Miss America 1978
Miss America 1978, the 51st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1977. The pageant was televised on CBS, making this the last Miss America Pageant broadcast (as of 2022) by CBS, and the only one from 1966 through 1996 not televised by NBC.
| Miss America 1978 | |
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| Date | September 10, 1977 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks, Phyllis George |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Winner | Susan Perkins Ohio |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1978 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
Top 10
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Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
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| Non-finalist Talent |
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Judges
- Frank DeFord†
- Gail Brown
- Mary Longley
- Robert Ruston
- Frances Briscoe
- Don McDonagh
- Eileen Farrell†
Contestants
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama |
Julie Houston | Heflin | 22 | Banjo, "Beverly Hillbillies Theme" | |||
 Alaska |
Lisa Granath | Kenai | 18 | Modern Ballet, "A Spoonful of Sugar" & "Every Day's a Holiday" | |||
 Arizona |
Cindy Glenn | Globe | 18 | Popular Vocal, "Nothing Can Stop Me Now" | |||
 Arkansas |
Bunnie Holbert | Stuttgart | 20 | Vocal, "Feelings" | Non-finalist Talent Award
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 California |
Connie Lee Haugen | Redlands | 24 | Vocal, "Nobody Does it Like Me" from Seesaw | Top 10 | ||
 Colorado |
Suzan Hogan | Colorado Springs | 19 | Flute, "Carnival of Venice" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Connecticut |
Karen Kopins | Ridgefield | 18 | Modern Jazz Dance, "Zero to Sixty in Five" | Actress who has appeared in Dallas, Designing Women, Perry Mason, Troop Beverly Hills, and Once Bitten | ||
 Delaware |
Sandra Louise Aiken | Seaford | 21 | Classical Vocal, "Quando me'n vo'" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Florida |
Cathy La Belle | Tampa | 20 | Popular Vocal, "He Touched Me" from Drat! The Cat! | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
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Pam Souders | Thomasville | 18 | Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata | |||
 Hawaii |
Libby Kawaikikilani Lee | Aiea | 18 | Hawaiian Dance & Nose Flute, "A Hamakua Au" | |||
 Idaho |
Charlene McArthur | Pocatello | 21 | Piano, "Piano Throughout the Ages" | Previously Miss Idaho USA 1975 | ||
 Illinois |
Nancy Beatty | Avon | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Voices of Spring" | |||
 Indiana |
Barbara Mougin | Bremen | 24 | Modern Dance, Theme from Summer of '42 | 1st runner-up | ||
 Iowa |
Debra Jo Scheller | Fort Dodge | 23 | Popular Vocal, "Country Girl" | |||
 Kansas |
Jill Dirks | Wichita | 22 | Vocal, "Open Your Heart" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Kentucky |
Karen Gordon | Benton | 21 | Chalk Drawing with Narration | |||
 Louisiana |
Donna Holt | Tioga | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal, "My Tribute" | |||
 Maine |
Terry Gilpatrick | Lincoln | 18 | Pantomime, "Me and My Shadow" | |||
 Maryland |
Donna Marie Silvestri | Catonsville | 18 | Modern Jazz Dance/Baton Twirling, "Gonna Fly Now" | |||
 Massachusetts |
Janice Ould | Boston | 25 | Semi-classical Vocal, "One Kiss" from The New Moon | |||
 Michigan |
Holly Schmidt | Farmington Hills | 18 | Piano, "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" | |||
 Minnesota |
Kim Fossey | Austin | 20 | Popular Vocal, "Mister Melody" | |||
 Mississippi |
Mary Donnelly | Oxford | 19 | Vocal, "The Good Songs" | Wife of former Miss America Chairman of the Board Sam Haskell | ||
 Missouri |
Jayne Scherder | Bowling Green | 20 | Piano, "The Firefly" | |||
 Montana |
Sue Stanaway | Billings | 22 | Classical Vocal, "The Doll's Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann | |||
 Nebraska |
Linda Kay Hallstrom | Omaha | 18 | Jazz Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Nevada |
Lori Isom | Las Vegas | 18 | Jazz Dance, "Classical Blues" | |||
 New Hampshire |
Jamie Rotwitt | Weirs Beach | 20 | Organ Medley, "Bim Bam Boom" & "Oye Negra" | |||
 New Jersey |
Mary D'Arcy | Yardville | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Summertime" | 3rd runner-up | Judge at Miss America 1991 | |
 New Mexico |
Evelyn Foster | Lovington | 20 | Vocal, "Feeling Good" | |||
 New York |
Lesly Braun | Pelham Manor | 23 | Flute Medley, "Take the "A" Train" & "Sir Duke" | |||
 North Carolina |
Kathy Fleming | Hamptonville | 22 | Popular Vocal, "Everything" | |||
 North Dakota |
Kathryn Power | Beulah | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | |||
| Ohio |
Susan Perkins | Middletown | 23 | Vocal, "Good Morning Heartache" | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | Judge for the preliminary competition of Miss America 2018 |
 Oklahoma |
Ellen Wight | Tulsa | 22 | Classical Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | Died in December 1979 at the age of 24 in a fire | ||
 Oregon |
Suzanne Bunker | Forest Grove | 21 | Classical Flute, "Fantasie for Flute" | Top 10 | ||
 Pennsylvania |
Lynn Carol Grote | Bowmansville | 22 | Piano Medley, "I Got Rhythm", "The Man I Love", & Rhapsody in Blue | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Rhode Island |
Tanya Kapla | Middletown | 21 | Ballet en Pointe, "The Dying Swan" | Played Gloria Brown on The Young and the Restless | ||
 South Carolina |
Catherine Hinson | Rock Hill | 22 | Saxophone Medley, "What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" & "Flight '76" by Walter Murphy | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 South Dakota |
Karen Janousek | Rapid City | 22 | Classical Piano, "Prelude in C Minor" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Tennessee |
Linda Moore | Madison | 22 | Vocal, "Evening Gowns are Not for Children" | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Texas |
Lori Smith | Fort Worth | 20 | Vocal, "Moanin' Low" | Top 10 | ||
 Utah |
Kristy Deakin | Brigham City | 19 | Baton Twirling | |||
 Vermont |
Andrea Petty | Poultney | 18 | Classical Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide | |||
 Virginia |
Terri Bartlett | Newport News | 24 | Classical Piano, "Rhapsody in C Minor" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Washington |
Natasha Solovjev | Burien | 19 | Classical Piano, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Tchaikovsky | |||
 West Virginia |
Patricia Paugh† | Parkersburg | 20 | Original Dramatic Monologue, "Deadline" | Non-finalist Talent Award | Sister of Miss West Virginia 1980, Pamela Paugh
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 Wisconsin |
Jennifer Woychik | Arcadia | 19 | Vocal Comedy, "I Love Trash" | |||
 Wyoming |
Jeanne Uphoff | Cheyenne | 21 | Jazz Dance, "You've Got it Bad, Girl" |
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