Miss USA 1987
Miss USA 1987, the 36th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on February 17 from Albuquerque, New Mexico on CBS. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time 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.
| Miss USA 1987 | |
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| Date | February 17, 1987 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker and Mary Frann |
| Entertainment | Chuck Connors, The Kirtland Air Force Saber Drill Team, The Naval Air Training Command Choir |
| Venue | Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 11 |
| Winner | Michelle Royer |
| Congeniality |  |
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Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1987 | |
| 1st runner-up Miss World USA 1987 |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 11 |
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Final competition score
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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
Historical significance
- Texas wins competition for the fourth time and third in a row.
- Florida earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1958.
- Arizona earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1971. Also this was the highest placement since Jineane Ford in 1980.
- Missouri earns the 3rd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1984.
- Georgia earns the 4th runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1970.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi and Texas.
- Texas placed for the thirteenth consecutive year.
- Illinois placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- Georgia and Mississippi made their second consecutive placement.
- Arizona, Missouri and New Mexico last placed in 1985.
- West Virginia last placed in 1984.
- Nevada last placed in 1983.
- Virginia last placed in 1982.
- Florida last placed in 1980.
- Oklahoma breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1983.
Delegates
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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
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 held in Singapore in May before stepping down for good.[1]
See also
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