Miss Universe 1978

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Miss Universe 1978
Margaret Gardiner
Date	24 July 1978
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell
Entertainment	Robert Goulet Violines Mágicos de Villafontana
Venue	Centro de Convenciones de Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico
Broadcaster	CBS (international) Televisa (official broadcaster)
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Lesotho New Hebrides
Withdrawals	Antigua British Virgin Islands French Guiana Guadeloupe Haiti Indonesia Liberia Mauritius St. Kitts St. Lucia St. Maarten Yugoslavia
Returns	Bonaire Guatemala Morocco St. Vincent Turkey
Winner	Margaret Gardiner South Africa
Congeniality	Sophia Titus (Trinidad and Tobago)
Best National Costume	Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan (India)
Photogenic	Maribel 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.