Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, televised for the first time by Thames Television for ITV. The winner was Gabriella Brum from West Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1979, Gina Swainson of Bermuda. First runner-up was Kimberley Santos representing Guam, Patricia Barzyk from France finished second, while third place was awarded to Anat Zimmermann of Israel; and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.
Background Gabriella Brum resigned after 18 hours of being crowned Miss World,The Day and 14 days later, first runner-up, Kimberley Santos from Guam, was crowned by former Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin from Sweden.
Returns, and withdrawals This edition marked the return of Curaçao, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe last competed (as Rhodesia) in 1965, Papua New Guinea last competed in 1977 and Curaçao last competed in 1978. Chile, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Iceland, Nigeria and Portugal, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 1980 – Gabriella Brum (resigned) 1st Runner-Up – Kimberley Santos (assumed) 2nd Runner-Up – Patricia Barzyk 3rd Runner-Up – Anat Zimmermann 4th Runner-Up – Kim Ashfield Top 7 – Vicki Lee Hemi – Brooke Alexander Top 15 – Sonya-Maria Schlepp – Zina Marie Minks – Elizabeth Anita Reddi – Michelle Ann Harris – Michelle Torres – Kerstin Jenemark – Hilda Abrahamz – Shirley Nyanyiwa
Judges
Eric Morley – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization Peter Thompson Alan Minter Viviane Ventura Bruce Forsyth Dennis Waterman Sophia Mamba Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico John McMenamin
Contestants 67 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Argentina Elsa Galotti 20 Santa Fe Aruba Ethline Dekker 19 Oranjestad Australia Linda Shepherd 18 Wollongong Austria Sonya-Maria Schlepp 19 Graz Bahamas Bernadette Cash 20 Nassau Belgium Brigitte Billen 19 Limburg Bermuda Zina Minks 17 St. George's Parish Bolivia Sonia Malpartida 20 Sucre Brazil Loiane Aiache 18 Brasília Canada Annette Labrecque 19 Charlesbourg Cayman Islands Dealia Watler 21 George Town Colombia María Cristina Valencia 18 Armenia Costa Rica Marie Claire Tracy 20 San José Curaçao Soraida de Windt 21 Willemstad Cyprus Parthenopi Vasiliadou 18 Limassol Denmark Jane Bill 18 Vejen Dominican Republic Patricia Polanco 18 Santo Domingo Ecuador Gabriela Ríos 19 Guayaquil Finland Ritva Tamio 19 Turku France Patricia Barzyk 17 Arbouans Gibraltar Yvette Domínguez 19 Gibraltar Greece Vera Zacharopoulou 19 Athens Guam Kimberley Santos 19 Toto Guatemala Lizabeth Martínez 19 Guatemala City Holland Desiree Geelen 20 Amsterdam Honduras Etelvina Raudales 20 San Pedro Sula Hong Kong Julia Chan 21 Hong Kong Island India Elizabeth Anita Reddi 21 Bombay Ireland Michelle Rocca 21 Dublin Voirrey Wallace 18 Douglas Israel Anat Zimmermann 18 Givatayim Italy Stefania de Pasquaci 17 Parma Jamaica Michelle Harris 21 Kingston Japan Kanako Ito 18 Tokyo Karen Poole 21 Saint Helier Lebanon Celeste El-Assal 19 Beirut Lits'ila Lerotholi 18 Maseru Malaysia Callie Liew 23 Kuantan Malta Frances Duca 19 Fgura Mauritius Christiane Mackay 23 Grand Gaube Mexico Claudia Holley 18 Naucalpan New Zealand Vicki Lee Hemi 18 Hamilton Norway Maiken Nielsen 22 Oslo Nicaragua Kimberly Domínguez19Managua Panama Áurea Horta Torrijos 20 Panama City Mispah Alwyn 19 Port Moresby Paraguay Celia Schaerer 19 Asunción Peru Silvia Vega 21 Lima Philippines Milagros Nabor 20 Manila Puerto Rico Michelle Torres 19 Ponce Singapore Adda Pang 21 Singapore South Korea Chang Sun-ja 21 Seoul Spain Francisca Ondiviela 17 Gran Canaria Sri Lanka Rosemarie Ramanayake 22 Colombo Swaziland Nomagcisa Cawe 23 Manzini Sweden Kerstin Jenemark 21 Stenungsund Switzerland Jeannette Linkenheil 22 Basel Thailand Unchulee Chaisuwan 20 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Maria Octavia Chung 18 San Fernando Turkey Fahriye Ayloğlu 20 Istanbul United Kingdom Kim Ashfield 21 Buckley United States Brooke Alexander 16 Kailua Palmira Frorup 24 Saint Croix Uruguay Ana Claudia Carriquiry 19 Montevideo Venezuela Hilda Abrahamz 21 Caracas West Germany Gabriella Brum 18 Berlin Western Samoa Liliu Tapuai 18 Apia Zimbabwe Shirley Nyanyiwa 22 Salisbury
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