Miss World 1979

Miss World 1979
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1979[1][2][3]
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 & the Grenadines, Tunisia
Returns Bolivia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal
Winner Gina Swainson [4]
 Bermuda
Personality Anne-Marie Franke
 Guam
Photogenic Karin Zorn
 Austria

Miss World 1979, the 29th staging 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.

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
Miss World 1979
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
  •  Brazil – Lea Silvia Dall'acqua
6th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Contestants

NumberNationContestant
01 ArgentinaVerónica Ivonne Gargani
02 ArubaVianca Maria Magdalena van Hoek
03 AustraliaJodie Anne Day
04 AustriaKarin Zorn
05 BahamasDeborah Elizabeth Major
06 BelgiumChristine Linda Bernadette Cailliau
07 BermudaGina Swainson[4]
08 BoliviaPatricia Asbún Galarza
09 BrazilLea Silvia dall'Acqua
10 CanadaCatherine Emily Mackintosh
11 Cayman IslandsJennifer Pearl Jackson
12 ChileMarianela Verónica Toledo Rojas
13 ColombiaRosaura Rodríguez Covo
14 Costa RicaMarianela Brealy Mora
15 CyprusEliana Djiaboura
16 DenmarkLone Gladys Joergensen
17 Dominican RepublicSabrina Brugal Tillian
18 EcuadorOlba Lourdes Padilla Guevarra
19 El SalvadorJudith Ivette López Lagos
20 FinlandTuire Venla Sulotar Pentikainen
21 FranceSylvie Helene Marie Perera
22 GermanyAndrea Hontschik
23 GibraltarAudrey Lopez
24 GreeceMika (Dimitra) Dimitropoulou
25 GuamAnne-Marie Kay Franke
26 GuatemalaMichelle Marie Domínguez Santos
27 HollandNannetje Johanna (Nanny) Nielen
28 HondurasGina María Weidner Cleaves
29 Hong KongMary Ng Wei Lei
30 IcelandSigrún Sætran
31 IndiaRaina Winifred Mendonica
32 IrelandMaura McMennamim
33 Isle of ManKathleen Mary Craig
34 IsraelDana Feller
35 ItalyRossana Serratore
36 JamaicaDebbie Rachelle Campbell[1]
37 JapanMotomi Hibino
38 JerseyTreena Alison Foster
39 KoreaHong Yeo-jin
40 LebanonJacqueline (Jacky) Riachi
41 LesothoPauline Essie Kanedi
42 MalaysiaShirley Chew
43 MaltaElena Christine Abela
44 MauritiusMaria Lynda Allard
45 MexicoRoselina Rosas Torres
46 New ZealandNicola Lesley (Nikki) Ducksworth
47 NorwayJeannette Aarum
48 PanamaLorelay de la Ossa
49 ParaguayMartha María Galli Romanach
50 PeruLucía Magali Pérez Godoy Quintanilla
51 PhilippinesJosefina Francisco
52 PortugalAna Gonçalves Vieira
53 Puerto RicoDaisy Marissette López
54 Western SamoaDanira Leilani Schwalger
55 SingaporeViolet Lee
56 SpainMaría Dolores (Lola) Forner Toro
57 Sri LankaShamila Weerasooriya
58 SwazilandGladys Adelaide Carmichael
59 SwedenIngrid Marie Säveby
60  SwitzerlandBarbara Meyer
61France TahitiThilda Raina Fuller
62 ThailandTipar Suparbpun
63 Trinidad & TobagoMarlene Coggins
64 TurkeySebnem Unal
65 United KingdomCarolyn Ann Seaward
66 United StatesCarter Wilson[3]
67 UruguayLaura Rodríguez Delgado
68 VenezuelaTatiana Capote[2]
69 Virgin IslandsJasmine Olivia Turner
70 NigeriaHelen Prest

Notes

Debuts

  •  Lesotho

Returns

  • Last competed in 1973:
    •  Portugal
  • Last competed in 1976:
    •  Guatemala
  • Last competed in 1977:
    •  Bolivia
    •  Lebanon
    •  Panama

References

  1. 1 2 Jamaica. W.I.L.I.P. series. W.W. Gaunt & Sons. 1987. p. 92. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "The Sumter Daily Item". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 New Straits Times
  5. ↑ "Miss World not shown as BBC dispute worsens", The Times page 2, 16 November 1979
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