▁in ▁New ▁Castle ▁County , ▁Del aware ▁Category : F ar ms ▁in ▁Del aware <0x0A> </s> ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Miss ▁USA ▁page ant . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Cer rom ar ▁Beach ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Dor ado , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁T anya ▁Wilson ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁was ▁crown ed ▁by ▁out going ▁title holder ▁M iche le ▁Mc Donald ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁Hawai i ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁page ant . ▁ ▁Bob ▁B ark er ▁( who ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁would ▁begin ▁a ▁ 3 5 - year ▁run ▁as ▁host ▁of ▁The ▁Price ▁Is ▁Right ▁on ▁CBS ) ▁and ▁singer ▁Helen ▁O ' Con nell ▁hosted ▁the ▁page ant ▁and ▁the ▁Ever ly ▁Brothers ▁were ▁the ▁guest ▁entertain ers . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁competition ▁contest ants ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁appearances , ▁including ▁an ▁official ▁para de ▁held ▁in ▁P once ▁and ▁a ▁tele vised ▁ceremony ▁with ▁Governor ▁Luis ▁Fer re . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁page ant ▁was ▁held ▁outside ▁the ▁contin ental ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁two ▁bomb ▁bl asts ▁at ▁the ▁hotel ▁during ▁the ▁page ant , ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁caused ▁by ▁anti - American ▁activ ists . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁severe ▁property ▁damage ▁but ▁no ▁inj uries ▁were ▁reported . ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁that ▁day