Miss World 1980
Miss World 1980 Titlecard
Date13 November 1980
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants67
Placements15
DebutsZimbabwe
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerGabriella Brum
 Germany (resigned)
Kimberley Santos
 Guam (successor)

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 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.

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

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1980
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1980[1][2][4]

67 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaElsa Galotti20Santa Fe
Aruba ArubaEthline Dekker19Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaLinda Shepherd18Wollongong
Austria AustriaSonya-Maria Schlepp19Graz
The Bahamas BahamasBernadette Cash20Nassau
Belgium BelgiumBrigitte Billen19Limburg
Bermuda BermudaZina Minks17St. George's Parish
Bolivia BoliviaSonia Malpartida20Sucre
Brazil BrazilLoiane Aiache18Brasília
Canada CanadaAnnette Labrecque19Charlesbourg
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDealia Watler21George Town
Colombia ColombiaMaría Cristina Valencia18Armenia
Costa Rica Costa RicaMarie Claire Tracy20San José
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoSoraida de Windt21Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusParthenopi Vasiliadou18Limassol
Denmark DenmarkJane Bill18Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicPatricia Polanco18Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorGabriela Ríos19Guayaquil
Finland FinlandRitva Tamio19Turku
France FrancePatricia Barzyk17Arbouans
West Germany GermanyGabriella Brum18Berlin
Gibraltar GibraltarYvette Domínguez19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceVera Zacharopoulou19Athens
Guam GuamKimberley Santos19Toto
Guatemala GuatemalaLizabeth Martínez19Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandDesiree Geelen20Amsterdam
Honduras HondurasEtelvina Raudales20San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongJulia Chan21Hong Kong Island
India IndiaElizabeth Anita Reddi21Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandMichelle Rocca21Dublin
 Isle of ManVoirrey Wallace18Douglas
Israel IsraelAnat Zimmermann18Givatayim
Italy ItalyStefania de Pasquaci17Parma
Jamaica JamaicaMichelle Harris[5]21Kingston
Japan JapanKanako Ito18Tokyo
 JerseyKaren Poole21Saint Helier
South Korea KoreaChang Sun-ja21Seoul
Lebanon LebanonCeleste El-Assal19Beirut
 LesothoLits’ila Lerotholi18Maseru
Malaysia MalaysiaCallie Liew23Kuantan
Malta MaltaFrances Duca19Fgura
Mauritius MauritiusChristiane Mackay23Grand Gaube
Mexico MexicoClaudia Holley18Naucalpan
New Zealand New ZealandVicky Lee Hemi18Hamilton
Norway NorwayMaiken Nielsen22Oslo
Panama PanamaÁurea Horta Torrijos20Panama City
 Papua New GuineaMispah Alwyn19Port Moresby
Paraguay ParaguayCelia Schaerer19Asunción
Peru PeruSilvia Vega21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMilagros Nabor20Manila
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoMichelle Torres19Ponce
Singapore SingaporeAdda Pang21Singapore
Spain SpainFrancisca Ondiviela17Gran Canaria
Sri Lanka Sri LankaRosemarie Ramanayake22Colombo
Eswatini SwazilandNomagcisa Cawe23Manzini
Sweden SwedenKerstin Jenemark21Stenungsund
Switzerland SwitzerlandJeannette Linkenheil22Basel
Thailand ThailandUnchulee Chaisuwan20Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoMaria Octavia Chung18San Fernando
Turkey TurkeyFahriye Ayloglu20Istanbul
United Kingdom United KingdomKim Ashfield21Buckley
United States United StatesBrooke Alexander16Kailua
 United States Virgin IslandsPalmira Frorup24Saint Croix
Uruguay UruguayAna Claudia Carriquiry19Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaHilda Abrahamz21Caracas
Samoa Western SamoaLiliu Tapuai18Apia
Zimbabwe ZimbabweShirley Nyanyiwa22Salisbury

Judges

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of 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.
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  4. 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 ..
  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. Frost, Caroline (18 August 2017). "Bruce Forsyth Describes Meeting Wife Wilnelia Merced For The Very First Time". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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