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Miss USA 1978

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Date
  
April 29, 1978

Broadcaster
  
CBS, WCSC-TV

Entertainment
  
Jack Jones

Entrants
  
51

Presenters
  
Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell

Venue
  
Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina

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.

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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.

Special awards

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

    • Delegates

    The Miss USA 1978 delegates were:

    Judges

  • LeRoy Neiman
  • Barbara Peterson

    • References

    Miss USA 1978 Wikipedia
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