| Miss Universe 1980 |
| Date |
8 July 1980 |
| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy |
| Entertainment |
Donny Osmond |
| Venue |
Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, Korea  |
| Broadcaster |
CBS |
| Entrants |
69 |
| Placements |
12 |
| Debuts |
Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos |
| Withdrawals |
Antigua, Barbados, Bophuthatswana, El Salvador, Fiji, Mauritius, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Surinam, Transkei |
| Returns |
Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, St. Maarten |
| Winner |
Shawn Weatherly
 USA |
| Congeniality |
Dealia Devon Walter
 Cayman Islands |
| Best National Costume |
Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani
 India |
| Photogenic |
Diana Delyse Nottle
 New Zealand |
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. Shawn Weatherly of the US crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1980 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
 Sweden - Eva Birgitta Andersson
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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Semi-final scores
| Delegate |
Preliminary Average |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Semifinal Average |
| USA |
8.480 (1) |
8.317 (1) |
8.718 (1) |
8.883 (1) |
8.640 (1) |
| New Zealand |
7.885 (2) |
8.283 (2) |
8.400 (2) |
8.400 (3) |
8.361 (2) |
| Sweden |
7.572 (8) |
8.208 (3) |
8.250 (4) |
8.346 (4) |
8.268 (3) |
 Philippines |
7.662 (5) |
8.120 (4) |
8.033 (6) |
8.433 (2) |
8.196 (4) |
 Scotland |
7.785 (3) |
8.036 (5) |
8.273 (3) |
8.267 (5) |
8.192 (5) |
 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) |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 12 semi-finalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
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Preliminary swimsuit scores
- 8.359 U.S.A.
- 7.750 New Zealand
- 7.745 Scotland
- 7.614 Canada
- 7.608 Iceland
- 7.602 Argentina
- 7.572 Brazil
- 7.554 Ireland
- 7.554 Tahiti
- 7.545 Germany
- 7.473 Holland
- 7.468 England
- 7.468 Guatemala
- 7.455 Venezuela
- 7.453 Panama
- 7.445 Puerto Rico
- 7.443 Norway
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- 7.425 Colombia
- 7.425 Wales
- 7.408 Philippines
- 7.354 Denmark
- 7.322 Thailand
- 7.314 India
- 7.253 Sweden
- 7.177 Korea
- 7.149 Dominican Republic
- 7.127 Greece
- 7.089 Bermuda
- 7.068 Uruguay
- 7.066 Trinidad & Tobago
- 7.036 Spain
- 7.018 Japan
- 7.003 Peru
- 6.998 Austria
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- 6.924 Costa Rica
- 6.921 Hong Kong
- 6.918 Switzerland
- 6.909 Australia
- 6.902 Ecuador
- 6.877 Mexico
- 6.872 Israel
- 6.866 Bolivia
- 6.865 Guadeloupe
- 6.838 Singapore
- 6.818 Réunion
- 6.817 Belgium
- 6.759 U.S. Virgin Islands
- 6.757 Paraguay
- 6.750 Honduras
- 6.749 Sri Lanka
- 6.743 France
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- 6.740 Turkey
- 6.736 Chile
- 6.686 Italy
- 6.684 Malta
- 6.662 Indonesia
- 6.659 Cayman Islands
- 6.656 Aruba
- 6.638 Finland
- 6.618 Curaçao
- 6.591 Turks & Caicos
- 6.584 Bahamas
- 6.582 Northern Marianas
- 6.567 Malaysia
- 6.557 Guam
- 6.544 Belize
- 6.538 St. Maarten
- 6.466 Papua New Guinea
- 6.401 British Virgin Islands
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Order of announcements
Top 12
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Puerto Rico
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Korea
- Canada
- Tahiti
- Colombia
- U.S.A.
- Philippines
- Iceland
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Top 5
- Sweden
- USA
- Philippines
- Scotland
- New Zealand
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Judges
Contestants
Notes
Crossovers
- Miss World
- Miss International
- Miss Teenage Intercontinental
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- Miss Young International
- Reinado Internacional del Café
- Miss Europe
- Miss Scandinavia
- 1980: Iceland - Guðbjörg Sigurdardóttir
- 1981: Sweden - Eva Birgitta Andersson (2nd runner-up, Miss Press)
- 1981:
 Finland - Sirpa Viljamaa (4th runner-up)
- 1981:
 Denmark - Jane Bill
- Miss Asia (Miss Asia Pacific)
Other notes
- It was the first time after thirteen years that American wins
- Shawn Weatherly the winner, later interview the coronation made a point of saying that "his work was not only view the body" and that meant after the reign become a sports commentator, eventually gaining international fame years later as actress, in the role of lifeguard Jill Riley of the series Baywatch, which always displayed the body in the famous low-cut and low-cut red swimsuit.
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