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
Mary Katherine Fechtel Mary Katherine Fechtel Mary Katherine Fechtel (born July 10, 1995) is an American titleholder from Leesburg, Florida, who was crowned Miss Florida 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 live on ABC and placed in the top 10. On February 16, 2015, Fechtel won the Miss University of Florida 2015 title over 20 other contestants for the crown. She was crowned by the Miss University of Florida 2014 titleholder, her older sister Elizabeth Fechtel. Entering the state pageant of behalf of her university in June 2015 as one of 47 finalists, Fechtel's Miss Florida 2015