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{{Short description|American actress and national pageant winner}}
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{{infobox pageant titleholder
| name= Judi Andersen
| title=[[Miss Hawaii USA|Miss Hawaii USA 1978]]<br>[[Miss USA 1978]]
| image = Judi Andersen, Miss USA 1978.jpg
| caption = Andersen in 1979
| hair_color= [[Blonde]]
| eye_color= [[Eye color#Blue|Blue]]
| education= [[Punahou School]]
| alma_mater = [[Bennett College (New York)|Bennett College]]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| weight= 
| competitions=[[Miss USA 1978]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 1978]]<br>(1st Runner-Up)
| birth_name= 
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|10|11}}
| birth_place= [[Honolulu]], [[Territory of Hawaii]]
}}

'''Judi Andersen Harrison''' ([[name at birth|née]] '''Andersen'''; born October 11, 1958) is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [[Miss USA 1978]]. Andersen was born in [[Honolulu]], and attended [[Punahou School]] before moving to [[Millbrook, New York]] to study fashion design at [[Bennett College (New York)|Bennett College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Judi.A.Harrison|title=Judi A. Harrison|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Judi Andersen with President Carter.jpg|right|thumb|Andersen (left) at the White House with [[President Jimmy Carter]] in 1978]]
In 1977, Andersen was crowned [[Miss Hawaii USA|Miss Hawaii USA 1978]] and earned the right to represent Hawaii at [[Miss USA 1978]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]. 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|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 (Miss Universe)|Margaret Gardiner]] of South Africa; this was the best result for an American delegate at Miss Universe since [[Amanda Jones (Miss USA)|Amanda Jones]] placed as the first runner-up at [[Miss Universe 1973]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Miss Hawaii USAs|url=https://www.misshawaiiusa.com/former-miss-hawaii-usa|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113205329/https://www.misshawaiiusa.com/former-miss-hawaii-usa|archive-date=November 13, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019|publisher=Miss Hawaii USA}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.missusa.com/history/timeline/pops/1978.html Miss USA profile] (accessed May 2, 2006) {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525174252/http://www.missusa.com/history/timeline/pops/1978.html |date=May 25, 2006 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918200625/http://www.missusa.com/ |date=September 18, 2006 }}
*{{IMDb name|2648881}}

{{Miss Universe 1978 delegates}}
{{Miss USA titleholders}}
{{Hawaii pageant winners}}
{{Miss Universe Organization titleholders
|Year = 1978
|Miss Universe= {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Margaret Gardiner (Miss Universe)|Margaret Gardiner]]
|Miss USA= {{flagicon|Hawaii}} '''Judi Andersen'''
}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
[[Category:American beauty pageant winners]]
[[Category:American chiropractors]]
[[Category:American female models]]
[[Category:American television actresses]]
[[Category:Bennett College (New York) alumni]]
[[Category:Female models from Hawaii]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Miss Universe 1978 contestants]]
[[Category:Miss USA winners]]
[[Category:Actresses from Honolulu]]
[[Category:Punahou School alumni]]
[[Category:Health professionals from Hawaii]]


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