Miss America 1980

Miss America 1980
Date	September 8, 1979
Presenters	Bert Parks
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Winner	Cheryl Prewitt Mississippi

Miss America 1980, the 53rd Miss America pageant, was televised from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 8, 1979 by the NBC Television Network.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1980	Mississippi - Cheryl Prewitt
1st runner-up	Ohio - Tana Kay Carli
2nd runner-up	Kansas - Michelle Elaine Whitson
3rd runner-up	Missouri - Susan Wilson
4th runner-up	Florida - Marti Sue Phillips
Top 10	Arizona - Pam Wenzel Iowa - Lori Jean Froeling New York - Kelli Diane Krull Pennsylvania - Carolyn Louise Black West Virginia - Deborah Davis

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Maryland - Shelly Meg Peiken Mississippi - Cheryl Prewitt North Carolina - Monta Anne Maki
Talent	Arizona - Pam Wenzel New York - Kelli Diane Krull Ohio - Tana Kay Carli

Non-finalist awards

Awards	Contestant
Talent	Alabama - Kathy Jo Pickett Georgia - Sandra Eakes Louisiana - Myrrah Monroe McCully Michigan - Bethany Jane Wright North Dakota - Daureen Podenski Oklahoma - Jill Elmore South Dakota - Julie Kay Kleinsasser Tennessee - Elise Neal

Judges

• Irene Dailey
• Janet Langhart
• Gavin MacLeod
• Ray Sax Schroeder
• Roger Simon
• Jerry Vale
• Dr. Glenn Whitesides
• Nadine Gae Schroeder

External links

• Miss America official website