Miss USA World 1966


Miss USA World 1966 was the 5th edition of the Miss USA World pageant and it was held in Columbus, Ohio and was won by Denice Estelle Blair of Utah. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Dianna Lynn Batts of the District of Columbia. Blair went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1966 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.
This year was also significant as, this was the last year that the pageant was called Miss USA World. From 1967 onward, the pageant would be called Miss World USA until 1978.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss USA World 1966
  • Utah – Denice Estelle Blair
1st Runner-Up
  • Florida – Christine Anne Fisher
    • 2nd Runner-Up
  • Virginia – Patricia Rae Shaper
    • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Missouri – Eva Sugarbaker
    • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Los Angeles, CA - Gigi Dahl
    • Top 7
  • New Mexico - Jane Nelson
  • Ohio - Cindy Oliver

    • Special awards

    Delegates

    The Miss USA World 1966 delegates were:
    Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:
    ;Miss USA
    ;Miss America