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Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, on 20 July 1979. [ a ] Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela .
(Winner) Maritza Sayalero Fernández is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder. In 1979, she was crowned both Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe , [ 1 ] the first woman from Venezuela to win this title.
Winners gallery. Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig Denmark. ... Miss Universe 1979 Maritza Sayalero Venezuela. Miss Universe 1978 Margaret Gardiner South Africa.
Bement, who died in 2018, won the 1960 Miss USA pageant while representing Utah before becoming Miss Universe the same year. She was the first Miss Universe winner to be crowned during a live ...
For example, if a Miss Universe winner is required to give up her title and the first Runner-Up is unable/does not want to assume the winner's position, the title then passes to the second Runner-Up. The third place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up has been awarded seventy-three times (1952–2024).
In the Autumn of 1979 she won the Miss United Kingdom pageant, and went on to represent the UK in November at Miss World 1979, this time placing as first runner-up. The winner of the Miss World title was Bermuda's Gina Swainson, the first runner-up from Miss Universe.
List of Miss Universe host cities. 1952-1959. 1960-1971, 1997. ... Winner Date Venue ... 1979 Dominican Republic 1977 Hong Kong 1976
Gina Ann Casandra Swainson (born 6 June 1958) is a Bermudian model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1979 and the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1979. Miss Universe Prior to competing in Miss World , she participated in Miss Universe and placed first runner-up to Miss Universe 1979 , Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela .