Miss World 1980
{{Short description|Beauty pageant edition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| photo = 250px
| caption = Miss World 1980 Titlecard
| winner = Gabriella Brum {{small|(resigned)}}
Kimberley Santos {{small|(assumed)}}
| represented = Guam
| date = 13 November 1980
| presenters = Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley†
| venue = Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
| broadcaster = Thames Television
| entrants = 67
|placements = 15
| debuts =
| returns = {{Hlist|Curaçao|Papua New Guinea|Zimbabwe}}
| withdraws = {{Hlist|Chile|El Salvador|French Polynesia|Iceland|Nigeria|Portugal}}
| before = 1979
| next = 1981
}}
Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, televised for the first time by Thames Television for ITV. The winner was Gabriella Brum from West Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1979, Gina Swainson of Bermuda. First runner-up was Kimberley Santos representing Guam, second was Patricia Barzyk from France, third was Anat Zimmermann of Israel, and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.
Background
Gabriella Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title,{{cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/beauty/miss-universe-vs-miss-world-facts-and-comparisons/ss-AA8fn8G#image=10 | title=Miss Universe vs Miss World: Facts and comparisons | publisher=MSN | date=15 January 2015 | access-date=25 January 2016}}[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19801113&id=FQAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DHUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3071,2374430&hl=en The Day] and 14 days later, first runner-up, Kimberley Santos was crowned the new Miss World by Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin from Sweden in Guam.
= Returns, and withdrawals =
This edition marked the return of Curaçao, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe last competed (as Rhodesia){{Efn|After the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 31 December 1963, Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) continued to use the name 'Rhodesia' for some time. Zimbabwe first participated under the name 'Rhodesia' in Miss World 1965}} in 1965, Papua New Guinea last competed in 1977 and Curaçao last competed in 1978. Chile, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Iceland, Nigeria and Portugal, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
= Placements =
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| Top 7
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| Top 15
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Judges
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- Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Peter Thompson
- Alan Minter †
- Viviane Ventura
- Bruce Forsyth{{cite news |last1=Frost |first1=Caroline |title=Bruce Forsyth Describes Meeting Wife Wilnelia Merced For The Very First Time |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bruce-forsyth-wife-wilnelia-merced-first-meeting_uk_58b99f4be4b0b99894173d3c?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAABj_vqvm9ljNTRP25LzM51tSev1wzYVIO5wOG0ksQ9RN1LDJXfdTaOESv7tM6BD2dmxKUIZ-dh8bIbjetn3lrnxYw7Jv5-gEt-ueer6qoKF6IL4cAzlczQDULg8D4mS0gCBXEMdfkMGXTYEadW3mdfkC9itPCcFuovUWU6EoFxp |access-date=27 October 2020 |work=HuffPost UK |date=18 August 2017}} †
- Dennis Waterman †
- Sophia Mamba
- Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
- John McMenamin
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Contestants
File:Miss World 1980 Map.PNG67 contestants competed for the title.
Notes
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References
External links
- {{official website|http://www.missworld.com}}
{{Miss World}}
Category:Beauty pageants in England