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Miss USA 1989
38th Edition
Miss USA 1989
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Host City
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Mobile Civic Center Theatre
📅
Dates
Feb 28, 1989
👥
Participation
51 Contestants
🏆
Winner
Gretchen Polhemus
Texas
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Miss USA 1989 was the 38th Miss USA pageant, held at the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs, becoming the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win. It was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Angie Dickinson, and the first (and only) edition held in Alabama.

Final Placements

Official Results
Gretchen Polhemus
Winner
Miss USA 1989•Edition 38
Gretchen Polhemus
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2
Jill Rene Scheffert
Jill Rene Scheffert
1st Runner-up
3
Deborah Lee Husti
Deborah Lee Husti
2nd Runner-up
4
Elizabeth Primm
Elizabeth Primm
3rd Runner-up
5
Michelle Nemeth
Michelle Nemeth
4th Runner-up
Top Finalists
LeeAnne Locken
LeeAnne Locken
1
Christina Faust
Christina Faust
2
Debbie James
Debbie James
3
Kelly Holub
Kelly Holub
4
Denise Epps
Denise Epps
5

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Di post ini Mimin akan membahas sedikit tentang Texas Aces, yaitu 5 juara Miss U
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Di post ini Mimin akan membahas sedikit tentang Texas Aces, yaitu 5 juara Miss USA asal Texas yang menang berturut-turut. Texas ini emang negara bagi

The 2024 Hope Gala benefiting the American Cancer Society in Utah was a fun, bea
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The 2024 Hope Gala benefiting the American Cancer Society in Utah was a fun, beautiful and uplifting evening. Held at The Natural History Museum of Ut

#35YearsMissUniverse1989 Una #cowgirl que dominaba todas las miradas con una bel
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#35YearsMissUniverse1989 Una #cowgirl que dominaba todas las miradas con una belleza demoledora, Gretchen Lynn Polhemus, una favorita "de armas tomar"

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