Miss World 1979
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| Date | 15 November 1979 |
| Presenters | Sacha Distel, Esther Rantzen |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 70 |
| Debuts | Lesotho |
| Withdrawals | Curaçao, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tunisia |
| Returns | Bolivia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal |
| Winner | Gina Swainson [4] Bermuda |
| Personality | Anne-Marie Franke  Guam |
| Photogenic | Karin Zorn  Austria |
Miss World 1979, the 29th staging of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda.[4] She was crowned by Miss World 1978, Silvana Suarez of Argentina. First runner-up was Carolyn Seaward representing the United Kingdom and second runner-up was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica. Swainson was a first runner-up in Miss Universe 1979 represented Bermuda and Carolyn Seaward was a second runner-up in same pageant represented England.
Live television coverage of the contest was largely abandoned by the BBC as a result of a trade union dispute typical of the era in Britain, when sound engineers refused to work, and the BBC decided shortly beforehand that it could not show live pictures without a commentary. The parade of the contestants in their national costumes and each of the entrants in their evening wear had been recorded the night before, so this was televised, followed later in the evening with the crowning of the winner with mute pictures narrated by Ray Moore.[5] A unscheduled repeat of Futtocks End was televised to bridge the two segments. For later overseas transmission, a commentary was added to the silent pictures of the entire event, but the interviews with the final 7 contestants was never shown.
Results
Placements
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Contestants
| Number | Nation | Contestant |
| 01 |  Argentina |
Verónica Ivonne Gargani |
| 02 |  Aruba |
Vianca Maria Magdalena van Hoek |
| 03 |  Australia |
Jodie Anne Day |
| 04 | Austria |
Karin Zorn |
| 05 |  Bahamas |
Deborah Elizabeth Major |
| 06 |  Belgium |
Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau |
| 07 | Bermuda |
Gina Swainson [4] |
| 08 |  Bolivia |
Patricia Asbún Galarza |
| 09 |  Brazil |
Lea Silvia dall'Acqua |
| 10 |  Canada |
Catherine Emily Mackintosh |
| 11 |  Cayman Islands |
Jennifer Pearl Jackson |
| 12 |  Chile |
Marianela Verónica Toledo Rojas |
| 13 |  Colombia |
Rosaura Rodríguez Covo |
| 14 |  Costa Rica |
Marianela Brealy Mora |
| 15 |  Cyprus |
Eliana Djiaboura |
| 16 |  Denmark |
Lone Gladys Joergensen |
| 17 |  Dominican Republic |
Sabrina Brugal Tillian |
| 18 |  Ecuador |
Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevarra |
| 19 |  El Salvador |
Judith Ivette López Lagos |
| 20 |  Finland |
Tuire Venla Sulotar Pentikainen |
| 21 |  France |
Sylvie Helene Marie Perera |
| 22 |  Germany |
Andrea Hontschik |
| 23 |  Gibraltar |
Audrey Lopez |
| 24 |  Greece |
Mika (Dimitra) Dimitropoulou |
| 25 | Guam |
Anne-Marie Kay Franke |
| 26 |  Guatemala |
Michelle Marie Domínguez Santos |
| 27 |  Holland |
Nannetje Johanna (Nanny) Nielen |
| 28 |  Honduras |
Gina María Weidner Cleaves |
| 29 |  Hong Kong |
Mary Ng Wei Lei |
| 30 |  Iceland |
Sigrún Sætran |
| 31 |  India |
Raina Winifred Mendonica |
| 32 |  Ireland |
Maura McMennamim |
| 33 |  Isle of Man |
Kathleen Mary Craig |
| 34 |  Israel |
Dana Feller |
| 35 |  Italy |
Rossana Serratore |
| 36 |  Jamaica |
Debbie Rachelle Campbell [1] |
| 37 |  Japan |
Motomi Hibino |
| 38 |  Jersey |
Treena Alison Foster |
| 39 |  Korea |
Hong Yeo-jin |
| 40 |  Lebanon |
Jacqueline (Jacky) Riachi |
| 41 |  Lesotho |
Pauline Essie Kanedi |
| 42 |  Malaysia |
Shirley Chew |
| 43 |  Malta |
Elena Christine Abela |
| 44 |  Mauritius |
Marie Chanea Allard |
| 45 |  Mexico |
Roselina Rosas Torres |
| 46 |  New Zealand |
Nicola Lesley (Nikki) Ducksworth |
| 47 |  Norway |
Jeannette Aarum |
| 48 |  Panama |
Lorelay de la Ossa |
| 49 |  Paraguay |
Martha María Galli Romanach |
| 50 |  Peru |
Lucía Magali Pérez Godoy Quintanilla |
| 51 |  Philippines |
Josefina Francisco |
| 52 |  Portugal |
Ana Gonçalves Vieira |
| 53 |  Puerto Rico |
Daisy Marissette López |
| 54 |  Western Samoa |
Danira Leilani Schwalger |
| 55 |  Singapore |
Violet Lee |
| 56 |  Spain |
María Dolores (Lola) Forner Toro |
| 57 |  Sri Lanka |
Shamila Weerasooriya |
| 58 |  Swaziland |
Gladys Adelaide Carmichael |
| 59 |  Sweden |
Ingrid Marie Säveby |
| 60 |  Switzerland |
Barbara Meyer |
| 61 | Tahiti |
Thilda Raina Fuller |
| 62 |  Thailand |
Tipar Suparbpun |
| 63 |  Trinidad & Tobago |
Marlene Coggins |
| 64 |  Turkey |
Sebnem Unal |
| 65 |  United Kingdom |
Carolyn Ann Seaward |
| 66 |  United States |
Carter Wilson [3] |
| 67 |  Uruguay |
Laura Rodríguez Delgado |
| 68 |  Venezuela |
Tatiana Capote [2] |
| 69 |  Virgin Islands |
Jasmine Olivia Turner |
| 70 |  Nigeria |
Helen Prest |
Notes
Debuts
Lesotho
Returns
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Last competed in 1973:
Last competed in 1976:
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Last competed in 1977:
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References
- ^ a b Jamaica. W.I.L.I.P. series. W.W. Gaunt & Sons. 1987. p. 92.
They enthusiastically choose a Miss Jamaica Universe each May and a Miss Jamaica World each September And there are ... have been second runners-up in the Miss World finals — Debbie Campbell in 1979 and Sandra Cunningham in 1981.
- ^ a b "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Sumter Daily Item". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d New Straits Times
- ^ "Miss World not shown as BBC dispute worsens", The Times page 2, 16 November 1979