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Tanya Wilson (born June 13 1950) is a beauty queen from Honolulu Hawaii who held the Miss USA 1972 title.Wilson placed second runner-up in the Miss Nevada pageant in 1969 and also competed in 1970. After moving to Honolulu with her mother Wilson won the Miss Hawaii USA title in early May 1972. Two weeks later she represented her state in the Miss USA 1972 pageant held in Dorado Puerto Rico and won the Miss USA title. She was crowned by Michele McDonald of Pennsylvania Miss USA 1971.