Miss USA 1978
| Miss USA 1978 | |
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| Date | April 29, 1978 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Jack Jones |
| Venue | Gillard Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Judi Andersen Hawaii |
| Congeniality | Nancy Wierzbicki Vermont |
| Photogenic | Suzanna Timberlake Tennessee |
Miss USA 1978, the 27th Miss USA pageant, was televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978.
The pageant was won by Judi Andersen of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Tomes of Texas. Andersen was the third woman from Hawaii to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margaret Gardiner of South Africa at Miss Universe 1978.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss USA 1978 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Historical significance
- Hawaii wins competition for the third time.
- Massachusetts earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time.
- Texas earns the 2nd runner-up position for the first time.
- Indiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time.
- New Mexico earns the 4th runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 1968.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.
- California placed for the twenty-second consecutive year.
- Texas placed for the fourth consecutive year.
- New Mexico placed for the third consecutive year.
- Hawaii and Virginia made their second consecutive placement.
- Florida and Indiana last placed in 1975.
- Alaska last placed in 1972.
- Pennsylvania last placed in 1971.
- Massachusetts and Utah last placed in 1966.
- Oklahoma last placed in 1965.
- Georgia and Minnesota break an ongoing streak of placements since 1976.
Delegates
The Miss USA 1978 delegates were:
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