Miss Universe 1980

Miss Universe 1980
Miss Universe 1980
	Shawn Weatherly
Date	8 July 1980
Presenters	Bob Barker; Helen O'Connell; Jayne Kennedy;
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
Broadcaster	CBS (international); KBS (official broadcaster);
Entrants	69
Placements	12
Debuts	Cayman Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands;
Withdrawals	Antigua; Barbados; Bophuthatswana; El Salvador; Fiji; Mauritius; Portugal; South Africa; Saint Kitts; Saint Vincent; Suriname; Transkei;
Returns	Curaçao; Guadeloupe; Indonesia; Sint Maarten;
Winner	Shawn Weatherly ; United States
Congeniality	Dealia Devon Walter ; Cayman Islands
Best National Costume	Sangeeta Bijlani ; India
Photogenic	Delyse Nottle ; New Zealand
	← 1979 1981 →

Miss Universe 1980 was the 29th Miss Universe pageant, held on 8 July 1980^[a] at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, South Korea.^[1] It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in South Korea. Shawn Weatherly from the United States was crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 1980	United States – Shawn Weatherly^[1]
1st runner-up	Scotland – Linda Gallagher^[1]
2nd runner-up	New Zealand – Delyse Nottle^[1]
3rd runner-up	Philippines – Maria Rosario Silayan^[1]
4th runner-up	Sweden – Eva Birgitta Andersson^[1]
Top 12	Canada – Teresa MacKay Colombia – María Patricia Arbeláez Iceland – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir Korea – Kim Eun-jung Panama – Gloria Karamañites Puerto Rico – Agnes Tañón Tahiti – Thilda Fuller

^ 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.

^ 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.

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Miss Universe 1980
Shawn Weatherly
Date	8 July 1980^[a]
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Jayne Kennedy
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea
Broadcaster	CBS (international) KBS (official broadcaster)
Entrants	69
Placements	12
Debuts	Cayman Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
Withdrawals	Antigua Barbados Bophuthatswana El Salvador Fiji Mauritius Portugal South Africa Saint Kitts Saint Vincent Suriname Transkei
Returns	Curaçao Guadeloupe Indonesia Sint Maarten
Winner	Shawn Weatherly United States
Congeniality	Dealia Devon Walter Cayman Islands
Best National Costume	Sangeeta Bijlani India
Photogenic	Delyse Nottle New Zealand
← 1979 1981 →