MISS AMERICA
The Miss America pageant started out as a beauty contest organized in Atlantic City more than 75 years ago. Each year's winner spends a year traveling the world speaking on behalf of humanitarian causes.
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Cheryl Prewitt
Miss Misssissippi
Miss America 1980
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Susan Powell
Miss Oklahoma
Miss America 1981
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Elizabeth Ward
Miss Arkansas
Miss America 1982
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Debra Sue Maffett
Miss California
Miss America 1983
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Vanessa Williams
Miss New York
Miss America 1984
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Suzette Charles
Miss New Jersey
Miss America 1984*
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Sharlene Wells
Miss Utah
Miss America 1985
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Susan Diane Akin
Miss Mississippi
Miss America 1986
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Kellye Cash
Miss Tennessee
Miss America 1987
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Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
Miss Michigan
Miss America 1988
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Gretchen Carlson
Miss Minnesota
Miss America 1989
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* Suzette Charles, originally 1st Runner Up, was crowned Miss America 1984 when Vanessa Williams resigned following a controversy involving photos published in an adult magazine.
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MISS USA
The Miss USA pageant started off as a bathing suit competition sponsored by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, CA back in the 1950s. The winner goes on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant. (Shawn Weatherly, Miss USA 1980, won the Miss Universe pageant.)
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Shawn Weatherly
South Carolina
Miss USA 1980*
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Jineane Ford
Gilbert, Arizona
Miss USA 1980
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Kim Seelbrede
Germantown, Ohio
Miss USA 1981
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Terri Utley
Cabot, Arkansas
Miss USA 1982
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Julie Hayek
Westwood, California
Miss USA 1983
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Mai Stanley
Alamagordo, New Mexico
Miss USA 1984
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Laura Martinez-Herring
El Paso, Texas
Miss USA 1985
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Christy Fichtner
Dallas, Texas
Miss USA 1986
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Michelle Royer
Keller, Texas
Miss USA 1987
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Courtney Gibbs
Fort Worth, Texas
Miss USA 1988
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Gretchen Polhemus
Fort Worth, Texas
Miss USA 1989
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* Shawn Weatherly was named Miss Universe 1980.
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MISS TEEN USA
The Miss Teen USA pageant was launched in August 1983 in Lakeland, FL. The 1984 pageant was held in Memphis, TN, the 1985 pageant in Miami, FL, the 1986 version in Daytona Beach, FL, the 1987 one in El Paso, Texas, and both the 1988 and 1989 pageants were held in San Bernardino, CA.
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Ruth Zakarian
New York
Miss Teen USA 1983
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Cherise Haugen
Illinois
Miss Teen USA 1984
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Kelly Hu
Hawaii
Miss Teen USA 1985
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Allison Brown
Oklahoma
Miss Teen USA 1986
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Kristi Addis
Mississippi
Miss Teen USA 1987
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Mindy Duncan
Oregon
Miss Teen USA 1988
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Brandi Sherwood
Idaho
Miss Teen USA 1989
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