Miss Universe 1981

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Miss Universe 1981 was the 30th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, New York, United States, on 20 July 1981. At the conclusion of the event, 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]

Date20 July 1981
PresentersBob Barker, Elke Sommer
Entertainment
VenueMinskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, United States
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Miss Universe 1981
Irene Sáez
Date20 July 1981
PresentersBob Barker, Elke Sommer
Entertainment
VenueMinskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants76
Placements12
Debuts
  • Gibraltar
  • Namibia
  • Western Samoa
Withdrawals
  • Indonesia
  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sint Maarten
Returns
  • Cyprus
  • Fiji
  • Martinique
  • Portugal
  • South Africa
  • Saint Kitts
  • Transkei
WinnerIrene Sáez
Venezuela
CongenialityLinda Smith (Bahamas)
Best National CostumeAdriana Alves de Oliveira (Brazil)
PhotogenicTina Brandstrup (Denmark)
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Results

Miss Universe 1981 participating nations and results

Placements

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PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 1981
1st Runner-Up
  •  Canada – Dominique Dufour
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Brazil – Adriana Alves de Oliveira
4th Runner-Up
  •  Belgium – Dominique van Eeckhoudt
Top 12
  •  Ecuador – Lucía Vinueza
  •  Holland – Ingrid Schouten
  •  New Zealand – Donella Thomsen
  •  Norway – Mona Olsen
  • French Polynesia Tahiti – Tatiana Teraiamano
  •  United States – Kim Seelbrede
  •  West Germany – Marion Kurz
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Key
 Winner
 First runner-up
 Second runner-up
 Third runner-up
 Fourth runner-up
(#)Rank in each round of competition

Final Scores

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Country/Territory Preliminary

Average

 Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average
Venezuela[3] 8.575 (1) 8.966 (1) 9.024 (1) 8.887 (1) 8.959 (1)
Canada[3] 7.913 (12) 8.167 (6) 8.133 (5) 8.508 (2) 8.269 (4)
Sweden[3] 7.967 (9) 8.658 (2) 8.050 (6) 8.179 (4) 8.296 (3)
Brazil[3] 8.330 (4) 8.191 (5) 8.416 (3) 7.824 (7) 8.144 (5)
Belgium[3] 8.223 (6) 8.529 (3) 8.881 (2) 8.268 (3) 8.559 (2)
France Tahiti[3] 7.940 (11) 8.149 (7) 8.137 (4) 7.962 (5) 8.082 (6)
Norway[3] 8.259 (5) 8.435 (4) 7.717 (8) 7.838 (6) 7.997 (7)
Germany[3] 8.400 (3) 7.875 (8) 8.041 (7) 7.442 (10) 7.786 (8)
Holland[3] 8.133 (7) 7.590 (9) 7.633 (9) 7.625 (9) 7.616 (9)
United States[3] 8.527 (2) 7.427 (11) 7.617 (10) 7.653 (8) 7.565 (10)
Ecuador[3] 7.967 (9) 7.442 (10) 7.300 (12) 7.317 (12) 7.353 (11)
New Zealand[3] 8.063 (8) 6.950 (12) 7.492 (11) 7.350 (11) 7.264 (12)
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Final Competition

Awards

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Special AwardsWinners
Miss Amity Bahamas - Linda Smith
Miss Photogenic Denmark - Tina Brandstrup
Best National Costume Brazil - Adriana Alves de Oliveira
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Contestants

Seventy-six contestants competed for the title.

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Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaSusana Reynoso[4]20Buenos Aires
Aruba ArubaSynia Reyes[5]18Brasília
Australia AustraliaKaren Sang[6]21Sydney
Austria AustriaGudrun Gollop22Vienna
The Bahamas BahamasLinda Smith21Nassau
Belgium BelgiumDominique van Eeckhoudt20Brussels
Belize BelizeIvette Zabaneh18Belmopan
Bermuda BermudaCymone Tucker21Smith’s Parish
Bolivia BoliviaMaricruz Aponte18Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Brazil BrazilAdriana Alves18Rio de Janeiro
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsCarmen Nibbs18Tortola
Canada CanadaDominique Dufour22Laval
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDonna Myrie20George Town
Chile ChileSoledad Hurtado19Valparaíso
Colombia ColombiaAna Edilma Cano18Medellín
Costa Rica Costa RicaRosa Inés Solís[7]19San José
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoMaria Maxima Croes22Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusKatia Angelidou18Larnaca
Denmark DenmarkTina Brandstrup20Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicLucía Peña17Puerto Plata
Ecuador EcuadorLucía Vinueza18Guayaquil
England EnglandJoanna Longley25Windsor
Fiji FijiLynn McDonald-Suva
Finland FinlandMerja Varvikko20Forssa
France FranceIsabelle Benard23Normandy
Gibraltar GibraltarYvette Dominguez19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceMaria Nikouli[8]18Athens
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeRosette Bivuoac17Basse-Terre
Guam GuamBertha Harmon17Hagåtña
Guatemala GuatemalaYuma Lobos19Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandIngrid Schouten20The Hague
Honduras HondurasLeslie Sabillón19Francisco Morazán
British Hong Kong Hong KongIrene Lo21Hong Kong
Iceland IcelandElisabet Trausdóttir17Reykjavík
India IndiaRachita Kumar19Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandValerie Roe[9]21Dublin
Israel IsraelDana Wexler17Giv'atayim
Italy ItalyAnna Kanakis20Messina
Japan JapanMineko Orisaku20Kyoto
Malaysia MalaysiaAudrey Loh-Kuala Lumpur
Malta MaltaSusanne Galea19St Julians
Martinique MartiniqueGhislaine Jean-Louis-Fort-de-France
Mexico MexicoJudith Grace González18Monterrey
South Africa NamibiaAntoinette Knoetze22Windhoek
New Zealand New ZealandDonella Thomsen[10]21Birkenhead
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana IslandsJuanita Mendiola17Tinian
Norway NorwayMona Olsen20Oslo
Panama PanamaAna María Henríquez21Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayMaría Isabel Urízar18Asunción
Peru PeruGladys Silva20Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMaria Caroline Mendoza18Manila
Portugal PortugalAna Paula Machado Moura-Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoCarmen Lotti Rodríguez20Guaynabo
Réunion RéunionPatricia Abadie-Saint-Paul
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Saint KittsMarva Warner-Sandy Point
Scotland ScotlandAnne McFarlane18Glasgow
Singapore SingaporeFlorence Tan21Singapore
South Africa South AfricaDaniela di Paolo-Durban
South Korea South KoreaLee Eun-jung18Seoul
Spain SpainFrances Ondiviela24Las Palmas
Sri Lanka Sri LankaRenuka Varuni Jesudhason-Matale
Sweden SwedenEva-Lena Lundgren19Piteå
Switzerland SwitzerlandBridget Voss21Bern
French Polynesia TahitiTatiana Teraiamano18Papeete
Thailand ThailandMassupha Karbprapun21Bangkok
Transkei TranskeiKedibone Letlaka-Tsolo
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoRomini Samaroo-San Fernando
Turkey TurkeyŞenay Unlu-Ankara
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsFrances Gloria Rigby-Grand Turk
United States United StatesKim Seelbrede20Germantown
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin IslandsMarise Cecile James-Saint Croix
Uruguay UruguayGriselda Anchorena20Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaIrene Sáez19Caracas
Wales WalesKaren Stannard22Newport
West Germany West GermanyMarion Kurz20Bavaria
Samoa Western SamoaLenita Schwalger-Apia
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Withdrawals

  •  Mauritius - Carole Fitzgerald was homesick and then withdrew.[1]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Ages at the time of the pageant

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