Miss Universe 1979
Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979[lower-alpha 1] at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela was crowned by Margaret Gardiner of South Africa. This is the first time Venezuela won the pageant.
| Miss Universe 1979 | |
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| Date | 20 July 1979[lower-alpha 1] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia |
| Broadcaster | CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW-7) (official broadcaster) |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Maritza Sayalero .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Congeniality | Yurika Kuroda .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Best National Costume | Elizabeth Busti  |
| Photogenic | Carolyn Seaward  |
Notably, a large piece of debris from Skylab, which had fallen nine days earlier, was displayed on stage during coronation night.[1]
Results
Miss Universe 1979 participating nations and results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1979 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Preliminary Competition
| Nation | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Preliminary Average |
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8.282 | 8.673 | 8.427 | 8.461 |
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8.173 | 8.382 | 8.125 | 8.227 |
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8.091 | 8.218 | 8.000 | 8.103 |
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7.618 | 7.899 | 7.882 | 7.800 |
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8.145 | 7.773 | 7.226 | 7.715 |
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8.091 | 7.373 | 7.564 | 7.676 |
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7.236 | 7.936 | 7.790 | 7.654 |
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7.882 | 7.564 | 7.382 | 7.609 |
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7.982 | 7.445 | 7.308 | 7.578 |
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7.727 | 7.536 | 7.364 | 7.542 |
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8.236 | 6.936 | 7.373 | 7.515 |
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7.091 | 7.791 | 7.155 | 7.345 |
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Final Competition
| Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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8.461 (1) | 9.362 (1) | 9.135 (1) | 9.416 (1) | 9.304 (1) |
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7.578 (9) | 8.872 (2) | 9.027 (2) | 9.100 (2) | 9.000 (2) |
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8.227 (2) | 8.671 (3) | 8.591 (4) | 8.936 (3) | 8.733 (3) |
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7.715 (5) | 8.509 (4) | 8.764 (3) | 8.818 (4) | 8.697 (4) |
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7.800 (4) | 8.300 (5) | 8.127 (7) | 8.409 (6) | 8.279 (5) |
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8.103 (3) | 7.918 (10) | 8.330 (5) | 8.454 (5) | 8.234 (6) |
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7.654 (7) | 8.118 (7) | 8.279 (6) | 8.118 (10) | 8.171 (7) |
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7.676 (6) | 8.100 (8) | 7.709 (12) | 8.335 (7) | 8.048 (8) |
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7.542 (10) | 8.125 (6) | 7.882 (10) | 8.118 (10) | 8.042 (9) |
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7.609 (8) | 7.764 (11) | 8.118 (8) | 8.218 (8) | 8.033 (10) |
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7.515 (11) | 8.009 (9) | 8.045 (9) | 8.021 (12) | 8.025 (11) |
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7.345 (12) | 7.380 (12) | 7.818 (11) | 8.150 (9) | 7.783 (12) |
Special Awards
| Special Awards | Winners |
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| Best National Costume | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Amity | |
Contestants
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Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
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General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1979". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- 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.
- "Venezuela Wins for the First Time: The Pageant Does Down Under". Critical Beauty. Archived from the original on December 21, 2004.
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