Miss Universe 1981

Miss Universe 1981
Date	July 20, 1981
Presenters	Bob Barker, Elke Sommer
Entertainment	Peter Allen, Cast of 42nd Street and US Naval Choir
Venue	Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, USA
Broadcaster	CBS
Entrants	77
Placements	12
Debuts	Gibraltar, Namibia, Western Samoa
Withdraws	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten
Returns	Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei
Winner	Irene Sáez  Venezuela
Congeniality	Linda Smith  Bahamas
Best National Costume	Adriana Alves de Oliveira  Brazil
Photogenic	Tina Brandstrup  Denmark

Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Minskoff Theater, New York City, New York, USA on July 20, 1981. 19-year-old Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1981. 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

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1981	Venezuela - Irene Sáez
1st runner-up	Canada - Dominique Dufour
2nd runner-up	Sweden - Eva Lena Lundgren
3rd runner-up	Brazil - Adriana Alves de Oliveira
4th runner-up	Belgium - Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
Top 12	Tahiti - Tatiana Teraiamano  Norway - Mona Olsen  Germany - Marion Kurz  Holland - Ingrid Johanna Maria Schouten  USA - Kim Seelbrede  Ecuador - Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles  New Zealand - Donella Elizabeth Clemmence Thomsen

Semifinal Scores

Country Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average  Venezuela 8.575 (1) 8.966 (1) 9.024 (1) 8.887 (1) 8.959 (1)  Belgium 8.223 (6) 8.529 (3) 8.881 (2) 8.268 (3) 8.559 (2)  Sweden 7.967 (10) 8.658 (2) 8.050 (6) 8.179 (4) 8.296 (3)  Canada 7.913 (12) 8.167 (6) 8.133 (5) 8.508 (2) 8.269 (4)  Brazil 8.330 (4) 8.191 (5) 8.416 (3) 7.824 (7) 8.144 (5)  Tahiti 7.940 (11) 8.149 (7) 8.137 (4) 7.962 (5) 8.083 (6)  Norway 8.259 (5) 8.435 (4) 7.717 (8) 7.838 (6) 7.997 (7)  Germany 8.400 (3) 7.875 (8) 8.041 (7) 7.442 (10) 7.786 (8)  Holland 8.133 (7) 7.590 (9) 7.633 (9) 7.625 (9) 7.616 (9)  USA 8.527 (2) 7.427 (11) 7.617 (10) 7.653 (8) 7.566 (10)  Ecuador 7.967 (9) 7.442 (10) 7.300 (12) 7.317 (12) 7.353 (11)  New Zealand 8.063 (8) 6.950 (12) 7.492 (11) 7.350 (11) 7.264 (12)

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Third Runner-up      Fourth Runner-up      Top 12 Semifinalist (#) Rank in each round of competition

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Brazil - Adriana Alves de Oliveira  Venezuela - Irene Sáez  South Korea - Lee Eun-Jung
Miss Congeniality	Bahamas - Linda Smith
Miss Photogenic	Denmark - Tina Brandstrup

Background music

• Opening Number: "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra (Cover version)

Judges

Sammy Cahn Chang Kang Jae Pelé Julio Iglesias Itzhak Kol Lee Majors Mary McFadden

David Merrick Anna Moffo LeRoy Neiman Lorin Netherlandser Francesco Scavullo Corinna Tsopei

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 (Maricruz) Aponte 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 (Eddy) 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  Mauritius: Carole Fitzgerald (withdrew)[1]  Mexico – Judith Grace González Hicks  Namibia – Antoinette Anuza  New Zealand – Donella Thomsen  Northern Marianas – Juanita Masga Mendiola  Norway – Mona Olsen  Panama – Ana María Henríquez Valdés  Paraguay – María Isabel Urízar Caras  Peru – Gladys Silva Cansino  Philippines – Maria Caroline (Maricar) de Vera Mendoza  Portugal – Ana Paula Machado Moura  Puerto Rico – Carmen Lotti  Réunion – Patricia Abadie St. Kitts – Marva Warner  Scotland – Anne McFarlane  Singapore – Florence Tan  South Africa – Daniela di Paolo  Spain – Francisca (Paquita) Ondiviela Otero  Sri Lanka – Renuka Varuni Jesudhason  Sweden – Eva Lena Lundgren  Switzerland – Bridget Voss  Tahiti – Tatiana Teraiamano  Thailand – Massupha Karbprapun  Transkei – Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka  Trinidad & Tobago – Romini Samaroo  Turkey – Senay Unlu  Turks & Caicos – Frances Gloria Rigby  Uruguay – Griselda Dianne Anchorena  USA – Kim Seelbrede  U.S. Virgin Islands – Marise Cecile James  Venezuela – Irene Sáez Conde  Wales – Karen Ruth Stannard  Western Samoa – Lenita Marianne Schwalger

Preliminary Swimsuit Scores

8.510 USA 8.440 Germany 8.380 Tahiti 8.375 Venezuela 8.350 Norway 8.230 Finland 8.200 Brazil 8.140 Belgium 8.080 Sri Lanka 8.040 Sweden 8.000 Ecuador 7.980 New Zealand 7.870 Holland 7.840 South Africa 7.830 Uruguay 7.770 Iceland 7.670 Guadeloupe 7.610 France 7.580 Peru

7.540 Colombia 7.510 Canada 7.510 Israel 7.460 Australia 7.410 Italy 7.380 Ireland 7.270 Martinique 7.250 Panama 7.240 Wales 7.140 England 7.130 Puerto Rico 7.120 Chile 7.100 Dominican Republic 7.100 India 7.080 Switzerland 7.040 Bahamas 6.990 Philippines 6.970 Korea 6.970 Namibia

6.920 Spain 6.910 Mexico 6.870 Gibraltar 6.860 Transkei 6.850 Scotland 6.800 Greece 6.788 Cyprus 6.760 Singapore 6.750 Austria 6.730 Japan 6.720 Costa Rica 6.710 Trinidad & Tobago 6.690 Guam 6.690 Paraguay 6.680 Turkey 6.670 Denmark 6.670 Malaysia 6.580 Bolivia 6.550 Thailand

6.510 Curaçao 6.500 Fiji 6.500 Western Samoa 6.480 Guatemala 6.465 Belize 6.420 Cayman Islands 6.420 Malta 6.400 Aruba 6.350 Mauritius 6.330 US Virgin Islands 6.230 Saint Kitts 6.206 British Virgin Islands 6.140 Bermuda 6.080 Northern Marianas 6.070 Turks & Caicos Islands ? Argentina ? Honduras ? Hong Kong ? Portugal ? Réunion

National pageant notes

Debuts

Gibraltar

Namibia

Western Samoa

Returns

Cyprus  Fiji  Martinique

Portugal  South Africa

St. Kitts  Transkei

Withdraws

Indonesia: Rossje Soeratman  Papua New Guinea: Jennifer Abaiyjah

St. Vincent: Marsha Ann Morris  St. Maarten

Replacements

• •  Hong Kong: Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Venezuelan wins title: Miss Universe". The Robesonian. Associated Press. July 21, 1981. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=baI_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=HlYMAAAAIBAJ&dq=&pg=2963%2C2759000. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Miss Universe Facts & Figures". buzzle.com. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/miss-universe-facts-figures.html. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 

External links

• Official Miss Universe website