Miss USA 1989


Miss USA 1989, the 38th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant.
This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark, with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time.

Results

Placements

Special awards

Final competition

StatePreliminary AverageInterviewSwimsuitEvening GownSemifinal Average
Texas9.084 9.425 9.535 9.601 9.520
Oklahoma8.662 8.880 8.762 9.214 8.952
New Jersey8.510 8.626 8.712 9.165 8.834
Georgia8.407 8.821 8.473 9.032 8.775
Louisiana8.829 8.600 8.820 8.710 8.710
California8.659 8.313 8.977 8.774 8.688
Colorado8.388 8.638 8.432 8.786 8.618
Pennsylvania8.580 8.534 8.467 8.613 8.538
Arizona8.529 7.792 8.833 8.703 8.442
Illinois8.501 7.988 8.432 8.681 8.367

Preliminary Swimsuit

Historical significance

The following celebrities were invited to judge the competition:
The Miss USA 1989 delegates were: