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Miss Universe 1979

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Miss Universe 1979
Maritza Sayalero
Date	20 July 1979^[a]
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Jayne Kennedy
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
Broadcaster	CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW) (official broadcaster)
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Bophuthatswana Fiji Transkei
Withdrawals	Bonaire Curaçao Lebanon Lesotho Morocco New Hebrides Nicaragua American Samoa
Returns	Antigua British Virgin Islands Mauritius Portugal Saint Kitts
Winner	Maritza Sayalero Venezuela
Congeniality	Yurika Kuroda Japan
Best National Costume	Elizabeth Busti Uruguay
Photogenic	Carolyn Seaward England
← 1978 1980 →

Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment CentreinPerth, Australia, on 20 July 1979.^[a]

Margaret GardinerofSouth Africa crowned her successor Maritza SayaleroofVenezuela. This marks as the first time a woman from Venezuela won the pageant. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Australia.

Results[edit]

Miss Universe 1979 participating nations and results

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1979	Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero^[1]
1st runner-up	Bermuda – Gina Swainson^[1]
2nd runner-up	England – Carolyn Ann Seaward^[1]
3rd runner-up	Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa^[1]
4th runner-up	Sweden – Anette Marie Ekström^[1]
Top 12	Argentina – Adriana Álvarez Belize – Sarita Acosta Germany – Andrea Hontschik † Scotland – Lorraine Davidson South Africa – Veronica Wilson United States – Mary Therese Friel Wales – Janet Hobson

^ ^a ^b The event was held at 8:00 am Australia Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was July 19 in their local times including the United States.

Miss Universe 1979 national titleholders