| Miss Universe 1981 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 20 July 1981 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker, Elke Sommer |
| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 76 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner |
Irene Sáez 
Venezuela |
| Congeniality | Linda Smith 
Bahamas |
| Best National Costume | Adriana Alves de Oliveira 
Brazil |
| Photogenic | Tina Brandstrup 
Denmark |
Miss Universe 1981 was the 30th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, United States. Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the United States. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew. [1] The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City. [2]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1981 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Final Competition
Awards
| Special Awards | Winners |
|---|---|
| Miss Amity |
Bahamas - Linda Smith
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| Miss Photogenic |
Denmark - Tina Brandstrup
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| Best National Costume |
Brazil - Adriana Alves de Oliveira
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Judges [3]
- Sammy Cahn
- Chang Kang Jae
- Pelé
- Julio Iglesias
- Itzik Kol
- Lee Majors
- Mary McFadden
- David Merrick
- Anna Moffo
- LeRoy Neiman
- Lorin Netherlandser
- Francesco Scavullo
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 from Greece
Contestants
Argentina – Susana Mabel Reynoso
Aruba – Synia Reyes
Australia – Karen Sang
Austria – Gudrun Gollop-
Bahamas – Linda Teresa Smith
Belgium – Dominique van Eeckhoudt
Belize – Ivette Zabaneh
Bermuda – Cymone Florie Tucker
Bolivia – Vivian Zambrano-
Brazil – Adriana Alves de Oliveira
British Virgin Islands – Carmen Nibbs
Canada – Dominique Dufour
Cayman Islands – Donna Marie Myrie
Chile – María Soledad Hurtado Arellano
Colombia – Ana Edilma Cano Puerta
Costa Rica – Rosa Inés Solís Vargas
Curaçao – Maria Maxima Croes
Cyprus – Katia Angelidou-
Denmark – Tina Brandstrup
Dominican Republic – Fausta Lucía Peña Veras
Ecuador – Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles
[2]
England – Joanna Longley
Fiji – Lynn Michelle McDonald
Finland – Merja Orvokki Varvikko
France – Isabelle Sophie Benard
Germany – Marion Kurz
Gibraltar – Yvette Dominguez
Greece – Maria Nikouli
Guadeloupe – Rosette Bivuoac
Guam – Bertha Antoinette Harmon
Guatemala – Yuma Rossana Lobos Orellana
Holland – Ingrid Johanna Marie Schouten
Honduras – Leslie Nohemí Sabillón Dávila
Hong Kong – Irene Lo Kam-Sheung
Iceland – Elisabet Traustadóttir
India –
Rachita Kumar
Ireland – Valerie Roe
Israel – Dana Wexler
Italy –
Anna Maria Kanakis
Japan – Mineko Orisaku
Korea – Lee Eun-jung
Malaysia – Audrey Loh Yin Fong
Malta – Susanne Galea
Martinique – Ghislaine Jean-Louis
Mexico –
Judith Grace González Hincks
Namibia – Antoinette Anuza
New Zealand – Donella Thomsen
Northern Mariana Islands – Juanita Masga Mendiola
Norway – Mona Olsen
Panama – Ana María Henríquez Valdés
Paraguay – María Isabel Urízar Caras
Peru – Gladys Silva Cancino
Philippines – Maria Caroline de Vera Mendoza
Portugal – Ana Paula Machado Moura
Puerto Rico – Carmen Lotti Rodríguez-
Réunion – Patricia Abadie
Scotland – Anne McFarlane
Singapore – Florence Tan-
South Africa – Daniela di Paolo
Spain –
Frances Ondiviela
Sri Lanka – Renuka Varuni Jesudhason
Saint Kitts – Marva Warner
Sweden –
Eva-Lena Lundgren
Switzerland – Bridget Voss-
Tahiti – Tatiana Teraiamano
Thailand – Massupha Karbprapun
Transkei – Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka
Trinidad and Tobago – Romini Samaroo
Turkey – Şenay Unlu
Turks and Caicos Islands – Frances Gloria Rigby
Uruguay – Griselda Dianne Anchorena
United States –
Kim Seelbrede
United States Virgin Islands – Marise Cecile James-
Venezuela –
Irene Sáez Conde
Wales – Karen Ruth Stannard
Western Samoa – Lenita Marianne Schwalger
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacements
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Hong Kong - Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.
Withdrawals
Indonesia - Rossje Soeratman
Mauritius - Carole Fitzgerald was homesick and then withdrew.
[1]
Papua New Guinea - Jennifer Abaijah was completed at Miss World 1981 instead.-
Sint Maarten
Did not compete
Saint Vincent – Marsha Ann Morris
Suriname – Joan Boldewijn went to Miss World instead.
References
- ^ a b "Venezuelan wins title: Miss Universe". The Robesonian. Associated Press. July 21, 1981. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Miss Universe Facts & Figures". buzzle.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Miss Universe 1981". bellezavenezoelana.net.