Miss USA 1980

Miss USA 1980
Date May 15, 1980
Presenters Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell
Entertainment Donny Osmond
Venue Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster CBS, WJTV
Entrants 51
Placements 12
Winner Shawn Weatherly
South Carolina South Carolina
Congeniality Montana Robbin English
Photogenic Arizona Jineane Ford
Ohio Kim Thomas

Miss USA 1980, the 29th Miss USA pageant, was 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 was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mary Therese Friel of New York. Weatherly would later win the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and first runner-up Jineane Ford of Arizona became Miss USA. Weatherly later became an actress, featured in the television series Baywatch.

Results

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 1980
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

∞ Weatherly won Miss Universe 1980. Due to protocol, Weatherly resigns her title as Miss USA 1980. 1st runner-up, Jineane Ford, replaces her as Miss USA.

Semifinal scores

State Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Nebraska 8.450 (5) 7.938 (10) 7.489 (11) 7.832 (8) 7.753 (10)
 Arizona 8.317 (8) 8.950 (4) 8.670 (4) 8.701 (2) 8.774 (2)
 South Carolina 9.086 (1) 9.082 (1) 9.097 (1) 9.567 (1) 9.249 (1)
 Minnesota 8.083 (12) 7.858 (11) 7.031 (12) 7.518 (12) 7.469 (12)
 Texas 8.503 (4) 7.417 (12) 8.008 (9) 7.703 (10) 7.709 (11)
 Florida 8.924 (3) 9.029 (2) 8.953 (2) 8.313 (4) 8.765 (3)
 Alabama 8.334 (7) 8.822 (5) 8.775 (3) 8.268 (5) 8.621 (4)
 New Mexico 8.998 (2) 8.804 (6) 8.438 (5) 7.968 (7) 8.403 (6)
 Maryland 8.344 (6) 8.498 (7) 8.167 (8) 8.176 (6) 8.280 (7)
 New Hampshire 8.104 (11) 8.029 (9) 7.826 (10) 7.625 (11) 7.827 (9)
 Kentucky 8.247 (9) 8.989 (3) 8.347 (6) 8.457 (3) 8.598 (5)
 New York 8.119 (10) 8.477 (8) 8.217 (7) 7.828 (9) 8.174 (8)
     Winner
     First Runner-up
     Second Runner-up
     Third Runner-up
     Fourth Runner-up
     Top 12 Semifinalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Preliminary swimsuit scores

The following is the contestants average scores in the Preliminary swimsuit competition.

State Score
Alabama 8.538
Alaska 6.250
Arizona 8.564
Arkansas 7.431
California 7.420
Colorado 7.020
Connecticut 6.808
Delaware 6.742
District of Columbia 7.738
Florida 9.043
Georgia 7.692
Hawaii 7.533
Idaho 7.000
Illinois 7.192
Indiana 7.183
Iowa 7.063
Kansas 7.279
Kentucky 7.811
Louisiana 7.583
Maine 6.669
Maryland 8.467
Massachusetts 6.455
Michigan 6.599
Minnesota 7.528
Mississippi 7.663
Missouri 7.021
Montana 6.193
Nebraska 8.556
Nevada 6.836
New Hampshire 7.833
New Jersey 7.497
New Mexico 8.716
New York 8.350
North Carolina 7.434
North Dakota 7.051
Ohio 7.715
Oklahoma 7.164
Oregon 6.814
Pennsylvania 7.049
Rhode Island 7.080
South Carolina 9.563
South Dakota 7.092
Tennessee 7.289
Texas 8.504
Utah 7.586
Vermont 5.475
Virginia 8.142
Washington 7.703
West Virginia 7.413
Wisconsin 7.152
Wyoming 6.946
     Winner
     First Runner-up
     Second Runner-up
     Third Runner-up
     Fourth Runner-up
     Top 12 Semifinalist

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best State Costume
  • Ohio Ohio - Elizabeth Kim Thomas

Delegates

The Miss USA 1980 delegates were:

Judges

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