1981
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Bottom  Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, 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, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malta & Mexico

Top  New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, U.K., USA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Samoa & Zimbabwe

1981 November 12
London, England
67 entries

NOTE: Continental Queens of Beauty awards were started this year.

Results
1  Venezuela  Carmen Josefina "Pilín" León Crespo  Queen of Americas
2  Colombia  Nini Johanna Soto Gonzalez
3  Jamaica  Sandra Angela Cunningham

Finalists
4  Brazil  Maristela Silva Grazzia 
5  United Kingdom  Michele Donnelly Queen of Europe (Universe 82)
6  Australia  Melissa Hannan  Queen of Oceania
7  USA  Lisa Lynn Moss

Semi-finalists
Argentina  Ana Helen Natali
Belgium  Dominque Van Eeckhoudt (4th RU Universe 81; SF International 81)
Canada  Earla Stewart
Ireland  Geraldine Mary McGrory (Universe & Europe 82)
Japan  Naomi Kishi  Queen of Asia
Mexico  Doris Pontvianne Espinoza  
Trinidad/Tobago  Rachel Ann Thomas
Zimbabwe  Juliet Nyathi  Queen of Africa

Remainder
Aruba  Gerarda Hendrine Jantiene Reopel
Austria  Beatrix Kopf
Bahamas  Monique Ferguson
Bermuda  Cymone Florie Tucker (Universe 81)
Bolivia  Carolina Diaz Mansour
Cayman Islands  Donna Marie Myrie (Universe 81)
Chile  Susanna Bravo Indo
Costa Rica  Sucetty Salas Quintanilla
Curacao  Mylene Mariela Gerard
Cyprus  Elena Andreou 
Denmark  Tina Brandstrup (Miss Photogenic at Universe 81; International 81)
Dominican Rep.  Josefina Maria Cuello Pérez 
Ecuador  Lucia Isabel Vinueza Urjelles (SF Universe 81)
El Salvador  Martha Alicia Ortiz
Finland  Pia Irmeli Ann-Marie Nieminen
France  Isabelle Sophie Benard (SF Europe 81; Universe 81)
Germany  Barbara Reimund (SF International 81)
Gibraltar  Yvette Maria Bellido
Greece  Maria Argirocastritou
Guam  Rebecca Arroyo
Guatemala  Beatriz Bojorquez Palacios
Holland  Saskia Lemmens
Honduras  Xiomara Sikaffy Mena
Hong Kong  Winnie Chin Wai-Yee
Iceland  Asdis Eva Hannesdóttir
India  Deepti Divakar
Isle of Man  Nicola-Jane Grainger
Israel  Ninnette Assur
Italy  Marisa Tutone
Jersey  Elizabeth Sarah Walmsley
Korea  Lee Han-na
Lebanon  Zeina Joseph Challita
Lesotho  Palesa Joyce Kalele
Malaysia  Cynthia Geraldine de Castro
Malta  Elizabeth-Mary Fenech
New Zealand  Raewyn Patricia Marcroft
Norway  Anita Nyboe
Papua New Guinea  Jennifer Abaijah 
Peru  Olga Roxana Zumarán Burga (SF Universe 78)
Philippines  Suzette Nicolas
Puerto Rico  Andrenira Ruiz
Singapore  Sushil Kaur Sandhu
Spain  Cristina Pérez Cottrell (2nd RU Europe 82; Universe 82)
Sri Lanka  Sonya Elizabeth Tucker
Surinam  Joan Boldewijn
Sweden  Carita Gustafsson
Switzerland  Margrit Kilchoer (Universe 80)
Tahiti  Maimiti Kinnander (International 81)
Thailand  Massupha Karbprapun (Universe 81)
Turkey  Aydan Sener
Uruguay  Silia Marianela Bas Carresse
Western Samoa  Juliana Curry

Awards
Miss Personality  Mexico
Miss Photogenic  Australia


Paula Dos Santos, a Portuguese with dual nationality, won the Miss Portugal contest held in Johannesburg, South Africa.  She flew to London, only to be told by Eric Morley that any girl from South Africa cannot participate, and that the contest has to be held in the country of the girl's origin.

Spain


Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey & Guam


Top 15  Venezuela, USA, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Jamaica, Colombia, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Japan, Australia, U.K., Ireland & Belgium


The 7 finalists in front of the judges


Colombia (2nd), Venezuela (winner) & Jamaica (3rd)