Miss USA 1958 was the seventh Miss USA pageant, held at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958.
At the end of the event, Charlotte Sheffield of Utah crowned Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana as Miss USA 1958. It is the first victory of Louisiana in the pageant's history. Howell later competed at Miss Universe and was named as third runner-up to eventual winner, Luz Marina Zuluaga.
Contestants from 45 states and cities competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Russell.
Results
Placements Placement ContestantMiss USA 1958 Louisiana – Eurlyne Howell1st runner-up Florida – Marcia Valibus2nd runner-up Alabama – Judith Carlson3rd runner-up Illinois – June Pickney4th runner-up Georgia – Diane AustinTop 15 California – Donna Brooks Montana – Sharon Tietjen Nebraska – Dee Kjeldgaard New York – Virginia Fox South Carolina – Patricia Moss South Dakota – Helen Youngquist Tennessee – Martha Boales Texas – Linda Daugherty Utah – Sandra Pugh Washington – Rose Nielsen
Pageant
Selection committee
Vincent Trotta – American artist Miyoko Nayagita – Member of the Woman Artists Association Roger Zeiler – French official from the Miss Europe Committee Jacob Gaudaur – Canadian oarsman Ma Ma Loa – Famous Hawaiian singer Earl Wilson – American journalist and columnist David Arasik – Israeli editor of Cinema magazine Alberto Vargas – Peruvian-American painter known for his "Vargas Girls" Raul Ferrada – Chilean newspaper editor
Contestants 45 contestants competed for the title. State/CityContestantAgeHometownNotesAlabama Judith Lucille Carlson18BirminghamArizonaShirlee Fox20PhoenixArkansasNancy Hill19Little RockCaliforniaDonna Kay Brooks18Los AngelesColoradoDevona Hubka18DenverConnecticutDorothy E. Dillen19HartfordDelawareVirginia Marie Jefferson18DelmarDistrict of ColumbiaPeggy Wolf–Washington, D.C.FloridaMarcia Valibus20Miami BeachCompeted in the 1958 Miss Dixie PageantGeorgiaDiane Gail Austin18AtlantaIdahoJeanette Ashton18InkomIllinoisJune Pickney22ChicagoIndianaShirley Ann Ball19IndianapolisIowaSandra Mary Olsen18Sioux CityKentuckyShannon Beasley20ReedLouisianaEurlyne Howell18Bossier City3rd runner-up at Miss Universe 1958MaineKaren Louise Hansen19Cumberland CenterMarylandPatricia Marie Vogts22Silver SpringMassachusettsSally Ann Freedman18PeabodyMichiganShirley Ann Black19FlintMinnesota Sue Bouchard19MinneapolisMissouri Beverly Sue Wright19St. LouisMontanaSharon Diane Tietjen18Great FallsLater Miss Montana 1959NebraskaDee Kjeldgaard21Big SpringsNevada Terry Lee Jeffers18Las VegasNew HampshirePatricia Gail Larrabee19SalemNew Jersey Fay Hasenauer–Menlo Park TerraceNew MexicoSandi Lin Bullis18AlbuquerqueNew YorkVirginia Fox–New York CityNorth CarolinaCarol Jean Edwards18Elizabeth CityNorth Dakota Diana Spidahl––Ohio Cindy Ann Garrison18CantonPennsylvania Natalie Dee22PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania Kathleen Conyers19HavertonRhode IslandClaire di Paolo20ProvidenceSouth Carolina Patricia Ann Moss18YorkSouth DakotaHelen Youngquist20Sioux FallsTennesseeMartha Nelle "Marty" Boales19Memphis1st runner-up in the 1959 Miss Dixie PageantTexasLinda Ann Daugherty18HoustonUtahSandra Pugh19ProvoVermontDoreen Patricia McNamee20BrattleboroVirginia Betty Marsh18LynchburgWashingtonRose Marie Nielsen19SeattleWest VirginiaMary Ann Guthrie19CharlestonWyoming Dorothy Kochiras–Evanston
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