Miss USA 1989
38th Miss USA pageant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miss USA 1989 was the 38th Miss USA pageant, 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.
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Miss USA 1989 | |
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Date | February 28, 1989 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Tommy Tune |
Venue | Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, Alabama |
Broadcaster | CBS, WKRG |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Gretchen Polhemus Texas |
Congeniality | Kimberly Nicewonder Virginia |
Best State Costume | Kelly Holub Illinois |
Photogenic | Elizabeth Primm Louisiana |
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This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark (The Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by John Forsythe that year), with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time.