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Miss World 1980
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Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, televised for the first time by Thames Television for ITV. The winner was Gabriella Brum from West Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1979, Gina Swainson of Bermuda. First runner-up was Kimberly Domínguez representing Nicaragua, second was Patricia Barzyk from France, third was Anat Zimmermann of Israel, and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.
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Background
Gabriella Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title,[1][2][3] and 14 days later, first runner-up, Kimberly Domínguez was crowned the new Miss World by Miss World 1977, Mary Stävin from Sweden in Nicaragua.
Returns, and withdrawals
This edition marked the return of Curaçao, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe last competed (as Rhodesia)[a] in 1965, Papua New Guinea last competed in 1977 and Curaçao last competed in 1978. Chile, El Salvador, French Polynesia, Iceland, Nigeria and Portugal, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
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Results
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Judges
- Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Peter Thompson
- Alan Minter †
- Viviane Ventura
- Bruce Forsyth[4] †
- Dennis Waterman †
- Sophia Mamba
- Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
- John McMenamin
Contestants
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67 contestants competed for the title.
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Notes
- After the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 31 December 1963, Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) continued to use the name 'Rhodesia' for some time. Zimbabwe first participated under the name 'Rhodesia' in Miss World 1965
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