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Miss World 1981
Miss World 1981 Titlecard
Date12 November 1981
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants67
Placements15
WithdrawalsMauritius, Panama, Paraguay, Swaziland, US Virgin Islands
ReturnsChile, El Salvador, Iceland, Suriname, Tahiti
WinnerPilín León
 Venezuela

Miss World 1981, the 31st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1981 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Pilín León from Venezuela, the first titleholder from her country since 1955. She was crowned by Miss World 1980, Kimberley Santos of Guam. Another Venezuelan, Irene Sáez, had been crowned Miss Universe 1981 in July, making Venezuela one of the very few countries to hold both major international titles (Miss Universe and Miss World) in the same year.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1981
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
6th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continent Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
Miss Photogenic

Order of announcements

Top 15
Top 7
1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. United Kingdom
4. Venezuela
5. United States
6. Australia
7. Jamaica

Contestants

EUROPE
Contestant
Number		 Nation Contestant
01  Austria Beatrix Kopf
02  Belgium Dominique van Eeckhoudt
03  Cyprus Elena Andreou
04  Denmark Tina Brandstrup
05  Finland Pia Irmeli Ann-Marie Nieminen
06  France Isabelle Sophie Benárd
07  Germany Barbara Reimund
08  Gibraltar Yvette Maria Bellido
09  Greece Maria Argirocastritou
10  Holland Saskia Lemmens
11  Iceland Åsdis Eva Hannesdóttir
12  Ireland Geraldine Mary McGrory
13  Isle of Man Nicola Jane Grainger
14  Italy Marisa Tutone
15  Jersey Elizabeth Sarah Walmsley
16  Malta Elizabeth Mary Fenech
17  Norway Anita Nesbø
18  Spain Cristina Perez Cottrell
19  Sweden Carita Gustafsson
20   Switzerland Margit Kilchoer
21  Turkey Aydan Şener
22  United Kingdom Michelle Donnelly
OCEANIA
Contestant
Number		 Nation Contestant
23  Australia Melissa Hannan
24  Guam Rebecca Arroyo
25  New Zealand Raewyn Patricia Marcroft
26  Papua New Guinea Jennfer Abaijah
27  Tahiti Maimiti Kinnander
28  Western Samoa Julianna Curry
ASIA & AFRICA
Contestant
Number		 Nation Contestant
29  Hong Kong Winnie Chin Wei-Yee
30  India Deepti Divakar
31  Israel Ninnette Asur
32  Japan Naomi Kishi
33  Korea Lee Han-na
34  Lebanon Zeina Joseph Challita
35  Malaysia Cynthia Geraldine de Castro
36  Philippines Suzette Nicolas
37  Singapore Sushil Kaur Sandhu
38  Sri Lanka Sonya Elizabeth Tucker
39  Thailand Massupha Karbprapun
40  Lesotho Palesa Joyce Kalele
41  Zimbabwe Juliet Nyathi
THE AMERICAS
Contestant
Number		 Nation Contestant
42  Argentina Ana Helen Natali
43  Aruba Gerarda Hendrine Jantiene Reopel
44  Bahamas Monique Ferguson
45  Bermuda Cymone Florie Tucker
46  Bolivia Carolina Diaz Mansour
47  Brazil Maristela Silvia Grazzia
48  Canada Earla Stewart
49  Cayman Islands Donna Marie Myrie
50  Chile Susanna Bravo Indo
51  Colombia Nini Johanna Soto González
52  Costa Rica Sucetty Salas Quintanilla
53  Curacao Mylene Mariela Gerard
54  Dominican Republic Josefina Maria Cuello Perez
55  Ecuador Lucia Isabel Vinueza Urjelles
56  El Salvador Martha Alicia Ortiz
57  Guatemala Beatriz Bojorquez Palacios
58  Honduras Xiomara Sikaffy Mena
59  Jamaica Sandra Angela Cunningham
60  Mexico Doris Pontvianne Espinoza
61  Peru Olga Roxana Zumarán Burga
62  Puerto Rico Andrenira Ruiz Saenz
63  Suriname Joan Boldewijn
64  Trinidad and Tobago Rachel Ann Thomas
65  United States Lisa Lynn Moss
66  Uruguay Silia Marianela Bas Carrese
67  Venezuela Pilín León

Notes

Returning countries

  • Suriname last competed in 1966.
  • Chile, El Salvador, Iceland, and Tahiti last competed in 1979.

Withdrawals and Nations not competing

  • Panama, Paraguay, and Swaziland did not attend the Miss World.
  • Portugal (Paula Dos Santos) who had a dual citizenship, won the Miss Portugal contest held in Johannesburg, South Africa. She flew to London, only to be told by Eric Morley that any girl from South Africa cannot participate, and that the contest has to be held in the country of the girl's origin.

Other notes

  • The Continental Queen of Beauty awards were handed out for the very first time.
  • United States, Lisa Lynn Moss, was the first woman to compete in Miss World under the Miss USA franchise. She placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss USA, representing Miss Louisiana USA.
  • Cayman Islands and New Zealand sent their first black delegates to Miss World.
  • This is the first time that there were only two runners-up and Miss World during the crowning ceremony.
  • This is also the first time that the award winners for Miss Personality and Miss Photogenic had made into the semi-finals in Miss World since 1973.
  • 10 out of 15 countries which made it into the semi-finals, were not in the semi-finals last year: Belgium (1962), Canada (1967), Colombia (1968), Japan (1974), Ireland (1976), Argentina (1978), Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago (1979).
  • The preliminary beachwear competition took place in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Crossovers

Miss Universe
  • 1978: Peru (semi-finalist)
  • 1980: Switzerland
  • 1981: Belgium (4th runner-up), Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark (Miss Photogenic), Ecuador (semi-finalist), France, and Thailand
  • 1982: Ireland, Spain, and United Kingdom (represented as Wales)
Miss International
  • 1981: Belgium (semi-finalist), Denmark, Germany (semi-finalist), and Tahiti
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