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Miss USA 1964
Bobbi Johnson
DateJuly 29, 1964
VenueMiami Beach, Florida
BroadcasterCBS, WTVJ
Entrants41
Placements15
WinnerBobbi Johnson
District of Columbia
CongenialityJeanne Venables
California
Best State CostumePat Kerr
Tennessee
← 1963
1965 →

Miss USA 1964 was the 13th Miss USA pageant, held in Miami Beach, Florida on July 29, 1964. This was the last Miss USA pageant to be held as an inclusive part of the Miss Universe event.

At the end of the event, Marite Ozers of Illinois crowned Bobbi Johnson of the District of Columbia as Miss USA 1964. Johnson was the first woman from Washington D.C. to win the title.[1] Johnson later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the fifteen semi-finalists.

Contestants from forty-one states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss USA 1964
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • Alaska – Susan "Suzy" Marlin
3rd runner-up
  • Utah – Janet Erickson
4th runner-up
Top 15[2][3]

Contestants

Forty-one contestants competed for the title.

State/District Contestant Age[a] Hometown Notes
Alabama Pamela Borgfeldt[4] 21 Anniston
Alaska Susan "Suzy" Marlin[5] 21 Fairbanks
Arizona Diane Reutter[6] 19 Phoenix
Arkansas Barbara McGlothlin 20 Little Rock
California Jeanne Venables[7] 23 Sacramento Awarded as Miss Amity at Miss Universe 1964[7]
Connecticut Patricia Powell 21 Hartford
Delaware Christina Klose[8] 20 Wilmington
District of Columbia Bobbi Johnson 19 Washington, D.C. Top 15 at Miss Universe 1964[9]
Florida Candace Davenport[10] 20 Miami
Georgia Lynda Tatum[11] 18 Cave Spring
Hawaii Wanda Byrd[12] 18 Honolulu
Idaho Dorothy Johnson[13] 18 Pocatello First African-American to enter the semi-finals[13]
Illinois Karen Sue Weisbrook[14] 18 Wheaton
Indiana Charlene Kratochvil[10] 19 Kokomo
Iowa Barbara Rogers[15] 18 Bouton
Kansas Barbara Ford[16] 18 Derby
Kentucky Johnna Reid[17] 18 Paducah
Louisiana Linda Graves 20 Shreveport
Maine Corneille Edwards[18] 19 Mechanic Falls
Maryland Royette Tarry[19] 19 Baltimore Later Miss Delaware World 1970[19]
Massachusetts Barbara Robery Boston
Michigan Johneane Teeter 20 Dearborn Later Miss Michigan World 1966
Mississippi Patricia Turk 22
Missouri Sandy Bawol Florissant 4th runner-up at Miss USA World 1963
Nebraska Georgia Merriam
Nevada Pamela Morris Las Vegas
New Hampshire Beverly Hebert
New Jersey Barbara Richartz 19 Stratford
New York Dorothy Langhans 20 Wantagh 4th runner up at Miss USA World 1965
Ohio Gail Krielow 20 Richmond Heights 1st runner up at Miss International 1965
Oklahoma Jackie Maloney[20] 18 Oklahoma City 2nd runner-up at the 1965 Maid of Cotton pageant
Oregon Toye Esch 20 Salem
Pennsylvania Maryann Reilly Philadelphia
Rhode Island Carol Tantimonico Johnston
South Carolina Judy Kennedy[21]
Tennessee Pat Kerr 19 Nashville
Texas Diane Balloun 19 Houston
Utah Janet Erickson 22 Salt Lake City
Vermont Freda Betts Bennington
Virginia Heidi Smith Fort Lee
Wisconsin Carolyn Linquist 26 Milwaukee

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ↑ "1964 - Bobbie Johnson". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "In the running". The Record. 29 July 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "15 reach Miss U.S.A. semifinals". Northern Virginia Sun. Vol. 27, no. 254. 29 July 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via Virginia Chronicle.
  4. ↑ Smith, George (2 August 2012). "Pam has been there, done that". The Anniston Star. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Crowned Miss Alaska". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. May 18, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Beauty: a study". The Arizona Republic. July 11, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.con.
  7. 1 2 Witbeck, Charles (27 July 1964). "California teacher has beauty and brains". The Daily Item. p. 16. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Misspelled beauty under sun's spell". Toledo Blade. 23 July 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ↑ "Miss Universe". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. August 2, 1964. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Teen-age marriages are not their cup of tea". St. Joseph News-Press. 24 July 1964. p. 6. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ↑ "Cute chick". The Atlanta Constitution. June 6, 1964. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ ""Miss Hawaii" is a feature of Saturday's youth parade". Williamson Daily News. 25 September 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  13. 1 2 "Beauty pageant at semi-finals". The Pittsburgh Press. 29 July 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ↑ "Beauty contestants in parade". Meriden Journal. 25 July 1964. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ↑ "Miss Iowa to crown Band Queen". The Daily Reporter. 4 September 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  16. ↑ "Selected as the Kansas representative". The Kansas City Times. June 9, 1964. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Kentucky still in running". Kentucky New Era. 24 July 1964. p. 26. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ↑ "Corneille Edwards crowned Miss Maine in Miss Universe contest at Poland Spring". Lewiston Evening Journal. 2 July 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  19. 1 2 "Strong field set for Shrine Race". Herald-Journal. 24 June 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 20 July 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ↑ "Brunette wins beauty title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. June 7, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "Winthrop Girl wins state 'Universe' title". The Index-Journal. 20 June 1964. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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