Miss America 1979
Miss America 1979 | |
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Date | September 9, 1978 |
Presenters | Bert Parks |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | NBC |
Winner | Kylene Barker Virginia |
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.
Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.
Results[]
Placements[]
Final results | Contestant |
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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 |
Awards[]
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 |
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Alabama | Teresa Cheatham | Wellington | Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent |
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Alaska | Patty-Jo Gentry | Valdez | |||||
Arizona | Susan Kohler | Tempe | |||||
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 | ||||
Florida | Carolyn Cline | Brandon | Piano and Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | ||
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 | ||||
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 | |||||
Minnesota | Sue Erickson | Coon Rapids | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
Mississippi | Cheri Brown | Meridian | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
Missouri | Tamara Fister | Poplar Bluff | |||||
Montana | Vanessa Ochsner | Missoula | |||||
Nebraska | Guylyn Remmenga | Elwood | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |||
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 | |||||
North Carolina | Deborah Shook | Spruce Pine | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
North Dakota | Shelia Lindeman | Linton | |||||
Ohio | Sher Lynnette Patrick | Centerville | 3rd runner-up | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |||||
Wisconsin | Carin Kizewic | Racine | |||||
Wyoming | Kim Pring | Cheyenne | Non-finalist Talent |
Judges[]
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Categories:
- Miss America
- 1978 in the United States
- 1979 beauty pageants
- 1978 in New Jersey
- September 1978 events in the United States
- Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey