Miss USA 1978 was the 27th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978.
The pageant was won by Judi Andersen of Hawaii, who succeeded outgoing titleholder Kimberly Tomes of Texas. Andersen was the third woman from Hawaii to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as 1st runner-up to Margaret Gardiner of South Africa at Miss Universe 1978.
Results Placements Final results Contestant Miss USA 1978 Hawaii – Judi Andersen 1st Runner-Up Massachusetts – Diane Pollard 2nd Runner-Up Texas – Barbara Horan 3rd Runner-Up Indiana – Jayme Buecher 4th Runner-Up New Mexico – Marlena Garland Top 12 Alaska – Barbara Samuelson California – Donna Adrian Florida – April Shaw Oklahoma – Nancy Lippold Pennsylvania – Sandy Dell Utah – Margo Flynn Virginia – Robin Shadle
Special awards AwardContestant Miss Amity (Congeniality) Vermont – Nancy Wierzbicki Miss Photogenic Tennessee – Suzanna Timberlake Best State Costume Texas – Barbara Horan (Winner) New York – Darlene Javits (2nd Place) Indiana – Jayme Buecher (3rd Place)
Delegates The Miss USA 1978 delegates were:
Alabama – Eva Stancil Alaska – Barbara Samuelson Arizona – Jacque Crutchfield Arkansas – Donna Funderburk California - Donna Adrian Colorado – Linda Potestio Connecticut – Martha Szabo Delaware – Donna Lewis District of Columbia – Wanda Clineman Florida – April Shaw Georgia – Larinda Matthews Hawaii – Judi Andersen Idaho – Suzette Sanford Illinois – Suzanne Piché Indiana – Jayme Buecher Iowa – Michelle Daley Kansas – Mary "Diddy" Bell Kentucky – Linda Woodruff Louisiana – Tauny Hanes Maine – Catherine Ledue Maryland – Rhonda Koch Massachusetts – Diane Pollard Michigan – April Patrick Minnesota – Janey Gohl Mississippi – Wanda Gatlin Missouri – Paula Taylor Montana – Susan Riplett Nebraska – Shari Reimers Nevada – Dawn Jameson New Hampshire – Barbara Miller New Jersey – Sheryl Ann Hoehn New Mexico – Marlena Garland New York – Darlene Javits North Carolina – Kathryn Norman North Dakota – Theresa Olson Ohio – Sheila Anderson Oklahoma – Nancy Lippold Oregon – Julie Heater Pennsylvania – Sandy Dell Rhode Island – Sharon Lee McGarry South Carolina – Kathryn Threatt South Dakota – Nadene Oppold Tennessee – Suzanna Timberlake Texas – Barbara Horan Utah – Margo Flynn Vermont – Nancy Wierzbicki Virginia – Robin Shadle Washington – Barbara Bogar West Virginia – Deborah Davis Wisconsin – Cynthia Paulson Wyoming – Kathryn Flitner
Judges Jennifer Balbier – magazine editor Joseph Barbera – co-founder of animation studio Hanna-Barbera Theodore Bikel – actor Keir Dullea – actor Eileen Ford – co-founder of the Ford Agency Dong Kingman – artist Alfred Allan Lewis – author Haven Moses – NFL football player LeRoy Neiman – artist Barbara Peterson – Miss USA 1976 Bo Svenson – actor
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