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Bottom  Hawaii, Holland, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy & Japan
Top  Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal & Singapore

 

1979 August 3
Tokyo, Japan
40 entries

Results
Ireland  Patricia Ward
Hawaii  Corrine Gail Carvalho
USA  Lonni Lynn Jones

Semi-finalists
(none were called)


Remainder
Australia  Helen Denz
Austria  Margaret Hamarc
Belgium
Bolivia
 Maria Luisa López
Britain  Susan Walker
Canada  Brigitte June Hofmann (World 78)
Chile  Gabriela Ward Vargas
Colombia  Maria Patricia Fernández Fernández
Costa Rica  Maria Alejandra Rodríguez
Denmark  Pia Petersen
Finland  Pia Irmeli Ann-Marie Nieminen (World 81)
France  Patricia Barzyk (2nd RU World 80)
Germany
  Kathrin ___
Greece
 Diana Zahou
Guam  Louise Aguon 
Holland  Carmen Roog
Honduras  Ana Esther Vivas
Iceland  Stella Karlsdóttir
India  Anuja Chitre
Israel  Ronit Ben Basat
Italy
Japan
 Misako Ari
Korea  Kim Mi-ho
Malaysia  Kathy Siew Ken Thoung
Malta  Josette Salargi
Mexico  Patricia Fojaco Cortez
Nicaragua  Maria Mercedes Saavedra
Norway 
Nina Lovendal
Philippines
 Maria Teresa Gerodias Carlson
Portugal  Laura Vieira Diogo
Singapore  Jennifer Liong Lai Fong
Spain  María Jesús Pineda Rufino 
Sweden
Switzerland
 Margrit Kilchoer (Universe 80 & World 81)
Turkey
Uruguay  Lydia Salas
Venezuela  Nina Korschunov

Awards
Miss Friendship  Venezuela  
Miss Photogenic  Portugal 
Miss Kimono  Finland


Norway, Denmark, Finland & France

Honduras

 

Miss Kimono winner
Finland

Hawaii (2nd), Ireland (winner) & USA (3rd)

 


USA, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway & Sweden

1980 August 17
Manila, Philippines
44 entries

The contest was held for the first time in 11 years outside Japan.  Before the contest in Manila began, 100 Filipino students picketed the theatre for 15 minutes, denouncing the contest as an "USA imperialist tool" to sell beauty products. They were dispered by police.  The winner, 16-year-old high-school student Simone Renee Overman, was born in Pueblo, Colorado, but had moved to Hawaii.

Results
Hawaii  Simone Renee Overman
Denmark  Rikke Petersen 
Finland  Anne-Maria Tarhia
Iceland  Unnur Steinsson
(Universe 83; 3rd RU World 83)
Philippines  Maria Felicidad Luis

Semi-finalists
Australia  Joanne Katheleen Bacon 
Britain  Janet Beverly Hobson (SF Universe 79; Europe 80)
Japan  Motomi Hibino
Mexico  Lorena Medina Hernández
USA  Maria Berta Palacio

Remainder
Argentina  Graciela Patricia Marti
Austria  Bernadette Moes
Belgium  Veronique Louise Deville
Bolivia  Heidi Suarez Levy
Brazil  Ana Paula de Oliviera Sang
Canada  Patricia Glinka
Chile  Claudia Leighton Palacios 
Colombia  Rosa Paulina Davila Abondano
Costa Rica  Jeannette Leon Aparicio
France  Isabelle Sophie Benard (Universe & World 81; SF Europe 81)
Germany  Christine Dorow
Greece  Maria Karafanti
Guadeloupe  Danielle Haberkorn
Guam  Kimberley Ann Carey 
Holland  Monique Hermans
Honduras  Charlotte Thiebaud
India  Ayesha Dutt
Ireland  Anne Catriona O'Callaghan
Israel  Lea Barkai
Italy  Gloria Bozzala
Korea  Kim Hye-ran
Malaysia  Feona Watford
Malta  Josette Francis Vella
New Zealand  Kim Subritzsky
Norway  Bente Knutsson
Puerto Rico  Ana Matilde Martinez
Singapore  Tan Bee Lee
Spain  María Remedios Tena Durán
Sweden  Helena Rundblad
Switzerland  Sandra Blaser
Thailand  Pirada Somnapan
Turkey  Irem Ayse Ozyurek
Uruguay  Silvia Marianela Bas Carresse (World 81)
Venezuela  Lisbeth Fernandez Watson

Awards
Miss Mabuhay (Friendship)  Iceland
Miss Photogenic  Denmark
Miss Punctual  Iceland
Best in Swimsuit  Hawaii
Miss Talent  Bolivia
Best National Costume  Colombia


New Zealand, Australia, Miss Young International 1979, Singapore & Japan

India, Germany & Thailand

Finland, Belgium & Swweden

Finland, Israel & Denmark

Philippines (5th), Denmark (2nd), Hawaii (winner), Finland (3rd) & Iceland (4th)