Miss Universe 1980

Miss Universe 1980
Date8 July 1980[a]
Presenters
EntertainmentDonny Osmond
VenueSejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
Broadcaster
  • CBS (international)
  • KBS (official broadcaster)
Entrants69
Placements12
Debuts
  • Cayman Islands
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
Withdrawals
  • Antigua
  • Barbados
  • Bophuthatswana
  • El Salvador
  • Fiji
  • Mauritius
  • Portugal
  • Saint Kitts
  • Saint Vincent
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Transkei
Returns
  • Curaçao
  • Guadeloupe
  • Indonesia
  • Sint Maarten
WinnerShawn Weatherly
United States

Miss Universe 1980 was the 29th Miss Universe pageant, held on 8 July 1980[a] at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, South Korea.[1] It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in South Korea. Shawn Weatherly from the United States was crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1980
1st runner-up
  • Scotland – Linda Gallagher[1]
2nd runner-up
  • New Zealand – Delyse Nottle[1]
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12
  • Canada – Teresa MacKay
  • Colombia – María Patricia Arbeláez
  • Iceland – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
  • Panama – Gloria Karamañites
  • Puerto Rico – Agnes Tañón
  • South Korea – Kim Eun-jung
  • Tahiti – Thilda Fuller

Final Scores

  Winner
  First runner-up
  Second runner-up
  Third runner-up
  Fourth runner-up
(#) Rank in each round of competition
Country/Territory Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
United States[2] 8.480 (1) 8.317 (1) 8.718 (1) 8.883 (1) 8.639 (1)
Scotland[2] 7.785 (3) 8.036 (5) 8.273 (3) 8.267 (5) 8.192 (5)
New Zealand[2] 7.885 (2) 8.283 (2) 8.400 (2) 8.400 (3) 8.361 (2)
Philippines[2] 7.662 (5) 8.121 (4) 8.033 (6) 8.433 (2) 8.196 (4)
Sweden[2] 7.572 (8) 8.208 (3) 8.250 (4) 8.346 (4) 8.268 (3)
Canada[2] 7.711 (4) 7.992 (6) 8.200 (5) 8.100 (6) 8.097 (6)
Puerto Rico[2] 7.598 (7) 7.850 (7) 7.892 (8) 7.867 (10) 7.870 (7)
Iceland[2] 7.636 (6) 7.675 (10) 7.942 (7) 7.933 (9) 7.850 (8)
Korea[2] 7.525 (11) 7.658 (11) 7.750 (10) 7.967 (8) 7.792 (9)
Colombia[2] 7.531 (10) 7.789 (8) 7.729 (12) 7.842 (11) 7.787 (10)
Panama[2] 7.514 (12) 7.713 (9) 7.742 (11) 7.825 (12) 7.760 (11)
Tahiti[2] 7.566 (9) 6.957 (12) 7.858 (9) 8.067 (7) 7.627 (12)

Contestants

Notes

  1. ^ a b The event was held at 8:00 am Korea Time (UTC+09:00); for the Americas, this was July 7 in their local times including the United States.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Hwang, K. C. (8 July 1980). "Miss Universe hopes her future holds sports broadcasting career". The Columbia Record. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Miss Universe 1980". Carlos 🇵🇪. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via YouTube.