Miss Universe 1978
| Miss Universe 1978 | |
|---|---|
| File:Miss Universe 1978 opening titles.jpg | |
| Date | 24 July 1978 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) Televisa (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Margaret Gardiner  South Africa |
| Congeniality | Sophia Titus  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Best National Costume | Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan  India |
| Photogenic | Maribel Fernández  Costa Rica |
Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1978 at the Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Mexico. Margaret Gardiner of South Africa was crowned by Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad and Tobago at the end of the event. This is the first time South Africa won the pageant.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1978 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 12 |
Final Competition
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| Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
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6.791 (3) | 6.590 (4) | 6.373 (5) | 6.584 (4) |
 United States
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8.155 (1) | 7.855 (1) | 7.482 (2) | 7.830 (1) |
 Spain
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6.500 (5) | 6.870 (3) | 7.545 (1) | 6.971 (3) |
 Colombia
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6.645 (4) | 6.282 (6) | 6.545 (4) | 6.490 (5) |
 Sweden
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7.518 (2) | 7.300 (2) | 7.355 (3) | 7.391 (2) |
 Belgium
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6.230 (6) | 6.364 (5) | 5.709 (6) | 6.101 (6) |
 Chile
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5.073 (9) | 5.064 (7) | 4.536 (9) | 4.891 (7) |
 Israel
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5.260 (8) | 4.280 (8) | 4.945 (7) | 4.828 (8) |
 Mexico
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5.320 (7) | 3.260 (11) | 4.145 (10) | 4.241 (9) |
 Ireland
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3.889 (12) | 3.800 (9) | 4.756 (8) | 4.148 (10) |
 Peru
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4.422 (10) | 3.718 (10) | 3.573 (11) | 3.904 (11) |
 Holland
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3.911 (11) | 2.890 (12) | 3.573 (11) | 3.458 (12) |
Order Of Announcements
Top 12
Ireland
South Africa
Israel
Spain
Holland
Mexico
Sweden
United States
Colombia
Belgium
Peru
Chile
Top 5
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- United States
- Colombia
Judges
The following celebrities judged the final competition:[1]
- Christiane Martel – Miss Universe 1953 from France
- Dewi Sukarno – Japanese socialite and former first lady of Indonesia
- David Merrick – Tony Award-winning American theatrical producer
- Line Renaud – French singer and actress
- Miloš Forman – Film director from Czechoslovakia
- Ursula Andress – Swiss actress and sex symbol of the 1960s
- Melba Moore – American singer
- Roberto Cavalli – Italian fashion designer
- Wilhelmina Cooper – Founder of Wilhelmina Models
- Anna Moffo – American opera singer
- Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" – Mexican comedian and stage and film actor
Contestants
American Samoa – Palepa Sio Tauliili
Argentina – Delia Stella Maris Muñoz
Aruba – Margarita Marieta Tromp
Australia – Beverly Frances Pinder
Austria – Doris Elizabeth Anwander
Bahamas – Dulcie Louise Millings
Barbados – Judy Margot Miller- Belgium – Françoise Hélène Julia Moens
Belize – Christina Margarita Ysaguirre
Bermuda – Madeline Francine Joell
Bolivia – Raquel Roca Kuikanaga
Bonaire – Corinne Rosseley Hernandez
Brazil – Suzana Araújo dos Santos
Canada – Andrea Leslie Eng- Chile – Marianne Müller Prieto
- Colombia – Mary Shirley Sáenz Starnes
Costa Rica – Maribel Fernández García- Curaçao – Solange Abigail de Castro
Denmark – Anita Heske
Dominican Republic – Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar
Ecuador – Mabel Ceballos Sangster
El Salvador – Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro
England – Beverly Isherwood
Finland – Seija Kaarina Paakkola
France – Brigitte Konjovic
Germany – Eva Marie Gabrielle Gottschalk
Greece – Marieta Kountouraki
Guam – Mary Lois Sampson
Guatemala – Claudia María Iriarte- Holland – Karen Ingrid Gustafsson
Honduras – Olimpia Velásquez Medina
Hong Kong – Winnie Chan Man-Yuk
Iceland – Anna Björk Edwards
India – Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan- Ireland – Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez
- Israel – Dorit Jellinek
Italy – Andreina Mazzoti
Japan – Hisako Manda
Korea – Jung-eun Shon
Lebanon – Reine Antoine Semaan
Lesotho – Joan Libuseng Khoali
Malaysia – Yasmin Yusoff
Malta – Pauline Lewise Farrugia- Mexico – Alba Margarita Cervera Lavat
Morocco – Majida Tazi
New Hebrides – Christine Spooner
New Zealand – Jane Simmonds
Nicaragua – Claudia Herrera Cortés
Northern Mariana Islands – Julias Salas Concepción
Norway – Jeanette Aarum
Panama – Diana Leticia Conte Vergara
Papua New Guinea – Angelyn Muta Tukana
Paraguay – Rosa María Duarte Melgarejo- Peru – Olga Roxana Zumarán Tapullima
Philippines – Jennifer Mitschek Cortez
Puerto Rico – Ada Cecilia Flores Perkins †- Réunion – Evelyn Pongerand
Scotland – Angela Mary Kate McLeod
Singapore – Annie Mei Ling Lee- South Africa – Margaret Gardiner
Spain – Guillermina Ruiz Domenech
Sri Lanka – Dlirukshi Wimalasooriya
Saint Vincent – Gailene Collin
Surinam – Garrance Harriette Rustwijk- Sweden – Cécilia Rodhe
Switzerland – Sylvia von Arx- Tahiti – Pascaline Tumia Teriireoo
Thailand – Pornpit Sakornvijit
Trinidad and Tobago – Sophia Titus
Turkey – Billur Lutfiye Bingol
Uruguay – María del Carmen da Rosa
United States – Judi Lois Andersen
Venezuela – Marisol Alfonzo Marcano
Virgin Islands – Barbara Henderson
Wales – Elizabeth Ann Jones
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Last competed in 1964:
Last competed in 1969:
Last competed in 1975:
Last competed in 1976:
Withdrawals
Awards
- Trinidad and Tobago - Miss Amity (Sophia Titus)
- Costa Rica - Miss Photogenic (Maribel Fernández)
- India - Best National Costume (Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan)
- Aruba - Miss Press (Margarita Marieta Tromp)
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1978". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
- ^ "Once More... Who's the Fairest". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1978. Retrieved 10 July 2011.