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 Philippines |
Congeniality | Vivian Elaine Indalecio Guam |
Best National Costume | Melanie Marquez Philippines |
Photogenic | Claudia Katharina Herzog Germany |
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