Miss Universe 1979
| Miss Universe 1979 | |
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| Date | 20 July 1979 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 75 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Bophuthatswana, Fiji, Transkei |
| Withdrawals | Bonaire, Curaçao, Lebanon, Lesotho, New Hebrides, Nicaragua, Samoa |
| Returns | Antigua, British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts, Portugal |
| Winner |
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| Congeniality |
Yurika Kuroda  Japan |
| Best National Costume |
Elizabeth Busti  Uruguay |
| Photogenic |
Carolyn Seaward  England |
Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979 at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela was crowned by Margaret Gardiner of South Africa. This is the first time Venezuela won the pageant.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1979 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Contestants
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss Universe 1979
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Antigua – Elsie Maynard -
Argentina – Adriana Virginia Álvarez -
Aruba – Lugina Liliana Margareta Vilchez -
Australia – Kerry Dunderdale -
Austria – Karin Zorn -
Bahamas – Lolita Louise Ambrister -
Barbados – Barbara Bradshaw -
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Belgium – Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau -
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Belize – Sarita Diana Acosta -
Bermuda – Gina Ann Cassandra Swainson -
Bolivia – María Luisa Rendón -
Bophuthatswana – Alina Moeketse -
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Brazil – Martha Jussara da Costa -
British Virgin Islands – Eartha Ferdinand -
Canada – Heidi Quiring -
Chile – María Cecilia Serrano Gildemeister -
Colombia – Ana Milena Parra Turbay -
Costa Rica – Carla Facio Franco -
Denmark – Lone Gladys Joergensen -
Dominican Republic – Viena Elizabeth García Javier -
Ecuador – Margarita Plaza -
El Salvador – Judith Ivette López Lagos - England – Carolyn Ann Seaward
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Fiji – Tanya Whiteside -
Finland – Päivi Uitto -
France – Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera -
Germany – Andrea Hontschik † -
Greece – Katia Koukidou -
Guam – Marie Cruz -
Guatemala – Michelle Marie Domínguez Santos -
Holland – Eunice Bharatsingh -
Honduras – Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves -
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Hong Kong – Olivia Chang Man-Ai -
Iceland – Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir -
India – Swaroop Sampat -
Ireland – Lorraine Marion O'Conner -
Israel – Vered Polgar -
Italy – Elvira Puglisi - Japan – Yurika Kuroda
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Korea – Jae-hwa Seo -
Malaysia – Irene Wong Sun Ching -
Malta – Dian Borg Bartolo -
Mauritius – Marie Chanea Allard -
Mexico – Blanca María Luisa Díaz Tejeda -
New Zealand – Andrea Karke -
Northern Marianas – Barbara Torres -
Norway – Unni Margrethe Öglaend -
Panama – Yahel Cecile Dolande -
Papua New Guinea – Molly Misbut -
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Paraguay – Patricia Lohman Bernie -
Peru – Jacqueline Brahm -
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Philippines – Criselda "Dang" Flores Cecilio -
Portugal – Marta Maria Mendoça de Gouveia -
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Puerto Rico – Teresa López - Réunion – Isabelle Jacquemart
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St. Kitts – Cheryl Chaderton -
St. Vincent – June de Nobriga -
Scotland – Lorraine Davidson -
Singapore – Elaine Tan Kim Lian -
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South Africa – Veronica Wilson -
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Spain – Gloria María Valencia Rijo -
Sri Lanka – Vidyahari Vanigasooriya -
Surinam – Sergine Lieuw-A-Len -
Sweden – Annette Marie Ekström -
Switzerland – Birgit Krahl - Tahiti – Fabienne Tapare
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Thailand – Wongduan Kerdpoom -
Transkei – Lindiwe Bam -
Trinidad & Tobago – Marie Noelle Diaz -
Turkey – Fusin Tahire Dermitan - Uruguay – Elizabeth Busti
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U.S.A. – Mary Therese Friel -
U.S. Virgin Islands – Linda Torres - Venezuela – Maritza Sayalero
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Wales – Janet Beverly Hobson
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