Miss Universe 1979
| Miss Universe 1979 | |
|---|---|
Maritza Sayalero (2020) | |
| Date | 20 July 1979[a] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW) (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Maritza Sayalero Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Yurika Kuroda (Japan) |
| Best National Costume | Elizabeth Busti (Uruguay) |
| Photogenic | Carolyn Seaward (England) |
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 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 12 |
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Final Scores
| Country/Territory | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela[2] | 9.362 (1) | 9.135 (1) | 9.416 (1) | 9.304 (1) |
| Bermuda[2] | 8.872 (2) | 9.027 (2) | 9.100 (2) | 9.000 (2) |
| England[2] | 8.671 (3) | 8.591 (4) | 8.936 (3) | 8.733 (3) |
| Brazil[2] | 8.509 (4) | 8.764 (3) | 8.818 (4) | 8.697 (4) |
| Sweden[2] | 8.300 (5) | 8.127 (7) | 8.409 (6) | 8.279 (5) |
| South Africa[2] | 7.918 (10) | 8.330 (5) | 8.454 (5) | 8.234 (6) |
| Belize[2] | 8.118 (7) | 8.279 (6) | 8.118 (10) | 8.171 (7) |
| United States[2] | 8.100 (8) | 7.709 (12) | 8.335 (7) | 8.048 (8) |
| Germany[2] | 8.125 (6) | 7.882 (10) | 8.118 (10) | 8.042 (9) |
| Scotland[2] | 7.764 (11) | 8.118 (8) | 8.218 (8) | 8.033 (10) |
| Argentina[2] | 8.009 (9) | 8.045 (9) | 8.021 (12) | 8.025 (11) |
| Wales[2] | 7.380 (12) | 7.818 (11) | 8.150 (9) | 7.783 (12) |
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
- 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
- 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
- South Korea – Jae-hwa Seo
- 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
- United States – Mary Therese Friel
- United States Virgin Islands – Linda Torres
- Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti
- Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero
- Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson
- West Germany – Andrea Hontschik †
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.