| Miss America 1979 | |
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 Kylene Barker as Miss America 1979 | |
| Date | September 9, 1978 |
| Presenters | Bert Parks [1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Winner | Kylene Barker  Virginia |
Miss America 1979, the 52nd Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 9, 1978 on NBC Network.
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| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1979 | |
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| Top 10 |
Top 10
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama | Teresa Cheatham | Wellington | 20 | Operatic Vocal, "This Is My Beloved" from "Kismet" | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent | |
 Alaska | Patty-Jo Gentry | Valdez | |||||
 Arizona | Susan Kohler | Tempe | |||||
 Arkansas | Naylene Vuurens | Searcy | |||||
 California | Christine Louise Acton | Chula Vista | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Colorado | Catherine Brown | Littleton | |||||
 Connecticut | Maryalice Flintroy | Meriden | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Delaware | Janice Anne Albro | Claymont | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
 Florida | Carolyn Cline | Brandon | 25 | Piano and Vocal, Theme from "Love Story" | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
 Georgia | Deborah Mosely | Atlanta | |||||
 Hawaii | Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey | Laie | |||||
 Idaho | Kimberly Jensen | Caldwell | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Illinois | Debra Carlson | Ottawa | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 Indiana | Terry Kaiser | Etna Green | |||||
 Iowa | Mary England | Davenport | |||||
 Kansas | Lori Ann Bergen | Salina | 20 | Violin solo, "Czárdás"/"Orange Blossom Special" | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
 Kentucky | Marcia Bell | Lexington | 21 | Vocal, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | Top 10 | ||
 Louisiana | Phyllis Kelly | Baton Rouge | 20 | Operatic Vocal, "Italian Street Song" by Victor Herbert | Top 10 | ||
 Maine | Linda Carroll | Alfred | |||||
 Maryland | Caroline JoAnn Donnelly | College Park | |||||
 Massachusetts | Rowena Humphrey | Worthington | |||||
 Michigan | Suzanne M. Schemm | Essexville | |||||
 Minnesota | Sue Erickson | Coon Rapids | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
 Mississippi | Cheri Brown | Meridian | Preliminary Swimsuit | ||||
 Missouri | Tamara Fister | Poplar Bluff | |||||
 Montana | Vanessa Ochsner | Missoula | |||||
 Nebraska | Guylyn Remmenga | Elwood | 21 | Piano solo | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
 Nevada | Megan Anderson | Reno | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 New Hampshire | Belinda Bridgeman | Merrimack | |||||
 New Jersey | Laurie Berchtold | Ocean City | |||||
 New Mexico | Jennifer Leigh Schubert | Hobbs | |||||
 New York | Paula Pope | Lockport | |||||
 North Carolina | Deborah Shook | Spruce Pine | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 North Dakota | Shelia Lindeman | Linton | |||||
 Ohio | Sher Lynnette Patrick | Centerville | 19 | Modern interpretation of traditional Middle Eastern dance | 3rd runner-up | ||
 Oklahoma | Kendi Brown | Oklahoma City | |||||
 Oregon | Amy White | Portland | |||||
 Pennsylvania | Charmaine Kowalski | State College | |||||
 Rhode Island | Lori Leyden | Providence | |||||
 South Carolina | Mary Diane Toole | Aiken | Non-finalist Talent | ||||
 South Dakota | Jennifer Holt | Mitchell | |||||
 Tennessee | Jill Beshears | Memphis | |||||
 Texas | Sandi Miller | Mesquite | 20 | Piano solo, Selections from "Nocture for the left hand, Op. 9, No.2" by Alexander Scriabin; "2nd Concerto in G Minor, Opus 22" by Camille Saint-Saens, and "An American in Paris", by George Gershwin | Top 10 | ||
 Utah | Jami Coombs | Tremonton | |||||
 Vermont | Lisa Volkert | Middlebury | |||||
| Virginia | Kylene Barker | Galax | 22 | Acrobatic dance routine to "Gonna Fly Now" from "Rocky" | Winner | ||
 Washington | Laurie Nelson | Gig Harbor | 19 | Vocal, "Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?" | 4th runner-up | ||
 West Virginia | Ivy Meadows | St. Albans | |||||
 Wisconsin | Carin Kizewic | Racine | |||||
 Wyoming | Kim Pring | Cheyenne | Non-finalist Talent |
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