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 | |
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![]() 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![]() |
Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.
Results
editPlacements
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Miss America 1979 | |
1st Runner-Up | |
2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
Order of announcements
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Top 10edit
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Awards
editPreliminary awards
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Lifestyle and Fitness |
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Talent |
Non-finalist awards
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Talent |
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Delegates
editState | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Alabama | Teresa Cheatham | Wellington | 20 | Operatic Vocal, "This Is My Beloved" from "Kismet" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent |
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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 |