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Miss USA: Miss USA 1981
1 episodes
Premiered May 21, 1981 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Miss USA 1981 was the 30th Miss USA pageant, held at the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on May 21, 1981. Contestants from forty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.
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Miss USA 1981 was the 30th Miss USA pageant, held at the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on May 21, 1981.
Contestants from forty-nine states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant.
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