Miss America 1981, the 54th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 6, 1980 on NBC Network. The winner, Susan Powell of Oklahoma, later became co-host of the series Home Matters on the Discovery Channel. Results Order of announcements Top 10 Preliminary awards Other awards Delegates Judges Tom Snyder Janet Langhart Robert Merrill Dr. Glenn Whitesides Paul Lavalle Tad Tadlock Azie Taylor Morton External links Miss America official website 1981 1980 in the United States 1981 beauty pageants 1980 in New Jersey September 1980 events in the United States Events in Atlantic City, New Jersey