Miss America 1978

Miss America 1978
Miss America 1978
Date	September 10, 1977
Presenters	Bert Parks, Phyllis George
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Susan Perkins; Ohio
	← 1977 1979 →

Miss America 1978, the 51st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1977 on CBS Network [1].

As of 2017, this was the last Miss America Pageant to be televised by CBS, and from 1966 through 1996, it was the only one not televised by NBC.

Results

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

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

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