Miss International 1979
Miss International 1979 | |
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Date | November 12, 1979 |
Venue | Mielparque, Tokyo, Japan |
Entrants | 43 |
Placements | 12 |
Withdrawals | Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland |
Returns | Malta, Portugal, Thailand, Yugoslavia |
Winner | Melanie Marquez![]() |
Congeniality | Vivian Elaine Indalecio ![]() |
Best National Costume | Melanie Marquez ![]() |
Photogenic | Claudia Katharina Herzog ![]() |
Miss International 1979, the 19th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 1979 at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan. The then–15-year-old Mimilanie "Melanie" Marquez earned Philippines' third Miss International crown.
Results[]
Placements[]
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss International 1979 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 12 |
Contestants[]
Argentina - Ana Maria Soliman Iribarne
Australia - Regina Reid
Austria - Elisabeth Schmidt
Belgium - Françoise Helene Julia Moens
Bolivia - Sonia Beatriz Villarroel
Brazil - Suzane Ferreira de Andrade
Britain - Beverly Isherwood
Canada - Karen Vanderwoude
Chile - Paulina Quiroga
Colombia - Ivonne Margarita Guerra de la Espriella
Costa Rica - Maria Lorena Acuña Karpinski
Denmark - Eva Bjerre Johanssen
Finland - Kate Elizabeth Nyberg
France - Martine Juliette David
Germany - Claudia Katharina Herzog
Greece - Despina Triantafyllidou
Guam - Vivian Elaine Indalecio
Hawaii - Zoe Ann Roach
Holland - Mary Maria Johanna Adriana Kruyssen
Honduras - Lilian Anibeth Rivera
Hong Kong - Maria Chung Wai-Ping
Iceland - Sigrun Bjork Sverrisdóttir
India - Neeta Pravin Painter
Ireland - Lorraine Marion O'Conner
Israel - Rachel "Helly" Ben-David
Italy - Nives Bordignon
Japan - Hideko Haba
Korea - Kim Jin-sun
Malta - Carmen Sue Asciak
Mexico - Marcela Díaz Portilla
Nicaragua -Maria Elena Amador Valerio
Norway - Unni Margrethe Öglaend
Philippines - Melanie Marquez
Portugal - Maria Luisa da Silva
Singapore - Annie Tan Chen Chiau Chuin
Spain - Yolanda Maria Hoyos Vega
Sweden - Anna Angela Bratt
Thailand - Phattamavadee Ann Thanaputti
Turkey - Serra Sengül
Uruguay - Nidia Silvera
USA - Anna Maria Rapagna
Venezuela - Nilsa Josefina Moronta Sangronis
Yugoslavia - Manuela Mitic
Withdrawals[]
Malaysia - Nancie Foo---she collapsed on the finals night
Switzerland - Gaby Bosshard (Europe '78)
Notes[]
Categories:
- Miss International
- 1979 in Tokyo
- 1979 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in Japan