Miss International 1979
Miss International 1979, the 19th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 1979 at the Mielparque in Tokyo, Japan. The then–15-year-old Mimilanie "Melanie" Marquez earned Philippines' third Miss International crown.
| Miss International 1979 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | November 12, 1979 |
| Venue | Mielparque, Tokyo, Japan |
| Entrants | 43 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Withdrawals | Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Switzerland |
| Returns | Malta, Portugal, Thailand, Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Melanie Marquez Philippines |
| Congeniality | Vivian Elaine Indalecio  Guam |
| Best National Costume | Melanie Marquez Philippines |
| Photogenic | Claudia Katharina Herzog  Germany |
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1979 | |
| 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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| Top 12 | |
Contestants
Argentina - Ana Maria Soliman Iribarne.svg.png.webp)
Australia - Regina Reid
Austria - Elisabeth Schmidt.svg.png.webp)
Belgium - Françoise Helene Julia Moens.svg.png.webp)
Bolivia - Sonia Beatriz Villarroel.svg.png.webp)
Brazil - Suzane Ferreira de Andrade
Britain - Beverly Isherwood.svg.png.webp)
Canada - Karen Vanderwoude
Chile - Paulina Quiroga
Colombia - Ivonne Margarita Guerra de la Espriella
Costa Rica - Maria Lorena Acuña Karpinski
Denmark - Eva Bjerre Johanssen
Finland - Kate Elizabeth Nyberg
France - Martine Juliette David- Germany - Claudia Katharina Herzog
Greece - Despina Triantafyllidou- Guam - Vivian Elaine Indalecio
Hawaii - Zoe Ann Roach
Holland - Mary Maria Johanna Adriana Kruyssen.svg.png.webp)
Honduras - Lilian Anibeth Rivera.svg.png.webp)
Hong Kong - Maria Chung Wai-Ping
Iceland - Sigrun Bjork Sverrisdóttir
India - Neeta Pravin Painter
Ireland - Lorraine Marion O'Conner
Israel - Rachel "Helly" Ben-David
Italy - Nives Bordignon.svg.png.webp)
Japan - Hideko Haba
Korea - Kim Jin-sun
Malta - Carmen Sue Asciak
Mexico - Marcela Díaz Portilla
Nicaragua -Maria Elena Amador Valerio
Norway - Unni Margrethe Öglaend- Philippines - Melanie Marquez
Portugal - Maria Luisa da Silva
Singapore - Annie Tan Chen Chiau Chuin.svg.png.webp)
Spain - Yolanda Maria Hoyos Vega
Sweden - Anna Angela Bratt
Thailand - Phattamavadee Ann Thanaputti
Turkey - Serra Sengül
Uruguay - Nidia Silvera
USA - Anna Maria Rapagna.svg.png.webp)
Venezuela - Nilsa Josefina Moronta Sangronis.svg.png.webp)
Yugoslavia - Manuela Mitic
Withdrawals
Malaysia - Nancie Foo---she collapsed on the finals night
Switzerland - Gaby Bosshard (Europe '78)
Notes
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