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Miss USA 1972
Miss USA 1972
Date	May 20, 1972
Presenters	Bob Barker; Helen O'Connell;
Entertainment	Everly Brothers
Venue	Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Tanya Wilson; Hawaii
Congeniality	Peggy Moore ; Utah
Photogenic	Susan Peters ; Texas
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Miss USA 1972 was the 21st Miss USA pageant, held at Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico, on May 20, 1972. Tanya Wilson of Hawaii was crowned by outgoing titleholder Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania.^[1] This was the second time Hawaii has won the pageant.

Bob Barker (who later that year would begin a 35-year run as host of The Price Is Right on CBS) and singer Helen O'Connell hosted the pageant and the Everly Brothers were the guest entertainers.^[2]

Prior to the final competition contestants participated in a number of public appearances, including an official parade held in Ponce and a televised ceremony with Governor Luis Ferre.^[3]

This was the first time the pageant was held outside the continental United States.^[2] The event was marred by two bomb blasts at the hotel during the pageant, thought to have been caused by anti-American activists.^[4]^[5] There was severe property damage but no injuries were reported.^[6]^[7] Earlier that day the venue had been picketed by the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.^[8]

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1972	Hawaii – Tanya Wilson
1st Runner-Up	New York – Alberta Philips
2nd Runner-Up	California – Kim Christina Hobson
3rd Runner-Up	Florida – Coni Ensor
4th Runner-Up	Ohio – Kathleen Ann Kehlmier
Top 12	Alaska – Patricia Lane District of Columbia – Janet Gail Greenwalt Louisiana – Bonnie Martin Michigan – Marilyn Ann Petty New Mexico – Donna Reel North Carolina – Deborah Ann Falls South Carolina – Susan Gordon