Miss Universe 1980

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Miss Universe 1980 was held at Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea on July 7, 1980. Shawn Weatherly of USA crowned as Miss Universe 1980. Sixty-nine contestants competed in the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant.

1 Results
- 1.1 Special awards
2 1980 Contestants
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss Universe 1980: Shawn Weatherly (USA).
The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Linda Gallagher (Scotland)
- 2nd runner-up: Diana Delyse Nottle (New Zealand)
- 3rd runner-up: Maria Rosario Rivera Silayan (Philippines)
- 4th runner-up: Eva Brigitta Anderson (Sweden)
The delegates who made in the top twelve are: Teresa Lynn MacKay (Canada), María Patricia Arbelaez Pelaez (Colombia), Guobjörg Sigurdardóttir (Iceland), Kim Eunjung (Korea), Gloria Karamañites Davis (Panama), Agnes Tañon Correa (Puerto Rico) and Thilda Raina Fuller (Tahiti).

[edit] Special awards

Congeniality: Devan Walter (Cayman Islands)
Photogenic: Delyse Nottle (New Zealand)
National Costume: Sangeeta Bijlani (India)

[edit] 1980 Contestants

Argentina

Silvia Gracia Piedrabuena

Aruba

Magaly Celestina Maduro

Australia

Katrina Judith Rose Redina

Austria

Isabel Stefanie Muller

Bahamas

Darlene Cecilia Davies

Belgium

Brigitte Biche Billen

Belize

Ellen Marie Clarke

Bermuda

Jill Lorraine Murphy

Bolivia

Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada

Brazil

Eveline Schroeter

British Virgin Islands

Barbara Enola Stevens

Canada

Teresa Lynn (Terry) McKay
TOP 12

Cayman Islands

Dealia Devon Walter

Chile

Maria Gabriela Camposano Puelma

Colombia

Maria Patricia Arbelaez Pelaez
TOP 12

Costa Rica

Barbara Bonilla Herrero

Curaçao

Hassana Noemi Hamoud

Denmark

Jane Bill

Dominican Republic

Milagros German Olalla

Ecuador

Leslie Veronica Rivas Machala

England

Julie Duckworth

Finland

Sirpa Anneli Viljamaa

France

Brigitte Anne-Marie Choquet

Germany

Kathrin Glotzl

Greece

Roula Kanellapoulou

Guadaloupe

Elydie Billioti de Gage

Guam

Dina Singson Aportadera

Guatemala

Lizabeth (Ligia)Iveth Martinez Noack

Holland

Karin Gooyer

Honduras

Rosario Etelvina (Ethel) Raudales Velasquez

Hong Kong

Wanda Tai Yuet-Ngor

Iceland

Gudbjorg Siguardardottir
TOP 12

India

Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani

Indonesia

Andi Nana Rivayate Basoarnier

Republic of Ireland

Maura McMenamim

Israel

Ilana Shoshan

Italy

Loredana dal Santo

Japan

Hisae Hiyama

Korea

Eun-jung Kim
TOP 12

Malaysia

Felicia Yong Lee Lim

Malta

Isabelle Zammit

Mexico

Ana Patricia Nuñez Romero

New Zealand

Diana Delyse Nottle
2nd RUNNER-UP

Northern Mariana Islands

Angelina Camacho Chong

Norway

Maiken Nielsen

Panama

Gloria Karamañites Davies
TOP 12

Papua New Guinea

Mispah Alwyn

Paraguay

Martha Maria Galli Romanach

Peru

Marialice Lisseth Ramis Figueroa

Philippines

Maria Rosario Rivera Silayan
3rd RUNNER-UP

Puerto Rico

Agnes Tañon Correa

Réunion

Marie Josephe Hoareau

Saint Martin

Lucie Marie Davic

Scotland

Linda Gallagher

Singapore

Ann Chua Ai Choo

Spain

Yolanda Maria Hoyos Vega

Sri Lanka

Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya

Sweden

Eva Brigitta Andersson
4th RUNNER-UP

Switzerland

Margrit Kilchoer

Tahiti

Thilda Raina Fuller
TOP 12

Thailand

Artitaya Promkul

Trinidad and Tobago

Althea Ingrid Rocke

Turkey

Heyecan Gokoglou

Turks and Caicos Islands

Constance Lightbourne

Uruguay

Beatriz Ivanov Antuñez

USA

Shawn Nichols Weatherly
MISS UNIVERSE 1980

United States Virgin Islands

Deborah Velisa Mardenborough

Venezuela

Maria Xavier (Maye) Brandt Angulo

Wales

Kim Ashfield

[edit] Trivia

In the Parade of Nations, contestants were introducd in alphabetical order, in which each candidate rapidly recites her name and country. However, Bolivia came first before Bermuda and the introduction of contestants continued. When Korea had entered the stage, Japan was not shown on the camera.

During the preliminary swimsuit competition, Only United States got a score of beyond 8.00 rather than anyone else.

Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos competed in Miss Universe for the first time. Cayman Islands won the award for Miss Amity.

Belgium, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Norway, Papua New Guinea and Wales competed in Miss World 1980 in London four months later. Wales, Kim Ashfield crowned as Miss United Kingdom and then placed as 4th runner-up in Miss World.

Tahiti, who was semi-finalist in Miss Universe, competed in Miss World 1979, along with Ireland and Paraguay.

Venezuela, Maye Brandt, who failed to put her through the semi-finals committed suicide in 1982. Twenty-four years later, Philippines, Maria Rosario (Chat) Silayan, who placed as 3rd runner-up, died of colon cancer.

[edit] External links

Pageantopolis

Jimmy's Pageant Page

Miss Universe
	1952 \| 1953 \| 1954 \| 1955 \| 1956 \| 1957 \| 1958 \| 1959 \| 1960 1961 \| 1962 \| 1963 \| 1964 \| 1965 \| 1966 \| 1967 \| 1968 \| 1969 \| 1970 1971 \| 1972 \| 1973 \| 1974 \| 1975 \| 1976 \| 1977 \| 1978 \| 1979 \| 1980 1981 \| 1982 \| 1983 \| 1984 \| 1985 \| 1986 \| 1987 \| 1988 \| 1989 \| 1990 1991 \| 1992 \| 1993 \| 1994 \| 1995 \| 1996 \| 1997 \| 1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 2001 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2005 \| 2006 \| 2007
Miss Universe Organization \| Titleholders \| Special Awards Winners Editions Main Information \| Hosts & Invited Artists