Miss Universe 1980
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980[lower-alpha 1] at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, South Korea. Shawn Weatherly from the United States was crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty nine contestants competed in this year.

Miss Universe 1980 Titlecard
Miss Universe 1980 | |
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![]() Miss Universe 1980 Shawn Weatherly | |
Date | 8 July 1980[lower-alpha 1] |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
Venue | Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 69 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Shawn Weatherly ![]() |
Congeniality | Dealia Devon Walter ![]() |
Best National Costume | Sangeeta Bijlani ![]() |
Photogenic | Diana Delyse Nottle ![]() |
Results
Placements

Miss Universe 1980 participating nations and results
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1980 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up | |
4th Runner-Up | |
Top 12 |
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Final Competition
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Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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8.480 (1) | 8.317 (1) | 8.718 (1) | 8.883 (1) | 8.639 (1) |
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7.785 (3) | 8.036 (5) | 8.273 (3) | 8.267 (5) | 8.192 (5) |
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7.885 (2) | 8.283 (2) | 8.400 (2) | 8.400 (3) | 8.361 (2) |
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7.662 (5) | 8.121 (4) | 8.033 (6) | 8.433 (2) | 8.196 (4) |
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7.572 (8) | 8.208 (3) | 8.250 (4) | 8.346 (4) | 8.268 (3) |
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7.711 (4) | 7.992 (6) | 8.200 (5) | 8.100 (6) | 8.097 (6) |
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7.598 (7) | 7.850 (7) | 7.892 (8) | 7.867 (10) | 7.870 (7) |
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7.636 (6) | 7.675 (10) | 7.942 (7) | 7.933 (9) | 7.850 (8) |
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7.525 (11) | 7.658 (11) | 7.750 (10) | 7.967 (8) | 7.792 (9) |
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7.531 (10) | 7.789 (8) | 7.729 (12) | 7.842 (11) | 7.787 (10) |
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7.514 (12) | 7.713 (9) | 7.742 (11) | 7.825 (12) | 7.760 (11) |
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7.566 (9) | 6.957 (12) | 7.858 (9) | 8.067 (7) | 7.627 (12) |
Special Awards
Special Awards | Contestants |
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Miss Amity |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Best National Costume |
Contestants
Argentina – Silvia Piedrabuena
Aruba – Magaly Maduro
Australia – Katrina Redina
Austria – Isabel Muller
Bahamas – Darlene Davies
Belgium – Brigitte Billen
Belize – Ellen Marie Clarke
Bermuda – Jill Murphy
Bolivia – Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada
Brazil – Eveline Schroeter
British Virgin Islands – Barbara Stevens
Canada – Teresa Lynn McKay
Cayman Islands – Dealia Devon Walter
Chile – María Gabriela Campusano Puelma
Colombia – Maria Patricia Arbeláez
Costa Rica – Barbara Herrero
Curaçao – Hassana Hamoud
Denmark – Jane Bill
Dominican Republic – Milagros Germán
Ecuador – Verónica Rivas
England – Julie Duckworth
Finland – Sirpa Viljamaa
France – Brigitte Choquet
Germany – Kathrin Glotzl
Greece – Roula Kanellapoulou
Guadeloupe – Elydie de Gage
Guam – Dina Aportadera
Guatemala – Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Noack
Holland – Karin Gooyer
Honduras – Etelvina Raudales Velásquez
Hong Kong – Wanda Tai
Iceland – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
India – Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani
Indonesia – Andi Nana Riwayate
Ireland – Maura McMenamim
Israel – Ilana Shoshan
Italy – Loredana Del Santo
Japan – Hisae Hiyama
South Korea – Kim Eun-jung
Malaysia – Felicia Yong
Malta – Isabelle Zammit
Mexico – Ana Patricia Nuñez Romero
New Zealand – Diana Delyse Nottle
Northern Mariana Islands – Angelina Camacho Chong
Norway – Maiken Nielsen
Panama – Gloria Karamañites
Papua New Guinea – Mispah Alwyn
Paraguay – Martha Galli
Peru – Mariailce Ramis
Philippines – Maria Rosario Silayan †
Puerto Rico – Agnes Tañón Correa
Réunion – Marie Josephe Hoareau
Sint Maarten – Lucie Marie Davic
Scotland – Linda Gallagher
Singapore – Ann Chua Ai Choo
Spain – Yolanda Hoyos
Sri Lanka – Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya
Sweden – Eva Birgitta Andersson
Switzerland – Margrit Kilchoer
Tahiti – Thilda Raina Fuller
Thailand – Artitaya Promkul
Trinidad and Tobago – Althea Rocke
Turkey – Heyecan Gokoglou
Turks and Caicos Islands – Constance Lightbourne
Uruguay – Beatriz Antuñez
United States – Shawn Weatherly
United States Virgin Islands – Deborah Mardenborough
Venezuela – Maye Brandt †
Wales – Kim Ashfield
Celebrity judges
- George Maharis - actor
- Ron Duguay - NHL player/actor
- Yoshi Hara
- Eileen Ford
- Dong Kingman
- Margaret Gardiner - Miss Universe 1978 winner
- Richard Roundtree
- Max Boston
- Abigail Van Bruen
Notes
Withdrawals
Antigua
Barbados
Bophuthatswana - Jacobeth Lolo Matale wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
El Salvador
Fiji - Margaret Singh
Mauritius - Christiane Carol MacKay
Portugal
Saint Kitts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
South Africa - Jenny Kay wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
Suriname - due to the military coup in the country
Transkei - Lindelwa Myataza wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
Did not compete
Cyprus - Georgia Christodolidou
Martinique
Namibia - Bernice Tembo wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1980". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.
External links
- The event was held at 8:00 am Korea Time (UTC+09:00); for the Americas, this was July 7 in their local times including the United States.
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