MISS USA 1979

1979 April 30

Gulfport Convention Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

51 participants

Results

1  NEW YORK  Mary Therese Friel (Top 12 Universe '79)

2  WASHINGTON  Tracey Louise Goddard

3  HAWAII  Blanche Leialoha Maa (winner Queen of the Pacific '77)

4  ILLINOIS  Debbie Ann Niego (winner Oktoberfest '79)

5  MISSISSIPPI  Laurie Frances Kimbrough

Top 12

6  TEXAS  Winifred Anne Hinnant

7  VIRGINIA  Betsy Ann Bott

8  MASSACHUSETTS  Monica Patricia Magnus

9  CALIFORNIA  Linda Marie Fogarty

10  ARIZONA  Ana Maria Rubert

11  NORTH CAROLINA  Judy Dianne Jamerson

12  WISCONSIN  Kathryn Joy Wituschek

Awards

Miss Amity  WYOMING

Miss Photogenic  NEW MEXICO

Best State Costume  ILLINOIS

Remainder

ALABAMA  Rose Burch

ALASKA  Kimberley Fidler

ARKANSAS  Cynthia Caldwell

COLORADO  Jene Nelson

CONNECTICUT  Mary Beth Lombardi

DELAWARE  Lisa Toothman

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  Cynthia Ramsay

FLORIDA  Penny Sheridan

GEORGIA  Debbie Freeman

IDAHO  Lori Jukich

INDIANA  Deborah Ann Hayes

IOWA  Teri Lee Rees

KANSAS  Linda Ann Shields

KENTUCKY  Linda Passmore

LOUISIANA  Lisa Anderson

MAINE  Valerie Crooker

MARYLAND  Jean Bourne

MICHIGAN  Susan James

MINNESOTA  Cynthia Sue Lee

MISSOURI  Virginia Dean

MONTANA  Jurrette Sindelar

NEBRASKA  Rhonda Lundberg

NEVADA  Aleasha Magleby

NEW HAMPSHIRE  Patricia Brous

NEW JERSEY  Robin Senatore

NEW MEXICO  Michele Sandoval

NORTH DAKOTA  Renae Hermanson

OHIO  Carolyn Houlihan

OKLAHOMA  Susan Gibson

OREGON  Katie Fitzpatrick

PENNSYLVANIA  Maureen Starinsky

RHODE ISLAND  Theresa Patterson

SOUTH CAROLINA  Janice McDonald

SOUTH DAKOTA  Noelle de Saint Gall

TENNESSEE  Sandy Nuismer

UTAH  Victoria Scott

VERMONT  Kathi Rechsteiner

WEST VIRGINIA  Candy Boggs

WYOMING  Pam Williams