| Miss USA 1991 | |
|---|---|
|  Miss USA 1991 Kelli McCarty | |
| Date | February 22, 1991 | 
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas | 
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 | 
| Placements | 11 | 
| Winner | Kelli McCarty[1]  Kansas | 
| Congeniality | Charlotte Ray  New Jersey | 
| Photogenic | Pat Arnold .svg.png.webp) North Carolina | 
Miss USA 1991 was the 40th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 22, 1991. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned[1] by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan. Kelli became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the 3rd winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.
The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of five years, with color commentary by Barbara Eden for the only time and Miss USA 1970 Deborah Shelton for the first time.
This was the second of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas.[1]
This year was the first time that introduced the delegates in region by region and one by one in the Parade of States. The regions are The Midwest, The South, The Northeast, The Northwest, and The Southwest.
This year was also the last year that the 1st Runner-Up would go onto represent the US at Miss World as the Miss World Organization from this point forward stop accepting 1st Runner-Ups from Miss USA due to the pageant not making a public announcement that the 1st Runner-Up was going to compete at Miss World. Starting in 1992, a separate pageant would be held to determine the US delegate for Miss World.

Delegates
The Miss USA 1991 delegates were:
 Alabama - Candice Carley Alabama - Candice Carley
 Alaska - Tiffany Smith Alaska - Tiffany Smith
 Arizona - Maricarroll Verlinde Arizona - Maricarroll Verlinde
.svg.png.webp) Arkansas - Angela Rockwell Arkansas - Angela Rockwell
 California - Diane Schock California - Diane Schock
 Colorado - Melanie Ness Colorado - Melanie Ness
 Connecticut - Valorie Abate Connecticut - Valorie Abate
 Delaware - Laurie Lucidonio Delaware - Laurie Lucidonio
 District of Columbia - LaKecia Smith District of Columbia - LaKecia Smith
 Florida - Rosa Velilla Florida - Rosa Velilla
.svg.png.webp) Georgia - Tamara Rhodes Georgia - Tamara Rhodes
 Hawaii - Kym Lehua Digmon Hawaii - Kym Lehua Digmon
 Idaho - Lori Easley Idaho - Lori Easley
 Illinois - Lisa Morgan Illinois - Lisa Morgan
 Indiana - Cathi Bennett Indiana - Cathi Bennett
 Iowa - Heather Bowers Iowa - Heather Bowers
 Kansas - Kelli McCarty Kansas - Kelli McCarty
 Kentucky - Susan Farris Kentucky - Susan Farris
.svg.png.webp) Louisiana - Melinda Murphy Louisiana - Melinda Murphy
 Maine - Melissa Oliver Maine - Melissa Oliver
 Maryland - Lisa Marie Lawson Maryland - Lisa Marie Lawson
 Massachusetts - Laura Wheeler Massachusetts - Laura Wheeler
 Michigan - Leann Pothi Michigan - Leann Pothi
 Minnesota - April Herke Minnesota - April Herke
.png.webp) Mississippi - Mitzi Swanson Mississippi - Mitzi Swanson
 Missouri - Tiffany Hazell Missouri - Tiffany Hazell
 Montana - JoAnn Jorgensen Montana - JoAnn Jorgensen
 Nebraska - Ziba Ayeen Nebraska - Ziba Ayeen
.svg.png.webp) Nevada - Jodi Jensen Nevada - Jodi Jensen
 New Hampshire - Adriana Molinari[1][2][3] New Hampshire - Adriana Molinari[1][2][3]
 New Jersey - Charlotte Ray New Jersey - Charlotte Ray
 New Mexico - Tiffany Danton New Mexico - Tiffany Danton
 New York - Maureen Murray New York - Maureen Murray
.svg.png.webp) North Carolina - Pat Arnold North Carolina - Pat Arnold
 North Dakota - Mischelle Chistensen North Dakota - Mischelle Chistensen
 Ohio - Amy Glaze Ohio - Amy Glaze
.svg.png.webp) Oklahoma - Julie Khoury Oklahoma - Julie Khoury
 Oregon - Olga Calderon Oregon - Olga Calderon
 Pennsylvania - Adrienne Romano Pennsylvania - Adrienne Romano
 Rhode Island - Lynda Michael Rhode Island - Lynda Michael
 South Carolina - Traci Rufty South Carolina - Traci Rufty
.svg.png.webp) South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum
 Tennessee - Angela Johnson Tennessee - Angela Johnson
 Texas - Chris Bogard Texas - Chris Bogard
.png.webp) Utah - Patti Jo Bender Utah - Patti Jo Bender
 Vermont - Margaret Corey Vermont - Margaret Corey
 Virginia - Traci Dority Virginia - Traci Dority
 Washington - LaNae Williams Washington - LaNae Williams
 West Virginia - Krista Ransbottom West Virginia - Krista Ransbottom
 Wisconsin - Kimberly Totdahl Wisconsin - Kimberly Totdahl
 Wyoming - Wendy Lee Dunn Wyoming - Wendy Lee Dunn
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Pageant entrant to answer claims of nude dancing". The Day. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. 1991-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "People: Telling all". The Toledo Blade. 1991-03-08. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ Baird, Jim (1991-03-07). "People Watch: Stripping defense". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2016-10-01.