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4 (ft 'UNIVERSE' HAS THE WORLD AT HER FEET By JOHN MELIA and PAUL LA ROSA p-' i M-' I '1 -v' 1 New York, New York, you're a wonderful town as Irene Saez Conde of Venezuela discovered last night when she captured the Miss Universe crown in the first such pageant ever held in the Big Apple. The event, at Broadway's Minskoff Theater, was beamed by satellite to 55 countries around the world, and the 78 shapely contestants were believed to have attracted a worldwide television audience of more than 600 million. Miss U.S-A., Kim Seelbrede trom Germantown Ohio, was among the 12 semifinalists but pageant who included such luminaries as soccer star Pele, artist Leroy Neiman, songwriter Cabn and 42nd Street" producer David Merrick, did not choose her to be among the five finalists. -1 MISS CANADA, Dominique Dufour, was chosen first The other three finalists were Miss Sweden, EvaLena Lundgren, second runner-up; Miss-Brazil, Adriana Alvez de Oliveira, third runner-up; and Miss Belgium, Dominique Van EleckhOudt, fourth runner-up. "I feel very happy," Saez Conde said as she was handed the crown by Shawn Weatherly of the United States, Miss Universe 1980.

Saez Conde, a 19-year-old engineering student at the Metropolitan University in Caracas, will receive more than $100,000 in cash and prizes. BUT NEW YORK CITY itself may have been the biggest winner since the pageant was practically a two-hour "I A Love New York" commercial with each set backdrop a familiar urban scene. The swimsuit competition was filmed on a tugboat in the Hudson and East Rivers with such tourist attractions as -the Brooklyn Bridge, UN and Statue of Liberty in the background. The only blemish on the evening was a bomb scare which police checked and found to be groundless. No one in the theater was disturbed, The judges selected.

Saez Conde af-' ter each finalist answered the question: would their one wish for themselves be for the coming year? Ronald Reagan was named by Saez Conde as "the greatest person In the world todays because, she said, "he represents universal democratic Pw. I Is -y 1 I Tfffc1Tiriiiinnmrti jUlih iff 'h liiliWrnm RICHARD CORKERY DAILY NEWS Hi i mi i tm t' A Miss Venezuela, Irene Saez Conde, gets kisses of congratulations after being named Miss Universe here fast night Jody birth probe: Flo pat answers Investigators working on the case of baby Jody are now trying to establish exactly when and where she was born and.whether Pat Powers, a pseudonym, is indeed the as she The circumstances surrounding the baby's birth need to be cleared up before the question of custody can be firmly established, authorities said yesterday. the child Is scheduled to be released in "a day or two" from the Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica. A spokesman for the Human Resources Administration said Jody may go to her grandmother, who lives in Queens if a request is made. Otherwise, the baby will go to a certified foster care home.

Jody's mother remains under observation at the City Hospital Center in Ebaharst, where psychiatrists are testing her to determine whether she is mentally fit to deal with custody proceedings In Queens Family Court Aug. 14. StepheaMcFarland 3 Saez Conde of Venezuela, displays suitable assets for the ideals." niiri life are Silrw Mi y. By JOYCE WHITE tlve with Exxon International, was transferred from the company's Houston office. Once there, Mary Robertson turned to a domestic agency for help with young Patrick, and was sent, according to references, a "charming young woman with an excellent background." The young woman paid a the Robertsons.

Robertson, quoted Lady Di as-saying, I was being presented to the queen." "When we did find out about her, nothing changed between us," Mary Robertson said. "Our relationship had already been hedged when asked just what rote Lady Diana played in Patrick's care, and her lips, were sealed when it came to discussing if the hands of the future Queen of England performed such plebeian duties as changing diapers and washing bottles. She declined to give a clue as to how Lady Di. handles balky "I think she had' a huge crush on little Patrick," Robertson said. The feeling was apparently mutual The other day Patrick agreed to sit; stin for a photo that the Robertson family is placing in a sterling 'silver Tiffany frame' and will present to Lady Di as Sk If 2-year-old Patrick D.

Robertson 3d of BronxvUle was a tattler, he could tell the world just how Lady Diana handles herself during domestic crises. He might divulge whether the future Queen of England is a bluffer or a gentle persuader, retreats during the heat of 'battle or attacks, threatens or charms. But Patrick is not much of a talker yet, and even if he were, there are some things you just don't tell about your former nanny, especially since your parents are among the 2,500 guests- invited to her wedding to Prince Charles on July 29l "All I can say about this," says Patrick's mother, Mary, "is that Lady Diana was wonderful with children." Lady Di, it was disclosed yesterday, worked as Patrick's nanny for a year beginning in December The Robertsons had moved to London after 2 and, according to Mary Robertson "didnt tell us who she THE ROBERTSONS learned just how special wedding gift 1 Diana was when she telephoned one day to cancel -too Uto for Mrs. -Robertson to arrange for another Sitter, -t i 'r: Jimmy GrMltn is on vacation Patrick'ittatlier, Patock Robertsoc Jjraji vwy-J fa.