Miss USA 1977- Opening Number

Gillard Municipal Auditorium
Charleston, South Carolina
May 14
Hosts: Bob Barker & Helen O’Connell

Winner: Kimberly Tomes, Texas
1st Runner Up: Mary O’Neal Contino, Nevada
2nd Runner Up: Debra Jean Cossette, Minnesota
3rd Runner Up: Pamela Lynn Gergely, California
4th Runner Up: Sheryl Lynn Herring, Virginia

5 Finalists:
Pamela Lynn Gergely, California
Debra Jean Cossette, Minnesota
Mary O’Neal Contino, Nevada
Kimberly Tomes, Texas
Sheryl Lynn Herring, Virginia

12 Semi-Finalists:
Sharon Sutherland, District of Columbia
Cely De Castro, Hawaii
Juanita McCarty, New Jersey
Debra Jean Cossette, Minnesota
Sheryl Lynn Herring, Virginia
Toni Abranovic, Arizona
Denise Funderbunk, New Mexico
Linda Kerr, Georgia
Tina Ann Brown, Maine
Pamela Lynn Gergely, California
Kimberly Tomes, Texas
Mary O’Neal Contino, Nevada

Awards:
Miss Amity: Florida, Linda Lefevre
Miss Photogenic: Illinois, Elizabeth Curran
Best State Costume: Texas, Kim Tomes..(read more at source)



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