Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1979[1][2][3]
Date
15 November 1979
Presenters
Esther Rantzen and Sacha Distel†
Venue
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster
BBC
Entrants
70
Placements
15
Debuts
Lesotho
Withdrawals
Curaçao, Saint Vincent, Tunisia
Returns
Bolivia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Panama, Portugal
Winner
Gina Swainson[4] Bermuda
Personality
Anne-Marie Franke Guam
Photogenic
Karin Zorn Austria
← 1978
1980 →
Miss World 1979, the 29th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda.[4] She was crowned by Miss World 1978, Silvana Suarez of Argentina. First runner-up was Carolyn Seaward representing the United Kingdom and second runner-up was Debbie Campbell from Jamaica. Swainson was a first runner-up in Miss Universe 1979 represented Bermuda and Carolyn Seaward was a second runner-up in same pageant represented England.
Live television coverage of the contest was largely abandoned by the BBC as a result of a trade union dispute typical of the era in Britain, when sound engineers refused to work, and the BBC decided shortly beforehand that it could not show live pictures without a commentary. The parade of the contestants in their national costumes and each of the entrants in their evening wear had been recorded the night before, so this was televised, followed later in the evening with the crowning of the winner with mute pictures narrated by Ray Moore.[5] A unscheduled repeat of Futtocks End was televised to bridge the two segments. For later overseas transmission, a commentary was added to the silent pictures of the entire event, but the interviews with the final 7 contestants were never shown.
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^"Miss World not shown as BBC dispute worsens", The Times page 2, 16 November 1979
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