Judi Andersen Harrison (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Andersen; born October 11, 1958) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder from Hawaii who was crowned

Miss USA 1978 Miss USA 1978 was the 27th Miss USA pageant, televised live by CBS from the Gillard Municipal Auditorium in Charleston, South Carolina on April 29, 1978. The pageant was won by Judi Andersen of Hawaii, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Ki ...

. Andersen was born in Honolulu, and attended

Punahou School Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through twelfth grade, 12th grade. Protestant missionar ...

before moving to Millbrook, New York to study fashion design at Bennett College. In 1977, Andersen was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1978 and earned the right to represent Hawaii at

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

. She went on to win the title, becoming the third woman from Hawaii to be crowned Miss USA. As Miss USA, Andersen represented the United States at Miss Universe 1978 in Acapulco, Mexico. Despite receiving the highest scores in interview and swimsuit, in addition to having the highest averaged semifinal score, Andersen placed as the first runner-up to Margaret Gardiner of South Africa; this was the best result for an American delegate at Miss Universe since Amanda Jones placed as the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1973. Andersen ended her reign as Miss USA after crowning Mary Therese Friel of New York as Miss USA 1979. Afterwards, she began an acting career and appeared in television shows such as '' Fantasy Island'', '' Magnum, P.I.'' and '' Jake and the Fatman'', and also served as a judge at Miss USA 1980. Later in her career, Andersen returned to Hawaii and owned and operated a chiropractic clinic.Miss USA profile
(accessed May 2, 2006)

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External links

Miss USA official website
* 1958 births 20th-century American actresses American beauty pageant winners American chiropractors American female models American television actresses Bennett College (New York) alumni Female models from Hawaii Living people Miss Universe 1978 contestants Miss USA winners Actresses from Honolulu Punahou School alumni 21st-century American women {{US-pageant-bio-stub