Miss Universe 1981
| Miss Universe 1981 | |
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 Miss Universe 1981 participating nations and results | |
| Date | 20 July 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, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WCBS-TV |
| Entrants | 76 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Gibraltar, Namibia |
| Withdrawals | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
| Returns | Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei, Samoa |
| 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 on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, USA. Irene Sáez of Venezuela crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the USA. 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]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1981 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Judges[3]
- Sammy Cahn
- Chang Kang Jae
- Pelé
- Julio Iglesias
- Itzik Kol
- Lee Majors
- Mary McFadden
- David Merrick
- Anna Moffo
- LeRoy Neiman
- Lorin Netherlandser
- Francesco Scavullo
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 from Greece
Contestants
Argentina – Susana Mabel Reynoso
Aruba – Synia Reyes
Australia – Karen Sang
Austria – Gudrun Gollop
Bahamas – Linda Teresa Smith
Belgium – Dominique van Eeckhoudt
Belize – Ivette Zabaneh
Bermuda – Cymone Florie Tucker
Bolivia – Vivian Zambrano
Brazil – Adriana Alves de Oliveira
British Virgin Islands – Carmen Nibbs
Canada – Dominique Dufour
Cayman Islands – Donna Marie Myrie
Chile – María Soledad Hurtado Arellano
Colombia – Ana Edilma (Eddy) Cano Puerta
Costa Rica – Rosa Inés Solís Vargas
Curaçao – Maria Maxima Croes
Cyprus – Katia Angelidou
Denmark – Tina Brandstrup
Dominican Republic – Fausta Lucía Peña Veras
Ecuador – Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles[2]
England – Joanna Longley
Fiji – Lynn Michelle McDonald
Finland – Merja Orvokki Varvikko
France – Isabelle Sophie Benard
Germany – Marion Kurz
Gibraltar – Yvette Dominguez
Greece – Maria Nikouli
Guadeloupe – Rosette Bivuoac
Guam – Bertha Antoinette Harmon
Guatemala – Yuma Rossana Lobos Orellana
Holland – Ingrid Johanna Marie Schouten
Honduras – Leslie Nohemí Sabillón Dávila
Hong Kong – Irene Lo Kam-Sheung
Iceland – Elisabet Traustadóttir
India – Rachita Kumar
Ireland – Valerie Roe
Israel – Dana Wexler
Italy – Anna Maria Kanakis
Japan – Mineko Orisaku
Korea – Lee Eun-jung
Malaysia – Audrey Loh Yin Fong
Malta – Susanne Galea
Martinique – Ghislaine Jean-Louis
Mexico – Judith Grace González Hicks
Namibia – Antoinette Anuza
New Zealand – Donella Thomsen
Northern Marianas – Juanita Masga Mendiola
Norway – Mona Olsen
Panama – Ana María Henríquez Valdés
Paraguay – María Isabel Urízar Caras
Peru – Gladys Silva Cancino
Philippines – Maria Caroline (Maricar) de Vera Mendoza
Portugal – Ana Paula Machado Moura
Puerto Rico – Carmen Lotti- Réunion – Patricia Abadie
Scotland – Anne McFarlane
Singapore – Florence Tan
South Africa – Daniela di Paolo
Spain – Frances Ondiviela
Sri Lanka – Renuka Varuni Jesudhason
St. Kitts – Marva Warner
Sweden – Eva-Lena Lundgren
Switzerland – Bridget Voss
Tahiti – Tatiana Teraiamano
Thailand – Massupha Karbprapun
Transkei – Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka
Trinidad & Tobago – Romini Samaroo
Turkey – Senay Unlu
Turks & Caicos – Frances Gloria Rigby
Uruguay – Griselda Dianne Anchorena
USA – Kim Seelbrede
U.S. Virgin Islands – Marise Cecile James
Venezuela – Irene Sáez Conde
Wales – Karen Ruth Stannard
Western Samoa – Lenita Marianne Schwalger
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacements
- Hong Kong - Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.
Withdrawals
Indonesia - Rossje Soeratman
Mauritius - Carole Fitzgerald[1]
Papua New Guinea - Jennifer Abaiyjah
St. Vincent - Marsha Ann Morris
St. Maarten
References
- ^ a b "Venezuelan wins title: Miss Universe". The Robesonian. Associated Press. July 21, 1981. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Miss Universe Facts & Figures". buzzle.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Miss Universe 1981". bellezavenezoelana.net.