Date April 30, 1979 Entertainment Leif Garrett Entrants 51 | Presenters Bob Barker Broadcaster CBS, WJTV | |
Venue Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi | ||
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.
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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.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1979 delegates were:
Judges
References
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