Miss Universe 1978
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 and Tobago at the end of the event. This is the first time South Africa won the pageant.
Miss Universe 1978 | |
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Date | 24 July 1978 |
Presenters |
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Entertainment |
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Venue | Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico |
Broadcaster | CBS (international) Televisa (official broadcaster) |
Entrants | 75 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Margaret Gardiner |
Congeniality | Sophia Titus |
Best National Costume | Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan |
Photogenic | Maribel Fernández |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1978 |
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1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up | |
Top 12 |
Final Competition
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Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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6.791 (3) | 6.590 (4) | 6.373 (5) | 6.584 (4) | |
8.155 (1) | 7.855 (1) | 7.482 (2) | 7.830 (1) | |
6.500 (5) | 6.870 (3) | 7.545 (1) | 6.971 (3) | |
6.645 (4) | 6.282 (6) | 6.545 (4) | 6.490 (5) | |
7.518 (2) | 7.300 (2) | 7.355 (3) | 7.391 (2) | |
6.230 (6) | 6.364 (5) | 5.709 (6) | 6.101 (6) | |
5.073 (9) | 5.064 (7) | 4.536 (9) | 4.891 (7) | |
5.260 (8) | 4.280 (8) | 4.945 (7) | 4.828 (8) | |
5.320 (7) | 3.260 (11) | 4.145 (10) | 4.241 (9) | |
3.889 (12) | 3.800 (9) | 4.756 (8) | 4.148 (10) | |
4.422 (10) | 3.718 (10) | 3.573 (11) | 3.904 (11) | |
3.911 (11) | 2.890 (12) | 3.573 (11) | 3.458 (12) |
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
Argentina – Delia Stella Maris Muñoz Aruba – Margarita Marieta Tromp Australia – Beverly Frances Pinder Austria – Doris Elizabeth Anwander Bahamas – Dulcie Louise Millings Barbados – Judy Margot Miller Belgium – Françoise Hélène Julia Moens Belize – Christina Margarita Ysaguirre Bermuda – Madeline Francine Joell Bolivia – Raquel Roca Kuikanaga Bonaire – Corinne Rosseley Hernandez Brazil – Suzana Araújo dos Santos Canada – Andrea Leslie Eng Chile – Marianne Müller Prieto Colombia – Mary Shirley Sáenz Starnes Costa Rica – Maribel Fernández García Curaçao – Solange Abigail de Castro Denmark – Anita Heske Dominican Republic – Raquel Josefina Jacobo Jaar Ecuador – Mabel Ceballos Sangster El Salvador – Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro England – Beverly Isherwood Finland – Seija Kaarina Paakkola France – Brigitte Konjovic Germany – Eva Marie Gabrielle Gottschalk Greece – Marieta Kountouraki Guam – Mary Lois Sampson Guatemala – Claudia María Iriarte Holland – Karen Ingrid Gustafsson Honduras – Olimpia Velásquez Medina Hong Kong – Winnie Chan Man-Yuk Iceland – Anna Björk Edwards India – Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan Ireland – Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez Israel – Dorit Jellinek Italy – Andreina Mazzoti Japan – Hisako Manda Korea – Jung-eun Shon Lebanon – Reine Antoine Semaan Lesotho – Joan Libuseng Khoali Malaysia – Yasmin Yusoff Malta – Pauline Lewise Farrugia Mexico – Alba Margarita Cervera Lavat Morocco – Majida Tazi New Hebrides – Christine Spooner New Zealand – Jane Simmonds Nicaragua – Claudia Herrera Cortés Northern Mariana Islands – Julias Salas Concepción Norway – Jeanette Aarum Panama – Diana Leticia Conte Vergara Papua New Guinea – Angelyn Muta Tukana Paraguay – Rosa María Duarte Melgarejo Peru – Olga Roxana Zumarán Tapullima Philippines – Jennifer Mitschek Cortez Puerto Rico – Ada Cecilia Flores Perkins Réunion – Evelyn Pongerand American Samoa – Palepa Sio Tauliili Scotland – Angela Mary Kate McLeod Singapore – Annie Mei Ling Lee South Africa – Margaret Gardiner Spain – Guillermina Ruiz Domenech Sri Lanka – Dlirukshi Wimalasooriya Saint Vincent – Gailene Collin Surinam – Garrance Harriette Rustwijk Sweden – Cecilia Rhode Switzerland – Sylvia von Arx Tahiti – Pascaline Tumia Teriireoo Thailand – Pornpit Sakornujit Trinidad and Tobago – Sophia Titus Turkey – Billur Lutfiye Bingol Uruguay – María del Carmen da Rosa United States – Judi Lois Andersen Venezuela – Marisol Alfonzo Marcano Virgin Islands – Barbara Henderson Wales – Elizabeth Ann Jones
Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
Antigua - Nadine Defraites British Virgin Islands French Guiana Guadeloupe - Mlue Debor Haiti Indonesia Liberia Mauritius - Maria Ingrid Desmarais Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Sint Maarten Yugoslavia
Did not Compete
Grenada - Margaret Prudome Martinique - Catherine Marlin
Awards
Trinidad and Tobago - Miss Amity (Sophia Titus) Costa Rica - Miss Photogenic (Maribel Fernández) India - Best National Costume (Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan) Aruba - Miss Press (Margarita Marieta Tromp)
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1978". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- "Once More... Who's the Fairest". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1978. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
External links
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