Miss Universe 1980, the 29th

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pageant, was held on 8 July 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center in

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. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in

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from the

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was crowned by Maritza Sayalero of

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. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.

Results

Placements

Final Competition

Special Awards

Order Of Announcements Top 12 # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # #

Contestants

* – Silvia Piedrabuena * – Magaly Maduro * – Katrina Redina * – Isabel Muller * – Darlene Davies * – Brigitte Billen * – Ellen Marie Clarke * – Jill Murphy * – Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada * – Eveline Schroeter * – Barbara Stevens * – Teresa Lynn McKay * – Dealia Devon Walter * – María Gabriela Campusano Puelma * – Maria Patricia Arbeláez * – Barbara Herrero * – Hassana Hamoud * – Jane Bill * – Milagros Germán * – Verónica Rivas * – Julie Duckworth * – Sirpa Viljamaa * – Brigitte Choquet * – Kathrin Glotzl * – Roula Kanellapoulou * – Elydie de Gage * – Dina Aportadera * – Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Noack * – Karin Gooyer * – Etelvina Raudales Velásquez * – Wanda Tai * – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir * – Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani * – Andi Nana Riwayate * – Maura McMenamim * – Ilana Shoshan * – Loredana Del Santo * – Hisae Hiyama * – Kim Eun-jung * – Felicia Yong * – Isabelle Zammit * – Ana Patricia Nuñez Romero * – Diana Delyse Nottle * – Angelina Camacho Chong * – Maiken Nielsen * – Gloria Karamañites * – Mispah Alwyn * – Martha Galli * – Mariailce Ramis * – Maria Rosario Silayan † * – Agnes Tañón Correa * – Marie Josephe Hoareau * – Lucie Marie Davic * – Linda Gallagher * – Ann Chua Ai Choo * – Yolanda Hoyos * – Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya * – Eva Birgitta Andersson * – Margrit Kilchoer *

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– Thilda Raina Fuller * – Artitaya Promkul * – Althea Rocke * – Heyecan Gokoglou * – Constance Lightbourne * – Beatriz Antuñez * –

* – Deborah Mardenborough * – Maye Brandt † * –

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Celebrity judges

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- actor *

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- NHL player/actor * Yoshi Hara *

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* Margaret Gardiner -

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winner *

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* Max Boston *

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Notes

Debuts

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Withdrawals

* * * - Jacobeth Lolo Matale wasn't granted visa to South Korea. * * - Margaret Singh * - Christiane Carol MacKay * * * * - Jenny Kay wasn't granted visa to South Korea. * - due to the military coup in the country * - Lindelwa Myataza wasn't granted visa to South Korea.

Returns

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 ...

: * * * Last competed in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...

: *

Did not compete

* - Georgia Christodolidou * * - Bernice Tembo wasn't granted visa to South Korea.

General references

External links

Miss Universe official website
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