poteet
• Hawaii - Puna Stillman
• Idaho - Valencia Bilyeu
• Illinois - LaVonne Misselle
• Indiana - Susan Willarbo
• Iowa - Michele Boisvert
• Kansas - Elizabeth Johnson
• Kentucky - Tammy Melendez
• Louisiana - Rusanne Jourdan
• Maine - Vickie Lynn Gay
• Maryland - Betsy Cook
• Massachusetts - Deborah Neary
• Michigan - Adriana Krambeck
• Minnesota - Martha Mork
• Mississippi - Carla Green
• Missouri - Sandra Percival

• Montana - Kristi Ogren
• Nebraska - Joni Rundall
• Nevada - Donna Lee McNeil
• New Hampshire - Diane Gadoury
• New Jersey - Diane Everett Qualter
• New Mexico - Mai Shanley
• New York - Carolina Flury
• North Carolina - Cookie Noak
• North Dakota - Suzanne Lewis
• Ohio - Rosi Erwin
• Oklahoma - Julia Murdock
• Oregon - Debbie Epperson
• Pennsylvania - Tina Albright
• Rhode Island - Debbie Mowry
• South Carolina - Ginger Gree
• South Dakota - Donna Smith
• Tennessee - Desiree Denise Daniels
• Texas - Laura Shaw
• Utah - Michele Lynn Brown
• Vermont - Sue O'Brien
• Virginia - Leah Rush
• Washington - Sue Gerrish
• West Virginia - Kelly Lea Anderson
• Wisconsin - Tamara Su Schoff
• Wyoming - Cheryl Rawson

Special entries

• Miss Teen USA 1983 - Ruth Zakarian
• Miss Teen USA 1984 - Cherise Haugen

Contestant notes

• Kelly Anderson (West Virginia), the first runner-up, went on to compete in Miss World 1984, where she placed fifth overall.
• Desiree Daniels (Tennessee), the second runner-up competed in Miss Earth 1984 pageant where she went unplaced.
• Additionally, Sandy Percival (Missouri), the third runner-up, competed at Miss International 1984, where she placed in the Top 15.
• Three contestants previously competed in the Miss America pageant:
  • Mai Shanley (New Mexico) - Miss New Mexico 1983
  • Desiree Daniels (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee 1982 (first runner-up at Miss America 1983)
  • Kelly Anderson (West Virginia) - Miss West Virginia 1982

Judges

• Jim Craig
• Anna Colon
• Ralph Wolfe Cowan
• Anne Kirstin Clenshaw
• Billy Hufsey
• Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981 from Ohio
• Tony Dorsett
• David Mason Daniels
• Catherine Hickland
• Irving Mansfield
• Vicki Lawrence

External links

• Official website