Miss USA 1980

Miss USA 1980
Date	May 15, 1980
Presenters	Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Shawn Weatherly South Carolina
Congeniality	Robbin English
Photogenic	Jineane Ford Kim Thomas

Miss USA 1980, the 29th Miss USA pageant, was televised live on May 15 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.

The pageant was won by Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mary Therese Friel of New York. Weatherly would later win the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and first runner-up Jineane Ford of Arizona became Miss USA.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 1980	South Carolina - Shawn Weatherly
1st runner-up	Arizona - Jineane Ford
2nd runner-up	Florida - Barbara Bowser
3rd runner-up	Alabama - Pamela Rigas
4th runner-up	Kentucky - Lisa Devillez
Top 12	New Mexico - Kathy Dawn Patrick Maryland - Tonja Walker New York - Debra Sue Maurice New Hampshire - Eva Dyer Nebraska - Rebecca Staab Texas - Barbara Buckley Minnesota - Carla Reid Peterson

Semifinal Scores

State Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average  Nebraska 8.450 (5) 7.938 (10) 7.489 (11) 7.832 (8) 7.753 (10)  Arizona 8.317 (8) 8.950 (4) 8.670 (4) 8.701 (2) 8.774 (2)  South Carolina 9.086 (1) 9.082 (1) 9.097 (1) 9.567 (1) 9.249 (1)  Minnesota 8.083 (12) 7.858 (11) 7.031 (12) 7.518 (12) 7.469 (12)  Texas 8.503 (4) 7.417 (12) 8.008 (9) 7.703 (10) 7.709 (11)  Florida 8.924 (3) 9.029 (2) 8.953 (2) 8.313 (4) 8.765 (3)  Alabama 8.334 (7) 8.822 (5) 8.775 (3) 8.268 (5) 8.621 (4)  New Mexico 8.998 (2) 8.804 (6) 8.438 (5) 7.968 (7) 8.403 (6)  Maryland 8.344 (6) 8.498 (7) 8.167 (8) 8.176 (6) 8.280 (7)  New Hampshire 8.104 (11) 8.029 (9) 7.826 (10) 7.625 (11) 7.827 (9)  Kentucky 8.247 (9) 8.989 (3) 8.347 (6) 8.457 (3) 8.598 (5)  New York 8.119 (10) 8.477 (8) 8.217 (7) 7.828 (9) 8.174 (8)

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Third Runner-up      Fourth Runner-up      Top 12 Semifinalist (#) Rank in each round of competition

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Miss Congeniality	Montana - Robbin English
Miss Photogenic	Arizona - Jineane Ford Ohio - Elizabeth Kim Thomas
Best State Costume	Ohio - Elizabeth Kim Thomas

Delegates

The Miss USA 1980 delegates were:

Alabama - Pamela Rigas Alaska - Debby Fickus Arizona - Jineane Ford Arkansas - Susie Owens California - Kari Lloyd Colorado - Shelley Marks Connecticut - Kristine Wilson Delaware - Karen Giobbe District of Columbia - Marianne Ritter Florida - Barbara Bowser Georgia - April Reid Hawaii - Carol Ching Idaho - Marta Vincen Illinois - Karen Marie Groat Indiana - Susan Osby Iowa - Lori Kromminga Kansas - Lisa Boyd Kentucky - Lisa Devillez Louisiana - Kelly Bonin Maine - Victoria Elias Maryland - Tonja Walker Massachusetts - Diane Campbell Michigan - Teena Hammonds Minnesota - Carla Reid Peterson Mississippi - Cheri Brown Missouri - Kelly Laxon

Montana - Robbin English Nebraska - Rebecca Staab Nevada - Kimberlee Guider New Hampshire - Eva Dyer New Jersey - Joni Peifer New Mexico - Kathy Dawn Patrick New York - Debra Sue Maurice North Carolina - Lori Boggs North Dakota - Kim Thompson Ohio - Elizabeth Kim Thomas Oklahoma - Martha Streightoff Oregon - Martha Viducich Pennsylvania - Andrea Patrick Rhode Island - Robyn Hall South Carolina - Shawn Weatherly South Dakota - Jane Schmidt Tennessee - Diane Hunt Texas - Barbara Buckley Utah - Tamara Parsons Vermont - Judi Mason Virginia - Kelly Humphrey Washington - Janet Brown West Virginia - Linda Hendrick Wisconsin - Susan McGaffigan Wyoming - Suzie Harris

External links

• Miss USA official website