| Miss USA 1991 | |
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Miss USA 1991 Kelli McCarty
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| Date | February 22, 1991 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas |
| Broadcaster |
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| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 11 |
| Winner | Kelli McCarty[1] Kansas |
| Congeniality | Charlotte Ray New Jersey |
| Photogenic | Pat Arnold North Carolina |
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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 McCartyofKansas was crowned[1] by outgoing titleholder Carole GistofMichigan. McCarty became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the third 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[citation needed] that the pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas.[1]
This year was the first time that the delegates were introduced 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 was also the last year that the 1st runner-up would go on to represent the US at Miss World, as the Miss World Organization from this point forward stopped 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.[clarification needed] Starting in 1992, a separate pageant would be held to determine the US delegate for Miss World.
The Miss USA 1991 delegates were:
Alabama - Candice Carley
Alaska - Tiffany Smith
Arizona - Maricarroll Verlinde
Arkansas - Angela Rockwell
California - Diane Schock
Colorado - Melanie Ness
Connecticut - Valorie Abate
Delaware - Laurie Lucidonio
District of Columbia - LaKecia Smith
Florida - Rosa Velilla
Georgia - Tamara Rhodes
Hawaii - Kym Lehua Digmon
Idaho - Lori Easley
Illinois - Lisa Morgan
Indiana - Cathi Bennett
Iowa - Heather Bowers Kansas - Kelli McCarty
Kentucky - Susan Farris
Louisiana - Melinda Murphy
Maine - Melissa Oliver
Maryland - Lisa Marie Lawson
Massachusetts - Laura Wheeler
Michigan - Leann Pothi
Minnesota - April Herke
Mississippi - Mitzi Swanson
Missouri - Tiffany Hazell
Montana - JoAnn Jorgensen
Nebraska - Ziba Ayeen
Nevada - Jodi Jensen
New Hampshire - Adriana Molinari[1][2][3] New Jersey - Charlotte Ray
New Mexico - Tiffany Danton
New York - Maureen Murray North Carolina - Pat Arnold
North Dakota - Mischelle Chistensen
Ohio - Amy Glaze
Oklahoma - Julie Khoury
Oregon - Olga Calderon
Pennsylvania - Adrienne Romano
Rhode Island - Lynda Michael
South Carolina - Traci Rufty
South Dakota - Jillayne Fossum
Tennessee - Angela Johnson
Texas - Chris Bogard
Utah - Patti Jo Bender
Vermont - Margaret Corey
Virginia - Traci Dority
Washington - LaNae Williams
West Virginia - Krista Ransbottom
Wisconsin - Kimberly Totdahl
Wyoming - Wendy Lee Dunn
