Bottom  Africa South, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France & Germany
Middle  Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India (withdrew), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia (withdrew), Luxembourg, Malaysia (withdrew), Malta & Mexico
Top  New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines (withdrew), Puerto Rico, Seychelles (withdrew), Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka (withdrew), Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, UK, USA, Uruguay, Virgin Islands & Yugoslavia (withdrew)
Absent  Mauritius (withdrew), Swaziland (withdrew) & Venezuela

Results
1  Jamaica  Cynthia "Cindy" Jean Breakspeare
2  Australia  Karen Jo Pini
3  Guam  Diane Marie Roberts Duenas
4  United Kingdom  Carol Jean Grant (3rd RU Universe 76)
5  Finland  Merja Helena Tammi 

Finalists
6  Holland  Stephanie Flatow (3rd RU Europe 70)
7  Turkey  Jale Bayhan

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Adriana Laura Salgueiro 
Ireland  Jakki Moore (Universe 77)
Israel  Levana Abarbanel
Puerto Rico  Ivette Rosado
Singapore  Pauline Poh Neo Cheong
Spain  Luz Maria Polegre Hernández (SF Universe 77)
Trinidad/Tobago  Patricia Anderson Leon
Venezuela  Maria Genoveva Rivero Giménez

Remainder
Africa South  Veronica Rozette Kuki Matsepe
Aruba  Maureen Wever
Austria  Monika Muhlbauer
Bahamas  Mazorian "Zoie" Larona Miller
Belgium  Yvette Maria Aelbrecht (Europe & Universe 76; International 77)
Bermuda  Vivienne Anne Hollis (Universe 76)
Brazil  Adelaide Fraga de Oliveira Filha
Canada  Pamela Mercer (Miss Friendship at Universe 77)
Chile  Maria Cristina Cranzow
Colombia  Maria Loretta Celedón Holguin
Costa Rica  Ligia Maria Ramos Quesada 
Curacao  Viveca Francisca Marchena
Cyprus  Andri Tsangaridou (Universe 74 & Europe 76)
Denmark  Susanne Juul Hansen
Dominican Rep.  Jenny Corporán Viñas 
Ecuador  Marie Clare Fontaine Velasco
El Salvador  Soraya Comandari Zanotti
France  Monique Uldaric (Europe & Universe 76)
Germany  Monika Schneeweiss
Gibraltar  Rosemarie Parody
Greece  Rania Theofilou (International 76)
Guatemala  Marta Elisa Tirado Richardson
Honduras  Maribel Ayala
Hong Kong  Christine Leung Ching-Man
Iceland  Sigridur Helga Olgeirsdóttir
Italy  Antonella Lombrosi
Japan  Noriko Asakuno
Jersey  Susan Hughes
Korea  Shin Byoung-sook
Lebanon  Souad Nakhoul (Universe 75)
Luxembourg  Monique Wilmes (Europe & Universe 76)
Malta  Jane Benedicta Saliba (Universe 77)
Mexico  Carla Jean Evert Reguera (Universe 76)
New Zealand  Anne Clifford
Norway  Nina Kristine Ronneberg
Paraguay  Maria Cristina Fernández Samaniego 
Peru  Rocío Rita Lazcano Mujica (Universe 76)
South Africa  Lynn Massyn
Sweden  Ann-Christin Gernandt
Switzerland  Ruth Crottet
Tahiti  Patricia Mareva Servonnat (International 76)
Thailand  Duangcheewan Komolsen
USA  Kimberly Marre Foley
Uruguay  Sara Alaga Valega (International 78)
Virgin Islands  Denise La Franque

Awards
Miss Personality  Africa South
Miss Photogenic  Ireland

Withdrew
India  Naina Sudhir Balsavar (Universe 76)
Liberia  Lorraine Wede Johnson (Universe 76)
Malaysia  Che Puteh Naziadin
Mauritius  Anne-Lise Lesur
Philippines  Josephine Salazar Conde
Seychelles  Lynn Elisca Gobine
Sri Lanka  Tamara Ingrid Subramanian 
Swaziland  Zanella Tutu Tshabalala
Yugoslavia  Slavica Stefanovic

 

Miss Rhodesia, Jane Bird, flew to London, hoping to be in the pageant.  She was not allowed to participate, due to "political reasons".

Photographer's favourites
Top  Brazil, Australia, U.K. & USA
Bottom  Belgium, Finland, Argentina, Denmark & Israel

Among the semi-finalists
Venezuela, U.K., Turkey, Trinidad/Tobago, Spain, Singapore, Puerto Rico & Jamaica

Finland (5th), Guam (3rd), Jamaica (winner), Australia (2nd) & U.K. (4th)