| Miss Universe 1981 |
| Date |
20 July 1981 |
| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Elke Sommer |
| Entertainment |
Peter Allen, Cast of 42nd Street and US Naval Choir |
| Venue |
Minskoff Theatre, New York City, New York, USA  |
| Broadcaster |
CBS, WCBS-TV |
| Entrants |
76 |
| Placements |
12 |
| Debuts |
Gibraltar, Namibia |
| Withdrawals |
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten |
| Returns |
Cyprus, Fiji, Martinique, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, Transkei, Samoa |
| Winner |
Irene Sáez
 Venezuela |
| Congeniality |
Linda Smith
 Bahamas |
| Best National Costume |
Adriana Alves de Oliveira
23x15px Brazil |
| Photogenic |
Tina Brandstrup
 Denmark |
Miss Universe 1981, the 30th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, USA. Irene Sáez of Venezuela crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the USA. There were 77 contestants competing for the crown, but Miss Mauritius got homesick and withdrew.[1] The pageant originally was scheduled to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. However, for financial and political reasons, Miss Universe was moved to New York City.[2]
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1981 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Semi-final scores
| Delegate |
Preliminary Average |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Semifinal Average |
| Venezuela |
8.575 (1) |
8.966 (1) |
9.024 (1) |
8.887 (1) |
8.959 (1) |
 Belgium |
8.223 (6) |
8.529 (3) |
8.881 (2) |
8.268 (3) |
8.559 (2) |
 Sweden |
7.967 (9) |
8.658 (2) |
8.050 (6) |
8.179 (4) |
8.296 (3) |
 Canada |
7.913 (12) |
8.167 (6) |
8.133 (5) |
8.508 (2) |
8.269 (4) |
| 23x15px Brazil |
8.330 (4) |
8.191 (5) |
8.416 (3) |
7.824 (7) |
8.144 (5) |
 Tahiti |
7.940 (11) |
8.149 (7) |
8.137 (4) |
7.962 (5) |
8.083 (6) |
 Norway |
8.259 (5) |
8.435 (4) |
7.717 (8) |
7.838 (6) |
7.997 (7) |
 Germany |
8.400 (3) |
7.875 (8) |
8.041 (7) |
7.442 (10) |
7.786 (8) |
 Holland |
8.133 (7) |
7.590 (9) |
7.633 (9) |
7.625 (9) |
7.616 (9) |
| U.S.A. |
8.527 (2) |
7.427 (11) |
7.617 (10) |
7.653 (8) |
7.566 (10) |
 Ecuador |
7.967 (9) |
7.442 (10) |
7.300 (12) |
7.317 (12) |
7.353 (11) |
 New Zealand |
8.063 (8) |
6.950 (12) |
7.492 (11) |
7.350 (11) |
7.264 (12) |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 12 semi-finalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
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Order of announcements
- Holland
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Brazil
- U.S.A.
- Norway
- Venezuela
- Belgium
- Germany
- Tahiti
- Canada
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- Sweden
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Venezuela
- Canada
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Background music
Contestants
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacements
Hong Kong - Doris Loh was replaced by Irene Lo Kam-Sheung.
Withdrawals
Crossovers
Post Miss Universe Careers
References
External links
Israel – Dana Wexler- married the millionaire Itzik Spector, housewife
Italy – Anna Maria Kanakis- actress
Mexico – Judith Grace González Hicks- television personality
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