Miss Universe 1979

Miss Universe 1979
Miss Universe 1979
	Maritza Sayalero (2020)
Date	20 July 1979
Presenters	Bob Barker; Helen O'Connell; Jayne Kennedy;
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
Broadcaster	CBS (international); Seven Network (TVW) (official broadcaster)
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Bophuthatswana; Fiji; Transkei;
Withdrawals	Bonaire; Curaçao; Lebanon; Lesotho; Morocco; New Hebrides; Nicaragua; American Samoa;
Returns	Antigua; British Virgin Islands; Mauritius; Portugal; Saint Kitts;
Winner	Maritza Sayalero; Venezuela
Congeniality	Yurika Kuroda (Japan)
Best National Costume	Elizabeth Busti (Uruguay)
Photogenic	Carolyn Seaward (England)
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Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, on 20 July 1979.^[a]

Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. This marks as the first time a woman from Venezuela won the pageant. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Australia.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1979	Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero^[1]
1st runner-up	Bermuda – Gina Swainson^[1]
2nd runner-up	England – Carolyn Ann Seaward^[1]
3rd runner-up	Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa^[1]
4th runner-up	Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström^[1]
Top 12	Argentina – Adriana Álvarez Belize – Sarita Acosta West Germany – Andrea Hontschik † Scotland – Lorraine Davidson South Africa – Veronica Wilson United States – Mary Therese Friel Wales – Janet Hobson

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 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

^ ^a ^b 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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Universe contestants endure stage fright". Wisconsin State Journal. 21 July 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Miss Universe official website

[Australia_date-1] 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.

[:0-2] "Universe contestants endure stage fright". Wisconsin State Journal. 21 July 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Miss Universe 1979
Maritza Sayalero (2020)
Date	20 July 1979^[a]
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Jayne Kennedy
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
Broadcaster	CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW) (official broadcaster)
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Bophuthatswana Fiji Transkei
Withdrawals	Bonaire Curaçao Lebanon Lesotho Morocco New Hebrides Nicaragua American Samoa
Returns	Antigua British Virgin Islands Mauritius Portugal Saint Kitts
Winner	Maritza Sayalero Venezuela
Congeniality	Yurika Kuroda (Japan)
Best National Costume	Elizabeth Busti (Uruguay)
Photogenic	Carolyn Seaward (England)
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