Miss World America 1978

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Miss World America 1978
DateSeptember 30, 1978
VenueVon Barun Civic Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Entrants51
Placements8
WinnerDebra Jean Freeze
North Carolina North Carolina
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Miss World America 1978 was the 1st edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Von Barun Civic Center in Huntsville, Alabama and was won by Debra Jean Freeze of North Carolina. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Cindy Darlene Miller of Virginia. Freeze went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1978 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World.[1]

Results[]

Placements[]

Final results Contestant
Miss World America 1978
  • North Carolina North Carolina – Debra Jean Freeze
1st Runner-Up
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts – Debra Sue Maurice
2nd Runner-Up
  • Texas Texas – Debbie Elaine Palmer
Top 8
  • California California – Linda Howerton
  • New Mexico New Mexico – Kathy Killebrew
  • New York (state) New York – Kathleen Peartree
  • Oklahoma Oklahoma – Robin Keene
  • South Carolina South Carolina - Cynthia Wynn

Special awards[]

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
  •  Louisiana – Elberta McKnight
Miss Photogenic
  •  Texas – Debbie Elaine Palmer

Delegates[]

The Miss World America 1978 delegates were:

  • Alabama Alabama - Cheryl Clements
  • Alaska Alaska - Gay Nel Wilson
  • Arizona Arizona - Karen Filipi
  • Arkansas Arkansas - Terry Williams
  • California California - Linda Howerton
  • Colorado Colorado - Lynelle Gaye Lichtenheld
  • Connecticut Connecticut - Cynthia Lee Leddy
  • Delaware Delaware - Annette Malgieri
  • Washington, D.C. District of Columbia - Gloria Renfrow
  • Florida Florida - Lynn Hafter
  • Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Jane Carol Sapp
  • Hawaii Hawaii - Sharon Bush
  • Idaho Idaho - Rozalynn Johnson
  • Illinois Illinois - Barbara Figarola[2]
  • Indiana Indiana - Lee Ann Miller
  • Iowa Iowa - Melinda McVey
  • Kansas Kansas - Cathleen Reardon
  • Kentucky Kentucky - Janet Bishop
  • Louisiana Louisiana - Elberta McKnight
  • Maine Maine - Cynthia R. Towne
  • Maryland Maryland - Celeste Woschke
  • Massachusetts Massachusetts - Debra Sue Maurice
  • Michigan Michigan - Denise Noffsinger
  • Minnesota Minnesota - Debra J. Peterson
  • Mississippi Mississippi - Judy Bickerstaff
  • Missouri Missouri - Linda Camacho
  • Montana Montana - Mea Townsend
  • Nebraska Nebraska - Rebecca Kunz
  • Nevada Nevada - Deborah Gabinetti
  • New Hampshire New Hampshire - Theresa Tucker
  • New Jersey New Jersey - Dezra Atkinson
  • New Mexico New Mexico - Kathy Killebrew
  • New York (state) New York - Kathleen Peartree
  • North Carolina North Carolina - Debra Jean Freeze
  • North Dakota North Dakota - Cheryl Henry
  • Ohio Ohio - Lesa Rummell
  • Oklahoma Oklahoma - Robin Keene
  • Oregon Oregon - Tena Montoya
  • Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - Bonnie Barney
  • Rhode Island Rhode Island - Donna Delfino
  • South Carolina South Carolina - Cynthia Wynn
  • South Dakota South Dakota - Lu Ann Keehn
  • Tennessee Tennessee - Paulette Wheelock
  • Texas Texas - Debbie Elaine Palmer
  • Utah Utah - Heather Walker
  • Vermont Vermont - Ann Kent
  • Virginia Virginia - Debbie Walker
  • Washington (state) Washington - Ivy Lynn Reed
  • West Virginia West Virginia - Beverly Michael
  • Wisconsin Wisconsin - Elizabeth A. Ruyak
  • Wyoming Wyoming - Kim Lisco

Crossovers[]

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
  • 1977:  Ohio: Lesa Rummell
  • 1977:  Vermont: Ann Kent
  • 1977:  Washington: Ivy Lynn Reed
  • 1980:  Massachusetts: Debra Sue Maurice (as  New York)
Miss World America

References[]

  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "World-America". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Swartz, Tracy. "Barbara Figarola Weber, mom of 'Bachelor' star Peter Weber, was a Chicago pageant queen in the '70s". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

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