Miss World 1979
Overview
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant, was held on November 15, 1979 in the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
. First runner-up was Carolyn Seaward representing the United Kingdom, second was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, third was Jodie Day of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and fourth was Barbara Meyer from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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- Personality: Anne-Marie Franke (GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
) - Photogenic: Karin Zorn (AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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- Lesotho competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Portugal last competed in 1973Miss World 1973The 23rd Annual Miss World pageant was held at the Royal Albert Hall on November 23, 1973. Fifty-four delegates vied for the crown won by an American, Marjorie Wallace of Indiana.Pageant Controversy...
. - Guatemala last competed in 1976Miss World 1976The 26th Miss World Pageant was held on November 18, 1976, in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.The winner was Cindy Breakspeare from Jamaica...
. - Bolivia, Lebanon, and Panama last competed in 1977Miss World 1977The 27th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1977 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann Catrin Stävin from Sweden...
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- Venezuela, Tatiana CapoteTatiana CapoteTatiana Capote Abdel is a Venezuelan telenovela Icon and former beauty queen.-Miss World:She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and became the official representative of Venezuela to the 1979 Miss World pageant held in London, United Kingdom on November 15, 1979.She was disqualified from Miss World...
was disqualified in Miss World 1979 when one of her breasts slipped from the side during the dress rehearsal.
- Bermuda and United Kingdom placed as 1st and 2nd runner-ups in Miss Universe 1979 which was held in Perth, Western Australia.
- Germany, Andrea Hontschik made into the semi-finals in both Miss Universe and Miss World at the same year.
