| Miss Universe 1980 | |
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) Miss Universe 1980 Shawn Weatherly | |
| Date | 8 July 1980[a] |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea |
| Broadcaster |
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| Entrants | 69 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Shawn Weatherly  United States |
| Congeniality | Dealia Devon Walter .svg.png){kind=small} Cayman Islands |
| Best National Costume | Sangeeta Bijlani  India |
| Photogenic | Diana Delyse Nottle  New Zealand |
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980[a] 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.
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Miss Universe 1980 Titlecard
Results
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Placements
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Miss Universe 1980 participating nations and results
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1980 | |
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| Top 12 |
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Final Competition
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| Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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| United States | 8.480 (1) | 8.317 (1) | 8.718 (1) | 8.883 (1) | 8.639 (1) |
 Scotland | 7.785 (3) | 8.036 (5) | 8.273 (3) | 8.267 (5) | 8.192 (5) |
| New Zealand | 7.885 (2) | 8.283 (2) | 8.400 (2) | 8.400 (3) | 8.361 (2) |
 Philippines | 7.662 (5) | 8.121 (4) | 8.033 (6) | 8.433 (2) | 8.196 (4) |
 Sweden | 7.572 (8) | 8.208 (3) | 8.250 (4) | 8.346 (4) | 8.268 (3) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 7.711 (4) | 7.992 (6) | 8.200 (5) | 8.100 (6) | 8.097 (6) |
 Puerto Rico | 7.598 (7) | 7.850 (7) | 7.892 (8) | 7.867 (10) | 7.870 (7) |
 Iceland | 7.636 (6) | 7.675 (10) | 7.942 (7) | 7.933 (9) | 7.850 (8) |
 Korea | 7.525 (11) | 7.658 (11) | 7.750 (10) | 7.967 (8) | 7.792 (9) |
 Colombia | 7.531 (10) | 7.789 (8) | 7.729 (12) | 7.842 (11) | 7.787 (10) |
 Panama | 7.514 (12) | 7.713 (9) | 7.742 (11) | 7.825 (12) | 7.760 (11) |
 Tahiti | 7.566 (9) | 6.957 (12) | 7.858 (9) | 8.067 (7) | 7.627 (12) |
Special Awards
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Best National Costume |
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Contestants
Argentina – Silvia Piedrabuena
Aruba – Magaly Maduro.svg.png)
Australia – Katrina Redina
Austria – Isabel Muller
Bahamas – Darlene Davies.svg.png)
Belgium – Brigitte Billen.svg.png)
Belize – Ellen Marie Clarke
Bermuda – Jill Murphy
Bolivia – Carmen Sonia Pereira Parada.svg.png)
Brazil – Eveline Schroeter
British Virgin Islands – Barbara Stevens.svg.png)
Canada – Teresa Lynn McKay.svg.png)
Cayman Islands – Dealia Devon Walter
Chile – María Gabriela Campusano Puelma
Colombia – Maria Patricia Arbeláez
Costa Rica – Barbara Herrero.svg.png)
Curaçao – Hassana Hamoud
Denmark – Jane Bill
Dominican Republic – Milagros Germán
Ecuador – Verónica Rivas
England – Julie Duckworth
Finland – Sirpa Viljamaa
France – Brigitte Choquet
Germany – Kathrin Glotzl
Greece – Roula Kanellapoulou.svg.png)
Guadeloupe – Elydie de Gage
Guam – Dina Aportadera
Guatemala – Lizabeth Iveth Martínez Noack
Holland – Karin Gooyer
Honduras – Etelvina Raudales Velásquez.svg.png)
Hong Kong – Wanda Tai
Iceland – Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
India – Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani
Indonesia – Andi Nana Riwayate
Ireland – Maura McMenamim
Israel – Ilana Shoshan
Italy – Loredana Del Santo.svg.png)
Japan – Hisae Hiyama.svg.png)
South Korea – Kim Eun-jung
Malaysia – Felicia Yong
Malta – Isabelle Zammit
Mexico – Ana Patricia Nuñez Romero
New Zealand – Diana Delyse Nottle
Northern Mariana Islands – Angelina Camacho Chong
Norway – Maiken Nielsen
Panama – Gloria Karamañites
Papua New Guinea – Mispah Alwyn.svg.png)
Paraguay – Martha Galli
Peru – Mariailce Ramis.svg.png)
Philippines – Maria Rosario Silayan †
Puerto Rico – Agnes Tañón Correa- Réunion – Marie Josephe Hoareau
- Sint Maarten – Lucie Marie Davic
Scotland – Linda Gallagher
Singapore – Ann Chua Ai Choo.svg.png)
Spain – Yolanda Hoyos
Sri Lanka – Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya
Sweden – Eva Birgitta Andersson
Switzerland – Margrit Kilchoer- Tahiti – Thilda Raina Fuller
Thailand – Artitaya Promkul
Trinidad and Tobago – Althea Rocke
Turkey – Heyecan Gokoglou
Turks and Caicos Islands – Constance Lightbourne
Uruguay – Beatriz Antuñez
United States – Shawn Weatherly
United States Virgin Islands – Deborah Mardenborough.svg.png)
Venezuela – Maye Brandt †.svg.jpg)
Wales – Kim Ashfield
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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
Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
Antigua
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Bophuthatswana - Jacobeth Lolo Matale wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
El Salvador
Fiji - Margaret Singh
Mauritius - Christiane Carol MacKay
Portugal
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South Africa - Jenny Kay wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
Suriname - due to the military coup in the country
Transkei - Lindelwa Myataza wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
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Returns
Last competed in 1977:
Last competed in 1978:
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Cyprus - Georgia Christodolidou
Martinique- Namibia - Bernice Tembo wasn't granted visa to South Korea.
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General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1980". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.