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

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
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1983

72 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Aruba ArubaAudrey Bruges17Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaTanya Bowe20Adelaide
Austria AustriaMercedes Stermitz25Klagenfurt
The Bahamas BahamasLucille Bullen20Nassau
Barbados BarbadosNina McIntosh-Clarke24Bridgetown
Belgium BelgiumFrançoise Bostoen20Roeselare
Bermuda BermudaAngelita Emily Diaz20St. Georges
Bolivia BoliviaAna María Taboada18Tarija
Brazil BrazilCátia Pedrosa20Rio de Janeiro
Canada CanadaKatharine Durish25Toronto
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsEffie Ebanks18George Town
Chile ChileGina Rovira19Santiago
Colombia ColombiaRocío Isabel Luna18El Banco
Costa Rica Costa RicaMaría Argentina Meléndez20San Jose
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoIvette Domacasse22Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusKatia Chrysochou20Paphos
Denmark DenmarkTina-Lissette Joergensen18Holstebro
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicYonoris Estrella20Azua de Compostela
Ecuador EcuadorMartha Isabel Lascano20Guayaquil
El Salvador El SalvadorCarmen Álvarez18San Salvador
Finland FinlandSanna Pekkala20Helsinki
France FranceFrederique Leroy20Bordeaux
The Gambia GambiaAbbey Scattrel Janneh19Banjul
West Germany GermanyClaudia Zielinski19Lindenberg
Gibraltar GibraltarJessica Palao19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceAnna Martinou17Athens
Guam GuamGeraldine Santos[4]22Chalan Pago-Ordot
Guatemala GuatemalaHilda Manrique23Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandNancy Heynis18Amsterdam
Honduras HondurasCarmen Isabel Morales18Puerto Cortés
British Hong Kong Hong KongMaggie Cheung19Hong Kong Island
Iceland IcelandUnnur Steinsson20Álftanes
India IndiaSweety Grewal21Bombay
Indonesia IndonesiaTiti Dwi Jayati17Jakarta
Republic of Ireland IrelandPatricia Nolan19Dublin
 Isle of ManJennifer Huyton18Bride
Israel IsraelYi'fat Schechter20Tel Aviv
Italy ItalyBarbara Previato17Modena
Jamaica JamaicaCatherine Levy21Kingston
Japan JapanMie Nakahara22Tokyo
Lebanon LebanonDouchka Abi-Nader17Beirut
Liberia LiberiaAnnie Broderick24Montserrado
Malaysia MalaysiaMichelle Yeoh[5]21Ipoh
Malta MaltaOdette Balzan19Rabat
Mexico MexicoMayra Rojas19Mexico City
New Zealand New ZealandMaria Sando18Palmerston North
Norway NorwayKaren Dobloug21Furnes
Panama PanamaMarissa Burgos19Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayAntonella Filartiga21Asunción
Peru PeruLisbet Aurora Alcázar20Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMarilou Sadiua22Manila
Polish People's Republic PolandLidia Wasiak[6]21Szczecin
Portugal PortugalCesaltina da Silva20Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoFátima Mustafá17Aibonito
Singapore SingaporeSharon Denise Wells22Singapore
South Korea South Korea Suh Min-sook 20 Seoul
Spain SpainMilagros Pérez21Gran Canaria
Eswatini SwazilandGladys Rudd22Manzini
Sweden SwedenEva Liza Törnquist18Stockholm
Switzerland SwitzerlandPatricia Lang19Zurich
Thailand ThailandTavinan Kongkran19Bangkok
 TongaAnna Johansson18Neiafu
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoEsther Juliette Farmer24San Fernando
Turkey TurkeyEbru Özmeriç18Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and CaicosCheryl Astwood19Grand Turk
United Kingdom United KingdomSarah-Jane Hutt[1]19Dorset
United States United StatesLisa Gayle Allred22Fort Worth
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Chandra Ramsingh 18 St. Croix
Uruguay UruguaySilvia Zumarán21Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaCarolina Cerruti21Apure
Samoa Western SamoaTheresa Vaotapu Thomsen19Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaBernarda Marovt23Ljubljana

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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. 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.
  5. Ng, Kate (4 February 2023). "Michelle Yeoh says she won Miss Malaysia to 'shut her mother up'". The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. "Tah-daaah! There she is... Miss Poland!". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Indiana. 8 September 1983. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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