| Miss Universe 1979 |
| Date |
20 July 1979 |
| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy |
| Entertainment |
Donny Osmond |
| Venue |
Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia  |
| Broadcaster |
CBS |
| Entrants |
75 |
| Placements |
12 |
| Debuts |
Bophuthatswana, Fiji, Transkei |
| Withdrawals |
Bonaire, Curaçao, Lebanon, Lesotho, New Hebrides, Nicaragua, Samoa |
| Returns |
Antigua, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Portugal |
| Winner |
Maritza Sayalero
 Venezuela |
| Congeniality |
Yurika Kuroda
 Japan |
| Best National Costume |
Elizabeth Busti
 Uruguay |
| Photogenic |
Carolyn Seaward
 England |
Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1975 at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela crowned by Margaret Gardiner of South Africa. This is the first time Venezuela won the pageant.
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 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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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Semi-final scores
| Delegate |
Preliminary Average |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Semifinal Average |
| Venezuela |
8.461 (1) |
9.362 (1) |
9.135 (1) |
9.416 (1) |
9.305 (1) |
 Bermuda |
7.578 (9) |
8.872 (2) |
9.027 (2) |
9.100 (2) |
9.000 (2) |
| England |
8.227 (2) |
8.671 (3) |
8.591 (4) |
8.936 (3) |
8.733 (3) |
| 23x15px Brazil |
7.715 (5) |
8.509 (4) |
8.764 (3) |
8.818 (4) |
8.697 (4) |
 Sweden |
7.800 (4) |
8.300 (5) |
8.127 (7) |
8.409 (6) |
8.279 (5) |
 South Africa |
8.103 (3) |
7.918 (10) |
8.330 (5) |
8.454 (5) |
8.234 (6) |
 Belize |
7.654 (7) |
8.118 (7) |
8.279 (6) |
8.118 (10) |
8.172 (7) |
 U.S.A. |
7.676 (6) |
8.100 (8) |
7.709 (12) |
8.335 (7) |
8.048 (8) |
 Germany |
7.542 (10) |
8.125 (6) |
7.882 (10) |
8.118 (10) |
8.042 (9) |
 Scotland |
7.609 (8) |
7.764 (11) |
8.118 (8) |
8.218 (8) |
8.033 (10) |
 Argentina |
7.515 (11) |
8.009 (9) |
8.045 (9) |
8.021 (12) |
8.025 (11) |
 Wales |
7.345 (12) |
7.380 (12) |
7.818 (11) |
8.150 (9) |
7.783 (12) |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 12 semi-finalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
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Preliminary swimsuit scores
- 8.673 Venezuela
- 8.382 England
- 8.218 South Africa
- 7.936 Belize
- 7.899 Sweden
- 7.791 Wales
- 7.773 Brazil
- 7.600 Uruguay
- 7.591 Singapore
- 7.582 Austria
- 7.564 Scotland
- 7.536 Germany
- 7.491 Holland
- 7.455 Portugal
- 7.445 Bermuda
- 7.418 Réunion
- 7.418 Spain
- 7.409 Peru
- 7.400 Switzerland
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- 7.373 U.S.A.
- 7.173 France
- 7.141 Hong Kong
- 7.127 Australia
- 7.127 St. Vincent
- 7.077 Finland
- 6.991 Denmark
- 6.945 Colombia
- 6.936 Argentina
- 6.873 Costa Rica
- 6.845 Mexico
- 6.818 Canada
- 6.809 Bophuthatswana
- 6.800 Japan
- 6.736 Dominican Republic
- 6.727 New Zealand
- 6.718 Ireland
- 6.718 Sri Lanka
- 6.655 Malta
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- 6.636 Norway
- 6.627 Chile
- 6.563 Trinidad & Tobago
- 6.555 Barbados
- 6.545 Israel
- 6.545 Puerto Rico
- 6.536 Honduras
- 6.518 Malaysia
- 6.473 Surinam
- 6.439 Korea
- 6.427 Philippines
- 6.409 Guatemala
- 6.309 Turkey
- 6.291 Thailand
- 6.286 Paraguay
- 6.209 Belgium
- 6.155 Bolivia
- 6.127 Greece
- 6.118 Iceland
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- 6.109 Guam
- 6.091 El Salvador
- 6.082 India
- 6.068 Italy
- 6.064 Aruba
- 5.982 Bahamas
- 5.882 Tahiti
- 5.791 Ecuador
- 5.727 Panama
- 5.727 U.S. Virgin Islands
- 5.641 Northern Marianas
- 5.591 Transkei
- 5.582 Antigua
- 5.582 Fiji
- 5.545 Mauritius
- 5.364 British Virgin Islands
- 5.355 Papua New Guinea
- ???? St. Kitts
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Order of announcements
Top 12
- Wales
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- South Africa
- U.S.A.
- Belize
- Argentina
- England
- Germany
- Scotland
- Venezuela
- Sweden
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Top 5
- Venezuela
- Sweden
- Bermuda
- England
- Brazil
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Judges
Contestants
Notes
Crossovers
External links
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