Miss Universe 1980

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

Results

Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul

Placements

Miss Universe 1980 participating nations and results
Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1980
1st runner-up
  • Scotland Scotland – Linda Gallagher[1]
2nd runner-up
  • New Zealand New Zealand – Delyse Nottle[1]
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12
  • Canada Canada – Teresa MacKay
  • Colombia Colombia – María Patricia Arbeláez
  • Iceland Iceland – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
  • Panama Panama – Gloria Karamañites
  • Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – Agnes Tañón
  • South Korea South Korea – Kim Eun-jung
  • French Polynesia 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.
  3. ^ "Protest harm 'not on'". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. 15 February 1980. p. 4. Retrieved 30 January 2026 – via Papers Past.
  4. ^ Goggin, Terry (16 May 1980). "South Carolina coed is new Miss USA". Hattiesburg American. p. 9. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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