Miss Universe 1980
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, South Korea. Shawn Weatherly from the United States was crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty nine contestants competed in this year.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1980 |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12 |
Final Competition
| Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
| ' | 8.480 | 8.317 | 8.718 | 8.883 | 8.639 |
| ' | 7.785 | 8.036 | 8.273 | 8.267 | 8.192 |
| ' | 7.885 | 8.283 | 8.400 | 8.400 | 8.361 |
| ' | 7.662 | 8.121 | 8.033 | 8.433 | 8.196 |
| ' | 7.572 | 8.208 | 8.250 | 8.346 | 8.268 |
| ' | 7.711 | 7.992 | 8.200 | 8.100 | 8.097 |
| ' | 7.598 | 7.850 | 7.892 | 7.867 | 7.870 |
| ' | 7.636 | 7.675 | 7.942 | 7.933 | 7.850 |
| ' | 7.525 | 7.658 | 7.750 | 7.967 | 7.792 |
| ' | 7.531 | 7.789 | 7.729 | 7.842 | 7.787 |
| ' | 7.514 | 7.713 | 7.742 | 7.825 | 7.760 |
| ' | 7.566 | 6.957 | 7.858 | 8.067 | 7.627 |
Special Awards
Contestants
- ' – Silvia Piedrabuena
- ' – Magaly Maduro
- ' – Katrina Redina
- ' – Isabel Muller
- ' – Darlene Davies
- ' – Brigitte Billen
- ' – Ellen Marie Clarke
- ' – Jill Murphy
- ' – Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada
- ' – Eveline Schroeter
- ' – Barbara Stevens
- ' – Teresa Lynn McKay
- ' – Dealia Devon Walter
- ' – María Gabriela Campusano Puelma
- ' – Maria Patricia Arbeláez
- ' – Barbara Herrero
- ' – Hassana Hamoud
- ' – Jane Bill
- ' – Milagros Germán
- ' – Verónica Rivas
- ' – Julie Duckworth
- ' – Sirpa Viljamaa
- ' – Brigitte Choquet
- ' – Kathrin Glotzl
- ' – Roula Kanellapoulou
- ' – Elydie de Gage
- ' – Dina Aportadera
- ' – Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Noack
- ' – Karin Gooyer
- ' – Etelvina Raudales Velásquez
- ' – Wanda Tai
- ' – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
- ' – Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani
- ' – Andi Rivayate
- ' – Maura McMenamim
- ' – Ilana Shoshan
- ' – Loredana Del Santo
- ' – Hisae Hiyama
- ' – Kim Eun-jung
- ' – Felicia Yong
- ' – Isabelle Zammit
- ' – Ana Patricia Nuñez Romero
- ' – Diana Delyse Nottle
- ' – Angelina Camacho Chong
- ' – Maiken Nielsen
- ' – Gloria Karamañites
- ' – Mispah Alwyn
- ' – Martha Galli
- ' – Mariailce Ramis
- ' – Maria Rosario Silayan †
- ' – Agnes Tañón Correa
- ' – Marie Josephe Hoareau
- ' – Lucie Marie Davic
- ' – Linda Gallagher
- ' – Ann Chua Ai Choo
- ' – Yolanda Hoyos
- ' – Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya
- ' – Eva Birgitta Andersson
- ' – Margrit Kilchoer
- Tahiti – Thilda Raina Fuller
- ' – Artitaya Promkul
- ' – Althea Rocke
- ' – Heyecan Gokoglou
- ' – Constance Lightbourne
- ' – Beatriz Antuñez
- ' – Shawn Weatherly
- ' – Deborah Mardenborough
- ' – Maye Brandt †
- ' – Kim Ashfield
Celebrity judges
- George Maharis - actor
- Ron Duguay - NHL player/actor
- Yoshi Hara
- Eileen Ford
- Dong Kingman
- Margaret Gardiner - Miss Universe 1978 winner
- Richard Roundtree
- Max Boston
- Abigail Van Bruen
Debuts
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Withdrawals
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- ' - Jacobeth Lolo Matale wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
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- ' - Margaret Singh
- ' - Christiane Carol MacKay
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- ' - Jenny Kay wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
- ' - due to the military coup in the country
- ' - Lindelwa Myataza wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
Returns
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Did not compete
- ' - Georgia Christodolidou
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- - Bernice Tembo wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
General references