- Miss USA 1979
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Miss USA 1979 Date April 30, 1979 Presenters Bob Barker Venue Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi Broadcaster CBS Entrants 51 Placements 12 Winner Mary Therese Friel
New York
Congeniality Pam Williams
Photogenic Michele Sandoval
Miss USA 1979, the 28th Miss USA pageant, was 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, 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.
Contents
Results
- Miss USA 1979: Mary Therese Friel (New York)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Tracey Goddard (Washington)
- 2nd runner-up: Leialoha Ma'a (Hawaii)
- 3rd runner-up: Debra Niego (Illinois)
- 4th runner-up: Laurie Kimbrough (Mississippi)
- The semi-finalists were:
- Ana Maria Rubert (Arizona)
- Linda Fogarty (California)
- Monica Magnus (Massachusetts)
- Dianne Jamerson (North Carolina)
- Anne Hinnant (Texas)
- Betsy Bott (Virginia)
- Kathryn Wituschek (Wisconsin)
Special awards
- Congeniality: Pam Williams (Wyoming)
- Photogenic: Michele Sandoval (New Mexico)
Delegates
The Miss USA 1979 delegates were:
Alabama - Rose Burch
Alaska - Kim Fidler
Arizona - Ana Maria Rubert
Arkansas - Cynthia Caldwell
California - Linda Fogarty
Colorado - Jene Nelson
Connecticut - Mary Beth Lombardi
Delaware - Lisa Toothman
District of Columbia - Cynthia Ramsay
Florida - Penny Sheridan
Georgia - Debbie Freeman
Hawaii - Leialoha Ma'a
Idaho - Lori Jukich
Illinois - Debra Niego
Indiana - Debbie Hayes
Iowa - Teri Rees
Kansas - Linda Shields
Kentucky - Linda Passmore
Louisiana - Lisa Anderson
Maine - Valerie Crooker
Maryland - Jean Bourne
Massachusetts - Monica Magnus
Michigan - Susan James
Minnesota - Cynthia Lee
Mississippi - Laurie Kimbrough
Missouri - Virginia Dean
Montana - Jurette Sindelar
Nebraska - Rhonda Lundberg
Nevada - Aleasha Magleby
New Hampshire - Patricia Brous
New Jersey - Robin Senatore
New Mexico - Michele Sandoval
New York - Mary Therese Friel
North Carolina - Dianne Jamerson
North Dakota - Renae Hermanson
Ohio - Carolyn Houlihan
Oklahoma - Susan Gibson
Oregon - Katie Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania - Maureen Starinsky
Rhode Island - Theresa Patterson
South Carolina - Janice McDonald
South Dakota - Noelle de Saint Gall
Tennessee - Sandy Nuismer
Texas - Anne Hinnant
Utah - Vicky Scott
Vermont - Kathi Rechsteiner
Virginia - Betsy Bott
Washington - Tracey Goddard
West Virginia - Candy Boggs
Wisconsin - Kathryn Joy Wituschek
Wyoming - Pam Williams
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