Barbara Peterson

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Barbara Peterson Beauty pageant titleholder
Birth name:	Barbara Peterson
Birth location:	Edina, Minnesota
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Brown
Title(s):	Miss Minnesota USA 1976
Major Competition(s):	Miss USA 1976 (winner) Miss Universe 1976

Barbara Peterson Burwell (born c. 1954) is a beauty queen from Edina, Minnesota who has held the Miss USA title.

Peterson won the Miss Minnesota USA 1976 crown and later represented Minnesota in the Miss USA 1976 pageant held in Niagara Falls, New York in May that year. She won the Miss USA crown, becoming the first titleholder from Minnesota.

Peterson represented the United States at the 1976 Miss Universe pageant in Hong Kong where she failed to place in the semi-finals. She was the first Miss USA delegate to not advance to the semi-final round, a feat not duplicated until Kimberly Pressler (Miss USA 1999) and again by Shauntay Hinton (Miss USA 2002).

Peterson along with her sister Polly Peterson authored “Becoming a Beauty Queen” based on their experience with pageant work.

Preceded by Summer Bartholomew

Miss USA 1976

Succeeded by Kimberly Tomes