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Miss USA 1977
26th Edition
Miss USA 1977
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Host City
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Gillard Municipal Auditorium
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Dates
May 14, 1977
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Participation
12 Contestants
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Winner
Kimberly Tomes
Texas
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Miss USA 1977 was the 26th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 14, 1977. The pageant was won by Kimberly Tomes of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Barbara Peterson of Minnesota. Tomes was the first woman from Texas to win the Miss USA title and later placed as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1977.

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Official Results
Kimberly Tomes
Winner
Miss USA 1977•Edition 26
Kimberly Tomes
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2
Mary O'Neal Contino
Mary O'Neal Contino
1st Runner-up
3
Deborah Cossette
Deborah Cossette
2nd Runner-up
4
Pamela Gergely
Pamela Gergely
3rd Runner-up
5
Lynn Herring
Lynn Herring
4th Runner-up
Top Finalists
Toni Abranovic
Toni Abranovic
1
Sharon Sutherland
Sharon Sutherland
2
Linda Kerr
Linda Kerr
3
Cely de Castro
Cely de Castro
4
Tina Brown
Tina Brown
5
Juanita McCarty
Juanita McCarty
6
Denise Funderburk
Denise Funderburk
7

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Visiting the National Theater in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Miss Universe 1977, the 26th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 16 July 1977 at th

Contestants

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Kimberly Tomes
Kimberly Tomes
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Winner
Texas
Miss Universe 1977 · Semifinalist
Mary O'Neal Contino
Mary O'Neal Contino
Participated Miss USA 1977 • 1st runner-up
Nevada
Deborah Cossette
Deborah Cossette
Participated Miss USA 1977 • 2nd runner-up
Minnesota
Pamela Gergely
Pamela Gergely
Participated Miss USA 1977 • 3rd runner-up
California
Lynn Herring
Lynn Herring
Participated Miss USA 1977 • 4th runner-up
Virginia
Cely de Castro
Cely de Castro
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
Hawaii
Denise Funderburk
Denise Funderburk
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
New Mexico
Juanita McCarty
Juanita McCarty
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
New Jersey
Linda Kerr
Linda Kerr
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
Georgia
Sharon Sutherland
Sharon Sutherland
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
District of Columbia
Tina Brown
Tina Brown
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
Maine
Toni Abranovic
Toni Abranovic
Participated Miss USA 1977 • Finalist
Arizona
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