Miss America 1981

Miss America 1981, the 54th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1980 on NBC Network.

Miss America 1981
Susan Powell, Miss America 1981
DateSeptember 6, 1980
PresentersRon Ely
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerSusan Powell
Oklahoma Oklahoma

The winner, Susan Powell of Oklahoma, later became co-host of the series Home Matters on the Discovery Channel.

Results
Final results Contestant
Miss America 1981
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up (tie)
2nd runner up (tie)
4th runner-up
Top 10

Order of announcements

Preliminary awards
Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Other awards
Awards Contestant
Non-finalist Talent

Delegates
StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
Alabama AlabamaPaige PhillipsLeeds1st runner-upPreliminary Talent
Alaska AlaskaSandra LashbrookEagle River
Arizona ArizonaBrenda StrongTempeActress in Desperate Housewives
Arkansas ArkansasLencola SullivanMorrilton4th runner-upPreliminary SwimsuitFirst African-American contestant to place as a runner-up at Miss America
California CaliforniaRobin BrooksElverta
Colorado ColoradoKimberly ChristiansenArvadaNon-finalist Talent
Connecticut ConnecticutJeanne CarusoTrumbullTop 10divorced Joe Theismann
Delaware DelawareAndra Lee DickersonNewark
Florida FloridaCaroline DunganBradenton
Georgia (U.S. state) GeorgiaLynn SmithSavannah
Hawaii HawaiiKanoelehua CookAiea
Idaho IdahoLeslie TaylorBurley
Illinois IllinoisBlythe SawyerNapervilleNon-finalist Talent
Indiana IndianaTeri KardatzkeAnderson
Iowa IowaJane PattonCouncil Bluffs
Kansas KansasK. Leann FolsomWichita
Kentucky KentuckyDaphne CochranLouisville
Louisiana LouisianaMartha "Missy" CrewsBaton Rouge
Maine MaineValerie CrookerBrunswickMiss Maine USA 1979
Maryland MarylandLisa Marie DaskalCumberlandNon-finalist Talent
Massachusetts MassachusettsAmy LinderLowellNon-finalist Talent
Michigan MichiganHeidi HeplerLivonia
Minnesota MinnesotaDebra GoodwinAustinPreliminary Swimsuit, Non-finalist Talent
Mississippi MississippiDonna PopeMcNeil2nd runner-up (tie)Preliminary Swimsuit
Missouri MissouriCarla LaFevreHarrisonville
Montana MontanaLilly CruiseMiles CityNon-finalist Talent
Nebraska NebraskaPaula Louise MitchellNorfolkNon-finalist Talent
Nevada NevadaPhyllis HamlinReno
New Hampshire New HampshireDiane McGarryManchester
New Jersey New JerseyTherese HanleyJersey City2nd runner-up (tie)
New Mexico New MexicoTeresa Elizabeth AndersonHobbs
New York (state) New YorkCheryl FlanaganRochesterTop 10Preliminary Talent
North Carolina North CarolinaJanet BlackKannapolisNon-finalist TalentTop 5 at Maid of Cotton 1980
North Dakota North DakotaKaren MoeMinot
Ohio OhioKathy VernonYoungstownTop 10
Oklahoma OklahomaSusan PowellElk CityMiss America 1981Preliminary Talent (tie)
Oregon OregonTeresa RichardsonForest GroveNon-finalist Talent
Pennsylvania PennsylvaniaAnita Ellen PattonLebanon
Rhode Island Rhode IslandDawn PotterPascoag
South Carolina South CarolinaDonna JewellColumbia
South Dakota South DakotaCarol BarnettSioux Falls
Tennessee TennesseeSarah LeonardJonesborough
Texas TexasTerri EoffLubbockTop 10
Utah UtahJean BullardProvo
Vermont VermontCarole SpolarSt. AlbansNon-finalist Talent
Virginia VirginiaHolly JeremeRoanoke
Washington (state) WashingtonDoris HayesTacomaTop 10Preliminary Talent (tie)First African-American preliminary winner
West Virginia West VirginiaPamela Ellen Paugh CharlestonAunt of JonBenét Ramsey, Sister of Miss West Virginia 1977
Wisconsin WisconsinDana SpychallaAppleton
Wyoming WyomingSusan PenningtonCasper

Judges
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