# Miss World 1980

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 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.
Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title, and 14 days later, first runner-up Santos was crowned the new Miss World by 1977 winner Mary Stävin in Guam.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 1980 | Germany – Gabriella Brum (resigned) |
| 1st Runner-up | Guam – Kimberley Santos (assumed) |
| 2nd Runner-up | France – Patricia Barzyk |
| 3rd Runner-up | Israel – Anat Zimmermann |
| 4th Runner-up | United Kingdom – Kim Ashfield |
| Top 7 | New Zealand – Vicky Lee Hemi  United States – Brooke Alexander |
| Top 15 | Austria – Sonya-Maria Schlepp  Bermuda – Zina Marie Minks  India – Elizabeth Anita Reddi  Jamaica – Michelle Ann Harris  Puerto Rico – Michelle Torres  Sweden – Kerstin Jenemark  Venezuela – Hilda Abrahamz  Zimbabwe – Shirley Nyanyiwa |

## Contestants

67 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Elsa Galotti | 20 | Santa Fe |
| Aruba | Ethline Dekker | 19 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Linda Shepherd | 18 | Wollongong |
| Austria | Sonya-Maria Schlepp | 19 | Graz |
| Bahamas | Bernadette Cash | 20 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Brigitte Billen | 19 | Limburg |
| Bermuda | Zina Minks | 17 | St. George's Parish |
| Bolivia | Sonia Malpartida | 20 | Sucre |
| Brazil | Loiane Aiache | 18 | Brasília |
| Canada | Annette Labrecque | 19 | Charlesbourg |
| Cayman Islands | Dealia Watler | 21 | George Town |
| Colombia | María Cristina Valencia | 18 | Armenia |
| Costa Rica | Marie Claire Tracy | 20 | San José |
| Curaçao | Soraida de Windt | 21 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Parthenopi Vasiliadou | 18 | Limassol |
| Denmark | Jane Bill | 18 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Patricia Polanco | 18 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Gabriela Ríos | 19 | Guayaquil |
| Finland | Ritva Tamio | 19 | Turku |
| France | Patricia Barzyk | 17 | Arbouans |
| Germany | Gabriella Brum | 18 | Berlin |
| Gibraltar | Yvette Domínguez | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Vera Zacharopoulou | 19 | Athens |
| Guam | Kimberley Santos | 19 | Toto |
| Guatemala | Lizabeth Martínez | 19 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Desiree Geelen | 20 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Etelvina Raudales | 20 | San Pedro Sula |
| Hong Kong | Julia Chan | 21 | Hong Kong Island |
| India | Elizabeth Anita Reddi | 21 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Michelle Rocca | 21 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Voirrey Wallace | 18 | Douglas |
| Israel | Anat Zimmermann | 18 | Givatayim |
| Italy | Stefania de Pasquaci | 17 | Parma |
| Jamaica | Michelle Harris | 21 | Kingston |
| Japan | Kanako Ito | 18 | Tokyo |
| Jersey | Karen Poole | 21 | Saint Helier |
| Korea | Chang Sun-ja | 21 | Seoul |
| Lebanon | Celeste El-Assal | 19 | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Lits’ila Lerotholi | 18 | Maseru |
| Malaysia | Callie Liew | 23 | Kuantan |
| Malta | Frances Duca | 19 | Fgura |
| Mauritius | Christiane Mackay | 23 | Grand Gaube |
| Mexico | Claudia Holley | 18 | Naucalpan |
| New Zealand | Vicky Lee Hemi | 18 | Hamilton |
| Norway | Maiken Nielsen | 22 | Oslo |
| Panama | Áurea Horta Torrijos | 20 | Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea | Mispah Alwyn | 19 | Port Moresby |
| Paraguay | Celia Schaerer | 19 | Asunción |
| Peru | Silvia Vega | 21 | Lima |
| Philippines | Milagros Nabor | 20 | Manila |
| Puerto Rico | Michelle Torres | 19 | Ponce |
| Singapore | Adda Pang | 21 | Singapore |
| Spain | Francisca Ondiviela | 17 | Gran Canaria |
| Sri Lanka | Rosemarie Ramanayake | 22 | Colombo |
| Swaziland | Nomagcisa Cawe | 23 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Kerstin Jenemark | 21 | Stenungsund |
| Switzerland | Jeannette Linkenheil | 22 | Basel |
| Thailand | Unchulee Chaisuwan | 20 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Maria Octavia Chung | 18 | San Fernando |
| Turkey | Fahriye Ayloglu | 20 | Istanbul |
| United Kingdom | Kim Ashfield | 21 | Buckley |
| United States | Brooke Alexander | 16 | Kailua |
| United States Virgin Islands | Palmira Frorup | 24 | Saint Croix |
| Uruguay | Ana Claudia Carriquiry | 19 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Hilda Abrahamz | 21 | Caracas |
| Western Samoa | Liliu Tapuai | 18 | Apia |
| Zimbabwe | Shirley Nyanyiwa | 22 | Salisbury |

## Judges

* Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
* Peter Thompson
* Alan Minter †
* Viviane Ventura
* Bruce Forsyth †
* Dennis Waterman †
* Sophia Mamba
* Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
* John McMenamin