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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1979 →
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.
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