Miss World USA 1971 was the 10th edition of the Miss World USA pageant, held in the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, and was won by Karen Brucene Smith of Texas. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sandra Wolsfeld of Illinois. Smith went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1971 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as fifth runner-up at Miss World. She later won Miss American Beauty 1974 (Miss U.S. International 1974) and competed in and later won Miss International 1974. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Miss World USA 1971
DateOctober 2, 1971
PresentersBob Hope
VenueHampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
Entrants48
Placements18
WinnerKaren Brucene Smith
Texas Texas
CongenialityColette C. Nourey
 Massachusetts
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Results

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Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss World USA 1971
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 18

Special awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality

Delegates

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The Miss World USA 1971 delegates were:

Notes

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Did not compete

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Crossovers

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Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
Miss International


References

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  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "Miss World USA 1969-71". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Port Lavaca's Brucene Smith wins Miss World USA title". The Victoria Advocate. October 4, 1971. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. ^ "Tawny-haired student selected Miss World". Times Daily. Associated Press. November 11, 1971. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Contestant - Brucene Smith". The Victoria Advocate. October 1, 1974. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Miss International". The Victoria Advocate. October 10, 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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