1980 Miss America Pageant, Sept. 8, 1979- Atlantic City, NJ

Miss America 1980: Cheryl Prewitt, Miss Mississippi
1st Runner-Up: Tana Kay Carli, Miss Ohio
2nd Runner-Up: Michelle Elaine Whitson, Miss Kansas
3rd Runner-Up: Susan Wilson, Miss Missouri
4th Runner-Up: Marti Sue Phillips, Miss Florida