Miss Universe 1981

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Miss Universe 1981
Date July 20, 1981
Presenters Bob Barker, Elke Sommer
Entertainment Peter Allen, Cast of 42nd Street and US Naval Choir
Venue Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, USA
Broadcaster CBS
Entrants 77
Placements 12
Debuts Gibraltar, Namibia, Western Samoa
Withdraws Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten
Returns Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei
Winner Irene Sáez
 Venezuela
Congeniality Linda Smith
 Bahamas
Best National Costume Adriana Alves de Oliveira
 Brazil
Photogenic Tina Brandstrup
 Denmark

Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Minskoff Theater, New York City, New York, USA on July 20, 1981. 19-year-old Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1981. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew.[1] The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City.[2]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1981
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •  Brazil - Adriana Alves de Oliveira
4th runner-up
  •  Belgium - Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
Top 12

[edit] Semifinal Scores

Country Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Venezuela 8.575 (1) 8.966 (1) 9.024 (1) 8.887 (1) 8.959 (1)
 Belgium 8.223 (6) 8.529 (3) 8.881 (2) 8.268 (3) 8.559 (2)
 Sweden 7.967 (10) 8.658 (2) 8.050 (6) 8.179 (4) 8.296 (3)
 Canada 7.913 (12) 8.167 (6) 8.133 (5) 8.508 (2) 8.269 (4)
 Brazil 8.330 (4) 8.191 (5) 8.416 (3) 7.824 (7) 8.144 (5)
 Tahiti 7.940 (11) 8.149 (7) 8.137 (4) 7.962 (5) 8.083 (6)
 Norway 8.259 (5) 8.435 (4) 7.717 (8) 7.838 (6) 7.997 (7)
 Germany 8.400 (3) 7.875 (8) 8.041 (7) 7.442 (10) 7.786 (8)
 Holland 8.133 (7) 7.590 (9) 7.633 (9) 7.625 (9) 7.616 (9)
 USA 8.527 (2) 7.427 (11) 7.617 (10) 7.653 (8) 7.566 (10)
 Ecuador 7.967 (9) 7.442 (10) 7.300 (12) 7.317 (12) 7.353 (11)
 New Zealand 8.063 (8) 6.950 (12) 7.492 (11) 7.350 (11) 7.264 (12)
     Winner
     First Runner-up
     Second Runner-up
     Third Runner-up
     Fourth Runner-up
     Top 12 Semifinalist
(#) Rank in each round of competition

[edit] Special Awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

[edit] Background music

[edit] Judges

[edit] Contestants

[edit] Preliminary Swimsuit Scores

  • 8.510 USA
  • 8.440 Germany
  • 8.380 Tahiti
  • 8.375 Venezuela
  • 8.350 Norway
  • 8.230 Finland
  • 8.200 Brazil
  • 8.140 Belgium
  • 8.080 Sri Lanka
  • 8.040 Sweden
  • 8.000 Ecuador
  • 7.980 New Zealand
  • 7.870 Holland
  • 7.840 South Africa
  • 7.830 Uruguay
  • 7.770 Iceland
  • 7.670 Guadeloupe
  • 7.610 France
  • 7.580 Peru
  • 7.540 Colombia
  • 7.510 Canada
  • 7.510 Israel
  • 7.460 Australia
  • 7.410 Italy
  • 7.380 Ireland
  • 7.320 Argentina
  • 7.270 Martinique
  • 7.250 Panama
  • 7.240 Wales
  • 7.140 England
  • 7.130 Puerto Rico
  • 7.120 Chile
  • 7.110 Réunion
  • 7.100 Dominican Republic
  • 7.100 India
  • 7.080 Switzerland
  • 7.040 Bahamas
  • 6.990 Philippines
  • 6.970 Korea
  • 6.970 Namibia
  • 6.920 Spain
  • 6.910 Mexico
  • 6.870 Gibraltar
  • 6.860 Transkei
  • 6.850 Scotland
  • 6.800 Greece
  • 6.788 Cyprus
  • 6.760 Singapore
  • 6.750 Austria
  • 6.730 Japan
  • 6.720 Costa Rica
  • 6.710 Trinidad & Tobago
  • 6.690 Guam
  • 6.690 Paraguay
  • 6.680 Turkey
  • 6.670 Denmark
  • 6.670 Malaysia
  • 6.580 Bolivia
  • 6.550 Thailand
  • 6.510 Curaçao
  • 6.505 Honduras
  • 6.500 Fiji
  • 6.500 Western Samoa
  • 6.480 Guatemala
  • 6.465 Belize
  • 6.420 Cayman Islands
  • 6.420 Malta
  • 6.400 Aruba
  • 6.350 Mauritius
  • 6.330 US Virgin Islands
  • 6.230 Saint Kitts
  • 6.206 British Virgin Islands
  • 6.140 Bermuda
  • 6.080 Northern Marianas
  • 6.070 Turks & Caicos Islands
  • ? Hong Kong
  • ? Portugal

[edit] National pageant notes

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Returns

[edit] Withdraws

[edit] Replacements

    •  Hong Kong: Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Venezuelan wins title: Miss Universe". The Robesonian. Associated Press. July 21, 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=baI_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HlYMAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2963%2C2759000. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Miss Universe Facts & Figures". buzzle.com. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/miss-universe-facts-figures.html. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 

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