Miss World USA 1971
Miss World USA 1971 was the 10th edition of the Miss World USA pageant and it was held in the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia and was won by Karen Brucene Smith of Texas. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Sandra Wolsfeld of Illinois. Smith went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1971 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 5th Runner-Up at Miss World. She later won Miss American Beauty 1974 and competed in and later won Miss International 1974.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss World USA 1971 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |  Michigan – Gwen Marie Humble |
| 2nd Runner-Up |  Arizona – Lindsay Diane Bloom |
| 3rd Runner-Up |  Pennsylvania – Maria Elena Alberici |
| 4th Runner-Up |  New Hampshire - Jane Floren |
| Top 7 |  New York - Susan Elizabeth Dishaw Tennessee - Deborah Barnett |
| Top 18 |  Alabama - Mary E. Sims Arkansas - Peggy Kay Hutchens California - Darlene Poole Florida - Anita L. Senno Maine - Allison Lee Cook Maryland - Gail Somerville Nebraska - Staci Ann Lieb Nevada - Jennifer Marie Swan New Jersey - Elizabeth Wanderman Ohio - Shirley Malin South Carolina - Debra Carol Cooper |
Texas – Karen Special awards
Delegates
The Miss World USA 1971 delegates were:- Alabama - Mary E. Sims
- Alaska - Paula Lynn Slaymaker
- Arizona - Lindsay Diane Bloom
- Arkansas - Peggy Kay Hutchens
- California - Darlene Poole
- Colorado - Juliet B. Race
- Connecticut - Brenda Sue Flowers
- Delaware - Linda Marie Miller
- District of Columbia - Melissa Jane Bridgewater
- Florida - Anita L. Senno
- Georgia - Deborah Kay Cunningham
- Idaho - Jackie Bean
- Illinois - Leah Anderson
- Indiana - Claudette Booth
- Iowa - Beverly Meyer Vratny
- Kentucky - Anne Wright
- Louisiana - Judy Cusimano
- Maine - Allison Lee Cook
- Maryland - Gail Somerville
- Massachusetts - Colette C. Nourey
- Michigan - Gwen Marie Humble
- Minnesota - Carolyn Schmidt
- Mississippi - Seletha Ann Jarreau
- Missouri - Nancy Lee Swain
- Montana - Joli Fanyak
- Nebraska - Staci Ann Lieb
- Nevada - Jennifer Marie Swan
- New Hampshire - Jane Floren
- New Jersey - Elizabeth Wanderman
- New Mexico - Jo Ann Howell
- New York - Susan Elizabeth Dishaw
- North Carolina - Terri Lee Horn
- North Dakota - Estrella Maria Petil
- Ohio - Shirley Malin
- Oregon - Cynthia Leann Hager
- Pennsylvania - Maria Elena Alberici
- Rhode Island - Judith Ann Gendron
- South Carolina - Debra Carol Cooper
- South Dakota - Katherine Ann Wessel
- Tennessee - Deborah Barnett
- Texas - Karen Brucene Smith
- Utah - Iris Kay Betts
- Vermont - Jeanne A. Whipple
- Virginia - Carolyn Rea Martin
- Washington - Sharon Lynne Conrad
- West Virginia - Kathy Redosh
- Wisconsin - Lynn Marie Mathey
- Wyoming - Cody Kay Armitage
Did not Compete
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Crossovers
;Miss USA
- 1969: ': Elizabeth Wanderman
- 1972: ': Lindsay Diane Bloom
- 1974: : Karen Brucene Smith