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. 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 resultsContestant Miss USA 1980 South Carolina – Shawn Weatherly 1st Runner-Up Arizona – Jineane Ford ∞ 2nd Runner-Up Florida – Barbara Bowser 3rd Runner-Up Alabama – Pamela Rigas 4th Runner-Up Kentucky – Lisa Devillez Top 12 Minnesota – Carla Peterson Maryland – Tonja Walker Nebraska – Rebecca "Becky" Staab New Hampshire – Eva Dyer New York – Debra "Debbie" Maurice New Mexico – Kathy Patrick Texas – Barbara Buckley ∞ 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 AwardContestant Miss Congeniality Montana – Robbin English Miss Photogenic Arizona – Jineane Ford
Ohio – Kim Thomas Best State Costume Ohio - Kim Thomas
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
External links Miss USA official website