Miss USA 1980

Miss USA 1980
Jineane Ford, Miss USA 1980
Date	May 15, 1980
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Jayne Kennedy
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Gulf Coast Convention Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
Broadcaster	CBS WJTV
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	Shawn Weatherly South Carolina

Miss USA 1980 was the 29th Miss USA pageant, 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 succeeded Mary Therese Friel of New York.^[1] Weatherly would later win the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and first runner-up Jineane Ford of Arizona inherited the Miss USA title for the remainder of the year. Weatherly later became an actress, featured in the television series Baywatch.

Results

Placements

Final Results[1]	Contestant
Miss USA 1980	South Carolina – Shawn Weatherly ∞
1st Runner-Up	Arizona – Jineane Ford ∞
2nd Runner-Up	Florida – Barbara Bowser
3rd Runner-Up	Alabama – Pamela Rigas
4th Runner-Up	Kentucky – Lisa Devillez
Top 12	Minnesota – Carla Reid Peterson Maryland – Tonja Walker Nebraska – Rebecca Staab New Hampshire – Eva Dyer New York – Debra Sue Maurice New Mexico – Kathy Dawn Patrick Texas – Barbara Buckley

∞ 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.

References

1. Goggin, Terry (16 May 1980). "The new Miss USA, Shawn Weatherly of South Carolina". Hattiesburg American. p. 9. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

External links

• Miss USA official website