Miss USA 1978
Miss USA 1978 was the 27th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978.
| Miss USA 1978 | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 29, 1978 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Jack Jones |
| Venue | Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Judi Andersen Hawaii |
| Congeniality | Nancy Wierzbicki Vermont |
| Photogenic | Suzanna Timberlake Tennessee |
The pageant was won by Judi Andersen of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Tomes of Texas. Andersen was the third woman from Hawaii to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margaret Gardiner of South Africa at Miss Universe 1978.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1978 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Historical significance
- Hawaii wins competition for the third time.
- Massachusetts earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Texas earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Indiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- New Mexico earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1968.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.
- California placed for the twenty-second consecutive year.
- Texas placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- New Mexico placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii and Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Florida and Indiana last placed in 1975.
- Alaska last placed in 1972.
- Pennsylvania last placed in 1971.
- Massachusetts and Utah last placed in 1966.
- Oklahoma last placed in 1965.
- Georgia and Minnesota break an ongoing streak of placements since 1976.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1978 delegates were:
Alabama - Eva Jo Stancil
Alaska - Barbara Samuelson
Arizona - Jacquie Crutchfield.svg.png.webp)
Arkansas - Donna Funderburk
California - Donna Adrian
Colorado - Linda Potestio
Connecticut - Martha Szabo
Delaware - Donna Lewis
District of Columbia - Wanda Clineman.svg.png.webp)
Florida - April Shaw.svg.png.webp)
Georgia - Larinda Matthews- Hawaii - Judi Andersen
Idaho - Suzette Sanford
Illinois - Suzanne Piche
Indiana - Jayme Buecher
Iowa - Michelle Daley
Kansas - Diddy Bell
Kentucky - Linda Woodruff.svg.png.webp)
Louisiana - Tauny Hanes
Maine - Catherine Ledue
Maryland - Rhonda Koch
Massachusetts - Diane Pollard
Michigan - April Patrick.svg.png.webp)
Minnesota - Janey Gohl.png.webp)
Mississippi - Wanda Gatlin
Missouri - Paula Taylor.svg.png.webp)
Montana - Susan Riplett
Nebraska - Shari Reimers.svg.png.webp)
Nevada - Rochelle Jameson
New Hampshire - Barbara Miller
New Jersey - Sheryl Ann Hoehn
New Mexico - Marlena Garland
New York - Darlene Javits.svg.png.webp)
North Carolina - Kathryn Norman
North Dakota - Theresa Olson
Ohio - Sheila Anderson.svg.png.webp)
Oklahoma - Nancy Lippold
Oregon - Julie Heater
Pennsylvania - Sandy Dell
Rhode Island - Sharon McGarry
South Carolina - Kathryn Threatt.svg.png.webp)
South Dakota - Nadene Oppold- Tennessee - Suzanna Timberlake
Texas - Barbra Horan.png.webp)
Utah - Margo Flynn- Vermont - Nancy Wierzbicki
Virginia - Robin Shadle
Washington - Barbara Bogar
West Virginia - Deborah Davis.svg.png.webp)
Wisconsin - Cynthia Paulson
Wyoming - Kathryn Flitner
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