Miss USA 1960
Date	July 7, 1960
Presenters	Charles Collingwood
Venue	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Entrants	45
Placements	15
Winner	Linda Bement Utah
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Miss USA 1960 was the 9th Miss USA pageant, won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960. She was crowned by Miss USA 1959, Terry Huntingdon of California. Utah became the first state to have two titleholders, after Charlotte Sheffield was named Miss USA 1957 following the disqualification of Mary Leona Gage.

Results

Historical significance

• Utah wins competition for the second time. Incidentally, Bement went on to become the third woman from the USA to win the Miss Universe title in 1960.
• New York earns the 1st runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1954.
• Alabama earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1958.
• North Carolina earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
• Florida earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York and West Virginia.
• California and New York placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Alabama, Florida and Louisiana placed for the third consecutive year.
• Iowa, Missouri and West Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
• Utah last placed in 1958.
• Massachusetts and Ohio last placed in 1957.
• Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina last placed in 1956.
• Connecticut last placed in 1954.
• Georgia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1958.
• Texas breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1953.

Delegates

The Miss USA 1960 delegates were:

No state delegates sent: Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.