Miss America 1978

Miss America 1978
Miss America 1978
	Miss America 1978, Susan Yvonne Perkins
Date	September 10, 1977
Presenters	Bert Parks, Phyllis George
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Susan Perkins; Ohio
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Miss America 1978, the 51st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1977. The pageant was televised on CBS, making this the last Miss America Pageant broadcast (as of 2022) by CBS, and the only one from 1966 through 1996 not televised by NBC. The winner was Miss Ohio, Susan Perkins.^[1]

Results[edit]

Placements[edit]

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1978	Ohio - Susan Perkins^[1]
1st runner-up	Indiana - Barbara Mougin^[1]
2nd runner-up	South Carolina - Catherine Hinson^[1]
3rd runner-up	New Jersey - Mary D'Arcy^[1]
4th runner-up	Florida - Catherine LaBelle^[1]
Top 10	California - Connie Lee Haugen Oregon - Suzanne Louise Bunker Pennsylvania - Lynne Carol Grote Tennessee - Linda Faye Moore Texas - Lori Smith^[1]

Order of announcements[edit]

Top 10[edit]

South Carolina
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Florida
California
Oregon
Texas

Awards[edit]

Preliminary awards[edit]

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Arkansas - Bunnie Carolyn Holbert South Carolina - Catherine Hinson Tennessee - Linda Faye Moore
Talent	Florida - Catherine LaBelle Ohio - Susan Perkins Pennsylvania - Lynne Carol Grote

Other awards[edit]

Awards	Contestant
Non-finalist Talent	Arkansas - Bunnie Carolyn Holbert Colorado - Suzan Joanne Hogan Delaware - Sandra Louise Aiken Kansas - Jill Dirks Nebraska - Linda Kay Hallstrom South Dakota - Karen Rae Janousek Virginia - Terri Bartlett West Virginia - Patricia Ann Paugh

Judges[edit]

Contestants[edit]


State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement	Special Awards	Notes
Alabama	Julie Houston	Heflin	22	Banjo, "Beverly Hillbillies Theme"
Alaska	Lisa Granath	Kenai	18	Modern Ballet, "A Spoonful of Sugar" & "Every Day's a Holiday"
Arizona	Cindy Glenn	Globe	18	Popular Vocal, "Nothing Can Stop Me Now"
Arkansas	Bunnie Holbert	Stuttgart	20	Vocal, "Feelings"		Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
California	Connie Lee Haugen	Redlands	24	Vocal, "Nobody Does it Like Me" from Seesaw	Top 10
Colorado	Suzan Hogan	Colorado Springs	19	Flute, "Carnival of Venice"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Connecticut	Karen Kopins	Ridgefield	18	Modern Jazz Dance, "Zero to Sixty in Five"			Actress who has appeared in Dallas, Designing Women, Perry Mason, Troop Beverly Hills, and Once Bitten
Delaware	Sandra Louise Aiken	Seaford	21	Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Florida	Cathy La Belle	Tampa	20	Popular Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat!	4th runner-up	Preliminary Talent Award
Georgia	Pam Souders	Thomasville	18	Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata
Hawaii	Libby Kawaikikilani Lee	Aiea	18	Hawaiian Dance & Nose Flute, "A Hamakua Au"
Idaho	Charlene McArthur	Pocatello	21	Piano, "Piano Throughout the Ages"			Previously Miss Idaho USA 1975
Illinois	Nancy Beatty	Avon	22	Classical Vocal, "Voices of Spring"
Indiana	Barbara Mougin	Bremen	24	Modern Dance, Theme from Summer of '42	1st runner-up
Iowa	Debra Jo Scheller	Fort Dodge	23	Popular Vocal, "Country Girl"
Kansas	Jill Dirks	Wichita	22	Vocal, "Open Your Heart"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Kentucky	Karen Gordon	Benton	21	Chalk Drawing with Narration
Louisiana	Donna Holt	Tioga	21	Semi-classical Vocal, "My Tribute"
Maine	Terry Gilpatrick	Lincoln	18	Pantomime, "Me and My Shadow"
Maryland	Donna Marie Silvestri	Catonsville	18	Modern Jazz Dance/Baton Twirling, "Gonna Fly Now"
Massachusetts	Janice Ould	Boston	25	Semi-classical Vocal, "One Kiss" from The New Moon
Michigan	Holly Schmidt	Farmington Hills	18	Piano, "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum"
Minnesota	Kim Fossey	Austin	20	Popular Vocal, "Mister Melody"
Mississippi	Mary Donnelly	Oxford	19	Vocal, "The Good Songs"			Wife of former Miss America Chairman of the Board Sam Haskell
Missouri	Jayne Scherder	Bowling Green	20	Piano, "The Firefly"
Montana	Sue Stanaway	Billings	22	Classical Vocal, "The Doll's Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann
Nebraska	Linda Kay Hallstrom	Omaha	18	Jazz Dance		Non-finalist Talent Award
Nevada	Lori Isom	Las Vegas	18	Jazz Dance, "Classical Blues"
New Hampshire	Jamie Rotwitt	Weirs Beach	20	Organ Medley, "Bim Bam Boom" & "Oye Negra"
New Jersey	Mary D'Arcy	Yardville	21	Semi-classical Vocal, "Summertime"	3rd runner-up		Judge at Miss America 1991
New Mexico	Evelyn Foster	Lovington	20	Vocal, "Feeling Good"
New York	Lesly Braun	Pelham Manor	23	Flute Medley, "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke"
North Carolina	Kathy Fleming	Hamptonville	22	Popular Vocal, "Everything"
North Dakota	Kathryn Power	Beulah	22	Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus
Ohio	Susan Perkins	Middletown	23	Vocal, "Good Morning Heartache"	Winner	Preliminary Talent Award	Judge for the preliminary competition of Miss America 2018
Oklahoma	Ellen Wight	Tulsa	22	Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust			Died in December 1979 at the age of 24 in a fire
Oregon	Suzanne Bunker	Forest Grove	21	Classical Flute, "Fantasie for Flute"	Top 10
Pennsylvania	Lynn Carol Grote	Bowmansville	22	Piano Medley, "I Got Rhythm", "The Man I Love", & Rhapsody in Blue	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
Rhode Island	Tanya Kapla	Middletown	21	Ballet en Pointe, "The Dying Swan"			Played Gloria Brown on The Young and the Restless
South Carolina	Catherine Hinson	Rock Hill	22	Saxophone Medley, "What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" & "Flight '76" by Walter Murphy	2nd runner-up	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
South Dakota	Karen Janousek	Rapid City	22	Classical Piano, "Prelude in C Minor"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Tennessee	Linda Moore	Madison	22	Vocal, "Evening Gowns are Not for Children"	Top 10	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Texas	Lori Smith	Fort Worth	20	Vocal, "Moanin' Low"	Top 10
Utah	Kristy Deakin	Brigham City	19	Baton Twirling
Vermont	Andrea Petty	Poultney	18	Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide
Virginia	Terri Bartlett	Newport News	24	Classical Piano, "Rhapsody in C Minor"		Non-finalist Talent Award
Washington	Natasha Solovjev	Burien	19	Classical Piano, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky
West Virginia	Patricia Paugh†	Parkersburg	20	Original Dramatic Monologue, "Deadline"		Non-finalist Talent Award	Sister of Miss West Virginia 1980, Pamela Paugh Mother of JonBenét Ramsey
Wisconsin	Jennifer Woychik	Arcadia	19	Vocal Comedy, "I Love Trash"
Wyoming	Jeanne Uphoff	Cheyenne	21	Jazz Dance, "You've Got it Bad, Girl"