Results
1  Venezuela  Maritza Sayalero Fernández
2  Bermuda  Gina Ann Casandra Swainson (Miss World 1979)
3  England  Carolyn Ann Seaward (1st RU World 79)
4  Brazil  Martha Jussara da Costa
5  Sweden  Anette Marie Ekström

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Adriana Virginia Alvarez
Belize  Sarita Diana Acosta
Germany  Andrea Hontschik (SF World 79; SF Europe 80)
Scotland  Lorraine Davidson (International & Europe 80)
South Africa  Veronika Wilson
U.S.A.  Mary Therese Friel
Wales  Janet Beverly Hobson (Europe 80)

Order of announcement of semi-finalists
Wales, Bermuda, Brazil, South Africa, U.S.A., Belize, Argentina, England, Germany, Scotland, Venezuela & Sweden

Order of announcement of finalists
Venezuela, Sweden, Bermuda, England, Brazil

Remainder
Antigua  Elsie Maynard
Aruba  Lugina Liliana Margareta Vilchez
Australia  Kerry Dunderdale
Austria  Karin Zorn (6th RU World 79; Miss Europe 1980)
Bahamas  Lolita Louise Ambrister
Barbados  Barbara Bradshaw
Belgium  Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau (World 79; 1st RU Europe 80)
Bolivia  Maria Luisa Rendón
Bophuthatswana  Alina Moeketse
British Virgin Islands  Eartha Ferdinand
Canada  Heidi Quiring
Chile  Maria Cecilia Serrano
Colombia  Ana Milena Parra Turbay
Costa Rica  Carla Facio Franco
Denmark  Lone Gladys Jörgensen (World 79; Europe 80)
Dominican Republic  Elizabeth García Javier
Ecuador  Margarita Plaza
El Salvador  Judith Ivette Lopez Lagos (World 79)
Fiji  Tanya Whiteside
Finland  Päivi Uitto (Europe 80)
France  Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera (World 79; Europe & International 80)
Greece  Katia Koukidou
Guam  Marie Cruz
Guatemala  Michele Marie Domínguez Santos (World 79)
Holland  Eunice Bharatsingh
Honduras  Gina Marie Weidner Cleaves (World 79)
Hong Kong  Olivia Chang Man-Ai
Iceland  Halldora Björk Jonsdóttir (World 75)
India  Swaroop Sampat
Ireland  Lorraine Marion O’Conner (World 78, International 79)
Israel  Vered Polgar
Italy  Elvira Puglisi
Japan  Yurika Kuroda
Korea  Seo Jae-hwa
Malaysia  Irene Wong Sun Ching
Malta  Dian Borg Bartolo
Mauritius  Maria Chanea Allard (World 79)
Mexico  Blanca María Luisa Díaz Tejeda
New Zealand  Andrea Karke
Northern Marianas  Barbara Torres
Norway  Unni Margrethe Öglaend (International 79)
Panama  Yahel Cecile Dolande
Papua-New Guinea  Molly Misbut
Paraguay  Patricia Lohman Bernie
Peru  Jacqueline Brahm
Philippines  Criselda Flores Cecilio
Portugal  Marta Maria Mendoça de Gouveia
Puerto Rico  Teresa López
Reunion  Isabelle Jacquemart
Singapore  Elaine Tan Kim Lian
Spain  Gloria María Valenciano Rijo (4th RU World 78)
Sri Lanka  Vidyahari Vanigasooriyar
St. Kitts  Terriette Anderson
St. Vincent  June de Nobriga (World 78)
Surinam  Sergine Lieuw-A-Len
Switzerland  Birgit Krahl (Europe 80)
Tahiti  Fabienne Tapare
Thailand  Wongduan Kerd-poom
Transkei  Lindiwe Bam
Trinidad & Tobago  Marie Noelle Diaz
Turkey  Fusin Tahire Dermitan (Europe 80)
US Virgin Islands  Linda Torres
Uruguay  Elizabeth Busti

Awards
Miss Amity Japan
Miss Photogenic  England
Best National Costume
1 Uruguay
2 Brazil
3 South Africa

Did not compete
Nicaragua  Patricia Pineda Chamorro (withdrew)
Turks & Caicos  Rosemary Forbes

Bophuthatswana, India, Costa Rica, Philippines, Northern Marianas, St. Vincent, Greece, Israel, Sri Lanka & Mexico

Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, Fiji, Costa Rica & El Salvador

England (3rd), Sweden (5th), Venezuela (winner), Bermuda (2nd) & Brazil (4th)

Misses Costa Rica (left) and Scotland (right) were among the 18 contestants involved in the collapse of part of the stage after contestants and news photographers rushed to the throne of the new Miss Universe.  Miss Costa Rica suffered bruises, and Misses Malta and Turkey had leg injuries.