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 | |
| Date | September 9, 1978 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Kylene Barker Virginia |
Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss America 1979 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
Order of announcements
Top 10
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Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
Non-finalist awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Talent |
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Delegates
| 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
- Neil J. Walsh
- Mary Longely
- Jerry Vale
- Dr. Glenn Whitesides
- Eileen Dole
- Ray Sach Shroder
- Renee Valente
- Janet Langhart
References
- "Virginia Beauty New Miss America". The Daily Herald. UPI. 10 Sep 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links
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