Miss USA 1980 Miss USA 1980 Miss USA 1980, the 29th Miss USA pageant, was 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 was crowned by outgoing titleholder Mary Therese Friel of New York. Weatherly would later win the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and first runner-up Jineane Ford of Arizona became Miss USA. Weatherly later became an actress, featured in the television series "Baywatch". ∞ Weatherly won Miss Universe 1980. Due to protocol, Weatherly resigns her title as Miss USA 1980. 1st runner-up, Jineane
Miss Kathmandu state. Kathmandu is best known for its three consecutive winners with a consistent top 5 placements. Before Kathmandu has won repetitively from 1998 to 1999 and recently from 2009 to 2010, no other regional city has ever won the Miss Nepal pageant more than two times in a row. Kathmandu also holds the most amount of semi-finalists-5 and top 5 spots-5; and has received the most special awards. Even though a lot of former Miss Teen Nepal titleholders have participated in Miss Kathmandu pageant, none has won the title so far. Although former Miss Teen Nepal finalists have manage to