Miss World 1982
| Miss World 1982 | |
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Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982 | |
| Date | 18 November 1982 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 68 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Mariasela Álvarez Dominican Republic |
Miss World 1982 was the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, Pilín León of Venezuela. The first and second runners-up were Sari Kaarina Aspholm from Finland and Della Dolan from the United Kingdom who were semi-finalists in Miss Universe 1982 four months before.[1]
This edition marked the debut of Indonesia and Turks and Caicos Islands. And the return of Yugoslavia, which last competed in 1975, Portugal last competed in 1979 and Panama, Paraguay and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 1980. Argentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1982 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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Contestants
68 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Noriza Helder | 19 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Catherine Anne Morris | 19 | Sydney |
| Bahamas | Oralee Stubbs | 18 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Marie Pierre Lemaître | 21 | Brussels |
| Bermuda | Heather Ross[5] | 22 | Somerset |
| Bolivia | Brita Cederberg | 17 | Oruro |
| Brazil | Mônica Jannuzzi | 21 | Londrina, Paraná |
| Canada | Jody Jensen | 19 | Calgary |
| Cayman Islands | Maureen Therese Lewis | 21 | George Town |
| Chile | Mariana Reinhardt | 20 | Santiago |
| Colombia | María Teresa Gómez | 19 | Medellin |
| Costa Rica | Maureen Jiménez | 22 | San Jose |
| Curaçao | Vendetta Roozendal | 20 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Marina Rauscher | 17 | Limassol |
| Denmark | Tina Nielsen | 18 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Mariasela Álvarez | 22 | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Gianna Machiavello | 20 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Berta Loredana Munguía | 20 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Sari Aspholm | 20 | Vantaa |
| France | Martine Philipps | 23 | Audincourt |
| French Polynesia[b] | Teura Tuhiti | 17 | Papeete |
| Gibraltar | Louise Gillingwater | 20 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Anthi Priovolou | 19 | Athens |
| Guam | Frances Limtiaco | 22 | Tamuning |
| Guatemala | Suzanne Whitbeck | 20 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Irene Schell | 20 | Venlo |
| Honduras | Ana Lucía Rivera | 20 | San Pedro Sula |
| Hong Kong | Cally Kwong | 19 | Victoria |
| Iceland | María Björk Sverrisdóttir | 19 | Reykjavík |
| India | Uttara Mhatre | 19 | Nasik |
| Indonesia | Andi Botenri | 17 | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Roberta Brown | 19 | Derry |
| Isle of Man | Maria Elizabeth Craig | 19 | Jurby |
| Israel | Anat Kerem | 18 | Haifa |
| Italy | Raffaella del Rosario | 17 | Bologna |
| Jamaica | Cornelia Parchment | 19 | Kingston |
| Japan | Mutsuko Kikuchi | 20 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | May Mansour Chahwan | 19 | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Nellie Teoh | 25 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Delina Camilleri | 18 | Mosta |
| Mexico | Ana Ruth García | 23 | Villahermosa |
| New Zealand | Susan Mainland | 19 | Hamilton |
| Norway | Janett Krefting | 19 | Oslo |
| Panama | María Lorena Moreno | 22 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Zulema Domínguez | 19 | Asuncion |
| Peru | Cynthia Piedra | 21 | Lima |
| Philippines | Sarah Jane Coronel Areza[6] | 22 | Manila |
| Portugal | Suzana Dias | 19 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Jannette Torres | 17 | San Juan |
| Singapore | Yvonne Tan | 19 | Singapore |
| South Korea[c] | Choi Sung-yoon | 19 | Seoul |
| Spain | Ana Herrero | 17 | Zaragoza |
| Sri Lanka | Tania Pereira | 19 | Panadura |
| Sweden | Anne-Lie Sjöberg | 18 | Eskilstuna |
| Switzerland | Lolita Morena | 22 | Locarno |
| Thailand | Alisa Kajornchaiyakul | 17 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Althea Rocke | 22 | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Ayse Güven | 20 | Istanbul |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Lolita Ariza | 21 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Della Dolan | 20 | Grimsby |
| United States | LuAnn Caughey | 23 | Abilene |
| United States Virgin Islands | Benedicta Acosta | 20 | St. Croix |
| Uruguay | Varinia Govea | 21 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Michelle Shoda | 22 | Maracaibo |
| West Germany | Kerstin Paeserack | 19 | Wilhelmshaven |
| Western Samoa | Lilly Hunt | 20 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Ana Sasso | 19 | Split |
| Zimbabwe | Caroline Murinda | 22 | Harare |
Notes
References
- ^ "New Miss World". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Dominican Miss World; Texas Entry A Finalist". The Victoria Advocate. 19 November 1982. pp. 6B. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Miss World 1981 winner Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo - Miss World Contest: through the years". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Malaysian Business". 1997. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Miss Ross in a world of trouble". The Salina Journal. 28 November 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.