Miss Universe 1983 | |
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Date | 11 July 1983 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | |
Venue | Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 80 |
Placements | 12 |
Debuts | |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Lorraine Downes New Zealand |
Congeniality | Abbey Scattrel Janneh (Gambia) |
Best National Costume | Jong-jun Kim (South Korea) |
Photogenic | Lolita Morena (Switzerland) |
Miss Universe 1983 was the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned by Karen Dianne 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.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1983 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up | |
Top 12 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Newhouse, Eric (12 Jul 1983). "New Zealand model named Miss Universe". The Journal News. Associated Press. p. 27. Retrieved 4 September 2023.