Miss America 1972

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Miss America 1972
Date	September 11, 1971
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Laurie Lea Schaefer Ohio
← 1971 1973 →

Miss America 1972, the 45th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 11, 1971, and broadcast on NBC.

Laurie Lea Schaefer, representing Ohio, was crowned Miss America 1972.^[1] She became an actress, featured on TV series such as Falcon Crest , and later a casting director and talent scout.

Results

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Placements

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Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1972	Ohio – Laurie Lea Schaefer ^[1]
1st Runner-Up	Idaho – Karen Herd
2nd Runner-Up	Massachusetts – Deborah Ann O'Brien
3rd Runner-Up	Pennsylvania – Maureen Victoria Wimmer
4th Runner-Up	Maine – Allyn E. Warner
Top 10	Georgia – Cynthia Cook Kansas – Sandy Rings Minnesota – Sheila Bernhagen Nevada – Joan Burachio Washington – Susan Buckner

Order of announcements

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Top 10

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Georgia
Maine
Washington
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Ohio
Kansas
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Nevada

Top 5

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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maine
Massachusetts
Idaho

Awards

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Preliminary

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Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	California California - Carolyn Jean Stoner Ohio Ohio - Laurie Lea Schaefer Virginia Virginia - Linda Jean Moyer (tie) Washington (state) Washington - Susan Buckner (tie)
Talent	Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Cynthia Cook (tie) Kansas Kansas - Sandy Rings Maine Maine - Allyn E. Warner Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - Maureen Victoria Wimmer (tie)

Non-finalist awards

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Awards	Contestant
Talent	Arkansas Arkansas - Marilyn Morgan Colorado Colorado - Cathy Glau Florida Florida - Barbara Jo Ivey Hawaii Hawaii - Aurora Joan Ka'awa Michigan Michigan - Linda Susan Kish Oregon Oregon - Lynn Grenz Vermont Vermont - Sue Glover
Special Judges/Talent Award	Alaska Alaska - Linda Joy Smith Indiana Indiana - Pat Patterson Oklahoma Oklahoma - Susan Supernaw

Other

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Awards	Contestant
Neat as a Pin^[2]	Indiana Indiana – Pat Patterson (tie) New Hampshire New Hampshire – Kristi Carlson (tie)
Miss Congeniality	Delaware Delaware – Paula Kusmer