Miss USA 1979 was the 28th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gulf Coast Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 30, 1979.
Miss USA 1979 | |
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![]() Mary Therese Friel, Miss USA 1979 | |
Date | April 30, 1979 |
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Entertainment | Leif Garrett |
Venue | Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi |
Broadcaster | CBS, WJTV |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 12 |
Winner | Mary Therese Friel![]() |
The pageant was won by Mary Therese Friel of New York,[1] who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Judi Andersen of Hawaii. Friel was the second woman from New York to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1979.
Results
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss USA 1979 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up | |
3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up |
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Top 12 |
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