Miss Universe 1980 | |
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Date | 8 July 1980 |
Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy |
Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
Venue | Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea |
Broadcaster | CBS |
Entrants | 69 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos |
Withdrawals | Antigua, Barbados, Bophuthatswana, El Salvador, Fiji, Mauritius, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Surinam, Transkei |
Returns | Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, St. Maarten |
Winner |
Shawn Weatherly USA |
Congeniality | Dealia Devon Walter Cayman Islands |
Best National Costume |
Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani India |
Photogenic | Diana Delyse Nottle New Zealand |
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. Shawn Weatherly of the US crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.