Miss Universe 1978

27th Miss Universe pageant
  • Bob Barker
  • Helen O'Connell
Entertainment
  • Robert Goulet
  • Violines Mágicos de Villafontana
VenueCentro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, MexicoBroadcasterCBS (international)
Televisa (official broadcaster)Entrants75Placements12Debuts
  • Lesotho
  • New Hebrides
Withdrawals
  • Antigua
  • British Virgin Islands
  • French Guiana
  • Guadeloupe
  • Haiti
  • Indonesia
  • Liberia
  • Mauritius
  • St. Kitts
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Maarten
  • Yugoslavia
ReturnsWinnerMargaret Gardiner
 South AfricaCongenialitySophia Titus
 Trinidad and TobagoBest National CostumeAlamjeet Kaur Chauhan
 IndiaPhotogenicMaribel Fernández
 Costa Rica
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Miss Universe 1978 was the 27th Miss Universe pageant, held on 24 July 1978 at the Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco in Acapulco, Mexico. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in 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.

Results

Miss Universe 1978 participating nations and results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1978
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  •  Spain – Guillermina Ruiz
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

Judges

The following celebrities judged the final competition:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Once More... Who's the Fairest". Los Angeles Times. July 24, 1978. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

External links

  • Miss Universe official website
  • v
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Miss Universe 1978 national titleholders