Miss World 1979, the 29th edition of the
Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the
Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was
Gina Swainson
Gina Ann Casandra Swainson (born 6 June 1958) is a Bermudian model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1979 and the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1979.
Miss Universe
Prior to competing in Miss World, she participated in Miss Universe and plac ...
from Bermuda.
She was crowned by Miss World 1978,
Silvana Suarez of Argentina. First runner-up was
Carolyn Seaward representing the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and second runner-up was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica. Swainson was a first runner-up in
Miss Universe 1979
Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979 at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. This marks as the first ...
represented Bermuda and
Carolyn Seaward was a second runner-up in same pageant represented England.
Live television coverage of the contest was largely abandoned by the BBC as a result of a trade union dispute typical of the era in Britain, when sound engineers refused to work, and the BBC decided shortly beforehand that it could not show live pictures without a commentary. The parade of the contestants in their national costumes and each of the entrants in their evening wear had been recorded the night before, so this was televised, followed later in the evening with the crowning of the winner with mute pictures narrated by
Ray Moore.
["Miss World not shown as BBC dispute worsens", '']The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...
'' page 2, 16 November 1979 A unscheduled repeat of ''
Futtocks End
''Futtocks End'' is a British comedy film released in 1970, directed by Bob Kellett and written by Ronnie Barker. Almost entirely without dialogue, the film includes a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings. The story revolves ar ...
'' was televised to bridge the two segments. For later overseas transmission, a commentary was added to the silent pictures of the entire event, but the interviews with the final 7 contestants were never shown.
Results
Placements
Contestants
Notes
Debuts
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Returns
*Last competed in
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
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*Last competed in
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
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*Last competed in
1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
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References
External links
Pageantopolis – Miss World 1979
{{Miss World
Miss World
1979 in London
1979 beauty pageants
Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom
Events at the Royal Albert Hall
November 1979 events in the United Kingdom