Miss World 1980

Miss World 1980, the 30th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom, televised for the first time by Thames Television for ITV. The winner was Gabriella Brum from Germany. She was crowned by Miss World 1979, Gina Swainson of Bermuda. First runner-up was Kimberley Santos representing Guam, second was Patricia Barzyk from France, third was Anat Zimmermann of Israel, and fourth was Kim Ashfield from the United Kingdom.

Miss World 1980
Miss World 1980 Titlecard
Date	13 November 1980
Presenters	Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers, Anthony Newley†
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster	Thames Television
Entrants	67
Placements	15
Debuts	Zimbabwe
Withdrawals	Chile El Salvador Iceland Nigeria Portugal Tahiti
Returns	Curaçao Papua New Guinea
Winner	Gabriella Brum (resigned) Kimberley Santos (assumed) Guam
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Brum resigned after 18 hours of holding the title,^[1][2][3] and 14 days later, first runner-up Santos was crowned the new Miss World by 1977 winner Mary Stävin in Guam.