Miss International 1979
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Miss International
Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...
1979 was held at Mielparque
Mielparque
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, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 12, 1979. The 15-year old Melanie Marquez
Melanie Marquez
Melanie Marquez , , is a Filipina personality development coach, actress, film producer, author, and celebrity endorser...
earned Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
's third Miss International crown.
Results
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss International 1979 |
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| 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 |
Special awards
- Friendship: Vivian Elaine Indalecio (Guam)
- Photogenic: Claudia Katharina Herzog (Germany)
- National costume: Melanie Marquez (Philippines)