Miss World 1984
| Miss World 1984 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 November 1984 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 72 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Astrid Carolina Herrera Venezuela |
Miss World 1984, the 34th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1984 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom.[1] The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1983, Sarah-Jane Hutt of the United Kingdom. The 1st and 2nd runners-up were Constance Ellen (Connie) Fitzpatrick from Canada, and Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi from Australia. The event was viewed by 17.1 million people in the United Kingdom.[2][3]
This editio marked the return of Kenya, which last competed in 1968, Nigeria last competed in 1979, French Polynesia (as Tahiti) and Sri Lanka last competed in 1982. Indonesia, Liberia, Tonga, Turkey, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1984 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruba | Margaret Bislick | 22 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Lou-Anne Ronchi | 22 | Perth |
| Austria | Heidemarie Pilgerstorfer | 23 | Linz |
| Bahamas | Yvette Rolle | 20 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Gale Thomas | 22 | Christ Church |
| Belgium | Brigitte Muyshondt | 24 | Antwerp |
| Bermuda | Rhonda Wilkinson | 21 | St. Georges |
| Bolivia | Erika Weise | 21 | Santa Cruz |
| Brazil | Adriana Alves de Oliveira | 21 | Rio Grande |
| Canada | Connie Fitzpatrick | 20 | Hamilton |
| Cayman Islands | Thora Ann Crighton | 22 | George Town |
| Chile | María Soledad García | 21 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Patricia Janiot | 20 | Bucaramanga |
| Costa Rica | Catalina Blum | 21 | San Jose |
| Curaçao | Ivette Atacho | 20 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Agathi Demetriou | 17 | Paphos |
| Denmark | Pia Melchiorsen | 18 | Frederikshavn |
| Dominican Republic | Mayelinne de Lara | 20 | El Seibo |
| Ecuador | María Sol Corral | 19 | Quito |
| El Salvador | Celina María López | 17 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Anna-Liisa Tilus | 19 | Helsinki |
| France | Martine Robine | 19 | Cabourg |
| French Polynesia[b] | Hinarii Kilian | 17 | Punaauia |
| Gambia | Mirabelle Carayol[4] | 19 | Banjul |
| Gibraltar | Karina Hollands[5] | 18 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Vassiliki Barba | 18 | Athens |
| Guam | Janet Clymer | 20 | Mangilao |
| Guatemala | Carla Aldana | 22 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Nancy Neede | 20 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Myrtice Hyde | 22 | Roatan |
| Hong Kong | Joan Tong | 20 | Hong Kong Island |
| Iceland | Berglind Johansen | 18 | Reykjavík |
| India | Suchita Kumar | 19 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Olivia Tracey | 24 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Jill Armstrong | 17 | Braddan |
| Israel | Iris Louk | 18 | Rishon LeZion |
| Italy | Federica Tersch | 20 | Milan |
| Jamaica | Jacqueline Crichton | 20 | Kingston |
| Japan | Ayako Ohsone | 21 | Tokyo |
| Kenya | Khadija Ismail | 24 | Nairobi |
| Lebanon | Elaine Khoury | 19 | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Christine Teo | 22 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Graziella Previ | 19 | Gzira |
| Mexico | Mariana Urrea | 19 | Guadalajara |
| New Zealand | Barbara McDowell | 19 | Auckland |
| Nigeria | Cynthia Oronsaye | 20 | Lagos |
| Norway | Ingrid Martens | 19 | Oslo |
| Panama | Ana Luisa Seda | 18 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Susana Ivasiuten | 17 | Encarnación |
| Peru | Gloria Loayza-Guerra | 21 | Trujillo |
| Philippines | Aurora Sevilla | 21 | Manila |
| Poland | Magdalena Jaworska[3] | 23 | Warsaw |
| Portugal | Maria Leonor Mendes Correia | 22 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | María de los Ángeles Rosas | 23 | San Juan |
| Singapore | Jenny Li | 22 | Singapore |
| South Korea[c] | Lee Joo-hee | 18 | Seoul |
| Spain | Juncal Rivero | 18 | Valladolid |
| Sri Lanka | Bhagya Gunasinghe | 22 | Colombo |
| Swaziland | Busie Motsa | 19 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Brigitte Gunnarsson | 21 | Malmö |
| Switzerland | Silvia Anna Affolter | 20 | Sarnen |
| Thailand | Intira Imsompoh | 19 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ria Rambardan | 17 | Tunapuna |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Miriam Coralita Adams | 18 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Vivienne Rooke | 22 | Bristol |
| United States | Kelly Anderson | 23 | Clarksburg |
| United States Virgin Islands | Sandy Lewis | 19 | St. Croix |
| Uruguay | Giselle Barthou | 23 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Astrid Carolina Herrera | 21 | Caracas |
| West Germany | Brigitta Berx | 22 | Düsseldorf |
| Western Samoa | Ana Bentley | 22 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Dinka Delić | 18 | Zenica |
Notes
References
- ^ "A Brief History Of Miss World In Pictures". The Huffington Post UK. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Winner of the 1984 Miss World Contest, Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela, sitting on her throne at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 November 1984.
- ^ Thussu, D.K. (2008). News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment. SAGE Publications. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4462-3331-3. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The beauty queens up there". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Saliu, Yunus S. (5 July 2022). "Miss Gambia Pageant must not be used as a vehicle to sexually exploit women and girls, Hon Bah cautions -". The Voice Gambia. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Miss Gibraltar calendar 2012: September". The Gibraltar Magazine. 29 August 2012. p. 67. Retrieved 22 June 2024.