This was the first year the pageant was held in Daytona Beach, although it had been staged in Miami the previous year. The pageant was hosted by Michael Young, the host from 1983 to 1984 who returned from hosting after a break in 1985. Colour commentary was provided by Morgan Brittany, and there was entertainment from The Commodores.[2]
Allison Brown (Oklahoma) competed in the 1987 Miss USA pageant as Miss Teen USA but did not place.
New York placed for the first time since Ruth Zakarian won in 1983, and Virginia placed for the first time since 1983, when Tina Marocco was first runner-up to Zakarian.
South Dakota placed for the first time. This is one of only two placements by South Dakotan teens.
West Virginia, Louisiana, New Jersey and Florida also placed for the first time. Florida would not place again until 1994.
Texas placed for the fourth consecutive time.
Delegates Notes
Wendy Neuendorf (Georgia) later won the Miss Alabama 1990 and represented Alabama at Miss America 1991.
Allison Brown competed in the Miss USA 1987 pageant as Miss Teen USA. At the time, Miss Teen USA winners were entitled to compete at Miss USA without winning state titles.
Other contestants who later competed at Miss USA were
