Miss USA 1958


Miss USA 1958, the seventh Miss USA pageant, took place in Long Beach, California on July 23, 1958. The pageant was won by Eurlyne Howell of Louisiana, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Howell went on to finish as 3rd runner-up to Luz Marina Zuluaga of Colombia at Miss Universe 1958. The 1958 pageant was the last to include a city delegate in the line-up.

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss USA 1958
  • Louisiana – Eurlyne Howell
1st runner-up
  • Florida – Marcia Valibus
    • 2nd runner-up
  • Alabama – Judith Carlson
    • 3rd runner-up
  • Illinois – June Pickney
    • 4th runner-up
  • Georgia – Diane Austin
    • Top 15
  • California – Donna Brooks
  • Montana – Sharon Tietjen
  • Nebraska – Dee Kjeldgaard
  • New York – Virginia Fox
  • South Carolina – Patricia Moss
  • South Dakota – Helen Youngquist
  • Tennessee – Martha Boales
  • Texas – Linda Daugherty
  • Utah – Sandra Pugh
  • Washington – Rose Nielsen

    • Historical significance

  • Louisiana wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 8th state who does it for the first time.
  • Florida earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
  • Alabama earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1953.
  • Illinois earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
  • Georgia earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1955.
  • States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Illinois, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington.
  • Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas placed for the sixth consecutive year.
  • Washington placed for the fourth consecutive year.
  • Utah placed for the third consecutive year.
  • California, Illinois and New York made their second consecutive placement.
  • Tennessee last placed in 1956.
  • Georgia and Florida last placed in 1955.
  • Montana last placed in 1954.
  • Alabama and Louisiana last placed in 1953.
  • South Dakota placed for the first time.
  • Iowa, Maryland and Ohio break an ongoing streak of placements since 1956.
  • Arkansas breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1954.

    Delegates

    • The Miss USA 1958 delegates were: