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DATE: SATURDAY, February 23, 1991                   TAG: 9102230296
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
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DATELINE: WICHITA, KAN.                                LENGTH: Short

MISS KANSAS WINS 1991 MISS USA TITLE

Kelli McCarty, an aerobics instructor and student at Wichita State University, said she hopes to pursue a modeling and acting career while finishing school.

First runner-up was Charlotte Ray, 24, of Voorhees, N.J., and Diane Schock, 25, of Fontana, Calif., was second runner-up.

The crowning of the new Miss USA ended the reign of Carole Gist. She and two other former Miss USAs are involved in a legal dispute with pageant organizers.

The worldwide telecast of the pageant finals, featuring television personalities Dick Clark and Barbara Eden, was dedicated to U.S. armed forces. A patriotic theme was planned throughout, with the singing of the national anthem and other songs such as "Hooray for the USA" and "God Bless the USA."

The winner Friday will represent the United States in the May 17 Miss Universe pageant. - Associated Press