Miss Universe 1983 was the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, on 11 July 1983. At the conclusion of the event, Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned by Karen Baldwin of Canada.[1] 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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.jpg) Miss Universe 1983, Lorraine Downes | |
| Date | 11 July 1983 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 80 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Lorraine Downes New Zealand |
| Congeniality | Abbey Scattrel Janneh Gambia |
| Best National Costume | Jong-jun Kim South Korea |
| Photogenic | Lolita Morena Switzerland |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1983 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12[1] |
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Contestants
Eighty contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | María Daniela Carara | 20 | Buenos Aires |
 Aruba | Milva Evertsz[2] | 24 | Oranjestad |
 Australia | Simone Cox[3] | 20 | Sydney |
 Austria | Mercedes Stermitz[4] | 25 | Styria |
 Bahamas | Christina Thompson | 18 | Nassau |
 Belgium | Françoise Bostoen[5] | 20 | Roeselare |
 Belize | Shirlene Dianne McKay | - | Belmopan |
 Bermuda | Angelita Diaz | 20 | St. George’s |
 Bolivia | Cecilia Zamora | - | Tarija |
 Brazil | Mariza Fully Coelho | 21 | Manhumirim |
 British Virgin Islands | Anna Maria Joseph | 19 | Tortola |
 Canada | Jodi Yvonne Rutledge | 22 | Winnipeg |
 Cayman Islands | Effie Ebanks | 18 | George Town |
 Chile | María Josefa Isensee Ugarte | 20 | Santiago |
 Colombia | Pauline Sáenz | 17 | Bogotá |
 Cook Islands | Carmena Blake | - | Avarua |
 Costa Rica | María Gabriela Pozuelo | - | San José |
 Curaçao | Maybelline Altagracia Snel | 22 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus | Marina Elena Rauscher | 18 | Limassol |
 Denmark | Inge Ravn Thomsen | 19 | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic | Alexandra Astwood | 17 | Santo Domingo |
 Ecuador | Mariela García | 19 | Portoviejo |
 El Salvador | Claudia Oliva | 21 | San Salvador |
 England | Karen Moore | 21 | Southsea |
 Finland | Nina Marjaana Rekkola | 20 | Nakkila |
 France | Frederique Leroy | 20 | Bordeaux |
 French Guiana | Marie Georges Achamana | - | Cayenne |
 Gambia | Abbey Scattrel Janneh | 19 | Banjul |
 Gibraltar | Louise Gillingwater | 20 | Gibraltar |
 Greece | Plousia Farfaraki | 18 | Athens |
 Guadeloupe | Nicole LeBorgne | - | Basse-Terre |
 Guam | Pamela Booth | 18 | Yigo |
 Guatemala | Berta Victoria Gonzales | 20 | Escuintla |
 Holland | Nancy Lelleman Heynis | 18 | Zaandam |
 Honduras | Ollie Thompson | 18 | Islas de la Bahía |
 Hong Kong | Cherona Yeung | 19 | Hong Kong |
 Iceland | Unnur Steinsson | 20 | Álftanes |
 India | Rekha Hande | 18 | Bangalore |
 Indonesia | Andi Botenri | 18 | Jakarta |
 Ireland | Roberta Brown[6] | 20 | Derry |
 Israel | Shimona Hollender | 17 | Tel Aviv |
 Italy | Federica Moro | 18 | Milan |
 Japan | Yuko Yamaguchi | 25 | Osaka |
 Lebanon | May Mansour Chahwan | 19 | Beirut |
 Malaysia | Puspa Mohammed | 21 | Alor Setar |
 Malta | Christine Bonnici | - | Sliema |
 Martinique | Marie Lina Laupa | - | Fort-de-France |
 Mexico | Monica Rosas | 19 | Durango |
 Namibia | Astrid Klotzsch | 22 | Windhoek |
 New Zealand | Lorraine Downes[7] | 18 | Auckland |
 Northern Mariana Islands | Thelma Mafnas | 17 | Saipan |
 Norway | Karen Elizabeth Dobloug | 21 | Furnes |
 Panama | Elizabeth Bylan Bennett | 17 | Balboa |
 Papua New Guinea | Shannelle Bray | 20 | Port Moresby |
 Paraguay | Mercedes Bosch | - | Asunción |
 Peru | Vivien Griffiths | 22 | Lima |
 Philippines | Rosita Capuyon | 20 | Manila |
 Portugal | Anabella Elisa Ananiades | - | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Carmen Batiz | 18 | Trujillo Alto |
 Réunion | Eliane LeBeau | - | Saint-Denis |
 Scotland | Linda Renton | 22 | Edinburgh |
 Singapore | Kathie Lee | 20 | Singapore |
 South Africa | Leanne Hosking | 18 | Durban |
 South Korea | Kim Jong-jun | - | Seoul |
 Spain | Isabel Herrero | 18 | Zaragoza |
 Sri Lanka | Shyama Fernando | 20 | Colombo |
 Sweden | Viveca Miriam Jung | 17 | Gothenburg |
 Switzerland | Lolita Morena | 22 | Locarno |
 Thailand | Jinda Nernkrang | 22 | Bangkok |
 Transkei | Nomxousi Xokelelo | - | Mthatha |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Sandra Williams | - | Saint George |
 Turkey | Dilara Haraççı | - | Istanbul |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | Lolita Ariza | 21 | Grand Turk |
 United States | Julie Hayek[8] | 20 | La Cañada Flintridge |
 United States Virgin Islands | Julie Elizabeth Woods | - | Charlotte Amalie |
 Uruguay | María Jacqueline Beltrán | 17 | Montevideo |
 Venezuela | Paola Ruggeri[9] | 21 | Caracas |
 Wales | Lianne Gray | 20 | Cardiff |
 West Germany | Loana Katharina Radecki | 20 | Berlin |
 Western Samoa | Falute Mama Aluni | - | Apia |
Notes
- ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Newhouse, Eric (12 Jul 1983). "New Zealand model named Miss Universe". The Journal News. Associated Press. p. 27. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Milva Evertsz winnares Miss-verkiezingsavond volop in teken commercie". Amigoe (in Dutch). 16 May 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 24 March 2025 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Social Seen: Sydney's best parties of the week". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ Neuman, Fritz (30 March 2015). "Miss Austria, der Unfall und das Motto vor der Tür". Der Standard (in Austrian German). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Erelijst Miss België". De Morgen (in Dutch). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ Power, Bairbre (17 August 1982). "'Breakfast' with Miss Ireland". Evening Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McKenzie-minifie, Martha (27 December 2006). "Catching up with: Lorraine Downes, dancing queen". NZ Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Julie Hayek is Miss USA". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 13 May 1983. p. 1. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ Garcés, Ever (16 November 2022). "Miss Venezuela: Ni tan niñas, ni tan venezolanas…". Diario de Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2025.