Miss World 1983
| Miss World 1983 | |
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Miss World 1983 Titlecard | |
| Date | 17 November 1983 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 72 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Sarah-Jane Hutt United Kingdom |
Miss World 1983, the 33rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from the 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.
Background
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]
Debuts, returns, withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Poland and Tonga. And the return of The Gambia, which last competed in 1970, Liberia last competed in 1972, Barbados last competed in 1975, Austria last competed in 1981 and Swaziland last competed in 1980.
French Polynesia,[a] Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1983 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 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
72 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[b] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Audrey Bruges | 17 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Tanya Bowe | 20 | Adelaide |
| Austria | Mercedes Stermitz | 25 | Klagenfurt |
| Bahamas | Lucille Bullen | 20 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Nina McIntosh-Clarke[4] | 24 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Françoise Bostoen | 20 | Roeselare |
| Bermuda | Angelita Emily Diaz | 20 | St. George's |
| Bolivia | Ana María Taboada | 18 | Tarija |
| Brazil | Cátia Pedrosa | 20 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Canada | Katharine Durish | 25 | Toronto |
| Cayman Islands | Effie Ebanks | 18 | George Town |
| Chile | Gina Rovira | 19 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Rocío Isabel Luna | 18 | El Banco |
| Costa Rica | María Argentina Meléndez | 20 | San José |
| Curaçao | Ivette Domacasse | 22 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Katia Chrysochou | 20 | Paphos |
| Denmark | Tina-Lissette Joergensen | 18 | Holstebro |
| Dominican Republic | Yonoris Estrella | 20 | Azua de Compostela |
| Ecuador | Martha Isabel Lascano | 20 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Carmen Álvarez | 18 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Sanna Pekkala | 20 | Helsinki |
| France | Frederique Leroy | 20 | Bordeaux |
| Gambia | Abbey Scattrel Janneh | 19 | Banjul |
| Gibraltar | Jessica Palao | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Anna Martinou | 17 | Athens |
| Guam | Geraldine Santos[5] | 22 | Chalan Pago-Ordot |
| Guatemala | Hilda Manrique | 23 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Nancy Heynis | 18 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Carmen Isabel Morales | 18 | Puerto Cortés |
| Hong Kong | Maggie Cheung | 19 | Hong Kong Island |
| Iceland | Unnur Steinsson | 20 | Álftanes |
| India | Sweety Grewal | 21 | Bombay |
| Indonesia | Titi Dwi Jayati | 17 | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Patricia Nolan | 19 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Jennifer Huyton | 18 | Bride |
| Israel | Yi'fat Schechter | 20 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Barbara Previato | 17 | Modena |
| Jamaica | Catherine Levy | 21 | Kingston |
| Japan | Mie Nakahara | 22 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Douchka Abi-Nader | 17 | Beirut |
| Liberia | Annie Broderick | 24 | Montserrado |
| Malaysia | Michelle Yeoh[6][7] | 21 | Ipoh |
| Malta | Odette Balzan | 19 | Rabat |
| Mexico | Mayra Rojas | 19 | Mexico City |
| New Zealand | Maria Sando | 18 | Palmerston North |
| Norway | Karen Dobloug | 21 | Furnes |
| Panama | Marissa Burgos | 19 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Antonella Filartiga | 21 | Asunción |
| Peru | Lisbet Aurora Alcázar | 20 | Lima |
| Philippines | Marilou Sadiua | 22 | Manila |
| Poland | Lidia Wasiak[8] | 21 | Szczecin |
| Portugal | Cesaltina da Silva | 20 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Fátima Mustafá | 17 | Aibonito |
| Singapore | Sharon Denise Wells | 22 | Singapore |
| South Korea[c] | Suh Min-sook | 20 | Seoul |
| Spain | Milagros Pérez | 21 | Gran Canaria |
| Swaziland | Gladys Rudd | 22 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Eva Liza Törnquist | 18 | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Patricia Lang | 19 | Zürich |
| Thailand | Tavinan Kongkran | 19 | Bangkok |
| Tonga | Rosetta Moa Johansson | 18 | Neiafu |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Esther Juliette Farmer | 24 | San Fernando |
| Turkey | Ebru Özmeriç[9] | 18 | Istanbul |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Cheryl Astwood | 19 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Sarah-Jane Hutt[1] | 19 | Dorset |
| United States | Lisa Gayle Allred | 22 | Fort Worth |
| United States Virgin Islands | Chandra Ramsingh | 18 | St. Croix |
| Uruguay | Silvia Zumarán | 21 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Carolina Cerruti | 21 | Caracas |
| West Germany | Claudia Zielinski | 19 | Lindenberg |
| Western Samoa | Theresa Vaotapu Thomsen | 19 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Bernarda Marovt | 23 | Ljubljana |
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Sarah Jane Hutt, Miss U.K, is crowned Miss World 1983, during the..." Getty Images. 17 November 1983. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Miss World". Ottawa Citizen. 18 November 1983. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "British fashion model new Miss World". The Paris News. 18 November 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tah-daaah! There she is... Miss Poland!". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Indiana. 8 September 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Turkey listesi, geçmişten günümüze Miss Turkey birincileri" [All past Miss Turkey winners]. Habertürk (in Turkish). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2025.