Miss International 1980 | |
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Date | November 4, 1980 |
Venue | Tokyo, Japan |
Entrants | 42 |
Placements | 10 |
Withdrawals | Iceland, Nicaragua, Portugal, Yugoslavia |
Returns | Malaysia, New Zealand, Switzerland |
Winner |
Lorna Marlene Chávez Costa Rica |
Congeniality | Mayumi Kanbara Japan |
Best National Costume |
Lorna Chávez Costa Rica |
Photogenic | Sylvie Parera France |
Miss International 1980, the 20th Miss International pageant, took place on 4 November 1980 in Tokyo, Japan. Melanie Marquez of the Philippines crowned her successor Lorna Chávez of Costa Rica at the end of the event, earning the first Miss International crown for Costa Rica.