Miss World 1980

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Miss World 1980
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Miss World 1980 Titlecard
Date13 November 1980
Presenters Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley†
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster Thames Television
Entrants68
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Chile
  • El Salvador
  • French Polynesia
  • Iceland
  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
Returns
  • Curaçao
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
Winner Gabriella Brum (resigned)
Kimberley Santos(assumed)
←  1979
1981  →

Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, televised for the first time by Thames Television for ITV. The winner was Gabriella Brum from West Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1979, Gina Swainson of Bermuda. First runner-up was Kimberley Santos representing Guam, second was Patricia Barzyk from France, third was Anat Zimmermann of Israel, and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.

Contents

Background

Gabriella Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title, [1] [2] [3] and 14 days later, first runner-up, Kimberley Santos was crowned the new Miss World by Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin from Sweden.

Returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the return of Curaçao, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe last competed (as Rhodesia) [a] in 1965, Papua New Guinea last competed in 1977 and Curaçao last competed in 1978. Chile, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Iceland, Nigeria and Portugal, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1980
1st Runner-up
  • Flag of Guam.svg Guam – Kimberley Santos (assumed)
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Judges

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1980 Miss World 1980 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1980

67 contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [b] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Elsa Galotti20 Santa Fe
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Ethline Dekker19 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Linda Shepherd18 Wollongong
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Sonya-Maria Schlepp19 Graz
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Bernadette Cash20 Nassau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brigitte Billen19 Limburg
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Zina Minks17 St. George's Parish
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Sonia Malpartida20 Sucre
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil Loiane Aiache18 Brasília
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Annette Labrecque19 Charlesbourg
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands Dealia Watler21 George Town
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia María Cristina Valencia18 Armenia
Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica Marie Claire Tracy20 San José
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Curaçao Soraida de Windt21 Willemstad
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Parthenopi Vasiliadou18 Limassol
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Jane Bill18 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Patricia Polanco18 Santo Domingo
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Gabriela Ríos19 Guayaquil
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Ritva Tamio19 Turku
Flag of France.svg France Patricia Barzyk [6] 17 Arbouans
Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Yvette Domínguez19 Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Vera Zacharopoulou19 Athens
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Kimberley Santos 19 Toto
Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Lizabeth Martínez19 Guatemala City
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland Desiree Geelen20 Amsterdam
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Etelvina Raudales20 San Pedro Sula
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg Hong Kong Julia Chan21 Hong Kong Island
Flag of India.svg India Elizabeth Anita Reddi 21 Bombay
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Michelle Rocca 21 Dublin
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Voirrey Wallace18 Douglas
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Anat Zimmermann 18 Givatayim
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Stefania de Pasquaci17 Parma
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Michelle Harris [7] 21 Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Kanako Ito18 Tokyo
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Karen Poole21 Saint Helier
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Celeste El-Assal19 Beirut
Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Lesotho Lits'ila Lerotholi18 Maseru
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Callie Liew23 Kuantan
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Frances Duca 19 Fgura
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Christiane Mackay23 Grand Gaube
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Claudia Holley18 Naucalpan
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Vicky Lee Hemi18 Hamilton
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Maiken Nielsen22 Oslo
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Kimberly Domínguez19 Managua
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Áurea Horta Torrijos20 Panama City
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Mispah Alwyn [8] 19 Port Moresby
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay Celia Schaerer19 Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Silvia Vega21 Lima
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines Milagros Nabor20 Manila
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico Michelle Torres19 Ponce
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Adda Pang21 Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea [c] Chang Sun-ja21 Seoul
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Spain Francisca Ondiviela 17 Gran Canaria
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Rosemarie Ramanayake 22 Colombo
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Nomagcisa Cawe23 Manzini
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Kerstin Jenemark21 Stenungsund
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Jeannette Linkenheil22 Basel
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Unchulee Chaisuwan20 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Maria Octavia Chung18 San Fernando
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Fahriye Ayloğlu [9] 20 Istanbul
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Kim Ashfield [10] 21 Buckley
Flag of the United States.svg United States Brooke Alexander 16 Kailua
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Palmira Frorup24 Saint Croix
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Ana Claudia Carriquiry19 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Hilda Abrahamz 21 Caracas
Flag of Germany.svg West Germany Gabriella Brum 18 Berlin
Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa Liliu Tapuai18 Apia
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Shirley Nyanyiwa22 Salisbury

Notes

  1. ↑ After the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 31 December 1963, Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) continued to use the name 'Rhodesia' for some time. Zimbabwe first participated under the name 'Rhodesia' in Miss World 1965
  2. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant
  3. ↑ Competed as Korea in the pageant

References

  1. 1 2 "New Miss World Quickly Quits Title". Reading Eagle . 14 November 1980. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons". MSN. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ The Day
  4. ↑ Frost, Caroline (18 August 2017). "Bruce Forsyth Describes Meeting Wife Wilnelia Merced For The Very First Time". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Peace Corps--1961-1981. Peace Corps--1961-1981: For 20 Years, Making a World of Difference: Press Clippings. Action Office of Public Affairs. 1981. More. Than. Just. A. Pretty. Face. MICHELLE ANN HARRIS ... is much more than a pretty face; she is a lady concerned with the problems of her country and grateful for organizations like the U.S.Peace Corps, which she ..
  6. ↑ Mathieu, Clement (9 December 2022). "Miss France 1980: Patricia Barzyk, future muse de Mocky". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Peace Corps--1961-1981. Peace Corps--1961-1981: For 20 Years, Making a World of Difference: Press Clippings. Action Office of Public Affairs. 1981. More. Than. Just. A. Pretty. Face. MICHELLE ANN HARRIS ... is much more than a pretty face; she is a lady concerned with the problems of her country and grateful for organizations like the U.S.Peace Corps, which she ..
  8. ↑ "Queen doubts chance". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 1 May 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2025– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Miss Turkey listesi, geçmişten günümüze Miss Turkey birincileri" [All past Miss Turkey winners]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  10. ↑ Marsden, Pam (13 November 1980). "The model competitor". Manchester Evening News. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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