Miss Universe 1979
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Miss Universe 1979 was held at Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia on July 19, 1979. Maritza Sayalero earned Venezuela's first Miss Universe crown. First runner-up Gina Swainson would go on to win the rival Miss World pageant later in the year. Seventy-five contestants competed in the 1979 Miss Universe Pageant.
[edit] Results
- Miss Universe 1979: Maritza Sayalero Fernandez (Venezuela).
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Gina Ann Cassandra Swainson (Bermuda)
- 2nd runner-up: Carolyn Ann Seaward (England)
- 3rd runner-up: Martha Jussara da Costa (Brazil)
- 4th runner-up: Annette Marie Ekstrom (Sweden)
- The delegates who made in the top twelve are: Adriana Virginia Alvarez (Argentina), Sarita Diana Acosta (Belize), Andrea Hontschik (Germany), Lorraine Davidson (Scotland), Veronika Wilson (South Africa), Mary Therese Friel (USA) and Janet Beverly Hobson (Wales).
[edit] Special awards
- Congeniality: Yurika Kuroda (Japan)
- Photogenic: Carolyn Ann Seaward (England)
- National Costume: Elizabeth Busti (Uruguay)
[edit] 1979 Contestants
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