28th Miss Universe pageant
Beauty pageant
Miss Universe 1979 was the 28th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia, 
on 20 July 1979.
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.
Contestants.
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