Miss World 1981

Miss World 1981, the 31st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1981 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[1][2] The winner was Pilín León from Venezuela,[2][3] the first titleholder from her country since 1955. She was crowned by Miss World 1980, Kimberley Santos of Guam. Another Venezuelan, Irene Sáez, had been crowned Miss Universe 1981 in July, making Venezuela one of the few countries to hold both major international titles (Miss Universe and Miss World) in the same year. The Continental Queens of Beauty were awarded for the first time.

Miss World 1981
Miss World 1981 Titlecard
Date12 November 1981
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
EntertainmentHelen Reddy
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK[1]
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants67
Placements15
WithdrawalsMauritius, Panama, Paraguay, Swaziland, American Virgin Islands
ReturnsChile, El Salvador, Iceland, Suriname, Tahiti
WinnerPilín León
 Venezuela

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1981[1][3][4]

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1981
1st Runner-up
  •  Colombia – Nini Johanna Soto González
2nd Runner-up
  •  Jamaica – Sandra Angela Cunningham
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants
Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaAna Helen Natali Schoeder Belmut21Villa María
Aruba ArubaGerarda Hendrine Jantiene Roepel24Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaMelissa Hannan19Mosman
Austria AustriaBeatrix Kopf21Lustenau
The Bahamas BahamasMonique Ferguson18Nassau
Belgium BelgiumDominique van Eeckhoudt19Waterloo
Bermuda BermudaCymone Florie Tucker21Smith's Parish
Bolivia BoliviaCarolina Díaz Mansour17Pando
Brazil BrazilMaristela Silva Grazzia17São Paulo
Canada CanadaEarla Stewart22Pembroke
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDonna Marie Myrie20George Town
Chile ChileSusanna Bravo Indo19Santiago
Colombia ColombiaNini Johanna Soto González18Bucaramanga
Costa Rica Costa RicaSucetty Salas Quintanilla18San José
CuraçaoMylene Mariela Gerard21Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusElena Andreou19Nicosia
Denmark DenmarkTina Brandstrup21Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicJosefina María Cuello Pérez24Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorLucía Isabel Vinueza Urgelles19Guayaquil
El Salvador El SalvadorMartha Alicia Ortíz19San Salvador
Finland FinlandPia Irmeli Ann-Marie Nieminen20Tampere
France FranceIsabelle Sophie Benard19Vernon
West Germany GermanyBarbara Reimund18Stuttgart
Gibraltar GibraltarYvette Maria Bellido18Gibraltar
Greece GreeceMaria Argyrokastritou22Athens
Guam GuamRebecca Arroyo21Mangilao
Guatemala GuatemalaBeatriz Bojorquez Palacios23Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandSaskia Lemmers23Amsterdam
Honduras HondurasXiomara Sikaffy Mena20San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongWinnie Chin Wai Yee18Hong Kong Island
Iceland IcelandÁsdís Eva Hannesdóttir23Reykjavík
India IndiaDeepti Divakar22Bengaluru
Republic of Ireland IrelandGeraldine Mary McGrory22Derry
 Isle of ManNicola-Jane Grainger18Dalby
Israel IsraelNinnette Assor22Tel-Aviv
Italy ItalyMarisa Tutone17Turin
Jamaica JamaicaSandra Angela Cunningham[4]24Kingston
Japan JapanNaomi Kishi18Kawasaki
 JerseyElizabeth Sarah Walmsley18Saint Helier
South Korea KoreaLee Han-na19Seoul
Lebanon LebanonZeina Joseph Challita19Beirut
 LesothoPalesa Joyce Kalele[1]18Maseru
Malaysia MalaysiaCynthia Geraldine de Castro20Malacca
Malta MaltaElizabeth-Mary Fenech19Żebbuġ
Mexico MexicoDora Elizabeth Pontvianne Espinoza18Tampico
New Zealand New ZealandRaewyn Patricia Marcroft18Waikato
Norway NorwayAnita Nesbø20Akershus
 Papua New GuineaJennifer Abaijah19Port Moresby
Peru PeruOlga Roxana Zumarán Burga22Lima
Philippines PhilippinesSuzette Nicolas24Manila
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoAndrenira Ruíz Sáez19San Juan
Singapore SingaporeSushil Kaur Sandhu20Singapore
Spain SpainCristina Pérez Cottrell18Málaga
Sri Lanka Sri LankaSonya Elizabeth Tucker20Colombo
Suriname SurinameJoan Boldewijn18Paramaribo
Sweden SwedenCarita Gustafsson20Gothenburg
Switzerland SwitzerlandMargrit Kilchoer22Geneva
 TahitiMaimiti Kinnander20Huahine
Thailand ThailandMassupha Karbprapun21Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoRachael Ann Thomas21Diego Martin
Turkey TurkeyAydan Şener18Kilis
United Kingdom United KingdomMichele Donnelly20Cardiff
United States United StatesLisa Lynn Moss23Shreveport
Uruguay UruguaySilvia Marianela Bas Carresse23Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaCarmen Josefina "Pilin" León Crespo[2][3]18Maracay
Samoa Western SamoaJulianna Curry17Apia
Zimbabwe ZimbabweJuliet Nyathi[1]24Bulawayo
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Notes

Returns
  • Last competed in 1966:
    •  Suriname
  • Last competed in 1979:
    •  Chile
    •  El Salvador
    •  Iceland
    •  Tahiti

Withdrawals
  •  Panama
  •  Paraguay
  •  Swaziland
  •  Portugal – Paula Dos Santos who had a dual citizenship, won the Miss Portugal contest held in Johannesburg, South Africa. She flew to London, only to be told by Eric Morley that any girl from South Africa cannot participate, and that the contest has to be held in the country of the girl's origin.

References
  1. Ribane, N. (2006). Beauty: A Black Perspective. University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-86914-087-8. The Miss World of 1981, held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, only had three contestants from African countries: Zimbabwe, Lesotho and ...
  2. "New Miss World". Rome News-Tribune. 13 November 1981. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. Weeks, Sally (13 August 1986). "Venezuelan beauties undergo rigorous training to win international pageants". Lodi News-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. Jamaica. W.I.L.I.P. series. W.W. Gaunt & Sons. 1987. p. 92. ISBN 9780245540240. They enthusiastically choose a Miss Jamaica Universe each May and a Miss Jamaica World each September And there are ... have been second runners-up in the Miss World finals — Debbie Campbell in 1979 and Sandra Cunningham in 1981.

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