Miss America 1972
Date	September 11, 1971
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Laurie Lea Schaefer Ohio

Miss America 1972, the 45th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 11, 1971, and broadcast on NBC.

Laurie Lea Schaefer, representing Ohio, was crowned Miss America 1972.^[1] She became an actress, featured on TV series such as Falcon Crest, and later a casting director and talent scout.

Results

Judges

• Norton Mockridge
• Maria Gambaraelli
• Dr. W. Hugh Moomaw
• Robert F. Lewine
• Vivenne Della Chiesa
• Edward Lobe
• Hal David
• Dr. Zelma George
• Art Fleming

Contestants

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Ceil Jenkins	Birmingham	21	Vocal/Dance, "But Alive" from Applause
Alaska	Linda Smith	Anchorage	19	Dramatic Interpretation, "The Seagull"		Special Judge's Award
Arizona	Celia Sklan	Scottsdale	22	Dramatic Skit & Song, "English Pub"
Arkansas	Marilyn Morgan	Clarksville	20	Popular Vocal, "Something"		Non-finalist Talent Award
California	Carolyn Stoner	Belmont	18	Gymnastic Ballet, "Malagueña"		Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Colorado	Cathy Glau	Denver	20	Modern Jazz Dance, "Up, Up and Away"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Connecticut	Priscilla Doyle	Rockville	23	Flamenco Dance
Delaware	Paula Kusmer	Wilmington	19	Dramatic Reading from The Diary of Anne Frank		Miss Congeniality
Florida	Barbara Jo Ivey	Winter Park	19	Piano, "Toccata"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Georgia	Cynthia Cook	Smyrna	20	Ventriloquist Act, Singing, & Interpretations	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Hawaii	Aurora Joan Ka'awa	Makakilo City	19	Silhouette Hula Dance & Speech, "In the Islands"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Idaho	Karen Herd	Idaho Falls	20	Organ, "Ebb Tide" & "España cañi"	1st runner-up
Illinois	Anita Pankratz	Chicago	21	Vocal/Piano, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Indiana	Pat Patterson	Gary	22	Vocal, "My Funny Valentine"		Special Judge's Award Neat as a Pin Award	First African American Miss Indiana Performed as a recording artist under the name "Kellee Patterson"
Iowa	Judith Stephens	Clarinda	21	Piano, Rhapsody in Blue
Kansas	Sandy Rings	Topeka	20	Vocal/Ventriloquism, "Toyland"	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Kentucky	Robbie Halcomb	Scottsville	19	Semi-classical Vocal, "Italian Street Song"			Contestant at Miss Teenage America 1968
Louisiana	Avis Cochran	Shreveport	19	Acrobatic Dance to the theme from Exodus
Maine	Allyn Warner	Falmouth	21	Semi-classical Vocal, "Mira" from Carnival	4th runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
Maryland	Joan Michele Ehrgott	Avondale	21	Vocal/Dance, "If My Friends Could See Me Now"
Massachusetts	Deborah O'Brien	Foxboro	22	Classical Vocal, "Je Veux Vivre" from Romèo et Juliette	2nd runner-up
Michigan	Linda Susan Kish	Allen Park	19	Vocal, "As Long as He Needs Me"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Minnesota	Sheila Bernhagen	Bloomington	19	Acrobatic Jazz Ballet, "Flim Flam Man"	Top 10		Older sister of Miss Minnesota 1974, Pam Bernhagen
Mississippi	Jennifer Blair	Tupelo	21	Popular Vocal, "I Wish You Love"
Missouri	Deborah Duff	Kansas City	19	Modern Jazz Dance, "Big Noise from Winnetka"
Montana	Nancy Harper	Helena	18	Vocal, "I'm the Greatest Star" from Funny Girl
Nebraska	Sally Lou Warner	Bushnell	19	Vocal, "Big Spender"
Nevada	Joan Burachio	Las Vegas	21	Accordion, "Csárdás"	Top 10
New Hampshire	Kristi Carlson	Nashua	19	Vocal, "What About Today?"		Neat as a Pin Award
New Jersey	Lynn Hackerman	Mount Laurel	18	Pantomime Dance			Formerly served on the Miss America Board of Directors with Sam Haskell
New Mexico	Michele Cornali	Silver City	22	Semi-classical Vocal, "Love is Where You Find It"
New York	Elisabeth Condon	Angola	21	Acro Jazz Ballet from Applause
North Carolina	Patsy Wood	Benson	24	Vocal, "I Believe it All"
North Dakota	Lana Herreid	Williston	20	Original Vocal Composition, "From Life"
Ohio	Laurie Lea Schaefer	Bexley	22	Semi-classical Vocal, "And This is My Beloved"	Winner	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Oklahoma	Susan Supernaw	Tulsa	20	Acrobatic Jazz Ballet		Special Judge's Award
Oregon	Lynn Dee Grenz	Milwaukie	20	Vocal, "Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here" from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever		Non-finalist Talent Award	Former Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives & past House Majority Leader Judge at Miss America 1999
Pennsylvania	Maureen Wimmer	Perkasie	20	Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" from La bohème	3rd runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
Rhode Island	Annette Charpentier	Cumberland	21	Semi-classical Vocal, "Eli's Comin'"
South Carolina	Pamela Inabinet	Swansea	21	Tap Dance, "Puttin' on the Ritz"			Featured performer on the Miss America 1973 telecast
South Dakota	Susan Inman	Hot Springs	19	Original Dramatic Skit, "Ecology"			Previously Miss Teenage South Dakota 1969 Top 8 at Miss Teenage America 1969
Tennessee	Marsha McDonald	Nashville	21	Ballet, "Over and Over Again"
Texas	Janice Bain	San Antonio	21	Classical Vocal, "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi
Utah	Janis Gentry	Vernal	19	Vocal, "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress
Vermont	Sue Glover	Brattleboro	18	Gymnastics Routine on the Uneven Parallel Bars		Non-finalist Talent Award
Virginia	Linda Moyer	Norfolk	20	Vocal & Dance		Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Washington	Susan Buckner	Burien	19	Gymnastics Dance, "The Joker"	Top 10	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Played Patty Simcox in the film Grease
West Virginia	Deborah Lambert	Morgantown	19	Piano, "What the World Needs Now is Love"
Wisconsin	Patricia Jacobs	Wauwatosa	19	Vocal & Dance, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"			Toured with the Miss America USO Troupe
Wyoming	Marsha Crandall	Rock Springs	20	Vocal Medley, "What the World Needs Now is Love" & "The Look of Love"

References

External links

• Miss America official website