Miss World 1980

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Miss World 1980

Miss World 1980 Titlecard

Date| 13 November 1980
Presenters| Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley†
Venue| Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster| Thames Television
Entrants| 67
Placements| 15
Debuts| Zimbabwe
Withdrawals|

* Chile
* El Salvador
* Iceland
* Nigeria
* Portugal
* Tahiti

Returns|

* Curaçao
* Papua New Guinea

Winner| Gabriella Brum
Germany (resigned)
Kimberley Santos
Guam (successor)

<- 1979

1981 ->

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.

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[edit]

### Placements[edit]

Placement  | Contestant

|

Miss World 1980 |

* Germany – Gabriella Brum (resigned)

1st Runner-up  |

* Guam – Kimberley Santos (assumed)

2nd Runner-up  |

* France – Patricia Barzyk

3rd Runner-up  |

* Israel – Anat Zimmermann

4th Runner-up  |

* United Kingdom – Kim Ashfield

Top 7  |

* New Zealand – Vicky Lee Hemi
* United States – Brooke Alexander

Top 15  |

* Austria – Sonya-Maria Schlepp
* Bermuda – Zina Marie Minks
* India – Elizabeth Anita Reddi
* Jamaica – Michelle Ann Harris
* Puerto Rico – Michelle Torres
* Sweden – Kerstin Jenemark
* Venezuela – Hilda Abrahamz
* Zimbabwe – Shirley Nyanyiwa

## Contestants[edit]

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

67 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory  | Contestant  | Age[a] | Hometown

|
|
|

Argentina | Elsa Galotti | 20 | Santa Fe
Aruba | Ethline Dekker | 19 | Oranjestad
Australia | Linda Shepherd | 18 | Wollongong
Austria | Sonya-Maria Schlepp | 19 | Graz
Bahamas | Bernadette Cash | 20 | Nassau
Belgium | Brigitte Billen | 19 | Limburg
Bermuda | Zina Minks | 17 | St. George's Parish
Bolivia | Sonia Malpartida | 20 | Sucre
Brazil | Loiane Aiache | 18 | Brasília
Canada | Annette Labrecque | 19 | Charlesbourg
Cayman Islands | Dealia Watler | 21 | George Town
Colombia | María Cristina Valencia | 18 | Armenia
Costa Rica | Marie Claire Tracy | 20 | San José
Curaçao | Soraida de Windt | 21 | Willemstad
Cyprus | Parthenopi Vasiliadou | 18 | Limassol
Denmark | Jane Bill | 18 | Copenhagen
Dominican Republic | Patricia Polanco | 18 | Santo Domingo
Ecuador | Gabriela Ríos | 19 | Guayaquil
Finland | Ritva Tamio | 19 | Turku
France | Patricia Barzyk | 17 | Arbouans
Germany | Gabriella Brum | 18 | Berlin
Gibraltar | Yvette Domínguez | 19 | Gibraltar
Greece | Vera Zacharopoulou | 19 | Athens
Guam | Kimberley Santos | 19 | Toto
Guatemala | Lizabeth Martínez | 19 | Guatemala City
Holland | Desiree Geelen | 20 | Amsterdam
Honduras | Etelvina Raudales | 20 | San Pedro Sula
Hong Kong | Julia Chan | 21 | Hong Kong Island
India | Elizabeth Anita Reddi | 21 | Bombay
Ireland | Michelle Rocca | 21 | Dublin
Isle of Man | Voirrey Wallace | 18 | Douglas
Israel | Anat Zimmermann | 18 | Givatayim
Italy | Stefania de Pasquaci | 17 | Parma
Jamaica | Michelle Harris[5] | 21 | Kingston
Japan | Kanako Ito | 18 | Tokyo
Jersey | Karen Poole | 21 | Saint Helier
Korea | Chang Sun-ja | 21 | Seoul
Lebanon | Celeste El-Assal | 19 | Beirut
Lesotho | Lits’ila Lerotholi | 18 | Maseru
Malaysia | Callie Liew | 23 | Kuantan
Malta | Frances Duca | 19 | Fgura
Mauritius | Christiane Mackay | 23 | Grand Gaube
Mexico | Claudia Holley | 18 | Naucalpan
New Zealand | Vicky Lee Hemi | 18 | Hamilton
Norway | Maiken Nielsen | 22 | Oslo
Panama | Áurea Horta Torrijos | 20 | Panama City
Papua New Guinea | Mispah Alwyn | 19 | Port Moresby
Paraguay | Celia Schaerer | 19 | Asunción
Peru | Silvia Vega | 21 | Lima
Philippines | Milagros Nabor | 20 | Manila
Puerto Rico | Michelle Torres | 19 | Ponce
Singapore | Adda Pang | 21 | Singapore
Spain | Francisca Ondiviela | 17 | Gran Canaria
Sri Lanka | Rosemarie Ramanayake | 22 | Colombo
Swaziland | Nomagcisa Cawe | 23 | Manzini
Sweden | Kerstin Jenemark | 21 | Stenungsund
Switzerland | Jeannette Linkenheil | 22 | Basel
Thailand | Unchulee Chaisuwan | 20 | Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago | Maria Octavia Chung | 18 | San Fernando
Turkey | Fahriye Ayloglu | 20 | Istanbul
United Kingdom | Kim Ashfield | 21 | Buckley
United States | Brooke Alexander | 16 | Kailua
United States Virgin Islands | Palmira Frorup | 24 | Saint Croix
Uruguay | Ana Claudia Carriquiry | 19 | Montevideo
Venezuela | Hilda Abrahamz | 21 | Caracas
Western Samoa | Liliu Tapuai | 18 | Apia
Zimbabwe | Shirley Nyanyiwa | 22 | Salisbury

## Judges[edit]

* Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
* Peter Thompson
* Alan Minter †
* Viviane Ventura
* Bruce Forsyth[6] †
* Dennis Waterman †
* Sophia Mamba
* Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
* John McMenamin

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "New Miss World Quickly Quits Title". Reading Eagle. 14 November 1980. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ 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 .."
6. ^ 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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