Miss Universe 1978

Miss Universe 1978
Miss Universe 1978 participating nations and results
Date	24 July 1978
Presenters	Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Corinna Tsopei
Entertainment	Robert Goulet and Violines Mágicos de Villafontana
Venue	Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Lesotho, New Hebrides
Withdrawals	Antigua, British Virgin Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Indonesia, Liberia, Mauritius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, Yugoslavia
Returns	Bonaire, Guatemala, Morocco, St. Vincent, Turkey
Winner	Margaret Gardiner  South Africa
Congeniality	Sophia Titus  Trinidad & Tobago
Best National Costume	Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan  India
Photogenic	Maribel Fernández  Costa Rica

Miss Universe 1978, the 27th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 July 1978 at the Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico. Margaret Gardiner of South Africa was crowned by Janelle Commissiong of Trinidad & Tobago at the end of the event. This is the first time South Africa won the pageant.

Results

Placements

Judges

The following celebrities judged the final competition:^[1]

• Christiane Martel – Miss Universe 1953 from France
• Dewi Sukarno – Japanese socialite and former first lady of Indonesia
• David Merrick – Tony Award-winning American theatrical producer
• Line Renaud – French singer and actress
• Miloš Forman – Film director from Czechoslovakia
• Ursula Andress – Swiss actress and sex symbol of the 1960s
• Melba Moore – American singer
• Roberto Cavalli – Italian fashion designer
• Wilhelmina Cooper – Founder of Wilhelmina Models
• Anna Moffo – American opera singer
• Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" – Mexican comedian and stage and film actor

Contestants

Notes

Withdrawals

References

External links

• Miss Universe official website