Miss International 1979
# 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, becoming the youngest Miss International in history.

## Results

### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Miss International 1979 | Philippines - Melanie Marquez |
| 1st runner-up | United States - Anna Maria Rapagna |
| 2nd runner-up | Austria - Elisabeth Schmidt |
| 3rd runner-up | Finland - Kate Elizabeth Nyberg |
| 4th runner-up | Japan - Hideko Haba |

## Contestants

* Argentina - Ana Maria Soliman Iribarne
* Australia - Regina Reid
* Austria - Elisabeth Schmidt
* Belgium - Françoise Helene Julia Moens
* Bolivia - Sonia Beatriz Villarroel
* Brazil - Suzane Ferreira de Andrade
* Britain - Beverly Isherwood
* 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
* Honduras - Lilian Anibeth Rivera
* 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
* 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
* Spain - Yolanda Maria Hoyos Vega
* Sweden - Anna Angela Bratt
* Thailand - Phattamavadee Ann Thanaputti
* Turkey - Serra Sengül
* Uruguay - Nidia Silvera
* USA - Anna Maria Rapagna
* Venezuela - Nilsa Josefina Moronta Sangronis
* Yugoslavia - Manuela Mitic

### Withdrawals

* Malaysia - Nancie Foo collapsed on the finals night
* Switzerland - Gaby Bosshard (Europe '78)
