Miss Universe 1979

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Miss Universe 1979
Maritza Sayalero
Date	20 July 1979[a]
Presenters	Bob Barker Helen O'Connell Jayne Kennedy
Entertainment	Donny Osmond
Venue	Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
Broadcaster	CBS (international) Seven Network (TVW) (official broadcaster)
Entrants	75
Placements	12
Debuts	Bophuthatswana Fiji Transkei
Withdrawals	Bonaire Curaçao Lebanon Lesotho Morocco New Hebrides Nicaragua American Samoa
Returns	Antigua British Virgin Islands Mauritius Portugal Saint Kitts
Winner	Maritza Sayalero Venezuela
Congeniality	Yurika Kuroda (Japan)
Best National Costume	Elizabeth Busti (Uruguay)
Photogenic	Carolyn Seaward (England)
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Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, on 20 July 1979.^[a]

Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. This marks as the first time a woman from Venezuela won the pageant. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Australia.
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