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2440:
2439:
2437:
2435:
2433:
2426:
2423:
2418:
2415:
2400:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:Mephisto Waltz
2385:
2382:
2377:
2376:Janice Cooley
2374:
2359:
2358:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2344:
2341:
2336:
2333:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2313:
2311:
2305:
2302:
2300:Black Mountain
2297:
2294:
2291:North Carolina
2279:
2278:
2271:
2268:
2267:4th runner-up
2265:
2258:
2255:
2250:
2247:
2232:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2217:
2214:
2209:
2206:
2191:
2190:
2188:
2186:
2184:
2181:
2178:
2173:
2170:
2155:
2154:
2152:
2150:
2148:
2141:
2138:
2133:
2130:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2101:
2096:
2095:Sandra Kastel
2093:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2064:
2061:
2056:
2053:
2038:
2037:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2023:
2020:
2015:
2012:
1997:
1996:
1994:
1992:
1990:
1975:
1972:
1967:
1966:Marcia Kolich
1964:
1949:
1948:
1946:
1944:
1942:
1935:
1932:
1927:
1924:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1899:
1894:
1891:Die Fledermaus
1882:
1879:
1874:
1872:Dorothy Benham
1869:
1854:
1853:
1851:
1849:
1847:
1832:
1829:
1827:Berrien Center
1824:
1821:
1806:
1805:
1803:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1788:
1785:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1761:
1751:
1748:
1743:
1740:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1715:As You Like It
1710:
1707:
1702:
1699:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1679:
1677:
1670:
1667:
1662:
1659:
1644:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1629:
1626:
1621:
1618:
1603:
1602:
1596:
1594:
1592:
1583:
1580:
1575:
1572:
1557:
1556:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1539:
1538:Ronda Frogley
1536:
1521:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1514:
1504:
1501:
1496:
1493:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1473:
1471:
1463:
1460:
1455:
1454:Betsy Jamison
1452:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1418:
1415:
1410:
1407:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1374:
1373:Haunani Asing
1371:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1337:
1336:Sandy Adamson
1334:
1319:
1318:
1316:
1314:
1312:
1305:
1302:
1297:
1295:Nancy Stafford
1292:
1277:
1276:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1257:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1211:
1210:Debra LaRoche
1208:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1186:
1179:
1176:
1171:
1168:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1148:
1147:3rd runner-up
1145:
1138:
1135:
1130:
1127:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1098:
1093:
1090:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1056:
1053:
1048:
1045:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1017:Violin Solo, "
1015:
1012:
1007:
1004:
989:
988:
981:
979:
977:
976:Popular Vocal
974:
971:
966:
963:
948:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
916:
915:
898:September 2024
866:
864:
857:
851:
848:
847:
846:
841:
836:
834:Jeanne Meixell
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
804:
801:
798:
797:
796:
795:
782:
769:
756:
743:
730:
717:
704:
689:
683:
682:
679:
672:
669:
666:
665:
664:
663:
650:
637:
624:
622:Dorothy Benham
606:
598:
597:
596:
595:
582:
579:South Carolina
569:
567:Dorothy Benham
551:
543:
542:
539:
532:
529:
527:
524:
520:
519:
514:
510:
509:
498:
487:
476:
475:South Carolina
465:
454:
443:
432:
421:
410:
397:
394:
389:
387:
384:
381:
380:
379:
378:
365:
352:
339:
326:
311:
305:
304:
303:
302:
287:
281:
280:
279:
278:
263:
257:
256:
255:
254:
239:
233:
232:
231:
230:
227:South Carolina
215:
209:
208:
207:
206:
204:Dorothy Benham
188:
182:
181:
178:
177:Final results
171:
168:
154:Nancy Stafford
123:Dorothy Benham
111:Boardwalk Hall
98:
97:
91:
85:
82:
81:
77:Dorothy Benham
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
49:Boardwalk Hall
46:
42:
41:
36:
32:
31:
28:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3791:
3780:
3777:
3775:
3772:
3770:
3767:
3765:
3762:
3760:
3757:
3756:
3754:
3739:
3736:
3734:
3731:
3730:
3727:
3726:Award winners
3724:
3722:
3719:
3718:
3715:
3709:
3706:
3704:
3701:
3699:
3696:
3691:
3689:
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3684:
3681:
3679:
3676:
3674:
3671:
3669:
3666:
3664:
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3659:
3656:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3646:
3644:
3641:
3639:
3636:
3634:
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3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3604:
3601:
3599:
3596:
3594:
3591:
3589:
3586:
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3579:
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3569:
3566:
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3558:
3555:
3553:
3550:
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3529:
3527:
3524:
3522:
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3517:
3514:
3512:
3509:
3507:
3504:
3502:
3499:
3497:
3494:
3492:
3489:
3487:
3484:
3482:
3479:
3477:
3474:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3464:
3462:
3459:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3449:
3447:
3444:
3442:
3439:
3437:
3434:
3432:
3429:
3427:
3424:
3422:
3419:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3332:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3244:
3239:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3198:
3195:
3191:
3184:
3179:
3177:
3172:
3170:
3165:
3164:
3161:
3155:
3152:
3151:
3130:
3129:
3124:
3117:
3115:
3113:
3111:
3109:
3107:
3105:
3103:
3086:
3085:
3080:
3073:
3071:
3069:
3064:
3052:
3050:
3049:Miss Kentucky
3044:
3043:
3042:Miss USA 1975
3037:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3021:
3017:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2999:
2993:
2988:
2987:
2984:
2982:
2980:
2977:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2959:
2953:
2948:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2940:
2937:
2934:
2932:
2929:
2927:Teresa Lucas
2926:
2924:
2923:
2922:West Virginia
2917:
2912:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2904:
2902:
2898:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2883:
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2880:
2874:
2869:
2868:
2865:
2862:
2859:
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2831:
2826:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2818:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2809:Saxtons River
2807:
2805:Suzanne Wind
2804:
2802:
2801:
2795:
2790:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2775:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2757:
2751:
2746:
2745:
2742:
2740:
2735:
2732:
2730:
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2724:
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2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2705:
2703:
2702:
2696:
2691:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2662:
2656:
2651:
2650:
2646:
2642:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2621:
2615:
2610:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2600:
2597:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2579:
2573:
2568:
2567:
2563:
2559:
2557:
2555:
2553:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2535:
2529:
2524:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2512:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2494:
2488:
2483:
2482:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2453:
2447:
2442:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:Lucia Miller
2416:
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2413:
2407:
2402:
2401:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2372:
2366:
2361:
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2357:
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2331:
2325:
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2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2295:
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2292:
2286:
2281:
2280:
2276:
2272:
2269:
2266:
2263:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2253:New York City
2251:
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2245:
2239:
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2223:
2222:A Chorus Line
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2205:
2204:
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2193:
2192:
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2185:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:Lori Johnson
2171:
2169:
2168:
2162:
2157:
2156:
2153:
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2142:
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2137:
2134:
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2129:
2128:
2127:New Hampshire
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2116:
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2105:
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2094:
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2069:
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2045:
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2033:
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2028:
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2019:
2016:
2013:
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1977:Jazz Dance, "
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1844:Yankee Doodle
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1782:Massachusetts
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1760:
1756:
1752:
1749:
1747:
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1590:
1589:The Apartment
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1184:
1181:Vibraphone, "
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1154:
1151:
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1129:Linda Mouron
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965:Denise Davis
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867:This section
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829:Robert Lewine
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703:- Kathy Tebow
702:
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662:- Pamela Polk
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583:
581:- Lavinia Cox
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377:- Pamela Polk
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3133:. Retrieved
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2963:Julie Nowak
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2841:Pamela Polk
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983:Toured with
969:Russellville
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824:Don Galloway
819:Frank DeFord
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3131:. p. 6
3087:. p. 1
3034:Previously
2560:Previously
2339:Valley City
2273:Previously
1983:On Broadway
1970:Sugar Creek
1930:Hattiesburg
1921:Mississippi
1624:Leitchfield
1600:Tom Daschle
1587:Theme from
1574:Linda Hall
1205:Connecticut
1170:Karen Land
1096:Little Rock
987:USO Troupe
850:Contestants
844:Susan Starr
781:- Shan Moss
681:Contestant
541:Contestant
180:Contestant
119:NBC Network
105:, the 50th
63:Broadcaster
3753:Categories
3135:31 January
3091:31 January
3059:References
3047:Mother of
3022:", & "
2879:Washington
2723:Yakety Sax
2470:Concertino
2457:Shan Moss
2428:Trumpet, "
2380:Portsmouth
2203:New Mexico
2167:New Jersey
1985:", & "
1842:", & "
1499:Plainfield
1124:California
1019:Méditation
940:Placement
809:Gail Brown
464:California
275:California
152:, actress
57:New Jersey
39:Bert Parks
35:Presenters
2967:Greendale
2958:Wisconsin
2888:Wenatchee
2855:La bohème
2776:" & "
2661:Tennessee
2502:Levittown
2309:Baby Face
2099:Las Vegas
1866:Minnesota
1746:Greenbelt
1656:Louisiana
1578:Hill City
1542:Davenport
1458:Mundelein
1424:" & "
1174:Littleton
1010:Anchorage
931:Hometown
869:does not
618:Minnesota
563:Minnesota
486:Minnesota
200:Minnesota
80:Minnesota
2845:Richmond
2836:Virginia
2468:Flute, "
2412:Oklahoma
2387:Piano, "
2346:Piano, "
2260:Vocal, "
2244:New York
2066:Vocal, "
2050:Nebraska
1961:Missouri
1937:Vocal, "
1818:Michigan
1753:Piano, "
1737:Maryland
1615:Kentucky
1506:Piano, "
1449:Illinois
1307:Piano, "
1241:Delaware
1214:Cheshire
1165:Colorado
1087:Arkansas
1058:Vocal, "
740:Kentucky
714:Arkansas
660:Virginia
634:New York
508:Delaware
453:Maryland
442:Virginia
420:New York
375:Virginia
336:Maryland
323:Delaware
299:New York
3007:Jackson
2998:Wyoming
2860:Top 10
2800:Vermont
2679:Toccata
2670:Memphis
2516:Top 10
2421:Buffalo
2353:Top 10
2176:Medford
2136:Hampton
2009:Montana
1888:" from
1791:Methuen
1763:Top 10
1665:Hammond
1585:Piano,
1490:Indiana
1468:Oliver!
1413:Preston
1340:Atlanta
1331:Georgia
1289:Florida
1267:Top 10
1065:Oliver!
1062:" from
1042:Arizona
960:Alabama
937:Talent
890:removed
875:sources
792:Wyoming
678:Awards
538:Awards
170:Results
163:Matlock
2931:Elkins
2710:Odessa
2543:Esmond
2452:Oregon
2090:Nevada
2018:Helena
1897:Winner
1674:Swanee
1569:Kansas
1377:Kailua
1368:Hawaii
1252:Newark
1133:Orange
1051:Tucson
1001:Alaska
946:Notes
925:State
803:Judges
779:Oregon
753:Nevada
701:Alaska
687:Talent
603:Talent
526:Awards
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309:Top 10
73:Winner
3038:1975
2899:" by
2701:Texas
2629:Tripp
2587:Latta
2564:1974
2461:Nyssa
2277:1975
2212:Hobbs
2059:Omaha
1877:Edina
1840:Dixie
1757:" by
1696:Maine
1510:" by
1404:Idaho
928:Name
727:Idaho
647:Texas
592:Texas
409:Texas
251:Texas
45:Venue
3733:Teen
3708:2024
3703:2023
3698:2022
3693:2021
3688:2020
3683:2019
3678:2018
3673:2017
3668:2016
3663:2015
3658:2014
3653:2013
3648:2012
3643:2011
3638:2010
3633:2009
3628:2008
3623:2007
3618:2006
3613:2005
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3281:1937
3276:1936
3271:1935
3266:1934
3261:1933
3256:1932
3251:1931
3246:1930
3241:1929
3236:1928
3231:1927
3226:1926
3221:1925
3216:1924
3211:1923
3206:1922
3201:1921
3137:2024
3093:2024
2756:Utah
2728:Mame
2721:", "
2371:Ohio
1981:", "
1838:", "
1533:Iowa
934:Age
873:any
871:cite
766:Ohio
93:1978
88:1976
27:Date
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884:by
113:in
67:NBC
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