MISS AMERICA 1980
1979 September 8
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
50 entries
Results
1 MISSISSIPPI Cheryl Prewitt
2 OHIO Tana Kay Carli
3 KANSAS Michelle Elaine Whitson
4 MISSOURI Susan Wilson
5 FLORIDA Marti Sue Phillips
Top 10
ARIZONA Pam Wenzel
IOWA Lori Jean Froeling
NEW YORK Kelli Diane Krull
PENNSYLVANIA Carolyn Louise Black
WEST VIRGINIA Debbie Davis (winner Mrs America '84)
Awards
Lifestyle and Fitness MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA
Talent ARIZONA, NEW YORK, OHIO
Remainder
ALABAMA Kathy Pickett
ALASKA Lila Oberg
ARKANSAS Janet Holman
CALIFORNIA Deanna Fogarty
COLORADO Sheliah Wilkins
CONNECTICUT Laura Kaufmann
DELAWARE Ann Lorraine Harrington
GEORGIA Sandra Eakes
HAWAII Sheron Leihuanani Bissen
IDAHO Gladys Steele
ILLINOIS Elizabeth Russell
INDIANA Rickee Farrell
KENTUCKY Kathryn Parker
LOUISIANA Myrrah McCully
MAINE Jill O’Brien
MARYLAND Shelly Peiken
MASSACHUSETTS Lisa Matta
MICHIGAN Bethany Wright
MINNESOTA Debra Nerby
MONTANA Lori Conlon
NEBRASKA Kathryn Ann Saathoff
NEVADA Jeanne Cangemi
NEW HAMPSHIRE Monica Skiathitis
NEW JERSEY Mary McGinnis
NEW MEXICO Susan Spartz
NORTH CAROLINA Monta Maki
NORTH DAKOTA Daureen Shippey
OKLAHOMA Jill Elmore
OREGON Tami Sanders
RHODE ISLAND Elaine Rushlow
SOUTH CAROLINA Jane Jenkins
SOUTH DAKOTA Julie Kleinsasser
TENNESSEE Elise Neal
TEXAS Lex Ann Haughey
UTAH Karen Brimley
VERMONT Shari Bach
VIRGINIA Darlene McIntosh
WASHINGTON Janelle Yvonne Martz
WISCONSIN Kristine Konrad
WYOMING Karla Singer