Miss Universe 1981
| Miss Universe 1981 |
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| Date |
July 20, 1981 |
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| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Elke Sommer |
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| Entertainment |
Peter Allen, Cast of 42nd Street and US Naval Choir |
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| Venue |
Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, USA |
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| Broadcaster |
CBS, WCBS-TV |
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| Entrants |
77 |
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| Placements |
12 |
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| Debuts |
Gibraltar, Namibia |
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| Withdraws |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
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| Returns |
Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei, Samoa |
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| Winner |
Irene Sáez
 Venezuela |
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| Congeniality |
Linda Smith
 Bahamas |
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| Best National Costume |
Adriana Alves de Oliveira
 Brazil |
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| Photogenic |
Tina Brandstrup
 Denmark |
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Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Minskoff Theater, New York City in the USA, on July 20, 1981. Nineteen-year-old Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1981.[1] She was crowned by Shawn Weatherly from USA. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew.[2] The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City.[3]
Results
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1981 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Semifinal Scores
Special Awards
| Award |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Order of announcements
- Holland
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Brazil
- USA
- Norway
- Venezuela
- Belgium
- Germany
- Tahiti
- Canada
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- Sweden
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Venezuela
- Canada
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Background music
Judges [6]
Contestants
National pageant notes
Debuts
Returns
Withdraws
Replacements
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Hong Kong: Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.
References
External links
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