Miss USA 1978

Bob Barker
Helen O'Connell

^[1]EntertainmentJack JonesVenueGillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South CarolinaBroadcaster

CBS
WCSC-TV

Entrants51Placements12WinnerJudi Andersen
Hawaii

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Miss USA 1978 was the 27th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978.

The pageant was won by Judi Andersen of Hawaii, who succeeded outgoing titleholder Kimberly Tomes of Texas.^[1] Andersen was the third woman from Hawaii to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margaret Gardiner of South Africa at Miss Universe 1978.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1978	Hawaii – Judi Andersen
1st Runner-Up	Massachusetts – Diane Pollard^[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Texas – Barbra Jo Horan^[1]
3rd Runner-Up	Indiana – Jayme Buecher^[1]
4th Runner-Up	New Mexico – Marlena Garland^[1]
Top 12	Alaska – Barbara Samuelson California – Donna Adrian Florida – April Shaw Oklahoma – Nancy Lippold Pennsylvania – Sandy Dell Utah – Margo Flynn Virginia – Robin Shadle^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Judi Lois Andersen, Miss Hawaii, takes Miss USA title in Charleston". The Honolulu Advertiser. Combined news services. Apr 30, 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2023.