Miss USA 1979

  • Bob Barker
  • Helen O'Connell
  • Jayne Kennedy
EntertainmentLeif GarrettVenueGulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, MississippiBroadcasterCBS, WJTVEntrants51Placements12WinnerMary Therese Friel
New York (state) New York
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Miss USA 1979 was the 28th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 30, 1979.

The pageant was won by Mary Therese Friel of New York,[1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Judi Andersen of Hawaii. Friel was the second woman from New York to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1979.

Results

Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 1979
1st Runner-Up
  • Washington (state) Washington - Tracey Goddard[1]
2nd Runner-Up
  • Hawaii Hawaii - Leialoha Ma'a[1]
3rd Runner-Up
  • Illinois Illinois - Debra Niego[1]
4th Runner-Up
  • Mississippi Mississippi - Laurie Kimbrough[1]
Top 12
  • Arizona Arizona - Ana Maria Rubert
  • California California - Linda Fogarty
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Monica Magnus
  • North Carolina North Carolina - Dianne Jamerson
  • Texas Texas - Anne Hinnant
  • Virginia Virginia - Betsy Bott
  • Wisconsin Wisconsin - Kathryn Wituschek[1]

Judges

  • Maud Adams[1]
  • Jim Davis[1]
  • Eileen Ford[1]
  • Beverly Garland[1]
  • Karen Graham[1]
  • Dong Kingman[1]
  • Trini Lopez[1]
  • Alfred Allan Lewis
  • Earl Monroe[1]
  • Leslie Nielsen[1]
  • Kimberly Tomes[1]
  • Edward Villella[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Judges Liked Me, Says Miss USA '79". Asbury Park Press. Associated Press. May 1, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  • Miss USA official website