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Mauriziok/Miss Universe 1979
Date20 July 1979[a]
Presenters
EntertainmentDonny Osmond
VenuePerth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
BroadcasterCBS (international)
Seven Network (TVW-7) (official broadcaster)
Entrants75
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMaritza Sayalero
 Venezuela
CongenialityYurika Kuroda
 Japan
Best National CostumeElizabeth Busti
 Uruguay
PhotogenicCarolyn Seaward
 England
← 1978
1980 →

Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979[a] at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. This marks as the first time a woman from Venezuela won the pageant.

Notably, a large piece of debris from Skylab, which had fallen nine days earlier, was displayed on stage during coronation night.[1]

Results

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Miss Universe 1979 participating nations and results

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 1979
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
  •  Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa
4th Runner-up
  •  Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström
Top 12

Preliminary Competition

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Nation Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Preliminary Average
 VenezuelaMaritza Sayalero 8.282 8.673 8.427 8.461
 EnglandCarolyn Ann Seaward 8.173 8.382 8.125 8.227
 South Africa – Veronika Wilson 8.091 8.218 8.000 8.103
 Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström 7.618 7.899 7.882 7.800
 Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa 8.145 7.773 7.226 7.715
 United StatesMary Therese Friel 8.091 7.373 7.564 7.676
 Belize – Sarita Diana Acosta 7.236 7.936 7.790 7.654
 Scotland – Lorraine Davidson 7.882 7.564 7.382 7.609
 BermudaGina Swainson 7.982 7.445 7.308 7.578
 Germany – Andrea Hontschik 7.727 7.536 7.364 7.542
 Argentina – Virginia Álvarez 8.236 6.936 7.373 7.515
 Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson 7.091 7.791 7.155 7.345
  Winner
  First runner-up
  Second runner-up
  Third runner-up
  Fourth runner-up
(#) Rank in each round of competition

Final Competition

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Nation Preliminary

Average

Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
 Venezuela 8.461 (1) 9.362 (1) 9.135 (1) 9.416 (1) 9.304 (1)
 Bermuda 7.578 (9) 8.872 (2) 9.027 (2) 9.100 (2) 9.000 (2)
 England 8.227 (2) 8.671 (3) 8.591 (4) 8.936 (3) 8.733 (3)
 Brazil 7.715 (5) 8.509 (4) 8.764 (3) 8.818 (4) 8.697 (4)
 Sweden 7.800 (4) 8.300 (5) 8.127 (7) 8.409 (6) 8.279 (5)
 South Africa 8.103 (3) 7.918 (10) 8.330 (5) 8.454 (5) 8.234 (6)
 Belize 7.654 (7) 8.118 (7) 8.279 (6) 8.118 (10) 8.171 (7)
 United States 7.676 (6) 8.100 (8) 7.709 (12) 8.335 (7) 8.048 (8)
 Germany 7.542 (10) 8.125 (6) 7.882 (10) 8.118 (10) 8.042 (9)
 Scotland 7.609 (8) 7.764 (11) 8.118 (8) 8.218 (8) 8.033 (10)
 Argentina 7.515 (11) 8.009 (9) 8.045 (9) 8.021 (12) 8.025 (11)
 Wales 7.345 (12) 7.380 (12) 7.818 (11) 8.150 (9) 7.783 (12)

Special Awards

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Special Awards Winners
Best National Costume  Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti
Miss Photogenic  EnglandCarolyn Seaward
Miss Amity  Japan – Yurika Kuroda

Contestants

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Notes

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Debuts

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Returns

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Last competed in 1974:

Last competed in 1977:

Withdrawals

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Did not compete

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General references

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  • West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1979". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.

References

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  1. ^ a b The event was held at 8:00 am Australia Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 19 in their local times including the United States.
  1. ^ "Venezuela Wins for the First Time: The Pageant Does Down Under". Critical Beauty. Archived from the original on December 21, 2004.

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