Pilín León (born Carmen Josefina León Crespo, May 19, 1963) is a Venezuelan writer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1981 in London, she previously won Miss World Venezuela 1981.

Pilín León
Born
Carmen Josefina León Crespo

(1963-05-19) May 19, 1963 (age 61)
Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Venezuela 1981
Miss World 1981
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Venezuela 1981
(1st runner-up)
(Miss World Venezuela)
Miss World 1981
(Winner)
(Miss World Americas)

León was born in Maracay, Aragua. She became the second Venezuelan (Susana Duijm was the first in 1955) to win the title. As Miss World in 1981, she was the first celebrity to switch on the Christmas lights in Oxford Street in 1981.

In 2014, she was a guest judge in the final Mister World 2014 beauty pageant in Torbay, England.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
1981
Succeeded by
First Miss World Americas
1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss World Venezuela
1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Julie Fernández
Miss Aragua
1981
Succeeded by
Conchy Grande