Miss Universe 1983
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 so far the only time New Zealand won the pageant.
| Miss Universe 1983 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 11 July 1983 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 80 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Lorraine Downes  New Zealand |
| Congeniality | Abbey Scattrel Janneh  Gambia |
| Best National Costume | Jong-jun Kim .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Korea |
| Photogenic | Lolita Morena .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Results
Miss Universe 1983 participating nations and results
Placements
| Placement | 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 |
8.353 (5) | 9.244 (1) | 9.161 (5) | 9.192 (6) | 9.199 (4) |
| Switzerland |
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) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) |
Order Of Announcements
Top 12
- New Zealand
- Italy
- Singapore
Venezuela- Ireland
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Spain
- England
- Finland
- United States
- Germany
Top 5
- England
- New Zealand
- Ireland
- United States
- Switzerland
Contestants
Argentina – María Daniela Carara
Aruba – Milva Evertsz.svg.png.webp)
Australia – Simone Cox
Austria – Mercedes Stermitz
Bahamas – Christina Thompson.svg.png.webp)
Belgium – Françoise Bostoen
Belize – Shirlene Dianne McKay
Bermuda – Angelita Diaz.svg.png.webp)
Bolivia – Cecilia Zamora.svg.png.webp)
Brazil – Mariza Fully Coelho †
British Virgin Islands – Anna Maria Joseph.svg.png.webp)
Canada – Jodi Yvonne Rutledge.svg.png.webp)
Cayman Islands – Effie Ebanks
Chile – María Josefa Isensee Ugarte
Colombia – Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes
Cook Islands – Carmena Blake
Costa Rica – María Gabriela Pozuelo.svg.png.webp)
Curaçao – Maybelline Altagracia Snel.svg.png.webp)
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.svg.png.webp)
Guadeloupe – Nicole LeBorgne
Guam – Pamela Booth
Guatemala – Berta Victoria Gonzales
Holland – Nancy Lalleman Heynis.svg.png.webp)
Honduras – Ollie Thompson.svg.png.webp)
Hong Kong – Cherona Yeung
Iceland – Unnur Steinsson
India – Rekha Hande
Indonesia – Andi Botenri- Ireland – Roberta Brown
Israel – Shimona Hollender- Italy – Federica Moro
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Japan – Yuko Yamaguchi- Korea – Jong-jun Kim
Lebanon – May Mansour Chahwan
Malaysia – Puspa Mohammed
Malta – Christine Bonnici
Martinique – Marie Line Laupa
Mexico – Monica Rosas.svg.png.webp)
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.svg.png.webp)
Paraguay – Mercedes Bosch
Peru – Vivien Griffiths.svg.png.webp)
Philippines – Rosita Cornel Capuyon
Portugal – Anabella Elisa Ananiades.svg.png.webp)
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
Judges
- Irene Saez - Miss Universe 1981 winner
- Lewis Collins - actor
- Rosemary Rogers - bestselling author
- Soon-Tek Oh - actor
- Patricia Neary - ballerina and choreographer
- Peter Diamandis - television host
- Marlin Perkins - television host
- Ken Norton - boxer
- Rocío Jurado - spanish actress
- Erol Evgin - turkish singer
- Ruby Keeler - actress
Awards
- Gambia - Miss Amity (Abbey Scattrel Janneh)
- Switzerland - Miss Photogenic (Lolita Morena)
Korea - Best National Costume (Jong-jun Kim)
Notes
Debuts
Withdrawals
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1983". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
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