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Miss USA 1981
Miss USA 1981 was the 30th Miss USA pageant, held at the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on May 21, 1981. At the end of the event, Jineane Ford of Arizona crowned Kim Seelbrede of Ohio as Miss USA 1981. It is the second victory of Ohio in the pageant's history. Seelbrede later competed at Miss Universe and was named one of the twelve semi-finalists. This year also marked the first year since 1957 that a runner-up of Miss USA was sent to Miss World. Holli Dennis, the first runner-up from Indiana, was supposed to compete at Miss World, but chose to marry instead. Due to this, Lisa Moss, the second runner-up from Louisiana, was appointed as the representative of the United States to Miss World. Moss later competed at Miss World and was named one of the seven finalists. Contestants from forty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant. The competition was hosted by Bob Barker. Results Placements Pageant Format Same with 1971, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Seelbrede
Kimberly Seelbrede is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who held the title Miss USA 1981. Seelbrede is a licensed psychotherapist in the states of New York and New Mexico. Seelbrede holds a graduate degree from New York University. Following the pageant, Seelbrede embarked on a career in television, commercials and print modeling. Biography Seelbrede, who hails from Germantown, Ohio won the Miss Ohio USA pageant in late 1980. She represented her state at the nationally televised 1981 Miss USA pageant that was held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1981, where she became the second woman from Ohio to win the Miss USA title. Seelbrede later competed at the Miss Universe pageant held in New York City in July 1981. Seelbrede placed in the semi-finals at the pageant, which was won by Irene Saez of Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teri Ann Linn
Teri Ann Linn is an American actress and singer who also worked in Finland and Italy. She originated the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', appearing regularly from 1987 to 1990, briefly returning in 1992 and again in 1994. Miss Hawaii USA 1981 Linn was Miss Hawaii USA 1981 and fourth runner-up in the Miss USA 1981 pageant. Acting career She appeared as a guest on Johnny Carson's ''Tonight Show,'' April 28, 1982 with the Disney Corporation for a ''Mousercise'' album. The album earned a Gold Record after which she hosted a TV show called ''Grand Prix All Star Show'' with co-host Michael Young. Linn's TV appearances also include ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''Herman's Head'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Mike Hammer'', '' Flamingo Road'', ''Dallas'', and '' T. J. Hooker''. She had the lead female role in the Italian comedy mini-series ''Anni '60''. She was a host, guest host and made appearances on ''Hour Magazine,'' ''PM Magazine,'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Eure
Wesley Eure (born Wesley Eure Loper; August 17, 1951) is an American actor, singer, author, producer, director, and educator widely known for his role as Michael Horton on the American soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' from 1974 to 1981. During the period 1974 to 1976 he also starred on the popular children's television series '' Land of the Lost'' as Will Marshall. He later hosted the popular children's game show '' Finders Keepers'' in 1987 and 1988, and co-created the children's educational television show '' Dragon Tales'' in 1999. He has also published several books, produced plays and been an organizer and fundraiser for several charities. Early life and education Eure was born Wesley Eure Loper in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 17, 1951. His father left the family when he was two years old, so his mother, Mary Jane Loper (February 6, 1927 – January 25, 2011), moved him and his elder sister, Gai (born September 10, 1950), to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where Eure's gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Clark
Dwight Edward Clark (January 8, 1957 – June 4, 2018) was an American professional football wide receiver who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1979 He was a member of San Francisco's first two Super Bowl championship teams. He caught the winning touchdown pass thrown by quarterback Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game on January 10, 1982, against the Dallas Cowboys. The play, immortalized as " the Catch", propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl championship. Clark played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the 49ers in the tenth round of the 1979 NFL draft. He served as the general manager of the 49ers from 1995 to 1998 and in the same capacity with the Cleveland Browns from 1999 to 2001. Early life Clark was born on January 8, 1957, in Kinston, North Carolina. He graduated from Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he played quarterback. College career At , Clark's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mack Carter
John Mack Carter (February 28, 1928 – September 26, 2014) was an American magazine editor, best known for his editorship of multiple women's magazines. Carter served as editor of each of the "Big Three" women's magazines: ''McCall's'' from 1961 to 1965, ''Ladies' Home Journal'' from 1965 to 1974, and ''Good Housekeeping'' from 1975 to 1994. Under his tenure magazines began putting photos of celebrities on the cover which became a commonplace practice. As head of Hearst Magazine Enterprises he also helped create and develop other magazines, including the financial magazine ''SmartMoney'', ''Marie Claire'' and ''Country Living''. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2000. In March 1970, more than 100 feminists led by Susan Brownmiller stormed Carter's office at the ''Ladies' Home Journal'' and held an eleven-hour sit-in, demanding that he resign. He declined but, after that, strove to become more responsive to the concerns of wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Adams
Joey Adams (born Joseph Abramowitz; January 6, 1911 – December 2, 1999) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio host, nightclub performer, and author who was inducted into the New York Friars' Club in Midtown Manhattan in 1977 and wrote the book ''Borscht Belt'' in 1973. Early life Adams grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn, "a predominantly Jewish section of the borough at the time of his birth." After attending the local public school and junior high school, and graduating from high school, Adams went to City College in northern Manhattan, but left before graduating. He had siblings, including a sister and three brothers. His father Nathan Abramowitz was a tailor who later moved to The Bronx. His mother was Ida Chonin. Career Joseph Abramowitz changed his name to Joey Adams in 1930, and married his second wife, Cindy Adams, in 1952. For many years Joey (whose "first wife was the sister of Walter Winchell’s wife") wrote the ''Strictly for Laughs'' column in the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Adams
Cynthia Heller Adams (born Cynthia I. First; December 25th, 1930), commonly known as Cindy Adams, is an American gossip columnist and writer. Adams is most notable for her decades of first-hand reporting on personalities from the worlds of entertainment and politics, especially for the ''New York Post'' newspaper. She is a lifelong resident of New York City, and is the widow of comedian/humorist Joey Adams. Early life and education Cindy Heller Adams was born in Manhattan as Cynthia I. First on April 24, 1930. Her parents Jessica and Jerome First divorced in 1932, and Jessica married Harry Heller when Cindy was 3. Cindy attended Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, New York, but did not graduate as planned in 1946, citing an incomplete sewing assignment in home economics. She received an honorary diploma in 2024. Career Writing Since 1979, Adams has written a prominent gossip column for the ''New York Post'', a New York City newspaper that has featured approximately 500 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1971
Miss USA 1971 was the 20th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS hosted by Bob Barker from the Jackie Gleason Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida on May 22, 1971. The pageant was won by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Deborah Shelton of Virginia. McDonald was the first – and to date only – woman from Pennsylvania to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1971. For the 1971 pageant, the number of semi-finalists called was reduced from 15 to 12. It would remain at this number until 1984, when it was cut again to 10. Results † Indicates contestant Is deceased Special awards Delegates The Miss USA 1971 delegates were: * Alabama - Renee Smith * Alaska - Katherine Hartman * Arizona - Susanne Pottenger * Arkansas - Paula Keith * California - Karin Morrell * Colorado - Diane Knaub * Connecticut - Diane Turetsky * Delaware - Nanette Crist * District of Columbia - Suzanne Pluskosk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Virginia USA
The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists. They have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only four states to have had two Miss USAs in succession (the others being Illinois, Texas, and District of Columbia). Virginia's greatest success came from the late 1960s to early 1980s. Virginia should have had the first Miss USA crown in 1954, as Ellen Whitehead finished 1st runner-up, and Miss USA 1954, Miriam Stevenson, became Miss Universe 1954. However, there was no rule until the 1960s that the 1st runner-up became Miss USA after the winner won Miss Universe. If that was true, 2nd runner-up, Miss New York USA, Karin Hultman would have become Miss USA 1954, as Whitehead was disqualified due to being underage. Eleven Miss Virginia USA winners have previously held the Miss Virginia Teen USA title and competed at Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Texas USA
The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by Texas native Crystle Stewart, herself a Miss USA for 2008. The pageant is currently held in Houston. It has previously been hosted by El Paso, San Antonio, South Padre Island, Lubbock and Laredo. It was televised from 1971 to 2009. The current titleholder is Taylor Lauren Davis of Dallas, Texas, was crowned Miss Texas USA 2025 on May 3, 2025, at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. She will represent Texas at Miss USA 2025. Background Unlike the rest of Miss and Teen state pageants in the Miss USA system have annually scheduled at the same time, this Miss and Teen pageants in Texas are held separately in different months, the Miss pageant goes first and is held on first Sunday of September every year. Those events have affected fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Tennessee USA
The Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Greenwood Productions under the ownership of Miss Tennessee USA 1989, Kimberly Payne Greenwood, since 1992. Since 1999, the pageant has been held at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Lynnette Cole, Miss Tennessee USA 2000, and Rachel Smith, Miss Tennessee USA 2007, are the only titleholders to win the Miss USA title and both previously won the Miss Tennessee Teen USA title. Six Miss Tennessee USA titleholders have formerly competed at Miss Tennessee Teen USA, and six have competed at Miss America. One of these is Allison Alderson, a "triple crown" winner who has held the Miss Tennessee Teen USA, Miss Tennessee, and Miss Tennessee USA titles, competing at all three major pageants. Christell Foote was crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2024 on March 9, 2024 at the Austin Peay State University in Clarksvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Maryland USA
The Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Productions. The first Miss USA winner from Maryland, Mary Leona Gage, won Miss USA 1957. However, she was later discovered to be a mother of two sons and was therefore dethroned. In 2012, Nana Meriwether placed 1st runner-up, but became Miss USA 2012 when Olivia Culpo won Miss Universe 2012. Seven Maryland titleholders are former Miss Maryland Teen USAs. These four all reigned in the early 1990s, and in fact four out of seven titleholders from 1990 to 1995 were former teens. Only four Miss Maryland USA has competed at Miss America. From 2006 to 2008, each woman who won Miss Maryland USA was the previous year's first runner-up. Bailey Anne Kennedy of Williamsport was crowned Miss Maryland USA 2024 on June 1, 2024 at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville. She is the first trans woman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
