Miss USA 1970

• Virginia wins competition for the second time. Also it is the first time in Miss USA history that a state won back-to-back titles.
• South Carolina earns the 1st runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1956.
• Nevada earns the 2nd runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 1968.
• Tennessee earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1952.
• Georgia earns the 4th runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1958.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Florida, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
• California placed for the fourteenth consecutive year.
• Nevada and Virginia placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• New York and Washington placed for the third consecutive year.
• Florida, South Carolina and Texas made their second consecutive placement.
• Arkansas, Ohio and Tennessee last placed in 1968.
• District of Columbia and Oregon last placed in 1967.
• Georgia and Maine last placed in 1959.
• Connecticut, Hawaii and New Mexico break an ongoing streak of placements since 1968.
• Alabama breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1967.

The Miss USA 1970 delegates were:

• Wilhelmina Cooper
• Len Dawson
• Sue Downey
• Hy Gardner
• George Lindsey

• Miss USA official website