Miss World 1979
Miss World 1979, the 29th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda.[4] She was crowned by Miss World 1978, Silvana Suarez of Argentina. First runner-up was Carolyn Seaward representing the United Kingdom and second runner-up was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica. Swainson was a first runner-up in Miss Universe 1979 represented Bermuda and Carolyn Seaward was a second runner-up in same pageant represented England.
| Miss World 1979 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 November 1979 |
| Presenters | Esther Rantzen and Sacha Distel |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | BBC |
| Entrants | 70 |
| Debuts | Lesotho |
| Withdrawals | Curaçao, St. Vincent, Tunisia |
| Returns | Bolivia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal |
| Winner | Gina Swainson [4] Bermuda |
| Personality | Anne-Marie Franke Guam |
| Photogenic | Karin Zorn Austria |
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Live television coverage of the contest was largely abandoned by the BBC as a result of a trade union dispute typical of the era in Britain, when sound engineers refused to work, and the BBC decided shortly beforehand that it could not show live pictures without a commentary. The parade of the contestants in their national costumes and each of the entrants in their evening wear had been recorded the night before, so this was televised, followed later in the evening with the crowning of the winner with mute pictures narrated by Ray Moore.[5] A unscheduled repeat of Futtocks End was televised to bridge the two segments. For later overseas transmission, a commentary was added to the silent pictures of the entire event, but the interviews with the final 7 contestants were never shown.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1979 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 7 | |
| Top 15 |
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Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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| Argentina | Verónica Ivonne Gargani | 19 | Buenos Aires |
| Aruba | Vianca Maria Magdalena van Hoek | 20 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Jodie Anne Day | 18 | Brisbane |
| Austria | Karin Zorn | 18 | Weiz |
| Bahamas | Deborah Elizabeth Major | 20 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau | 23 | Brussels |
| Bermuda | Gina Ann Cassandra Swainson | 21 | St. George's Parish |
| Bolivia | Patricia Asbún Galarza | 20 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| Brazil | Léa Sílvia dall’Acqua | 20 | Campinas |
| Canada | Catherine Emily Mackintosh | 23 | Thunder Bay |
| Cayman Islands | Jennifer Pearl Jackson | 21 | George Town |
| Chile | Marianela Verónica Toledo Rojas | 19 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Rosaura Mercedes Rodríguez Covo | 17 | Cartagena |
| Costa Rica | Marianela Brealey Mora | 17 | San José |
| Cyprus | Eliana Djiaboura | 24 | Nicosia |
| Denmark | Lone Gladys Jörgensen | 18 | Holstebro |
| Dominican Republic | Sabrina Alejandra Brugal Tillán | 18 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevara | 18 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Judith Ivette Lopez Lagos | 19 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Tuire Venla Sulotar Pentikäinen | 23 | Helsinki |
| France | Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | 18 | Marseille |
| Germany | Andrea Hontschik † | 20 | Berlin |
| Gibraltar | Audrey Lopez | 21 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Mika Dimitropoulou | 17 | Athens |
| Guam | Anne-Marie Kay Franke | 18 | Hagatna |
| Guatemala | Michele Marie Domínguez Santos | 19 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Nannetje Johanna Nielen | 22 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves | 18 | San Pedro Sula |
| Hong Kong | Mary Ng Mei Lai | 21 | Kowloon Bay |
| Iceland | Sigrún Sætran | 24 | Reykjavík |
| India | Raina Winifred Mendonica | 22 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Maura McMenamim | 21 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Kathleen Mary Craig | 17 | Douglas |
| Israel | Dana Feller | 19 | Tel-Aviv |
| Italy | Rossana Serratore | 18 | Asti |
| Jamaica | Debbie Rachelle Campbell[1] | 17 | Kingston |
| Japan | Motomi Hibino | 19 | Nagoya |
| Jersey | Treena Alison Foster | 21 | Saint Helier |
| Korea | Hong Yeo-jin | 21 | Seoul |
| Lebanon | Jacqueline Riachi | 19 | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Pauline Essie Kanedi | 22 | Maseru |
| Malaysia | Shirley Bernaddine Chew | 18 | Kangar |
| Malta | Elena Christine Abela | 17 | Sliema |
| Mauritius | Maria Allard | 24 | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Roselina Rosas Torres | 19 | Durango City |
| New Zealand | Nicola Lesley Duckworth | 17 | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Helen Prest | 20 | Ibadan |
| Norway | Jeanette Aarum | 20 | Fredrikstad |
| Panama | Lorelay de la Ossa Chevalier | 19 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Martha Maria Galli Romañach | 19 | Asunción |
| Peru | Lucia Magali Pérez-Godoy Quintanilla | 18 | Lima |
| Philippines | Josefina Molon Francisco | 18 | Manila |
| Portugal | Ana Gonçalves Vieira | 18 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Daisy Marissette López | 18 | San Juan |
| Singapore | Violet Lee | 20 | Singapore |
| Spain | María Dolores Forner Toro | 19 | Madrid |
| Sri Lanka | Shamila Weerasooriya | 17 | Colombo |
| Swaziland | Gladys Adelaide Carmichael | 17 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Ing-Marie Säveby | 19 | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Barbara Mayer | 21 | Marly |
| Tahiti | Thilda Raina Fuller | 24 | Pape'ete |
| Thailand | Tipar Suparbpun | 22 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Marlene Elizabeth Coggins | 21 | San Fernando |
| Turkey | Sebnem Unal | 18 | Istanbul |
| United Kingdom | Carolyn Ann Seaward | 20 | Yelverton |
| United States | Carter Wilson[3] | 23 | Harrisonburg |
| Uruguay | Laura Rodríguez Delgado | 21 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Tatiana Capote[2] | 18 | Barinas |
| Virgin Islands | Jasmine Olivia Turner | 17 | Saint Croix |
| Western Samoa | Danira Leilani Schwalger | 19 | Apia |
Notes
Debuts
Returns
References
- ^ a b Jamaica. W.I.L.I.P. series. W.W. Gaunt & Sons. 1987. p. 92. ISBN 9780245540240.
They enthusiastically choose a Miss Jamaica Universe each May and a Miss Jamaica World each September And there are ... have been second runners-up in the Miss World finals — Debbie Campbell in 1979 and Sandra Cunningham in 1981.
- ^ a b "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Sumter Daily Item". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c New Straits Times
- ^ "Miss World not shown as BBC dispute worsens", The Times page 2, 16 November 1979