Bottom  Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France & Germany
Middle  Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria & Norway
Top  Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela & Virgin Islands
Disqualified at the time of the session  Tunisia (she refused to unveil her traditional Moslem yashmak for the T-shirt and shorts.  After her disqualification, she changed her mind the next day, wore the outfit and was allowed to participate - 2 photos, bottom)

1978 November 16
London, England
68 entries

Results
1  Argentina  Silvana Rosa Suárez Clarence 
2  Sweden  Ossie Margaretha Carlsson 
3  Australia  Denise Ellen Coward 
4  Mexico  Martha Eugenia Ortiz Gómez 
5  Spain  Gloria María Valenciano Rijo (Universe 79)

Finalists
6  United Kingdom  Elizabeth Ann Jones (Universe 78)
7  Switzerland  Jeanette Keller 

Semi-finalists
Austria  Doris Elizabeth Anwander (Universe 78)
Costa Rica  Maribel Fernández García (Miss Photogenic at Universe 78)
Finland  Eija Hillevi Laaksonen 
India  Kalpana Iyer 
Puerto Rico  Maria Jesus Cañizares 
Sri Lanka  Manohori Vanigasooriya 
USA  Debra Jean Freeze 
Venezuela  Katy Patricia Toffoli Andrade 

Remainder
Aruba  Rose Anne Marie Lejuez
Bahamas  Donna Marie McCook
Belgium  Françoise Helene Julia Moens (SF Universe 78; International 79)
Bermuda  Madeline Francine Joell (Universe 78)
Brazil  Laura Angélica Viana de Oliveira Pereira
Canada  Brigitte June Hofmann
Cayman Islands  Wendy Lorraine Daykin 
Chile  Maria Trinidad Sepulveda Pavón
Colombia  Denise de Castro Santiago
Curacao  Silvana Angely Trinidad
Cyprus  Mary Adamou
Denmark  Birgit Stefansen
Dominica  Mona Jno-Lewis
Dominican Rep.  Jenny Polanco
Ecuador  Antonieta Cecilia Campodonico Aguirre 
El Salvador  Iris Ivette Mazorra Castro (Universe 78)
France  Kelly Hoarau
Germany  Monika Greis
Gibraltar  Rosanna Bonfante
Greece  Ariana Dimitropoulou 
Guam  Elizabeth Clara Tenorio (Universe 74)
Holland  Ans Van Haaster
Honduras  Maria Elena Bodadilla
Hong Kong  Fiona Lin Wai-Ling
Iceland  Asdis Loftsdóttir
Ireland  Lorraine Marion O'Conner (Universe & International 79)
Isle of Man  Carol Ann Kneale
Israel  Sari Alon
Italy  Loren Cristina Mai
Jamaica  Joan Marcia McDonald
Japan  Yuko Yamaguchi (Universe 83)
Jersey  Chantal Angeline Gosselin
Korea  Je Eun-jin
Malaysia  Kartina Osir
Malta  Mary Cumbo
Mauritius  Geneviève Chanea
New Zealand  Lorian Dawn Tangney
Nigeria  Irene Omagbemi
Norway  Elisabet Klaeboe 
Paraguay  Susana Del Pilar Galli 
Peru  Karen Ines Noeth Haupt 
Philippines  Louvette Monzon Hammond
Samoa  Rosalina Sapolu
Singapore  Rosie Tan
St. Vincent  June de Nobriga (Universe 79)
Swaziland  Nyamalele Nilovu
Tahiti  Moeata Schmouker
Thailand  Orasa Panichapan
Trinidad/Tobago  Kathleen Thomas
Tunisia  Malek Nemlaghi
Turkey  Sevil Ozgultekin
Uruguay  Mabel Rua
Virgin Islands  Enid D'Lores Francis

Awards
Miss Personality   Cayman Islands
Miss Photogenic  Mexico
Miss Talent  Philippines

Did not compete
Bolivia  Liliana Gutiérrez Paz
Guatemala  Claudia María Iriarte
Lebanon  Graziella abu Fadel
Yugoslavia  Ljiljana Bjogovic  

Replaced
Argentina  Margarita Heydricks (underage)