Date May 15, 1980 Broadcaster CBS, WJTV | Entertainment Donny Osmond Entrants 51 | |
Presenters Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell Venue Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi | ||
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.
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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. Weatherly later became an actress, featured in the television series Baywatch.
Placements
∞ Weatherly won Miss Universe 1980. Due to protocol, Weatherly resigns her title as Miss USA 1980. 1st runner-up, Jineane Ford, replaces her as Miss USA.
Preliminary swimsuit scores
The following is the contestants average scores in the Preliminary swimsuit competition.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1980 delegates were:
Judges
References
Miss USA 1980 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA