Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the

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, televised for the first time by

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for

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. The winner was Gabriella Brum from

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. She was crowned by Miss World 1979,

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. First runner-up was

Kimberley Santos Kimberley Santos (born August 21, 1961) is a Guamanian beauty queen who became Miss World 1980 (representing Guam) after Germany's Gabriella Brum resigned the day after her victory. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. After living ...

representing

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, second was Patricia Barzyk from

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, third was Anat Zimmermann of

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, and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the

. Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title, and 14 days later, first runner-up Santos was crowned the new Miss World by 1977 winner

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in Guam.

Results

Placements

Contestants

Judges

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† * Peter Thompson * Alan Minter † * Viviane Ventura *

Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...

† *

Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ...

† * Sophia Mamba *

Wilnelia Merced Wilnelia, Lady Forsyth-Johnson (''née'' Merced; born 12 October 1957) is a Puerto Rican former actress, model and beauty queen. She won Miss World 1975, and was married to entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth from 1983 until his death in August 2017 ...

–

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from Puerto Rico * John McMenamin

Notes

Debuts

Returns

*Last competed in 1977: ** *Last competed in 1978: **

Withdrawals

* * * * * *

References

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 1980
{{Miss World Miss World 1980 in London 1980 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom Events at the Royal Albert Hall November 1980 events in the United States