Miss World 1980

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.

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)

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

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

Contestants
Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaElsa Cecilia Guadalupe Galotti20Santa Fe
Aruba ArubaEthline Ambrosia Dekker19Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaLinda Leigh Shepherd18Wollongong
Austria AustriaSonya-Maria Schlepp19Graz
The Bahamas BahamasBernadette Louise Cash20Nassau
Belgium BelgiumBrigitte Biche Billen19Limburg
Bermuda BermudaZina Marie Minks17St. George's Parish
Bolivia BoliviaSonia Giovanna Malpartida Arce20Sucre
Brazil BrazilLoiane Rogéria Aiache18Brasília
Canada CanadaAnnette Labrecque19Charlesbourg
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDealia Devon Walter21George Town
Colombia ColombiaMaría Cristina Valencia Cardona18Armenia
Costa Rica Costa RicaMarie Claire Tracy Coll20San José
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoSoraida Celestina de Windt21Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusParthenopi Vasiliadou18Limassol
Denmark DenmarkJane Bill18Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicPatricia Amelia Polanco Álvarez18Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorGabriela María Catelina Ríos Roca19Guayaquil
Finland FinlandRitva Helena Tamio19Turku
France FrancePatricia Barzyk17Arbouans
West Germany GermanyGabriella Brum18Berlin
Gibraltar GibraltarYvette Domínguez19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceVera Zacharopoulou19Athens
Guam GuamKimberley Santos19Toto
Guatemala GuatemalaLizabeth Iveth "Ligia" Martínez Noack19Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandDesiree Maria Johanna Nicole Geelen20Amsterdam
Honduras HondurasRosario Etelvina Raudales Velásquez20San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongJulia Chan Fung Chi21Hong Kong Island
India IndiaElizabeth Anita Reddi21Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandMichelle Mary Teresa Rocca21Dublin
 Isle of ManVoirrey Melanie Wallace18Douglas
Israel IsraelAnat Zimmermann †18Givatayim
Italy ItalyStefania de Pasquaci17Parma
Jamaica JamaicaMichelle Ann Harris[4]21Kingston
Japan JapanKanako Ito18Tokyo
 JerseyKaren Rosemary Poole21Saint Helier
South Korea KoreaChang Sun-ja21Seoul
Lebanon LebanonCeleste El-Assal19Beirut
 LesothoLits’ila Alina Lerotholi18Maseru
Malaysia MalaysiaCallie Liew Tan Chee23Kuantan
Malta MaltaFrances Lucy Duca19Fgura
Mauritius MauritiusChristiane Carol Mackay23Grand Gaube
Mexico MexicoClaudia Mercedes Holley Braum18Naucalpan
New Zealand New ZealandVicky Lee Hemi18Hamilton
Norway NorwayMaiken Nielsen22Oslo
Panama PanamaÁurea Horta Torrijos20Panama City
 Papua New GuineaMispah Alwyn19Port Moresby
Paraguay ParaguayCelia Noemí Schaerer del Puerto †19Asunción
Peru PeruSilvia Roxana Vega Ramos21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMaria Milagros Guidote Nabor20Manila
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoMichelle Torres Cintrón19Ponce
Singapore SingaporeAdda Pang Kim Jong21Singapore
Spain SpainFrancisca Ondiviela Otero17Gran Canaria
Sri Lanka Sri LankaBernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanayake22Colombo
Eswatini SwazilandNomagcisa Cawe23Manzini
Sweden SwedenKerstin Monika Jenemark21Stenungsund
Switzerland SwitzerlandJeannette Linkenheil22Basel
Thailand ThailandUnchulee Chaisuwan20Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoMaria Octavia Chung18San Fernando
Turkey TurkeyFahriye Funda Ayloglu20Istanbul
United Kingdom United KingdomKim Ashfield21Buckley
United States United StatesBrooke Alexander16Kailua
Uruguay UruguayAna Claudia Carriquiry19Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaHilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro21Caracas
 Virgin IslandsPalmira Frorup24Saint Croix
Samoa Western SamoaLiliu Tapuai18Apia
Zimbabwe ZimbabweShirley Richard Nyanyiwa22Salisbury
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Judges

Notes

Debuts
    •  Zimbabwe

Returns
  • Last competed in 1977:
    •  Papua New Guinea
  • Last competed in 1978:
    •  Curaçao

Withdrawals
  •  Chile
  •  El Salvador
  •  Iceland
  •  Nigeria
  •  Portugal
  •  Tahiti

References
  1. "New Miss World Quickly Quits Title". Reading Eagle. 14 November 1980. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons". MSN. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. The Day
  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. 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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