Miss Universe 1981
| Miss Universe 1981 | |
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 Miss Universe 1981 participating nations and results | |
| Date | 20 July 1981 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker, Elke Sommer |
| Entertainment | Peter Allen, Cast of 42nd Street and US Naval Choir |
| Venue | Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, United States |
| Broadcaster | CBS, WCBS-TV |
| Entrants | 76 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Gibraltar, Namibia |
| Withdrawals | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
| Returns | Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei, Samoa |
| Winner |
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| Congeniality |
Linda Smith  Bahamas |
| Best National Costume |
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| Photogenic |
Tina Brandstrup  Denmark |
Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, USA. Irene Sáez of Venezuela crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the USA. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew.[1] The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City.[2]
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1981 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Judges[3]
- Sammy Cahn
- Chang Kang Jae
- Pelé
- Julio Iglesias
- Itzik Kol
- Lee Majors
- Mary McFadden
- David Merrick
- Anna Moffo
- LeRoy Neiman
- Lorin Netherlandser
- Francesco Scavullo
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 from Greece
Contestants
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Argentina – Susana Mabel Reynoso -
Aruba – Synia Reyes -
Australia – Karen Sang -
Austria – Gudrun Gollop - Bahamas – Linda Teresa Smith
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Belgium – Dominique van Eeckhoudt -
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Belize – Ivette Zabaneh -
Bermuda – Cymone Florie Tucker -
Bolivia – Vivian Zambrano - Brazil – Adriana Alves de Oliveira
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British Virgin Islands – Carmen Nibbs -
Canada – Dominique Dufour -
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Cayman Islands – Donna Marie Myrie -
Chile – María Soledad Hurtado Arellano -
Colombia – Ana Edilma (Eddy) Cano Puerta -
Costa Rica – Rosa Inés Solís Vargas -
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Curaçao – Maria Maxima Croes -
Cyprus – Katia Angelidou - Denmark – Tina Brandstrup
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Dominican Republic – Fausta Lucía Peña Veras -
Ecuador – Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles[2] -
England – Joanna Longley -
Fiji – Lynn Michelle McDonald -
Finland – Merja Orvokki Varvikko -
France – Isabelle Sophie Benard -
Germany – Marion Kurz -
Gibraltar – Yvette Dominguez -
Greece – Maria Nikouli -
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Guadeloupe – Rosette Bivuoac -
Guam – Bertha Antoinette Harmon -
Guatemala – Yuma Rossana Lobos Orellana -
Holland – Ingrid Johanna Marie Schouten -
Honduras – Leslie Nohemí Sabillón Dávila -
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Hong Kong – Irene Lo Kam-Sheung -
Iceland – Elisabet Traustadóttir -
India – Rachita Kumar -
Ireland – Valerie Roe -
Israel – Dana Wexler -
Italy – Anna Maria Kanakis -
Japan – Mineko Orisaku -
Korea – Lee Eun-jung -
Malaysia – Audrey Loh Yin Fong -
Malta – Susanne Galea -
Martinique – Ghislaine Jean-Louis -
Mexico – Judith Grace González Hicks -
Namibia – Antoinette Anuza -
New Zealand – Donella Thomsen -
Northern Marianas – Juanita Masga Mendiola -
Norway – Mona Olsen -
Panama – Ana María Henríquez Valdés -
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Paraguay – María Isabel Urízar Caras -
Peru – Gladys Silva Cancino -
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Philippines – Maria Caroline (Maricar) de Vera Mendoza -
Portugal – Ana Paula Machado Moura -
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Puerto Rico – Carmen Lotti - Réunion – Patricia Abadie
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Scotland – Anne McFarlane -
Singapore – Florence Tan -
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South Africa – Daniela di Paolo -
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Spain – Frances Ondiviela -
Sri Lanka – Renuka Varuni Jesudhason -
St. Kitts – Marva Warner -
Sweden – Eva-Lena Lundgren -
Switzerland – Bridget Voss -
Tahiti – Tatiana Teraiamano -
Thailand – Massupha Karbprapun -
Transkei – Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka -
Trinidad & Tobago – Romini Samaroo -
Turkey – Senay Unlu -
Turks & Caicos – Frances Gloria Rigby -
Uruguay – Griselda Dianne Anchorena -
USA – Kim Seelbrede -
U.S. Virgin Islands – Marise Cecile James - Venezuela – Irene Sáez Conde
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Wales – Karen Ruth Stannard -
Western Samoa – Lenita Marianne Schwalger
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacements
- Hong Kong - Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.
Withdrawals
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Indonesia - Rossje Soeratman -
Mauritius - Carole Fitzgerald[1] -
Papua New Guinea - Jennifer Abaiyjah -
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St. Vincent - Marsha Ann Morris -
St. Maarten
References
- 1 2 "Venezuelan wins title: Miss Universe". The Robesonian. Associated Press. July 21, 1981. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- 1 2 "Miss Universe Facts & Figures". buzzle.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ↑ "Miss Universe 1981". bellezavenezoelana.net.
External links
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