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
Date20 July 1979[lower-alpha 1]
Presenters
EntertainmentDonny Osmond
VenuePerth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
BroadcasterCBS (international)
Seven Network (TVW-7) (official broadcaster)
Entrants75
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMaritza Sayalero
 Venezuela
CongenialityYurika Kuroda
 Japan
Best National CostumeElizabeth Busti
 Uruguay
PhotogenicCarolyn Seaward
 England

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
Miss Universe 1979
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa
4th Runner-up
  •  Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström
Top 12

Preliminary Competition
Nation Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Preliminary Average
 Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero 8.282 8.673 8.427 8.461
 England – Carolyn Ann Seaward 8.173 8.382 8.125 8.227
 South Africa – Veronika Wilson 8.091 8.218 8.000 8.103
 Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström 7.618 7.899 7.882 7.800
 Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa 8.145 7.773 7.226 7.715
 United States – Mary Therese 8.091 7.373 7.564 7.676
 Belize – Sarita Diana Acosta 7.236 7.936 7.790 7.654
 Scotland – Lorraine Davidson 7.882 7.564 7.382 7.609
 Bermuda – Gina Swainson 7.982 7.445 7.308 7.578
 Germany – Andrea Hontschik 7.727 7.536 7.364 7.542
 Argentina – Virginia Álvarez 8.236 6.936 7.373 7.515
 Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson 7.091 7.791 7.155 7.345
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Third runner-up
     Fourth runner-up
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Final Competition
Nation Preliminary

Average

 Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Venezuela 8.461 (1) 9.362 (1) 9.135 (1) 9.416 (1) 9.304 (1)
 Bermuda 7.578 (9) 8.872 (2) 9.027 (2) 9.100 (2) 9.000 (2)
 England 8.227 (2) 8.671 (3) 8.591 (4) 8.936 (3) 8.733 (3)
 Brazil 7.715 (5) 8.509 (4) 8.764 (3) 8.818 (4) 8.697 (4)
 Sweden 7.800 (4) 8.300 (5) 8.127 (7) 8.409 (6) 8.279 (5)
 South Africa 8.103 (3) 7.918 (10) 8.330 (5) 8.454 (5) 8.234 (6)
 Belize 7.654 (7) 8.118 (7) 8.279 (6) 8.118 (10) 8.171 (7)
 United States 7.676 (6) 8.100 (8) 7.709 (12) 8.335 (7) 8.048 (8)
 Germany 7.542 (10) 8.125 (6) 7.882 (10) 8.118 (10) 8.042 (9)
 Scotland 7.609 (8) 7.764 (11) 8.118 (8) 8.218 (8) 8.033 (10)
 Argentina 7.515 (11) 8.009 (9) 8.045 (9) 8.021 (12) 8.025 (11)
 Wales 7.345 (12) 7.380 (12) 7.818 (11) 8.150 (9) 7.783 (12)

Special Awards
Special AwardsWinners
Best National Costume Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti
Miss Photogenic England – Carolyn Seaward
Miss Amity Japan – Yurika Kuroda

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1974:

Last competed in 1977:

Withdrawals

Did not compete


General references
  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1979". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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References
  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.
  1. "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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