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Miss America 1979

Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978 on NBC Network.

Miss America 1979
Kylene Barker as Miss America 1979
DateSeptember 9, 1978
PresentersBert Parks[1]
VenueBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
BroadcasterNBC
WinnerKylene Barker
Virginia Virginia
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Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.

Results edit

Placements edit

Placement Contestant
Miss America 1979
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  •   Ohio – Sher Lynnette Patrick[1]
4th Runner-Up
Top 10

Order of announcements edit

Awards edit

Preliminary awards edit

Awards Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness
Talent

Non-finalist awards edit

Awards Contestant
Talent

Delegates edit

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
  Alabama Teresa Cheatham Wellington 20 Operatic Vocal, "This Is My Beloved" from "Kismet" 1st runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit
Preliminary Talent
  Alaska Patty-Jo Gentry Valdez
  Arizona Susan Kohler Tempe
  Arkansas Naylene Vuurens Searcy
  California Christine Louise Acton Chula Vista Non-finalist Talent
  Colorado Catherine Brown Littleton
  Connecticut Maryalice Flintroy Meriden Non-finalist Talent
  Delaware Janice Anne Albro Claymont Preliminary Swimsuit
  Florida Carolyn Cline Brandon 25 Piano and Vocal, Theme from "Love Story" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Talent
  Georgia Deborah Mosely Atlanta
  Hawaii Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey Laie
  Idaho Kimberly Jensen Caldwell Non-finalist Talent
  Illinois Debra Carlson Ottawa Non-finalist Talent
  Indiana Terry Kaiser Etna Green
  Iowa Mary England Davenport
  Kansas Lori Ann Bergen Salina 20 Violin solo, "Czárdás"/"Orange Blossom Special" Top 10 Preliminary Talent
  Kentucky Marcia Bell Lexington 21 Vocal, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" Top 10
  Louisiana Phyllis Kelly Baton Rouge 20 Operatic Vocal, "Italian Street Song" by Victor Herbert Top 10
  Maine Linda Carroll Alfred
  Maryland Caroline JoAnn Donnelly College Park
  Massachusetts Rowena Humphrey Worthington
  Michigan Suzanne M. Schemm Essexville
  Minnesota Sue Erickson Coon Rapids Preliminary Swimsuit
  Mississippi Cheri Brown Meridian Preliminary Swimsuit
  Missouri Tamara Fister Poplar Bluff
  Montana Vanessa Ochsner Missoula
  Nebraska Guylyn Remmenga Elwood 21 Piano solo Top 10 Preliminary Talent
  Nevada Megan Anderson Reno Non-finalist Talent
  New Hampshire Belinda Bridgeman Merrimack
  New Jersey Laurie Berchtold Ocean City
  New Mexico Jennifer Leigh Schubert Hobbs
  New York Paula Pope Lockport
  North Carolina Deborah Shook Spruce Pine Non-finalist Talent
  North Dakota Shelia Lindeman Linton
  Ohio Sher Lynnette Patrick Centerville 19 Modern interpretation of traditional Middle Eastern dance 3rd runner-up
  Oklahoma Kendi Brown Oklahoma City
  Oregon Amy White Portland
  Pennsylvania Charmaine Kowalski State College
  Rhode Island Lori Leyden Providence
  South Carolina Mary Diane Toole Aiken Non-finalist Talent
  South Dakota Jennifer Holt Mitchell
  Tennessee Jill Beshears Memphis
  Texas Sandi Miller Mesquite 20 Piano solo, Selections from "Nocture for the left hand, Op. 9, No.2" by Alexander Scriabin; "2nd Concerto in G Minor, Opus 22" by Camille Saint-Saens, and "An American in Paris", by George Gershwin Top 10
  Utah Jami Coombs Tremonton
  Vermont Lisa Volkert Middlebury
  Virginia Kylene Barker Galax 22 Acrobatic dance routine to "Gonna Fly Now" from "Rocky" Winner
  Washington Laurie Nelson Gig Harbor 19 Vocal, "Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?" 4th runner-up
  West Virginia Ivy Meadows St. Albans
  Wisconsin Carin Kizewic Racine
  Wyoming Kim Pring Cheyenne Non-finalist Talent

Judges edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Virginia Beauty New Miss America". The Daily Herald. UPI. 10 Sep 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links edit

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