Miss USA 1980
| Miss USA 1980 | |
|---|---|
 Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980 | |
| Date | May 15, 1980 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Shawn Weatherly South Carolina |
Miss USA 1980 was the 29th Miss USA pageant, televised live on May 15 from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on CBS.
The pageant was won by Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina, who succeeded Mary Therese Friel of New York.[1] Weatherly would later win the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and first runner-up Jineane Ford of Arizona inherited the Miss USA title for the remainder of the year. Weatherly later became an actress, featured in the television series Baywatch.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss USA 1980 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12[1] |
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∞ Weatherly won Miss Universe 1980. Due to protocol, Weatherly relinquished her title and the 1st runner-up, Jineane Ford, assumed the Miss USA title.
Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic | |
| Best State Costume |
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Delegates
The Miss USA 1980 delegates were:
Alabama – Pamela Rigas
Alaska – Debby Fickus
Arizona – Jineane Ford
Arkansas – Susie Owens
California - Kari Lloyd
Colorado – Shelley Marks
Connecticut – Kristine Wilson
Delaware – Karen Giobbe
District of Columbia – Marianne Ritter
Florida – Barbara Bowser
Georgia – April Reid
Hawaii – Carol Ching
Idaho – Marta Vincen
Illinois – Karen Marie Groat
Indiana – Susan Osby
Iowa – Lori Kromminga
Kansas – Lisa Boyd
Kentucky – Lisa Devillez
Louisiana – Kelly Bonin
Maine – Victoria Elias
Maryland – Tonja Walker
Massachusetts – Diane Campbell
Michigan – Teena Hammonds
Minnesota – Carla Peterson
Mississippi – Cheri Brown
Missouri – Kelly Laxon
Montana – Robbin English
Nebraska – Rebecca "Becky" Staab
Nevada – Kimberlee Guider
New Hampshire – Eva Dyer
New Jersey – Joni Peifer
New Mexico – Kathy Patrick
New York – Debra "Debbie" Maurice
North Carolina – Lori Boggs
North Dakota – Kim Thompson
Ohio – Elizabeth Kim Thomas
Oklahoma – Martha Streightoff
Oregon – Martha Viducich
Pennsylvania – Andrea Patrick
Rhode Island – Robyn Hall
South Carolina – Shawn Weatherly
South Dakota – Jane Schmidt
Tennessee – Diane Hunt
Texas – Barbara Buckley
Utah – Tamara Parsons
Vermont – Judi Mason
Virginia – Kelly Humphrey
Washington – Janet Brown
West Virginia – Linda Hendrick
Wisconsin – Susan McGaffigan
Wyoming – Suzie Harris
Judges
- Judi Andersen – Miss USA 1978
- Gerald Fitzgerald – associate editor of Opera News magazine
- Uri Geller – illusionist
- Anita Gillette – actress, singer
- Lloyd Haynes – actor
- Bob Kane – comic book writer, co-creator of Batman
- Richard Kline – actor
- Peter Max – artist
- Joan Prather – actress
- Rosemary Rogers – author
- Rosie Vela – model, actress, singer-songwriter
- Adam West – actor
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Goggin, Terry (16 May 1980). "South Carolina coed is new Miss USA". Hattiesburg American. p. 9. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Miss Photogenic Winners". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. 11 May 1980. p. 32. Retrieved 15 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.