Miss World 1980

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Miss World 1980
Miss World 1980 Titlecard
Date13 November 1980
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants68
Placements15
Withdrawals
  • Chile
  • El Salvador
  • French Polynesia
  • Iceland
  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
Returns
  • Curaçao
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
WinnerGabriella Brum (resigned)
Kimberley Santos (assumed)

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, Patricia Barzyk from France finished second, while third place was awarded to Anat Zimmermann of Israel; and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.

Background

Gabriella Brum resigned after 18 hours of being crowned Miss World,[1][2][3] and 14 days later, first runner-up, Kimberley Santos from Guam, was crowned by former 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

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1980
1st Runner-up
  • 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[1][2][5]

67 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[b] 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 Bill18Vejen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicPatricia Polanco18Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorGabriela Ríos19Guayaquil
Finland FinlandRitva Tamio19Turku
France FrancePatricia Barzyk[6]17Arbouans
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[7]21Kingston
Japan JapanKanako Ito18Tokyo
 JerseyKaren Poole21Saint Helier
Lebanon LebanonCeleste El-Assal19Beirut
LesothoLits'ila Lerotholi18Maseru
Malaysia MalaysiaCallie Liew23Kuantan
Malta MaltaFrances Duca19Fgura
Mauritius MauritiusChristiane Mackay23Grand Gaube
Mexico MexicoClaudia Holley18Naucalpan
New Zealand New ZealandVicki Lee Hemi[8]18Hamilton
Norway NorwayMaiken Nielsen22Oslo
Nicaragua Nicaragua Kimberly Domínguez 19 Managua
Panama PanamaÁurea Horta Torrijos20Panama City
 Papua New GuineaMispah Alwyn[9]19Port Moresby
Paraguay ParaguayCelia Schaerer19Asunción
Peru PeruSilvia Vega21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMilagros Nabor20Manila
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoMichelle Torres19Ponce
Singapore SingaporeAdda Pang21Singapore
South Korea South Korea[c]Chang Sun-ja21Seoul
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 Ayloğlu[10]20Istanbul
United Kingdom United KingdomKim Ashfield[11]21Buckley
United States United StatesBrooke Alexander16Kailua
United States Virgin IslandsPalmira Frorup24Saint Croix
Uruguay UruguayAna Claudia Carriquiry19Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaHilda Abrahamz21Caracas
West Germany West GermanyGabriella Brum18Berlin
Samoa Western SamoaLiliu Tapuai18Apia
Zimbabwe ZimbabweShirley Nyanyiwa22Salisbury

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

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  9. "Queen doubts chance". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 1 May 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Trove.
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