Miss Universe 1983
| Miss Universe 1983 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 11 July 1983 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 80 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns | |
| Winner | Lorraine Downes  New Zealand |
| Congeniality | Abbey Scattrel Janneh  Gambia |
| Best National Costume | Jong-jun Kim  Korea |
| Photogenic | Lolita Morena  Switzerland |
Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada. Eighty contestants competed in this year. This is the first, and only time New Zealand won the pageant.
Results[]
Miss Universe 1983 participating nations and results
Placements[]
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1983 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up | |
| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
Final Competition[]
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| Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
8.325 (6) | 9.081 (3) | 9.177 (4) | 9.358 (2) | 9.205 (3) |
 United States
|
8.708 (1) | 8.916 (5) | 9.333 (1) | 9.455 (1) | 9.234 (1) |
 Ireland
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8.353 (5) | 9.244 (1) | 9.161 (5) | 9.192 (6) | 9.199 (4) |
| Switzerland
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8.395 (3) | 9.138 (2) | 9.220 (3) | 9.338 (3) | 9.232 (2) |
 England
|
8.385 (4) | 9.027 (4) | 9.244 (2) | 9.172 (7) | 9.147 (5) |
 Germany
|
8.091 (11) | 8.872 (6) | 9.094 (6) | 9.322 (5) | 9.096 (6) |
 Venezuela
|
8.464 (2) | 8.666 (7) | 9.088 (7) | 9.338 (3) | 9.030 (7) |
 Singapore
|
8.222 (7) | 8.658 (8) | 8.766 (10) | 9.161 (8) | 8.861 (8) |
 Italy
|
8.158 (8) | 8.644 (9) | 8.922 (8) | 9.016 (10) | 8.860 (9) |
 Finland
|
8.143 (9) | 8.427 (11) | 8.888 (9) | 9.144 (9) | 8.819 (10) |
 Norway
|
8.089 (12) | 8.486 (10) | 8.505 (12) | 8.822 (11) | 8.604 (11) |
 Spain
|
8.098 (10) | 8.261 (12) | 8.577 (11) | 8.788 (12) | 8.542 (12) |
Contestants[]
Argentina – María Daniela Carara
Aruba – Milva Evertsz
Australia – Simone Cox
Austria – Mercedes Stermitz
Bahamas – Christina Thompson
Belgium – Françoise Bostoen
Belize – Shirlene Dianne McKay
Bermuda – Angelita Diaz
Bolivia – Cecilia Zamora
Brazil – Mariza Fully Coelho †
British Virgin Islands – Anna Maria Joseph
Canada – Jodi Yvonne Rutledge
Cayman Islands – Effie Ebanks
Chile – María Josefa Isensee Ugarte
Colombia – Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes
Cook Islands – Carmena Blake
Costa Rica – María Gabriela Pozuelo
Curaçao – Maybelline Altagracia Snel
Cyprus – Marina Elena Rauscher
Denmark – Inge Ravn Thomsen
Dominican Republic – Alexandra Astwood
Ecuador – Mariela García
El Salvador – Claudia Oliva
England – Karen Moore
Finland – Nina Marjaana Rekkola
France – Frederique Leroy
French Guiana – Marie Georges Achamana
Gambia – Abbey Scattrel Janneh
Germany – Loana Katharina Radecki
Gibraltar – Louise Gillingwater
Greece – Plousia Farfaraki
Guadeloupe – Nicole LeBorgne
Guam – Pamela Booth
Guatemala – Berta Victoria Gonzales
Holland – Nancy Lalleman Heynis
Honduras – Ollie Thompson
Hong Kong – Cherona Yeung
Iceland – Unnur Steinsson
India – Rekha Hande
Indonesia – Andi Botenri
Ireland – Roberta Brown
Israel – Shimona Hollender
Italy – Federica Moro
Japan – Yuko Yamaguchi
Korea – Jong-jun Kim
Lebanon – May Mansour Chahwan
Malaysia – Puspa Mohammed
Malta – Christine Bonnici
Martinique – Marie Lina Laupa
Mexico – Monica Rosas
Namibia – Astrid Klotzsch
New Zealand – Lorraine Elizabeth Downes
Northern Marianas – Thelma Mafnas
Norway – Karen Elisabeth Dobloug
Panama – Elizabeth Bylan Bennett
Papua New Guinea – Shannelle Bray
Paraguay – Mercedes Bosch
Peru – Vivien Griffiths
Philippines – Rosita Cornel Capuyon
Portugal – Anabella Elisa Ananiades
Puerto Rico – Carmen Batíz Vergara- Réunion – Eliane LeBeau
Scotland – Linda Renton
Singapore – Kathie Lee Lee Beng- South Africa – Leanne Hosking
Spain – Ana Isabela Herrero
Sri Lanka – Shyama Fernando
Sweden – Viveca Miriam Jung
Switzerland – Lolita Morena
Thailand – Jinda Nernkrang
Transkei – Nomxousi Xokelelo
Trinidad and Tobago – Sandra Williams
Turkey – Dilara Haracci
Turks and Caicos – Lolita Ariza
Uruguay – María Jacqueline Beltrán
United States – Julie Hayek
U.S. Virgin Islands – Julie Elizabeth Woods
Venezuela – Paola Ruggeri
Wales – Lianne Gray
Western Samoa – Falute Mama Aluni
Celebrity judges[]
- Irene Saez
- Lewis Collins
- Rosemary Rogers
- Soon-Tek Oh
- Patricia Neary
- Peter Diamandis
- Marlin Perkins
- Ken Norton
- Rocío Jurado
- Erol Evgin
- Ruby Keeler
Awards[]
- Gambia - Miss Amity (Abbey Scattrel Janneh)
- Switzerland - Miss Photogenic (Lolita Morena)
Korea - Best National Costume (Jong-jun Kim)
Notes[]
Debuts[]
Withdrawals[]
Returns[]
Last competed in 1977:
Last competed in 1978:
Last competed in 1981:
General references[]
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1983". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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External links[]
Miss Universe 1983, national titleholders | |
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Categories:
- Miss Universe
- 1983 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in the United States
- 1983 in Missouri
- Events in St. Louis
- July 1983 events in the United States