Miss World 1983
Miss World 1983 Titlecard
Date17 November 1983
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
EntertainmentLeo Sayer
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants72
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerSarah-Jane Hutt
 United Kingdom
← 1982
1984 →

Miss World 1983, the 33rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from United Kingdom.[1] She was crowned by Miss World 1982, Mariasela Álvarez of Dominican Republic. First runner-up was Rocío Isabel Luna representing Colombia and second runner-up was Cátia Pedrosa from Brazil. Miss World 1983 marked the first Miss World event that included an intelligence test for contestants.[2] The intelligence test was created by psychologists.[2]

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1983
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1983

72 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Aruba Aruba Audrey Bruges 17 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Tanya Bowe 20 Adelaide
Austria Austria Mercedes Stermitz 25 Klagenfurt
The Bahamas Bahamas Lucille Bullen 20 Nassau
Barbados Barbados Nina McIntosh-Clarke 24 Bridgetown
Belgium Belgium Françoise Bostoen 20 Roeselare
Bermuda Bermuda Angelita Emily Diaz 20 St. George's
Bolivia Bolivia Ana María Taboada 18 Tarija
Brazil Brazil Cátia Pedrosa 20 Rio de Janeiro
Canada Canada Katharine Durish 25 Toronto
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Effie Ebanks 18 George Town
Chile Chile Gina Rovira 19 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Rocío Isabel Luna 18 El Banco
Costa Rica Costa Rica María Argentina Meléndez 20 San José
Netherlands Antilles Curaçao Ivette Domacasse 22 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Katia Chrysochou 20 Paphos
Denmark Denmark Tina-Lissette Joergensen 18 Holstebro
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Yonoris Estrella 20 Azua de Compostela
Ecuador Ecuador Martha Isabel Lascano 20 Guayaquil
El Salvador El Salvador Carmen Álvarez 18 San Salvador
Finland Finland Sanna Pekkala 20 Helsinki
France France Frederique Leroy 20 Bordeaux
The Gambia Gambia Abbey Scattrel Janneh 19 Banjul
West Germany Germany Claudia Zielinski 19 Lindenberg
Gibraltar Gibraltar Jessica Palao 19 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Anna Martinou 17 Athens
Guam Guam Geraldine Santos[4] 22 Chalan Pago-Ordot
Guatemala Guatemala Hilda Manrique 23 Guatemala City
Netherlands Holland Nancy Heynis 18 Amsterdam
Honduras Honduras Carmen Isabel Morales 18 Puerto Cortés
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Maggie Cheung 19 Hong Kong Island
Iceland Iceland Unnur Steinsson 20 Álftanes
India India Sweety Grewal 21 Bombay
Indonesia Indonesia Titi Dwi Jayati 17 Jakarta
Republic of Ireland Ireland Patricia Nolan 19 Dublin
 Isle of Man Jennifer Huyton 18 Bride
Israel Israel Yi'fat Schechter 20 Tel Aviv
Italy Italy Barbara Previato 17 Modena
Jamaica Jamaica Catherine Levy 21 Kingston
Japan Japan Mie Nakahara 22 Tokyo
Lebanon Lebanon Douchka Abi-Nader 17 Beirut
Liberia Liberia Annie Broderick 24 Montserrado
Malaysia Malaysia Michelle Yeoh[5][6] 21 Ipoh
Malta Malta Odette Balzan 19 Rabat
Mexico Mexico Mayra Rojas 19 Mexico City
New Zealand New Zealand Maria Sando 18 Palmerston North
Norway Norway Karen Dobloug 21 Furnes
Panama Panama Marissa Burgos 19 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Antonella Filartiga 21 Asunción
Peru Peru Lisbet Aurora Alcázar 20 Lima
Philippines Philippines Marilou Sadiua 22 Manila
Polish People's Republic Poland Lidia Wasiak[7] 21 Szczecin
Portugal Portugal Cesaltina da Silva 20 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Fátima Mustafá 17 Aibonito
Singapore Singapore Sharon Denise Wells 22 Singapore
South Korea South Korea Suh Min-sook 20 Seoul
Spain Spain Milagros Pérez 21 Gran Canaria
Eswatini Swaziland Gladys Rudd 22 Manzini
Sweden Sweden Eva Liza Törnquist 18 Stockholm
Switzerland Switzerland Patricia Lang 19 Zürich
Thailand Thailand Tavinan Kongkran 19 Bangkok
 Tonga Anna Johansson 18 Neiafu
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Esther Juliette Farmer 24 San Fernando
Turkey Turkey Ebru Özmeriç 18 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Cheryl Astwood 19 Grand Turk
United Kingdom United Kingdom Sarah-Jane Hutt[1] 19 Dorset
United States United States Lisa Gayle Allred 22 Fort Worth
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Chandra Ramsingh 18 St. Croix
Uruguay Uruguay Silvia Zumarán 21 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Carolina Cerruti 21 Apure
Samoa Western Samoa Theresa Vaotapu Thomsen 19 Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Bernarda Marovt 23 Ljubljana

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarah Jane Hutt, Miss U.K, is crowned Miss World 1983, during the..." Getty Images. 17 November 1983. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Brains or Beauty?". New Straits Times. 4 February 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 25 January 2016. For the first time, contestants for the Miss World 1983 in London were put through a one-and-a-half-hour intelligence test devised by psychologists
  3. ^ a b c "Miss World". Ottawa Citizen. 18 November 1983. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Stinson, Bart (31 August 1983). "Queen Santos gave 150 percent". Pacific Daily News. Agana Heights, Guam. p. 3. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ng, Kate (4 February 2023). "Michelle Yeoh says she won Miss Malaysia to 'shut her mother up'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ Fung, Gloria (13 March 2023). "How martial arts paved the way for Michelle Yeoh's historic Oscar win". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Tah-daaah! There she is... Miss Poland!". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Indiana. 8 September 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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