ʃiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə wˈɪn ðə tˈaɪɾəl mˈɪs jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ ɪnðə nˈæʃənəli tˈɛlᵻvˌaɪzd pˈædʒənt hˈɛld ɪn baɪlˈɑːksi, mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
She went on to win the title Miss USA in the nationally televised pageant held in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 1982.