Miss America 1979
Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978 on NBC Network.
| Miss America 1979 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 9, 1978 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Kylene Barker Virginia |
Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1979 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Non-finalist awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
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Delegates
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama | Teresa Cheatham | Wellington | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent | ||
 Alaska | Patty-Jo Gentry | Valdez | |||||
 Arizona | Susan Kohler | Tempe | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Arkansas | Naylene Vuurens | Searcy | |||||
 California | Christine Louise Acton | Chula Vista | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Colorado | Catherine Brown | Littleton | |||||
 Connecticut | Maryalice Flintroy | Meriden | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Delaware | Janice Anne Albro | Claymont | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Florida | Carolyn Cline | Brandon | Piano and Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia | Deborah Mosely | Atlanta | |||||
 Hawaii | Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey | Laie | |||||
 Idaho | Kimberly Jensen | Caldwell | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Illinois | Debra Carlson | Ottawa | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Indiana | Terry Kaiser | Etna Green | |||||
 Iowa | Mary England | Davenport | |||||
 Kansas | Lori Ann Bergen | Salina | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |||
 Kentucky | Marcia Bell | Lexington | Top 10 | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Louisiana | Phyllis Kelly | Baton Rouge | Top 10 | ||||
 Maine | Linda Carroll | Alfred | |||||
 Maryland | Caroline JoAnn Donnelly | College Park | |||||
 Massachusetts | Rowena Humphrey | Worthington | |||||
 Michigan | Suzanne M. Schemm | Essexville | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Minnesota | Sue Erickson | Coon Rapids | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
.png.webp){kind=small} Mississippi | Cheri Brown | Meridian | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
 Missouri | Tamara Fister | Poplar Bluff | |||||
 Montana | Vanessa Ochsner | Missoula | |||||
 Nebraska | Guylyn Remmenga | Elwood | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nevada | Megan Anderson | Reno | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 New Hampshire | Belinda Bridgeman | Merrimack | |||||
 New Jersey | Laurie Berchtold | Ocean City | |||||
 New Mexico | Jennifer Leigh Schubert | Hobbs | |||||
 New York | Paula Pope | Lockport | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} North Carolina | Deborah Shook | Spruce Pine | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 North Dakota | Shelia Lindeman | Linton | |||||
 Ohio | Sher Lynnette Patrick | Centerville | 3rd runner-up | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Oklahoma | Kendi Brown | Oklahoma City | |||||
 Oregon | Amy White | Portland | |||||
 Pennsylvania | Charmaine Kowalski | State College | |||||
 Rhode Island | Lori Leyden | Providence | |||||
 South Carolina | Mary Diane Toole | Aiken | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Dakota | Jennifer Holt | Mitchell | |||||
 Tennessee | Jill Beshears | Memphis | |||||
 Texas | Sandi Miller | Mesquite | Top 10 | ||||
 Utah | Jami Coombs | Tremonton | |||||
 Vermont | Lisa Volkert | Middlebury | |||||
| Virginia | Kylene Barker | Galax | Winner | ||||
 Washington | Laurie Nelson | Gig Harbor | 4th runner-up | ||||
 West Virginia | Ivy Meadows | St. Albans | |||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wisconsin | Carin Kizewic | Racine | |||||
 Wyoming | Kim Pring | Cheyenne | Non-finalist Talent |
Judges
- Neil J. Walsh
- Mary Longely
- Jerry Vale
- Dr. Glenn Whitesides
- Eileen Dole
- Ray Sach Shroder
- Renee Valente
- Janet Langhart
External links
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