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Holland & England with England's manager |

Italy, Spain, Finland & Belgium
Spain's manager is in the background |

Finland |

Sweden |

Back Germany, France, Denmark & Switzerland
2nd row back Iceland, Austria, Norway, Holland
& Sweden
2nd row front Belgium, Turkey, Finland, Ireland & Greece
Front Spain, Malta, Italy, Wales & England
Absent Scotland |

Scotland, Wales, Ireland & England (bottom) |

Belgium, Austria, England, Germany, Turkey & Switzerland |
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1980 March 2
Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
20 entries
NOTE: Miss Europe contest was not held in 1979. The winner in 1980 is officially Miss Europe 1979/80.
For the first
time in its history, the contest took place during the day, rather than at
night.
Results
1 Austria Karin Zorn (Universe 79; 6th RU World 79) 2
Belgium Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau (Universe & World 79) 3
Spain Maria Dolores "Lola" Forner Toro (SF World 79) 4
Sweden Christina Bolinder 5 Norway Anette Stai
Finalists
Germany Andrea Hontschik (SF
Universe 79; SF World 79) Holland Marlene Vermeulen
Remainder
Denmark Lone Gladys Jörgensen
(Universe & World 79) England Tracey Jessop Finland
Päivi Uitto (Universe 79)
France Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera (Universe & World 79;
SF International 80) Greece Mika Dimitropoulou (World 79)
Iceland Kristin Bernhardsdóttir Ireland Maura McMenamim (World 79, Universe 80)
Italy Franca Filone Malta Brenda de Bono Scotland
Lorraine Davidson (SF Universe 79; International
80) Switzerland Birgit Krahl (Universe 79) Turkey
Serap Yalcin
Wales Janet Beverly Hobson (SF Universe 79)
Awards
Miss Amity Holland
Miss Photogenic Spain
Miss Elegance France
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Germany, England, Austria (hidden), Belgium, Denmark, Scotland, Spain,
Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Iceland, Italy & Norway |

France |

Germany |

Spain |

Switzerland |

Top 7 Germany, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Norway
& Sweden |

Miss Elegance
France |
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Sweden (4th), Belgium (2nd),
Austria (winner), Spain (3rd)
& Norway (5th) |
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