Miss Universe 1981
July 20th, 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre, New York, NY, USA
76 contestants
Music playing: New York, New York (Frank Sinatra)

Miss Universe 1981: Miss Venezuela, Irene Sáez Conde
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Profile: Date of birth: December 13th, 1961 Hometown: Caracas Occupation: Student of Civil Engineering Height: 1.78 m |
Finalists:

1st. runner-up: Miss Canada, Dominique Du Four
2nd. runner-up: Miss Sweden, Eva Lena Lundgren
3rd. runner-up: Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira
4th. runner-up: Miss Belgium, Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
Semifinalists:
Miss Tahiti, Tatiana Teraiamano (6)
Miss Norway, Mona Olsen (7)
Miss Germany, Marion Kurz (8)
Miss Holland, Ingrid Schouten (9)
Miss USA, Kim Seelbrede (10)
Miss Ecuador, Lucía Vinueza (11)
Miss New Zealand, Donella Thomsen (12)
Special Awards:
Miss Congeniality: Miss Bahamas, Linda Smith
Miss Photogenic: Miss Denmark, Tina Brandstrup
Best National Costume:
1st. Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira
2nd. Miss Venezuela, Irene Sáez Conde
3rd. Miss Korea, Lee Eun Jung
Credits: Miss Universe LLPP; Pedro Luís Rodríguez, Luís Eduardo Ortíz, Revista Cromos, Max Salazar