Miss World 1979

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Miss World 1979
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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1979 [1] [2] [3]
Date15 November 1979
Presenters Esther Rantzen and Sacha Distel
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster BBC
Entrants70
Placements15
Debuts Lesotho
Withdrawals Curaçao, Saint Vincent, Tunisia
Returns Bolivia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal
Winner Gina Swainson [4]
Bermuda
PersonalityAnne-Marie Franke (Guam)
PhotogenicKarin Zorn (Austria)
  1978
1980  

Miss World 1979, the 29th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda. [4] She was crowned by Miss World 1978, Silvana Suarez of Argentina. First runner-up was Carolyn Seaward representing the United Kingdom and second runner-up was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica. Swainson was a first runner-up in Miss Universe 1979 represented Bermuda and Carolyn Seaward was a second runner-up in same pageant represented England.

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Live television coverage of the contest was largely abandoned by the BBC as a result of a trade union dispute typical of the era in Britain, when sound engineers refused to work, and the BBC decided shortly beforehand that it could not show live pictures without a commentary. The parade of the contestants in their national costumes and each of the entrants in their evening wear had been recorded the night before, so this was televised, followed later in the evening with the crowning of the winner with mute pictures narrated by Ray Moore. [5] A unscheduled repeat of Futtocks End was televised to bridge the two segments. For later overseas transmission, a commentary was added to the silent pictures of the entire event, but the interviews with the final 7 contestants were never shown.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1979
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

CountryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Verónica Ivonne Gargani19 Buenos Aires
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Vianca van Hoek20 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Jodie Anne Day18 Brisbane
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Karin Zorn18 Weiz
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Deborah Major20 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Christine Cailliau23 Brussels
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Gina Swainson 21 St. George's Parish
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Patricia Asbún20 Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil Léa Sílvia dall’Acqua20 Campinas
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Catherine Mackintosh23 Thunder Bay
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands Jennifer Jackson21 George Town
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Marianela Toledo19 Santiago
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Rosaura Rodríguez17 Cartagena
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Marianela Brealey17 San José
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Eliana Djiaboura24 Nicosia
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Lone Jörgensen18 Holstebro
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Sabrina Brugal18 Santo Domingo
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Olba Padilla18 Guayaquil
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Ivette Lopez19 San Salvador
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Tuire Pentikäinen23 Helsinki
Flag of France.svg France Sylvie Parera18 Marseille
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Andrea Hontschik20 Berlin
Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Audrey Lopez21 Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Mika Dimitropoulou17 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Anne-Marie Franke18 Hagatna
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Michele Domínguez19 Guatemala City
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland Nannetje Nielen22 Amsterdam
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Gina Maria Weidner18 San Pedro Sula
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong Mary Ng21 Kowloon Bay
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Sigrún Sætran24 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg India Raina Mendonica22 Bombay
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Maura McMenamim21 Dublin
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Kathleen Mary Craig17 Douglas
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Dana Feller19 Tel-Aviv
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rossana Serratore18 Asti
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Debbie Campbell [1] 17 Kingston
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Motomi Hibino19 Nagoya
Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg  Jersey Treena Foster21 Saint Helier
Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Hong Yeo-jin 21 Seoul
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Jacqueline Riachi19 Beirut
Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Lesotho Pauline Essie Kanedi22 Maseru
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Shirley Chew18 Kangar
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Elena Christine Abela 17 Sliema
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Maria Allard24 Port Louis
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Roselina Rosas Torres19 Durango City
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Nicola Duckworth17 Auckland
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Helen Prest 20 Ibadan
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Jeanette Aarum20 Fredrikstad
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Lorelay de la Ossa19 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay Martha Galli19 Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Magali Pérez-Godoy18 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Josefina Francisco18 Manila
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Ana Gonçalves Vieira18 Lisbon
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico Daisy López18 San Juan
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Violet Lee20 Singapore
Flag of Spain (Civil).svg Spain Dolores Forner 19 Madrid
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Shamila Weerasooriya17 Colombo
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Gladys Carmichael17 Manzini
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Ing-Marie Säveby19 Stockholm
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Barbara Mayer21 Marly
Flag of France.svg Tahiti Thilda Fuller24 Pape'ete
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Tipar Suparbpun22 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Marlene Coggins21 San Fernando
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Sebnem Unal18 Istanbul
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Carolyn Seaward 20 Yelverton
Flag of the United States.svg United States Carter Wilson [3] 23 Harrisonburg
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Jasmine Olivia Turner17 Saint Croix
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Laura Rodríguez21 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Tatiana Capote [2] 18 Barinas
Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa Danira Schwalger19 Apia

Notes

Debuts

Returns

  • Last competed in 1973:
    • Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
  • Last competed in 1976:
    • Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  • Last competed in 1977:
    • Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
    • Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
    • Flag of Panama.svg Panama

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