Miss World 1983

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]

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

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1983[1][3]

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
Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown Preliminary Score
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin IslandsChandra Theresa Ramsingh18St. Croix7
Aruba ArubaAudrey Bruges17Oranjestad6
Australia AustraliaTanya Bowe20Adelaide13
Austria AustriaMercedes Stermitz25Klagenfurt18
The Bahamas BahamasLucille Bullen20Nassau6
Barbados BarbadosNina McIntosh-Clarke24Bridgetown7
Belgium BelgiumFrançoise Bostoen20Roeselare17
Bermuda BermudaAngelita Emily Diaz20St. Georges6
Bolivia BoliviaAna María Taboada Arnold18Tarija20
Brazil BrazilCátia Silveira Pedrosa †20Rio de Janeiro23
Canada CanadaKatharine Durish25Toronto6
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsEffie Ebanks18George Town7
Chile ChileGina Alejandra Rovira Beyris19Santiago10
Colombia ColombiaRocío Isabel Luna Flórez18El Banco25
Costa Rica Costa RicaMaría Argentina Meléndez Herrera20San Jose10
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoIvette Rowina Domacasse22Willemstad7
Cyprus CyprusKatia Chrysochou20Paphos7
Denmark DenmarkTina-Lissette Dahl Joergensen18Holstebro7
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicYonoris Maribel Estrella Florentino20Azua de Compostela10
Ecuador EcuadorMartha Isabel Lascano Salcedo20Guayaquil7
El Salvador El SalvadorCarmen Irene Álvarez Gallardo18San Salvador11
Finland FinlandSanna Marita Pekkala20Helsinki9
France FranceFrederique Marcelle Leroy20Bordeaux13
The Gambia GambiaAbbey Scattrel Janneh19Banjul7
West Germany GermanyClaudia Zielinski19Lindenberg7
Gibraltar GibraltarJessica Palao19Gibraltar7
Greece GreeceAnna Martinou17Athens8
Guam GuamGeraldine Santos22Chalan Pago-Ordot8
Guatemala GuatemalaHilda Mansilla Manrique23Guatemala City8
Netherlands HollandNancy Lalleman Heynis18Amsterdam16
Honduras HondurasCarmen Isabel Morales Ustáriz18Puerto Cortés7
British Hong Kong Hong KongMaggie Cheung19Hong Kong Island18
Iceland IcelandUnnur Steinsson20Álftanes22
India IndiaSweety Grewal21Bombay7
Indonesia IndonesiaTiti Dwi Jayati17Jakarta7
Republic of Ireland IrelandPatricia Nolan19Dublin15
 Isle of ManJennifer Huyton18Bride6
Israel IsraelYi'fat Schechter20Tel Aviv20
Italy ItalyBarbara Previato17Modena6
Jamaica JamaicaCatherine Elizabeth Levy21Kingston22
Japan JapanMie Nakahara22Tokyo7
South Korea KoreaSuh Min-sook20Seoul7
Lebanon LebanonDouchka Abi-Nader17Beirut7
Liberia LiberiaAnnie Broderick24Montserrado8
Malaysia MalaysiaMichelle Yeoh[4]21Ipoh12
Malta MaltaOdette Balzan19Rabat6
Mexico MexicoMayra Adela Rojas González19Mexico City14
New Zealand New ZealandMaria Sando18Palmerston North6
Norway NorwayKaren Elizabeth Dobloug21Furnes11
Panama PanamaMarissa Burgos Canalias19Panama City21
Paraguay ParaguayAntonella Filartiga Montuori21Asunción10
Peru PeruLisbet Aurora Alcázar Salomón20Lima7
Philippines PhilippinesMarilou Sadia Sadiua22Manila7
Polish People's Republic PolandLidia Wasiak21Szczecin7
Portugal PortugalCesaltina da Conceição Lopes da Silva20Lisbon7
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoFátima Mustafá Vásquez17Aibonito8
Singapore SingaporeSharon Denise Wells22Singapore7
Spain SpainMilagros Pérez Castro21Gran Canaria12
Eswatini SwazilandGladys Rudd22Manzini6
Sweden SwedenEva Liza Törnquist18Stockholm8
Switzerland SwitzerlandPatricia Lang19Zurich6
Thailand ThailandTavinan Kongkran19Bangkok7
 TongaAnna Johansson18Neiafu7
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoEsther Juliette Farmer24San Fernando12
Turkey TurkeyEbru Özmeriç18Istanbul7
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and CaicosCheryl Astwood19Grand Turk7
United Kingdom United KingdomSarah-Jane Hutt[1]19Dorset27
United States United StatesLisa Gayle Allred22Fort Worth19
Uruguay UruguaySilvia Zumarán21Montevideo7
Venezuela VenezuelaCarolina Cerruti Duijm21Apure14
Samoa Western SamoaTheresa Vaotapu Thomsen19Apia7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaBernarda Marovt23Ljubljana21
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

Judges

Notes

Debuts
  •  Poland
  •  Tonga

Returns
  • Last competed in 1970:
    •  Gambia
  • Last competed in 1972:
    •  Liberia
  • Last competed in 1975:
    •  Barbados
  • Last competed in 1980:
    •  Swaziland
  • Last competed in 1981:
    •  Austria

Withdrawals
  •  Sri Lanka – Fiona Wickremesinghe (personal reasons)

References
  1. "Sarah Jane Hutt, Miss U.K, is crowned Miss World 1983, during the..." Getty Images. 17 November 1983. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "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. "Miss World". Ottawa Citizen. 18 November 1983. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. Ng, Kate (4 February 2023). "Michelle Yeoh says she won Miss Malaysia to 'shut her mother up'". The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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