Gina Swainson

Gina Swainson
Gina Swainson
Born	Gina Ann Casandra Swainson; June 6, 1958 (age 66); Bermuda
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Bermuda 1979; Miss World 1979
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss Bermuda 1979; (Winner); Miss Universe 1979; (1st runner-up); Miss World 1979; (Winner)

Gina Ann Casandra Swainson (born June 6, 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 placed first runner-up to Miss Universe 1979, Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela.

Miss World

As the official representative of Bermuda to the 1979 Miss World pageant held in London, United Kingdom on November 15, she captured the crown of Miss World 1979, becoming the only woman to win a major international pageant for Bermuda as of 2015 and the most successful at both Miss Universe and Miss World.

Upon her return to Bermuda, there was a parade in her honour^[1] and Swainson was depicted on a series of Bermudian postage stamps in 1980.^[2]

References

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