Miss USA 1987 (Jayverse)

Miss USA 1987, the 36th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on February 17 from Albuquerque, New Mexico on UBC (USA) & CTV (Canada) with a Simulcast on Rhythm Radio. The ceremonies were hosted for the last time by Bob Barker. At the conclusion of the final competition, Michelle Royer of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the third consecutive winner from Texas.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1987	Texas - Michelle Royer
1st runner-upMiss World USA 1987	Florida - Cloe Cabrera
2nd runner-up	Arizona - Diane Martin
3rd runner-up	Missouri - Dawn Fonseca
4th runner-up	Georgia - Sophia Bowen
Semifinalists	Mississippi - Katharine Manning New Mexico - Kriston Killgore Illinois - Joan Berge Nevada - Tammy Perkins West Virginia - Paula Morrison Virginia - Marsha Ralls

Final competition score

State Preliminary Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average Texas 9.577 (1) 9.654 (2) 9.787 (1) 9.760 (1) 9.733 (1) Florida 8.621 (8) 9.688 (1) 9.241 (6) 9.450 (5) 9.459 (2) Arizona 8.895 (3) 9.273 (6) 9.400 (3) 9.538 (2) 9.403 (4) Missouri 8.618 (9) 9.372 (4) 9.433 (2) 9.516 (3) 9.440 (3) Georgia 8.802 (5) 9.366 (5) 9.366 (4) 9.464 (4) 9.398 (5) Mississippi 8.984 (2) 9.400 (3) 9.283 (5) 9.226 (6) 9.303 (6) New Mexico 8.847 (4) 8.933 (7) 8.988 (8) 9.133 (7) 9.018 (7) Illinois 8.577 (10) 8.822 (8) 8.722 (9) 8.911 (9) 8.818 (8) Nevada 8.577 (10) 8.511 (11) 9.033 (7) 8.777 (11) 8.774 (9) West Virginia 8.666 (7) 8.544 (10) 8.698 (10) 8.988 (8) 8.743 (10) Virginia 8.685 (6) 8.611 (9) 8.600 (11) 8.811 (10) 8.674 (11)

Winner   First runner-up   Second runner-up   Third runner-up   Fourth runner-up

Special awards

• Congeniality: Lori Lynn Dickerson (California)
• Photogenic: Sophia Bowen (Georgia)
• Best State Costume: Kriston Gayle Killgore (New Mexico)

Delegates and Troupe

• Alabama - Rhonda Garrett
• Alaska - Shelly Dunlevy
• Arizona - Diane Lynn Martin
• Arkansas - Sheri Smeltzer
• California - Lori Lynn Dickerson
• Colorado - Polly Kuska
• Connecticut - Jolene Foy
• Delaware - Shellie Haralson
• District of Columbia - Edwina Richard
• Florida - Clotilde “Cloe” Helen Cabrera
• Georgia - Sophia Marie Bowen
• Hawaii - Deborah Laslo
• Idaho - Vicki Hoffman
• Illinois - Joan Elizabeth Berge
• Indiana - Alecia Rae Masalkoski
• Iowa - Katy Lynn Magee
• Kansas - Martina Castle
• Kentucky - Beth Ann Clark
• Louisiana - Carol Carter
• Maine - Ginger Kilgore
• Maryland - Michelle Snow
• Massachusetts - Rosanna Iversen
• Michigan - Elizabeth Puleo
• Minnesota - Christine Rosenberger
• Mississippi - Katharine Clare Manning
• Missouri - Dawn Theresa Fonseca
• Montana - Constance Colla
• Nebraska - Amy Anderson
• Nevada - Tammy Lee Perkins
• New Hampshire - Laurie Durkee
• New Jersey - Stacey Fox
• New Mexico - Kriston Gayle Killgore
• New York - Constance McCullough
• North Carolina - Donna Wilson
• North Dakota - Shelley Gangness
• Ohio - Hallie Bonnell
• Oklahoma - Dyan Rody
• Oregon - Tamara Primiano
• Pennsylvania - Lisa Rynkiewicz
• Rhode Island - Lisa Benson
• South Carolina - Elizabeth Woodard
• South Dakota - Jana van Woudenberg
• Tennessee - Molly Diane Brown
• Texas - Michelle Renee Royer
• Utah - Patty Thorpe
• Vermont - Carole Woodworth
• Virginia - Marsha Ann Ralls
• Washington - Jennifer Doerflinger
• West Virginia - Paula Jean Morrison
• Wisconsin - Regina Maria Part
• Wyoming - Michelle Renee Zimermann
• Miss Teen USA 1986 - Allison Brown

Although Allison Brown was in the Troupe for the 1986 Miss USA Pageant, She Did Represented Miss Teen USA in 1987 Miss USA Pageant but a handful of 1986 and 1987 Miss Teen USA Contestants performing in the Troupe including Kristi Addis (who went on to win the 1987 Miss Teen USA Pageant) as well as a handful of California Contestants including Diana Magana (Miss California USA 1988), Christina Faust (Miss California USA 1989) and Therese Kablan (who competed in the Syndicated Dream Girl USA Pageant that ran for 26 Weeks and is a Spokesmodel on Star Search hosted by John Schneider) as well as a handful of Texas Contestants including LeeAnne Locken, Kimberly Greer, Kimberley Acker, Jackie McGhee, Amy Miller, Tammy Sharp, Lisa Barnes and Jerann Muma as well as Kelly Jerles (who was Miss Georgia Teen USA 1983, Miss Georgia America 1987 and Represented Georgia at American Beauty Search 1985) and Anna Charbonnet (who represented New Mexico in the 1985 American Beauty Search contest)

Judges

• Rebeca Arthur
• Doug Higgins
• Betty Hyatt-Aikman
• Rhett Turner
• Lisa Brown
• Marc Schwartz
• Caryn Richman
• Dick Zimmerman
• Kim Morgan Greene
• Gwen Jones
• Fred Travalena