ʃiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd hɜː stˈeɪt æt ðə nˈæʃənəli tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn mˈɪs jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ pˈædʒənt ðæt wʌz hˈɛld ɪn baɪlˈɑːksi, mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, wˌɛɹ ʃiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈɛkənd wˈʊmən fɹʌm oʊhˈaɪoʊ tə wˈɪn ðə mˈɪs jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ tˈaɪɾəl.
She represented her state at the nationally televised 1981 Miss USA pageant that was held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1981, where she became the second woman from Ohio to win the Miss USA title.