Miss USA 1978

Miss USA 1978
Date	April 29, 1978
Presenters	Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	Jack Jones
Venue	Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina
Broadcaster	CBS, WCSC-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Judi Andersen Hawaii
Congeniality	Nancy Wierzbicki
Photogenic	Suzanna Timberlake

Miss USA 1978, the 27th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978.

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

• Miss USA 1978: Judi Andersen (Hawaii)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Diane Pollard (Massachusetts)
  • 2nd runner-up: Barbra Horan (Texas)
  • 3rd runner-up: Jayme Buecher (Indiana)
  • 4th runner-up: Marlena Garland (New Mexico)
• The semi-finalists were:
  • Barbara Samuelson (Alaska)
  • Donna Adrian (California)
  • April Shaw (Florida)
  • Nancy Lippold (Oklahoma)
  • Sandy Dell (Pennsylvania)
  • Margo Flynn (Utah)
  • Robin Shadle (Virginia)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Nancy Wierzbicki (Vermont)
• Photogenic: Suzanna Timberlake (Tennessee)

Delegates

The Miss USA 1978 delegates were:

Alabama - Eva Jo Stancil Alaska - Barbara Samuelson Arizona - Jacquie Crutchfield Arkansas - Donna Funderburk California - Donna Adrian Colorado - Linda Potestio Connecticut - Martha Szabo Delaware - Donna Lewis District of Columbia - Wanda Clineman Florida - April Shaw Georgia - Larinda Matthews Hawaii - Judi Andersen Idaho - Suzette Sanford Illinois - Suzanne Piche Indiana - Jayme Buecher Iowa - Michelle Daley Kansas - Diddy Bell Kentucky - Linda Woodruff Louisiana - Tauny Hanes Maine - Catherine Ledue Maryland - Rhonda Koch Massachusetts - Diane Pollard Michigan - April Patrick Minnesota - Janey Gohl Mississippi - Wanda Gatlin Missouri - Paula Taylor

Montana - Susan Riplett Nebraska - Shari Reimers Nevada - Rochelle Jameson New Hampshire - Barbara Miller New Jersey - Sheryl Ann Hoehn New Mexico - Marlena Garland New York - Darlene Javits North Carolina - Kathryn Norman North Dakota - Theresa Olson Ohio - Sheila Anderson Oklahoma - Nancy Lippold Oregon - Julie Heater Pennsylvania - Sandy Dell Rhode Island - Sharon McGarry South Carolina - Kathryn Threatt South Dakota - Nadene Oppold Tennessee - Suzanna Timberlake Texas - Barbra Horan Utah - Margo Flynn Vermont - Nancy Wierzbicki Virginia - Robin Shadle Washington - Barbara Bogar West Virginia - Deborah Davis Wisconsin - Cynthia Paulson Wyoming - Kathryn Flitner

External links

• Miss USA official website