Miss America 1978

Miss America 1978
Miss America 1978, Susan Yvonne Perkins
Date	September 10, 1977
Presenters	Bert Parks, Phyllis George
Venue	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Susan Perkins Ohio
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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. The winner was Miss Ohio, Susan Perkins.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss America 1978	Ohio - Susan Perkins^[1]
1st runner-up	Indiana - Barbara Mougin^[1]
2nd runner-up	South Carolina - Catherine Hinson^[1]
3rd runner-up	New Jersey - Mary D'Arcy^[1]
4th runner-up	Florida - Catherine LaBelle^[1]
Top 10	California - Connie Lee Haugen Oregon - Suzanne Louise Bunker Pennsylvania - Lynne Carol Grote Tennessee - Linda Faye Moore Texas - Lori Smith^[1]