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The 31st Miss World Pageant was held on November 12, 1981 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Pilin Leon from Venezuela for the second time since 1955. As Irene Saez Conde was crowned at the Miss Universe held in New York, it made Venezuela one the very few countries to hold both titles (Miss World and Miss Universe) on the same year (1981). Venezuela won the crown again for the third time in 1984 with Astrid Carolina Herrera.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
[edit] Special Awards
- Personality: Doris Pontvianne Espinoza (Mexico),
- Photogenic: Melissa Hannan (Australia)
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Juliet Nyathi - Zimbabwe
- America: Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo - Venezuela
- Asia: Naomi Kishi - Japan
- Europe: Michele Donnelly - United Kingdom
- Oceania: Melissa Hannan - Australia
[edit] 67 Contestants
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Indonesia competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Suriname last competed in 1966.
- Chile, El Salvador, Iceland, and Tahiti last competed in 1979.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Panama, Paraguay, and Swaziland did not attend the Miss World.
- Portugal (Paula Dos Santos) who had a dual citizenship, 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.
[edit] Other Notes
- The Continental Queen of Beauty awards were handed out for the very first time.
- Belgium who placed in Miss Universe 1981 as 4th runner-up made into the semi-finals in Miss World, while Ecuador, who was a semi-finalist in Miss Universe on that same year, failed to make into the semi-finals in Miss World.
- Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark, France, and Thailand competed in Miss Universe 1981 in New York. Denmark also won the award for Miss Photogenic. Papua New Guinea, Jennifer Abaijah, withdrew in the pageant.
- Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga, who was semi-finalist in Miss Universe 1978 in Acapulco.
- United Kingdom competed in Miss Universe 1982 as Miss Wales, but failed to make it through the semi-finals, as well as Ireland.
- United States, Lisa Lynn Moss, was the first woman to compete in Miss World under the Miss USA franchise. She placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss USA, repersenting Miss Louisiana USA.
- Cayman Islands and New Zealand sent their first black delegates to Miss World.
- This is the first time that there were only two runners-up and Miss World during the crowning ceremony.
- This is also the first time that the award winners for Miss Personality and Miss Photogenic had made into the semi-finals in Miss World since 1973.
[edit] Miss World 1981 Contestant Numbers
- 01. Austria
- 02. Belgium
- 03. Cyprus
- 04. Denmark
- 05. Finland
- 06. France
- 07. Germany
- 08. Gibraltar
- 09. Greece
- 10. Holland
- 11. Iceland
- 12. Ireland
- 13. Isle of Man
- 14. Italy
- 15. Jersey
- 16. Malta
- 17. Norway
- 18. Spain
- 19. Sweden
- 20. Switzerland
- 21. Turkey
- 22. United Kingdom
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- 23. Australia
- 24. Guam
- 25. New Zealand
- 26. Papua New Guinea
- 27. Tahiti
- 28. Western Samoa
- 29. Hong Kong
- 30. India
- 31. Israel
- 32. Japan
- 33. Korea
- 34. Lebanon
- 35. Malaysia
- 36. Philippines
- 37. Singapore
- 38. Sri Lanka
- 39. Thailand
- 40. Lesotho
- 41. Zimbabwe
- 42. Argentina
- 43. Aruba
- 44. Bahamas
- 45. Bermuda
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- 46. Bolivia
- 47. Brazil
- 48. Canada
- 49. Cayman Islands
- 50. Chile
- 51. Colombia
- 52. Costa Rica
- 53. Curaçao
- 54. Dominican Republic
- 55. Ecuador
- 56. El Salvador
- 57. Guatemala
- 58. Honduras
- 59. Jamaica
- 60. Mexico
- 61. Peru
- 62. Puerto Rico
- 63. Suriname
- 64. Trinidad & Tobago
- 65. United States
- 66. Uruguay
- 67. Venezuela
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[edit] External Sources
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