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Mauriziok/Miss World 1980
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)
← 1979
1981 →

Miss World 1980, the 30th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. 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.

Results

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

Placements

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

Contestants

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Country Contestant Age Hometown
Argentina Argentina Elsa Cecilia Guadalupe (Nequi) Galotti 20 Santa Fe
Aruba Aruba Ethline Ambrosia Dekker 19 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Linda Leigh Shepherd 18 Wollongong
Austria Austria Sonya-Maria Schlepp 19 Graz
The Bahamas Bahamas Bernadette Louise Cash 20 Nassau
Belgium Belgium Brigitte Biche Billen 19 Limburg
Bermuda Bermuda Zina Marie Minks 17 St. George's Parish
Bolivia Bolivia Sonia Giovanna Malpartida Arce 20 Sucre
Brazil Brazil Loiane Rogéria Aiache 18 Brasília
Canada Canada Annette Labrecque 19 Charlesbourg
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Dealia Devon Watler 21 George Town
Colombia Colombia María Cristina Valencia Cardona 18 Armenia
Costa Rica Costa Rica Marie Claire Tracy Coll 20 San José
Curaçao Curaçao Soraida Celestina de Windt 21 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Parthenopi (Popi) Vasiliadou 18 Limassol
Denmark Denmark Jane Bill 18 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Patricia Amelia Polanco Álvarez 18 Santo Domingo
Ecuador Ecuador Gabriela María Catelina Ríos Roca 19 Guayaquil
Finland Finland Ritva Helena Tamio 19 Turku
France France Patricia Barzyk 17 Arbouans
West Germany Germany Gabriella Brum 18 Berlin
Gibraltar Gibraltar Yvette Domínguez 19 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Vera Zacharopoulou 19 Athens
Guam Guam Kimberley Santos 19 Toto
Guatemala Guatemala Lizabeth (Ligia) Iveth Martínez Noack 19 Guatemala City
Netherlands Holland Desiree Maria Johanna Nicole Geelen 20 Amsterdam
Honduras Honduras Rosario Etelvina (Ethel) Raudales Velásquez 20 San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Julia Chan Fung Chi 21 Hong Kong Island
India India Elizabeth Anita Reddi 21 Bombay
Republic of Ireland Ireland Michelle Mary Teresa Rocca 21 Dublin
 Isle of Man Voirrey (Flory) Melanie Wallace 18 Douglas
Israel Israel Anat Zimmermann † 19 Givatayim
Italy Italy Stefania de Pasquaci 17 Parma
Jamaica Jamaica Michelle Ann Harris[4] 21 Kingston
Japan Japan Kanako Ito 18 Tokyo
 Jersey Karen Rosemary Poole 21 Saint Helier
South Korea Korea Chang Sun-ja 21 Seoul
Lebanon Lebanon Celeste El-Assal 19 Beirut
 Lesotho Lits’ila Alina Lerotholi 18 Maseru
Malaysia Malaysia Callie Liew Tan Chee 23 Kuantan
Malta Malta Frances Lucy Duca 19 Fgura
Mauritius Mauritius Christiane Carol Mackay 23 Grand Gaube
Mexico Mexico Claudia Mercedes Holley Braum 18 Naucalpan
New Zealand New Zealand Vicky Lee Hemi 18 Hamilton
Norway Norway Maiken Nielsen 22 Oslo
Panama Panama Áurea Horta Torrijos 20 Panama City
 Papua New Guinea Mispah Alwyn 19 Port Moresby
Paraguay Paraguay Celia Noemí Schaerer del Puerto † 19 Asunción
Peru Peru Silvia Roxana Vega Ramos 21 Lima
Philippines Philippines Maria Milagros (Mila) Guidote Nabor 20 Manila
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Michelle Torres Cintrón 19 Ponce
Singapore Singapore Adda Pang Kim Jong 21 Singapore
Spain Spain Francisca (Paquita) Ondiviela Otero 17 Gran Canaria
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Bernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanayake 22 Colombo
Eswatini Swaziland Nomagcisa Cawe 23 Manzini
Sweden Sweden Kerstin Monika Jenemark 21 Stenungsund
Switzerland Switzerland Jeannette Linkenheil 22 Basel
Thailand Thailand Unchulee Chaisuwan 20 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Maria Octavia Chung 18 San Fernando
Turkey Turkey Fahriye Funda Ayloglu 20 Istanbul
United Kingdom United Kingdom Kim Ashfield 21 Buckley
United States United States Brooke Alexander 16 Kailua
Uruguay Uruguay Ana Claudia Carriquiry 19 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Hilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro 21 Caracas
 Virgin Islands Palmira Frorup 24 Saint Croix
Samoa Western Samoa Liliu Tapuai 18 Apia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Shirley Richard Nyanyiwa 22 Harare

Judges

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Judges for Miss World 1980 included Wilnelia Merced and Bruce Forsyth.[5] Additional judges were present at the event.

Notes

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Debuts

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    •  Zimbabwe

Returns

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

Withdrawals

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

References

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

Further reading

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