Miss World 1980
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The 30th Miss World Pageant was held on November 13, 1980 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Gabriela Brum from the Germany. Runner up was Kimberley Santos representing Guam, third was Patricia Barzyk from France, fourth was Anat Zimmermann of Israel, and fifth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom. On November 14, Gabriela Brum was dethroned, and fourteen days later, Kimberly Santos from Guam was crowned the new Miss World.
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[edit] Results
- Miss World 1980: Gabriela Brum (Germany) (dethroned)
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Kimberley Santos (Guam) (crowned MISS WORLD 1980 on November 28,1980)
- 2nd runner-up: Patricia Barzyk (France)
- 3rd runner-up: Anat Zimmermann (Israel)
- 4th runner-up: Kim Ashfield (United Kingdom)
- Finalists:
- 5th runner-up: Vicky Lee Hemi (New Zealand)
- 6th runner-up: Brooke Alexander (United States)
- The delegates who made in the top fifteen are: Sonya-Maria Schlepp (Austria), Zina Marie Minks (Bermuda), Elizabeth Anita Reddi (India), Michelle Ann Harris (Jamaica), Michelle Torres Cintron (Puerto Rico), Kerstin Monika Jenemark (Sweden), Hilda Astrid Abrahamz Navarro (Venezuela) and Shirley Richard Nyanyiwa (Zimbabwe).
[edit] Special awards
[edit] 67 Contestants
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[edit] Trivia
- This is the first time that the women were judged for personality, intelligence and looks.
- Germany and Guam, Miss World queens, were born in the United Kingdom. Germany had a British father, while Guam had a British mother.
- Belgium, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Guatemala, Honduras, Norway, Papua New Guinea, and United Kingdom (representing Wales) competed in Miss Universe 1980 in Seoul, Korea four months before. United Kingdom placed as 4th runner-up in Miss World.
- Bermuda, Zina Marie Minks, and France, Patricia Barzyk who were the winners of their original pageants were competed in Miss World at 17 years of age, because contestants were allowed to compete the Miss Universe bewtween ages 18 to 26. Jill Lorraine Murphy of Bermuda and Brigitte Anne-Marie Choquet of France, who competed in Miss Universe 1980, were their first runner-ups.
- Dominican Republic, Patricia Polanco Alvarez, was the mother of Miss Universe 2003, Amelia Vega.
- Zimbabwe returned to Miss World after 15 years, however it sent its first black delegate.
- Germany who reigned as Miss World 1980 had the shortest reign in Miss World history when she was dethroned 18 hours later after the pageant.
- This is the last pageant in Miss World with four runner-ups and a new Miss World queen.
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