Miss USA 1979
- Bob Barker
- Helen O'Connell
- Jayne Kennedy
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Miss USA 1979 was the 28th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 30, 1979.
The pageant was won by Mary Therese Friel of New York,[1] 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.
Results
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1979 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 12 |
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Judges
- Maud Adams[1]
- Jim Davis[1]
- Eileen Ford[1]
- Beverly Garland[1]
- Karen Graham[1]
- Dong Kingman[1]
- Trini Lopez[1]
- Alfred Allan Lewis
- Earl Monroe[1]
- Leslie Nielsen[1]
- Kimberly Tomes[1]
- Edward Villella[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Judges Liked Me, Says Miss USA '79". Asbury Park Press. Associated Press. May 1, 1979. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
- Miss USA official website
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