Miss America 1979

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Miss America 1979
Winner	Kylene Barker
Represented	Virginia
Date	September 9, 1978
Presenters	Bert Parks^[1]
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	NBC
Before	1978
Next	1980

Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978, on NBC Network.

Kylene Barker was the first Miss Virginia to win the crown.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America 1979	Virginia – Kylene Barker^[1]
1st Runner-Up	Alabama – Teresa Cheatham^[1]
2nd Runner-Up	Florida – Carolyn Cline^[1]
3rd Runner-Up	Ohio – Sher Lynnette Patrick^[1]
4th Runner-Up	Washington – Laurie Nelson^[1]
Top 10	Kansas – Lori Ann Bergen Kentucky – Marcia Bell Louisiana – Phyllis Kelly Nebraska – Guylyn Remmenga Texas – Sandi Miller^[1]

Awards

Preliminary awards

Awards	Contestant
Lifestyle and Fitness	Alabama - Teresa Cheatham (tie)^[1] Delaware - Janice Anne Albro Mississippi - Cheri Brown (tie) Minnesota - Sue Erickson
Talent	Alabama - Teresa Cheatham Florida - Carolyn Cline (tie) Kansas - Lori Ann Bergen Nebraska - Guylyn Remmenga (tie)^[1]

Non-finalist awards

Awards	Contestant
Talent	California - Christine Acton Connecticut - Maryalice Flintroy Idaho - Kimberly Ann Jensen Illinois - Debra Carlson Nevada - Megan Anderson North Carolina - Deborah Shook South Carolina - Diane Toole Wyoming - Kim Pring

References

^ "Virginia Beauty New Miss America". The Daily Herald. UPI. 10 Sep 1978. p. 1. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

External links

Miss America official website

Connections

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