Judi Andersen Harrison (

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

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. Andersen was born in

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, and attended

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before moving to

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to study fashion design at

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In 1977, Andersen was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 1978 and earned the right to represent Hawaii at

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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 ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and also served as a judge at

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. Later in her career, Andersen returned to Hawaii and owned and operated a

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clinic.Miss USA profile
(accessed May 2, 2006)

References

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 Health professionals from Hawaii {{US-pageant-bio-stub