Miss Universe 1979
Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979[lower-alpha 1] at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela was crowned by Margaret Gardiner of South Africa. This is the first time Venezuela won the pageant.
Miss Universe 1979 | |
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Date | 20 July 1979[lower-alpha 1] |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
Venue | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia |
Broadcaster | CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW-7) (official broadcaster) |
Entrants | 75 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Maritza Sayalero Venezuela |
Congeniality | Yurika Kuroda Japan |
Best National Costume | Elizabeth Busti Uruguay |
Photogenic | Carolyn Seaward England |
Notably, a large piece of debris from Skylab, which had fallen nine days earlier, was displayed on stage during coronation night.[1]
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1979 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up | |
3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 12 |
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Preliminary Competition
Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Preliminary Average |
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Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero | 8.282 | 8.673 | 8.427 | 8.461 |
England – Carolyn Ann Seaward | 8.173 | 8.382 | 8.125 | 8.227 |
South Africa – Veronika Wilson | 8.091 | 8.218 | 8.000 | 8.103 |
Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström | 7.618 | 7.899 | 7.882 | 7.800 |
Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa | 8.145 | 7.773 | 7.226 | 7.715 |
United States – Mary Therese Friel | 8.091 | 7.373 | 7.564 | 7.676 |
Belize – Sarita Diana Acosta | 7.236 | 7.936 | 7.790 | 7.654 |
Scotland – Lorraine Davidson | 7.882 | 7.564 | 7.382 | 7.609 |
Bermuda – Gina Swainson | 7.982 | 7.445 | 7.308 | 7.578 |
Germany – Andrea Hontschik | 7.727 | 7.536 | 7.364 | 7.542 |
Argentina – Virginia Álvarez | 8.236 | 6.936 | 7.373 | 7.515 |
Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson | 7.091 | 7.791 | 7.155 | 7.345 |
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Final Competition
Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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Venezuela | 8.461 (1) | 9.362 (1) | 9.135 (1) | 9.416 (1) | 9.304 (1) |
Bermuda | 7.578 (9) | 8.872 (2) | 9.027 (2) | 9.100 (2) | 9.000 (2) |
England | 8.227 (2) | 8.671 (3) | 8.591 (4) | 8.936 (3) | 8.733 (3) |
Brazil | 7.715 (5) | 8.509 (4) | 8.764 (3) | 8.818 (4) | 8.697 (4) |
Sweden | 7.800 (4) | 8.300 (5) | 8.127 (7) | 8.409 (6) | 8.279 (5) |
South Africa | 8.103 (3) | 7.918 (10) | 8.330 (5) | 8.454 (5) | 8.234 (6) |
Belize | 7.654 (7) | 8.118 (7) | 8.279 (6) | 8.118 (10) | 8.171 (7) |
United States | 7.676 (6) | 8.100 (8) | 7.709 (12) | 8.335 (7) | 8.048 (8) |
Germany | 7.542 (10) | 8.125 (6) | 7.882 (10) | 8.118 (10) | 8.042 (9) |
Scotland | 7.609 (8) | 7.764 (11) | 8.118 (8) | 8.218 (8) | 8.033 (10) |
Argentina | 7.515 (11) | 8.009 (9) | 8.045 (9) | 8.021 (12) | 8.025 (11) |
Wales | 7.345 (12) | 7.380 (12) | 7.818 (11) | 8.150 (9) | 7.783 (12) |
Special Awards
Special Awards | Winners |
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Best National Costume | Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti |
Miss Photogenic | England – Carolyn Seaward |
Miss Amity | Japan – Yurika Kuroda |
Contestants
- Antigua – Elsie Maynard
- Argentina – Adriana Virginia Álvarez
- Aruba – Lugina Liliana Margareta Vilchez
- Australia – Kerry Dunderdale
- Austria – Karin Zorn
- Bahamas – Lolita Louise Ambrister
- Barbados – Barbara Bradshaw
- Belgium – Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau
- Belize – Sarita Diana Acosta
- Bermuda – Gina Ann Swainson
- Bolivia – María Luisa Rendón
- Bophuthatswana – Alina Moeketse
- Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa
- British Virgin Islands – Eartha Ferdinand
- Canada – Heidi Quiring
- Chile – María Cecilia Serrano Gildemeister
- Colombia – Ana Milena Parra Turbay
- Costa Rica – Carla Facio Franco
- Denmark – Lone Gladys Joergensen
- Dominican Republic – Viena Elizabeth García Javier
- Ecuador – Margarita Plaza
- El Salvador – Judith Ivette López Lagos
- England – Carolyn Ann Seaward
- Fiji – Tanya Whiteside
- Finland – Päivi Uitto
- France – Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera
- Germany – Andrea Hontschik †
- Greece – Katia Koukidou
- Guam – Marie Cruz
- Guatemala – Michelle Marie Domínguez Santos
- Holland – Eunice Bharatsingh
- Honduras – Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves
- Hong Kong – Olivia Chang Man-Ai
- Iceland – Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir
- India – Swaroop Sampat
- Ireland – Lorraine Marion O'Conner
- Israel – Vered Polgar
- Italy – Elvira Puglisi
- Japan – Yurika Kuroda
- Korea – Jae-hwa Seo
- Malaysia – Irene Wong Sun Ching
- Malta – Dian Borg Bartolo
- Mauritius – Maria Lynda Allard
- Mexico – Blanca María Luisa Díaz Tejeda
- New Zealand – Andrea Karke
- Northern Mariana Islands – Barbara Torres
- Norway – Unni Margrethe Öglaend
- Panama – Yahel Cecile Dolande
- Papua New Guinea – Molly Misbut
- Paraguay – Patricia Lohman Bernie
- Peru – Jacqueline Brahm
- Philippines – Criselda "Dang" Flores Cecilio
- Portugal – Marta Maria Mendoça de Gouveia
- Puerto Rico – Teresa López
- Réunion – Isabelle Jacquemart
- Saint Kitts – Cheryl Chaderton
- Saint Vincent – June de Nobriga
- Scotland – Lorraine Davidson
- Singapore – Elaine Tan Kim Lian
- South Africa – Veronica Wilson
- Spain – Gloria María Valencia Rijo
- Sri Lanka – Vidyahari Vanigasooriya
- Surinam – Sergine Lieuw-A-Len
- Sweden – Annette Marie Ekström
- Switzerland – Birgit Krahl
- Tahiti – Fabienne Tapare
- Thailand – Wongduan Kerdpoom
- Transkei – Lindiwe Bam
- Trinidad and Tobago – Marie Noelle Diaz
- Turkey – Fusin Tahire Dermitan
- Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti
- United States – Mary Therese Friel
- United States Virgin Islands – Linda Torres
- Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero
- Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson
Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
- Bonaire
- Curaçao
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- New Hebrides
- Morocco
- Nicaragua - Patricia Pineda Chamorro
- American Samoa
Did not compete
- Turks and Caicos Islands - Rosemary Forbes
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1979". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- The event was held at 8:00 am Australia Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 19 in their local times including the United States.
- "Venezuela Wins for the First Time: The Pageant Does Down Under". Critical Beauty. Archived from the original on December 21, 2004.
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