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. 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.
Results
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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placements
Final results |
Contestant |
Miss World 1979 |
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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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5th runner-up |
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Brazil - Lea Silvia Dall'acqua
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6th runner-up |
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Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
Award |
Contestant |
Miss Personality |
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Guam - Anne-Marie Franke
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Miss Photogenic |
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Contestants
Notes
Debuts
- Lesotho competed in Miss World for the first time.
Returning countries
- Portugal last competed in 1973.
- Guatemala last competed in 1976.
- Bolivia, Lebanon, and Panama last competed in 1977.
Other notes
- Bermuda and United Kingdom placed as 1st and 2nd runner-ups in Miss Universe 1979 which was held in Perth, Western Australia.Gina Swainson is the second woman who actually competed in the Miss Universe pageant, placing as runner-up and eventually winning a rival pageant. The first to be Rosemarie Frankland in 1961.
- Germany, Andrea Hontschik made into the semi-finals in both Miss Universe and Miss World at the same year. Austria, Karin Zorn, who failed to put her through the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1979 in Perth four months before, made into the semi-finals in Miss World and then placed as finalist. Later she won the Miss Europe 1979/80 title.
- Other than Austria, Bermuda, Germany, and United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mauritius also competed in Miss Universe four months before.
- Ireland, Paraguay, and Tahiti competed in Miss Universe 1980 in Seoul. Tahiti made into the semi-finals.
- U.S. Virgin Islands, Jasmine Olivia Turner, competed in Miss Universe 1986.
- Western Samoa, Danira Leilani Schwalger, was half-Maori and half-New Zealander, and was also the sister of Lenita Marian Schwalger who competed in Miss Universe 1981 in New York.
- Isle of Man, Kathleen Mary Craig, was the eldest of Craig sisters who competed in Miss World.
- 8 out of 15 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Malaysia (1963), Uruguay (1975), Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago (1976), and Brazil and Germany (1977). Bermuda and Panama made into the semi-finals for the first time in Miss World. The former debuted in 1971, while the latter in 1967. Ultimately, Bermuda won the title.
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