MISS UNIVERSE 1981

monday, july 20, 1981

Minskoff Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.A. (The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City and was scheduled to be held at the madison square garden).

76 contestants

PRESENTERS: bob barker & elke sommer

entertainment: peter allen, cast of 42nd street, naval choir

Results

1  VENEZUELA  Irene Lailin Sáez Conde

2  CANADA  Dominique Dufour

3  SWEDEN  Eva-Lena Lundgren (3rd RU Europe '81, winner Scandinavia '82, Nations '81)

4  BRAZIL  Adriana Alves de Oliveira (5th RU World '84)

5  BELGIUM  Dominique Van Eeckhoudt (2nd RU Teenage Intercontinental '79, SF International '81, SF World '81, winner Nations '81)

 

Top 12

6 TAHITI Tatiana Teraiamano

7 NORWAY Mona Olsen (winner Scandinavia '81, Europe '81)

8 GERMANY Marion Kurz

9 HOLLAND Ingrid Johanna Maria Schouten (1st RU Europe '81, Nations '81)

10 USA Kimberly "Kim" Kaye Seelbrede

11 ECUADOR Lucía Isabel Vinueza Urjelles  (World '81)

12 NEW ZEALAND Donella Elizabeth Clemmence Thomsen

 

Awards

Miss Amity   BAHAMAS

Miss Photogenic   DENMARK

Best National Costume  1) BRAZIL, 2) VENEZUELA, 3) KOREA

 

Remainder

ARGENTINA  Susana Mabel Reynoso

ARUBA  Synia Reyes

AUSTRALIA  Karen Sang

AUSTRIA  Gudrun Gollop

BAHAMAS  Linda Teresa Smith

BELIZE  Ivette Zabaneh

BERMUDA  Cymone Florie Tucker (World '81)

BOLIVIA  Vivian "Maricruz" Aponte Zambrana

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  Carmen Nibbs

CAYMAN ISLANDS  Donna Marie Myrie (World '81)

CHILE  Maria Soledad Hurtado Arellano

COLOMBIA  Ana Edilma "Eddy" Cano Puerta (2nd RU Teen Intercontinental '80, winner Coffee '82)

COSTA RICA  Rosa Inés Solís Vargas

CURACAO  Maria Maxima Croes

CYPRUS  Katia Angelidou (Nations '81)

DENMARK  Tina Brandstrup (International '81,  World '81, Nations '81)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Fausta Lucía Peña Veras

ENGLAND  Joanna Longley (1st RU International '74, Europe '81)

FIJI  Lynn Michelle MacDonald

FINLAND  Merja Orvokki Varvikko (International '81, 2nd RU Scandinavia '82)  (13th place)

FRANCE  Isabelle Sophie Benard (Young International '80, SF Europe '81, World '81)

GIBRALTAR  Yvette Domínguez (World '80)

GREECE  Maria Nikouli

GUADELOUPE  Rosette Bivouac

GUAM  Bertha Antoinette Harmon

GUATEMALA  Yuma Rossana Lobos Orellana (Teen Intercontinental '81)

HONDURAS  Leslie Nohemi Sabillón Dávila (Coffee '82)

HONG KONG  Irene Lo Kam-Sheung

ICELAND  Elisabet Traustadóttir (SF Europe '81, 1st RU Scandinavia '82)

INDIA  Rachita Kumar

IRELAND  Valerie Roe (SF Europe '81)

ISRAEL  Dana Wexler

ITALY  Anna Maria Kanakis (2nd RU Europe '81)

JAPAN  Mineko Orisaku

KOREA  Eun-jung  Lee

MALAYSIA  Audrey Loh Yin Fong

MALTA  Susanne Galea

MARTINIQUE  Ghislaine Jean-Louis

MEXICO  Judith Grace González Hinks (2nd RU Nations '81)

NAMIBIA  Antoinette Knoetze

NORTHERN MARIANAS  Juanita Masga Mendiola

PANAMA  Ana María Henríquez Valdés

PARAGUAY  Maria Isabel Urizar Caras

PERU  Gladys Martina Silva Cancino  (14th place)

PHILIPPINES  Maria Caroline "Maricar" de Vera Mendoza

PORTUGAL  Ana Paula Machado Moura

PUERTO RICO  Carmen Lotti Rodríguez

REUNION  Patricia Abadie

ST. KITTS  Marva Warner

SCOTLAND  Anne McFarlane (Europe '81)

SINGAPORE  Florence Tan

SOUTH AFRICA  Daniela Di Paolo  (15th place)

SPAIN  Francisca "Paquita" Ondiviela Otero (World '80, International '81)

SRI LANKA  Renuka Varuni Jesudhason

SWITZERLAND  Brigitte Voss (International '81, Nations '81)

THAILAND  Massupha Karbprapun (World '81)

TRANSKEI  Kedibone Tembisa Letlaka

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  Romini Samaroo

TURKEY  Senay Unlu

TURKS & CAICOS  Frances Gloria Rigby

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  Marise Cecile James

URUGUAY  Griselda Dianne Anchorena

WALES  Karen Ruth Stannard (Europe '81)

WESTERN SAMOA  Lenita Marianne Schwalger


WITHDREW:

MAURITIUS  Carole Fitzgerald (homesick, withdrew on Friday, July 17th. Left for her country on Sunday, July 19th).


DISQUALIFIED:

HONG KONG  Doris Loh (forced to withdraw, as she was 25, not 22. She was replaced).


NO SHOWS:

INDONESIA  Rossje Soeratman

PAPUA NEW GUINEA  Jennifer Abaiyjah

ST. LUCIA   Lydia Lubin

ST. VINCENT  Marsha Ann Morris

ST. MAARTEN  Solange Apon

LEBANON  Denise Sfeir (didn't go because the government didn't give her father a visa to go with her)

SURINAME  Joan Boldewijn

ANTIGUA  Florence Otto


REPLACED:

AUSTRIA  Edda Schnell

WALES  Sally Douglas Williams

ENGLAND  Suzanne Hughes

SCOTLAND  Georgina Kearney

IRELAND  Michelle Rocca

(The Morleys, franchise holders for the British Isles, lost the franchise only for that year)


DEBUTS: Gibraltar, Namibia, Western Samoa

WITHDRAWALS:  Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten

RETURNSCyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei


JUDGES:

1- Lorin Hollander - American classical pianist.

2- Itzik Kol - Israel TV and film producer.

3- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 from Greece.

4- LeRoy Neiman - American artist.

5- Julio Iglesias - Spanish singer.

6- Sammy Cahn - American lyricist, songwriter and musician.

7- Mary McFadden - American art collector and designer.

8- Edson do Nascimento "Pelé" - Brazilian professional footballer.

9- Kang-Jae Chang - Korean newspaper publisher.

10- Anna Moffo - American opera singer, TV personality and actress.

11- Lee Majors - American actor.

12- David Merrick - American theatrical producer.