Miss USA 1986

Results

Placements

Special awards

Final competition

State	Preliminary Average	Interview	Swimsuit	Evening Gown	Semifinal Average
Texas	9.076	9.100	9.610	9.510	9.406
Ohio	8.640	9.230	9.240	9.360	9.276
Georgia	8.440	8.780	8.910	8.870	8.853
Mississippi	8.530	9.215	8.570	8.660	8.815
California	8.436	8.266	8.970	9.177	8.804
South Carolina	8.443	8.744	8.870	8.760	8.791
North Carolina	8.426	8.200	8.770	8.820	8.596
Illinois	8.493	8.530	8.580	8.610	8.573
Oklahoma	8.356	8.480	8.730	8.490	8.566
Wyoming	8.301	7.890	8.370	8.190	8.150

Historical significance

• Texas wins competition for the third time and twice in a row.
• Ohio earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
• Georgia earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time and surpasses the previous highest placement in 1970.
• Mississippi earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time and surpasses the previous highest placement in 1979.
• California earns the 4th runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1969.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Illinois, Oklahoma and Texas.
• Texas placed for the twelfth consecutive year.
• Oklahoma placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Illinois placed for the third consecutive year.
• North Carolina last placed in 1984.
• California, Georgia and South Carolina last placed in 1983.
• Ohio last placed in 1982.
• Mississippi last placed in 1979.
• Wyoming placed for the first time.
• Missouri and New Mexico break an ongoing streak of placements since 1984.

  Delegates

• Alabama – Heather Howard
• Alaska – Kim Christopher-Taylor
• Arizona – Jodi Lee Armstrong
• Arkansas – Rhonda Blaylock
• California – Kelly Parsons - Age: 22
• Colorado – Cheryl Ann Rohleder
• Connecticut – Jennifer Benusis
• Delaware – Lynn Marie Taylor
• District of Columbia – Desiree Keating
• Florida – Kathy Rosenwinkel
• Georgia – Tami Tesh - Age: 21
• Hawaii – Toni Costa
• Idaho – Kelli Catron
• Illinois – Tricia Therese Bach - Age: 22
• Indiana – Diane Andrysiak
• Iowa – Holly Wilkins
• Kansas – Audra Ockerman
• Kentucky – Jackie Taylor
• Louisiana – Celia Brady
• Maine – Annie Lewis
• Maryland – Kelly Koehler
• Massachusetts – Sheila Patrick Benson
• Michigan – Lisa Bernardi
• Minnesota – Cynthia Jane Peterson
• Mississippi – Barbara Webster
• Missouri – Cindy Jane Williams - Age: 22
• Montana – Laurie Ryan
• Nebraska – Ellen Withrow
• Nevada – LeAnna Grant
• New Hampshire – Lynda Mary Poulin
• New Jersey – Lisa Summerour-Perry
• New Mexico – Heather Howell
• New York – Beth Laufer
• North Carolina – Rhonda Nobles - Age: 20
• North Dakota – Beth Ann Remmick
• Ohio – Halle Maria Berry - Age: 19
• Oklahoma – Teresa Lucas - Age: 23
• Oregon – Kimberly Ann Stubblefield
• Pennsylvania – Sherri Fitzpatrick
• Rhode Island – Donna Silva
• South Carolina – Maribeth Curry - Age: 20
• South Dakota – Lori Schumacher
• Tennessee – Karen Compton
• Texas – Christy Fichtner - Age: 23
• Utah – Stephanie Reber
• Vermont – Tracey Danielle Morton
• Virginia – Maureen Carney McDonnell
• Washington – Jacqueline McMahon
• West Virginia – Shonna Lyons
• Wisconsin – Bonnie Joan Bonnicksen
• Wyoming – Beth King - Age: 22

  Judges

• Michael Young
• Dave Robinson
• Mai Shanley, Miss USA 1984 from New Mexico
• John Callahan
• Miriam Stevenson, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1954 from South Carolina
• Christopher Hewett
• Carol Connors
• John Bolger
• Maria Remenyi, Miss USA 1966 from California
• Wayman Tisdale
• Kimberly Tomes Dutton, Miss USA 1977 from Texas
• René Enríquez