| Miss Universe 1980 | |
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| Date | 8 July 1980 |
| Presenters | Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Jayne Kennedy |
| Entertainment | Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul, South Korea |
| Broadcaster | CBS |
| Entrants | 69 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos |
| Withdrawals | Antigua, Barbados, Bophuthatswana, El Salvador, Fiji, Mauritius, Portugal, South Africa, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Surinam, Transkei |
| Returns | Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, St. Maarten |
| Winner |
Shawn Weatherly |
| Congeniality | Dealia Devon Walter |
| Best National Costume |
Sangeeta Motilal Bijlani |
| Photogenic | Diana Delyse Nottle |
Miss Universe 1980, the 29th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 8 July 1980 at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. Shawn Weatherly of the US crowned by Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. Sixty-nine contestants competed in this year.