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 .
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
Top 10
Order of announcements
Awards
Preliminary awards
Non-finalist awards
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
References
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